A Racecar In My Garage?
Have you ever been in one of those situations where you owe someone a favor, but you just don’t want to deliver on it? Well that is totally the situation that I am in right now. A few years ago I was going through a messy divorce. I needed someplace to store my jet skis. My brother offered to let me leave them in his garage. That was pretty nice of him!
So now my brother is going through a divorce. It’s not a very nasty one; he just got caught doing something he shouldn’t have been doing. Anyway, his hobby is auto racing and he has a Camaro that doesn’t really look like a Camaro anymore. It has been hopped up and modified for the dirt track. He asked me if he could store it in my garage.
First of all, I know that it won’t just be stored in my garage. I know he will want to bring all of his air tools and stuff so he can work on it in my garage. And I have seen his garage floor. I don’t want my garage floor to look like his does! This is my house, not an automotive repair shop. But he’s my brother, and he would do the same for me so I guess I need to let him.
February 20th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Now that is a tough one! They say that blood is thicker than water but is it thicker than oil and grease? You better hope your beer supply lasts because if he is like my brother everyone of his friends will be there to help and none will bring their own. Good luck to you.
February 20th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
There is a huge diffence between storing jetskis and providing a workshace to build racecars. Brother or not you need to draw the line as it is your house. You didn’t put your waverunner in his swimming pool to see how it ran, did you?
March 29th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
If you really feel that you cannot tell him ‘no’ you may want to set down some ground rules that he needs to follow. It would be a shame if your relationship with your brother suffered because of a storage situation!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
There is a big difference between storing something and using your garage as a workshop. I would tell him that he can store it here, but he can’t use your garage as a pit stop.
June 13th, 2009 at 1:55 am
Well, you know exactly what he’s going through, so it seems like you could help him out for a little bit. I’m sure once he’s back on his feet he’ll move everything to his new place. He’ll want it nearby to work on, after all. Until then, try to appreciate spending more time with your brother.