tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post5184135840767409038..comments2024-01-29T16:15:16.537-05:00Comments on David Scrimshaw's Blog: The Basement ResolutionDavid Scrimshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04714106408606785482noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-24484260926787276822007-02-08T01:43:00.000-05:002007-02-08T01:43:00.000-05:00Fortunately no floods, unless the washer or hot wa...Fortunately no floods, unless the washer or hot water heater spring a leak, or an earthquake knocks the heater loose.<BR/>I have black widows in my garage. Can you beat that for wildlife?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01326300340017646817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-35211428939936691972007-02-06T22:53:00.000-05:002007-02-06T22:53:00.000-05:00Hey Heather, I can see how a garage would be a big...Hey Heather, I can see how a garage would be a bigger problem in many ways. For instance, much easier to put things in the garage in the first place.<br /><br />On the other hand, how often does your garage flood?David Scrimshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714106408606785482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-4620282813351424172007-02-06T21:54:00.000-05:002007-02-06T21:54:00.000-05:00Be thankful you don't live in Southern California ...Be thankful you don't live in Southern California where we don't have basements to get disorganized, it's our garage instead. It is so much easier to close the door to the basement and forget it, than it is to ignore the garage. Granted, we both have doors from the house to the offending mess, but you have more stairs down to the mess, making it harder to see. Plus, if I open the outside door of the garage, my neighbours get to see my mess.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01326300340017646817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-78267380110883888262007-01-22T10:58:00.000-05:002007-01-22T10:58:00.000-05:00Or you could squeeze your eyes shut and use a blow...Or you could squeeze your eyes shut and use a blow torch. I tried praying for a flood with mine so I could part with moudy soggies but when it flooded, it drained away from boxes. Darn. <br /><br />Failing the blow torch method, put all the papers in a low part of the floor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-27699436743117979162007-01-21T21:17:00.000-05:002007-01-21T21:17:00.000-05:00Asteroidea, I bet the Organizing book does have so...Asteroidea, I bet the Organizing book does have some general principles. But I'm afraid I was not methodical enough to start at the beginning. I'll have a look in a few minutes.<br /><br />Zoom, I just had the same comment from my mom. She said she'd have added a comment here on her basement situation but it would be too depressing.<br /><br />But then she doesn't really know how bad my basement is.David Scrimshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714106408606785482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-25105825238428849212007-01-20T19:34:00.000-05:002007-01-20T19:34:00.000-05:00It seems like everybody is reorganizing their base...It seems like everybody is reorganizing their basements right now. I got mine half done (the easy half), and then kind of abandonned it. But it does look halfway better now. And now I have room to store more crap when I get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-25842887604839696822007-01-19T20:53:00.000-05:002007-01-19T20:53:00.000-05:00I have to say, David, this organizing book sounds ...I have to say, David, this organizing book sounds very silly. Is there a section on the general principles of organization before it gets into "label boxes"? The different ways you could organize things based on the ways you might might want to use them later? <br /><br />Funny enough, I'm going over to Grace and Greg's house tomorrow to help them re-organize their basement.Asteroidea Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260523018938986888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-29775844142544179202007-01-19T17:25:00.000-05:002007-01-19T17:25:00.000-05:00This does not seem like a good idea to me, Harmony...This does not seem like a good idea to me, Harmony.<br /><br />Unless this Aggie is better at dealing with basements than I am and really loves cleaning them out. <br /><br />Otherwise, in a few years (when I'm likely to be done) you could have two disgruntled people flinging things around in close proximity to your home's heating, electrical, water and sewage systems.David Scrimshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714106408606785482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-77884281906941642682007-01-19T09:59:00.000-05:002007-01-19T09:59:00.000-05:00When you are done, you could come over and clean m...When you are done, you could come over and clean my basement. I don't think it's QUITE as messy as yours, but it's getting there. Maybe I'll invite Aggie to help, as well.Harmonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464203611561630430noreply@blogger.com