I miss not having a garage!

[flyingsaucersarereal]

Is it just me or do you guys miss not having a garage?

 

I want some place to keep my tools and work on the motorcycles.

 

Do I have to build it? Can I rent a house with a garage without spending crazy money?

 

What do you guys do?

[Crossy]

Not really, although I no longer muck about with vehicles.

 

I do have a workshop with electronic and metalworking tools, woodworking stuff lives in a covered area outside, too much dust created.

 

The single most important equipment in the workshop is the aircon ???? I suspect that a garage in the sense that we are used to would be just too hot to work in.

 

 

 

[Peterw42]

Living in a Condo, I miss having a garage, work bench etc.

 

Have always thought about getting a group together to rent a shed, fill it with work benches, tools etc. You would have a place to do repairs/projects, hang out.

[Matzzon]

If you have room and space. The best option would be to build one.

[sirineou]

4 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

Living in a Condo, I miss having a garage, work bench etc.

 

Have always thought about getting a group together to rent a shed, fill it with work benches, tools etc. You would have a place to do repairs/projects, hang out.

Sounds like a great idea, but don't fill it with work benches. One bench should be enough, you can use the rest of the space for a refrigerator full of beer, a bar and barstools , a pool table,  darts,

Heck, perhaps even get rid of the one workbench it will only get in the way!!

[Peterw42]

4 minutes ago, sirineou said:

Sounds like a great idea, but don't fill it with work benches. One bench should be enough, you can use the rest of the space for a refrigerator full of beer, a bar and barstools , a pool table,  darts,

Heck, perhaps even get rid of the one workbench it will only get in the way!!

I see where you are going with this, lol. Maybe some female hostesses ?

 

Jokes aside, I know some guys back in Australia who did a similar thing, 10-12 of them all chipped in a bought a factory unit, they each had a shipping container, bench/workspace. Common welder, compressor, a common area with beer in vending machines (no arguments), a pool table etc. One guy was doing up a car, another repairing TVs. Most guys spent more time at the shed than back home.

[sirineou]

17 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

I see where you are going with this, lol. Maybe some female hostesses ?

Of Course!!

we don't want a workplace discrimination  lawsuit in our hands. 

[Pravda]

If you miss not having a garage then you are ok

[malt25]

"Is it just me or do you guys miss not having a garage?"

[sirineou]

3 minutes ago, malt25 said:

"Is it just me or do you guys miss not having a garage?"

Heck yes, Having one is sure a lot of work. Sure miss not having one. LOL

[malt25]

I guess I'm in a pretty fortunate situation. Next door town house was unoccupied for long time. Very rundown. I offered a minimal amount to rent. Now have a garage & workshop-shed.

[RichardColeman]

3 minutes ago, malt25 said:

I guess I'm in a pretty fortunate situation. Next door town house was unoccupied for long time. Very rundown. I offered a minimal amount to rent. Now have a garage & workshop-shed.

Way it's going, stick around long enough, you'll have a house for a pool, a restaurant and shop for ma and pa too

[Captain Monday]

Rent a shophouse.

[Crossy]

53 minutes ago, malt25 said:

"Is it just me or do you guys miss not having a garage?"

 

Arghh it was a trick question!

[Kwasaki]

3 hours ago, flyingsaucersarereal said:

What do you guys do?

My garage.

 

[Moonlover]

4 hours ago, flyingsaucersarereal said:

What do you guys do?

Avoid work!

[sometimewoodworker]

10 hours ago, flyingsaucersarereal said:

I want some place to keep my tools and work on the motorcycles.

That's something I gave up when I could afford to pay people to get their hande oily and when I got motorcycles that didn't need to be worked on.

 

YMMV.

[farmerjo]

I had to build another house cause the shed was bigger,the shed is still bigger.????

[johng]

I too wish to have a garage..but get by with the kitchen sink and living room coffee table for most "projects" there's an empty apartment down the hallway for more messy stuff and paint [emoji39]

[bkk6060]

I think this is one of the biggest mistakes people make when they come here.

They repeat all the accumulation of stuff they accumulated in their home country.

 

I sold, gave away, got rid of everything and came here with just a suit case.

What a great relief and so much happier not to have the burden of "stuff".  A garage full of meaningless "stuff".

 

As one gets older I think it is much better and less stress to minimize things.

Not accumulate things.

 

To each their own on this.  Get a garage and watch it fill up with what really??

[farmerjo]

6 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

I sold, gave away, got rid of everything and came here with just a suit case.

Did the same,now the shed is full of <deleted> and my tractors live outside.

Spring clean in December i have told myself.????

[tjo o tjim]

18 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

Jokes aside, I know some guys back in Australia who did a similar thing, 10-12 of them all chipped in a bought a factory unit, they each had a shipping container, bench/workspace. Common welder, compressor, a common area with beer in vending machines (no arguments), a pool table etc. One guy was doing up a car, another repairing TVs. Most guys spent more time at the shed than back home.

I have had some friends do the same.  There were a few issues with shared responsibilities and people crashing there (safety), but it was a fun spot to visit. A lot nicer in many ways than your own shed, depending on your personality.

[Isan Farang]

No need to build a garage just modify the parking area.

[Don Mega]

I miss my little workshop, If I buy this house Iam renting I will put a sliding door from the spare bedroom into the carport and turn that into a workshop.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 19, 2019 by Don Mega

[Momofarang]

8 hours ago, Don Mega said:

I miss my little workshop, If I buy this house Iam renting I will put a sliding door from the spare bedroom into the carport and turn that into a workshop.

 

 

 

 

 

Why do you keep your wife's cosmetics in your workshop?

[Don Mega]

10 minutes ago, Momofarang said:

Why do you keep your wife's cosmetics in your workshop?

Sorry, what ?

[dotpoom]

I miss not having a wife since she found a new source of income...but I can always rent another one....

 You can get a garage here the same way as you got the one you had back home?

[Cricky]

I couldn’t do it.

 

All around the world people live in apartments/condos, it’s not for me always lived in a house.

I have too many big boy toys, so somewhere to store and tinker is a must.

[VocalNeal]

I think you guys are confusing a garage with a shed and I'm not even an Aussie! 

[farmerjo]

On 10/21/2019 at 8:50 AM, VocalNeal said:

I think you guys are confusing a garage with a shed and I'm not even an Aussie! 

Workshop?