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I've read many articles regarding the next generations and their debt after=
leaving college, wanting to retire earlier, disdain for sitting in traffic=
, leaving smaller footprints on the planet with tiny houses and such, not h=
aving heirlooms or anything of such to drag around as they move, search for=
work, transition through different parts of their lives. While living in =
a tiny house does not appeal to me I can see the benefits of them. Less po=
llution, less mortgage, less land required, some even being mobile. While =
I enjoy driving, mostly because I learned it on open roads in the 1960's, i=
t doesn't have the same romance when sitting in traffic here in Dallas wher=
e one has to drive quite a ways to get to open roads. While I appreciate t=
he few antiques that I've gathered over the years they do take a lot of spa=
ce, and I will have to find something to do with them before I pass away. =
In that respect they are a small burden I guess.
According to business magazines, the resale shops, consignment shops, antiq=
ue stores and such are not doing well because there is a generation that do=
es not want all of that stuff. It makes sense really, as they grew up with=
everyday things that were cheap, semi-disposable, and no love lost when di=
scarded. I grew up poor revering and respecting the things that were hard-=
fought and gathered by immigrant grandparents. A broken dish was a big dea=
l as there weren't ready replacements. I'm ever so grateful to have been g=
iven the gift of early poverty. That said, our cars polluted the air, our =
factories fouled the rivers (where I grew up the Cuyahoga actually caught o=
n fire), and our wastes have been piling up on this planet with our excesse=
s. No shaming, no blaming, no political content, just a viewpoint, and one=
shared by a younger generation that wants to do things differently. Good =
for them I say, and when it all comes down to it my stuff is just 'stuff'. =
My son grew up earning his own nickels and dimes, learning how to manage h=
is own money, and how to pay for and repair (even paint) his own ride. We =
shared those moments and as such they were important to at least me, althou=
gh he did tell me as an adult that now he understood why I held firm on tho=
se many fronts. That was all I could ever hope for when he thought me a ha=
rd-ass through his teenage years. Now he lives in a high-rise apartment in=
Miami with his wonderful wife and has explained why he won't be buying a h=
ouse in that locale. I get it. There is a 1965 Mustang that I restored ye=
ars ago and he knows it is awaiting him when he does buy a house, if ever. =
If not, we can agree to give it to a charity and perhaps it can do some go=
od that way. He's a giving kid.
We aren't missing anything wondering where our stuff will go. It doesn't h=
ave the same 'meaningfulness' to them as it did to us. I've got a half-doz=
en other cars that will need to go (did I mention my personal excesses?) an=
d I hope to gift them to good causes that can use the cash, or, to teach so=
me youngsters the art of repair as I did out of my garage. I won't need th=
em in time, my son won't want them, understandably so, and therefore since =
I don't want to be buried in them, or buried period, they can go to good ho=
me(s)/organizations. I've had my fun with them, and have been blessed to o=
wn them, and have memorable times with all of it, and so it goes. Oh, and =
in case you are thinking that any of this has or will be easy on me I would=
tell of the times that my wife has finally refused to hang up a pair of my=
drawers on the clothesline because of the rips/tears. Sometimes I will go=
out and rescue them for a few more rounds, other times I will tell her I a=
m going to throw them in the trash and I'll ask if she wants to say a few w=
ords over the ceremony. She rolls her eyes, I chuckle, but it is only part=
ly in jest. Growing up with nothing will do that to ya.
Ed
Dallas, Tx
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I’ve read many articles regarding the next gen=
erations and their debt after leaving college, wanting to retire earlier, d=
isdain for sitting in traffic, leaving smaller footprints on the planet wit=
h tiny houses and such, not having heirlooms
or anything of such to drag around as they move, search for work, transiti=
on through different parts of their lives. While living in a tiny hou=
se does not appeal to me I can see the benefits of them. Less polluti=
on, less mortgage, less land required, some
even being mobile. While I enjoy driving, mostly because I learned i=
t on open roads in the 1960’s, it doesn’t have the same romance=
when sitting in traffic here in Dallas where one has to drive quite a ways=
to get to open roads. While I appreciate the few
antiques that I’ve gathered over the years they do take a lot of spa=
ce, and I will have to find something to do with them before I pass away.&n=
bsp; In that respect they are a small burden I guess.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">According to business magazines, the resale shops, c=
onsignment shops, antique stores and such are not doing well because there =
is a generation that does not want all of that stuff. It makes sense =
really, as they grew up with everyday things
that were cheap, semi-disposable, and no love lost when discarded. I=
grew up poor revering and respecting the things that were hard-fought and =
gathered by immigrant grandparents. A broken dish was a big deal as t=
here weren’t ready replacements. I’m ever
so grateful to have been given the gift of early poverty. That said,=
our cars polluted the air, our factories fouled the rivers (where I grew u=
p the Cuyahoga actually caught on fire), and our wastes have been piling up=
on this planet with our excesses. No
shaming, no blaming, no political content, just a viewpoint, and one share=
d by a younger generation that wants to do things differently. Good f=
or them I say, and when it all comes down to it my stuff is just ‘stu=
ff’. My son grew up earning his own nickels
and dimes, learning how to manage his own money, and how to pay for and re=
pair (even paint) his own ride. We shared those moments and as such t=
hey were important to at least me, although he did tell me as an adult that=
now he understood why I held firm on
those many fronts. That was all I could ever hope for when he though=
t me a hard-ass through his teenage years. Now he lives in a high-ris=
e apartment in Miami with his wonderful wife and has explained why he won&#=
8217;t be buying a house in that locale. I get
it. There is a 1965 Mustang that I restored years ago and he knows i=
t is awaiting him when he does buy a house, if ever. If not, we can a=
gree to give it to a charity and perhaps it can do some good that way. =
; He’s a giving kid.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">We aren’t missing anything wondering where our=
stuff will go. It doesn’t have the same ‘meaningfulness&=
#8217; to them as it did to us. I’ve got a half-dozen other car=
s that will need to go (did I mention my personal excesses?) and I hope to
gift them to good causes that can use the cash, or, to teach some youngste=
rs the art of repair as I did out of my garage. I won’t need th=
em in time, my son won’t want them, understandably so, and therefore =
since I don’t want to be buried in them, or buried
period, they can go to good home(s)/organizations. I’ve had my=
fun with them, and have been blessed to own them, and have memorable times=
with all of it, and so it goes. Oh, and in case you are thinking tha=
t any of this has or will be easy on me I would
tell of the times that my wife has finally refused to hang up a pair of my=
drawers on the clothesline because of the rips/tears. Sometimes I wi=
ll go out and rescue them for a few more rounds, other times I will tell he=
r I am going to throw them in the trash
and I’ll ask if she wants to say a few words over the ceremony. =
; She rolls her eyes, I chuckle, but it is only partly in jest. Growi=
ng up with nothing will do that to ya.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Ed <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Dallas, Tx<o:p></o:p></p>
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