Putting stuff in the Attic...in Texas

[matthewb0051]

We've been in this house since October 2020. Back then I didn't know the old lady put a bunch of stuff in the attic. When I found out I about went through the roof. I complained and tried to tell her that those temps are not good for stuff you want to keep. Then took my stuff out and found another location for it.

One of our kids came home from college yesterday and had a bunch of stuff, a bunch. This afternoon, the old lady is up there putting stuff in the attic.

Hopefully it isn't stuff that we paid good money for. I guess I'm going to sit here and bite my tongue and try to make more money to pay for this. SMH

It is sort of like when she 'cleans up' and then I can't find my stuff but it is now better organized and clean.

Edit 1: Last week we had 2 consecutive days over 100 degrees, IN MAY. This week is mid to high 90s every effin day.

[gacook]

I feel your pain, brother.

My wife will put things "away" in a spot nobody would ever logically think to put things. I've found my slides (flip flops) in her wrapping paper closet before. I just don't even try to understand her rationale anymore.

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by matthewb0051

We've been in this house since October 2020. Back then I didn't know the old lady put a bunch of stuff in the attic. When I found out I about went through the roof. I complained and tried to tell her that those temps are not good for stuff you want to keep. Then took my stuff out and found another location for it.

One of our kids came home from college yesterday and had a bunch of stuff, a bunch. This afternoon, the old lady is up there putting stuff in the attic.

Hopefully it isn't stuff that we paid good money for. I guess I'm going to sit here and bite my tongue and try to make more money to pay for this. SMH

It is sort of like when she 'cleans up' and then I can't find my stuff but it is now better organized and clean.

Edit 1: Last week we had 2 consecutive days over 100 degrees, IN MAY. This week is mid to high 90s every effin day.

Pro Tip, TX attics are the perfect environment for making Jerky, tell the wife to keep her crap out'a your man meat cave.

[dad911]

Throw it away now, or throw it away later.

[craigster59]

My problem is a little different.

Just when you decide to clean off the workbench in the garage and get everything sorted, it magically turns into the dumping ground for everything that there isn't room for in the house.

[matthewb0051]

Originally Posted by craigster59

My problem is a little different.

Just when you decide to clean off the workbench in the garage and get everything sorted, it magically turns into the dumping ground for everything that there isn't room for in the house.

Got that problem too. A few weeks ago I just brought that crap back into the house.

What's this she says. It's the stuff you just dumped in the garage in my work space.

[gacook]

Originally Posted by matthewb0051

Got that problem too. A few weeks ago I just brought that crap back into the house.

What's this she says. It's the stuff you just dumped in the garage in my work space.

In the mood for a fight, were we?

[A930Rocket]

Mrs. Rocket is constantly cleaning up the house. That means putting away things that are mine.

I’m a creature of habit and like to put things in the same place every time (ok maybe OCD). This way I obviously know where to find them. When they’ve been moved, such as car keys or wallet, I either forget them or I’m scrambling to find them.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by dad911

Throw it away now, or throw it away later.

Truer words have never been spoken!

[Baz]

I have a small single story house - with a low slope gable roof. Not much of an attic but it's there.

Used to keep stuff in there like all my Christmas stuff but when I got a new roof I evacuated everything and now it's empty. Most of the stuff I left up there was OK but I just don't like the idea of putting stuff in that kind of environment.

As an aside.....my old roof was asphalt shingles and now it's aluminum (silver) so it doesn't get nearly as hot as it used to.

I have a temperature sensor in there for monitoring purposes.

Amazing the difference from the shingled roof.

[Rick Lee]

I was asking my HVAC guy recently if he ever worries about scorpions in the attics here. He said nothing can live in the attics in AZ in the summer, so it's totally safe.

[rcooled]

Originally Posted by Baz

Most of the stuff I left up there was OK...

I once had ski boots stored in the attic for a while before taking them down for an early-season ski trip. When I pulled the first one onto my foot, the entire shell shattered like a potato chip. Second one too. I figured the attic heat probably baked the once-flexible plastic and made it really brittle.

Nothing of any value gets stored up there now...

[herr_oberst]

I just keep toys in the attic.

[gorthar]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I just keep toys in the attic.

In the attic lights
Voices scream
Nothing's seen
Real's a dream

[dad911]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I just keep toys in the attic.

(I've heard) the leather dries out and the silicone gets sticky.

I keep toys (like my slot cars) in a 'conditioned' space, much to my wife's chagrin.

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by gorthar

In the attic lights
Voices scream
Nothing's seen
Real's a dream

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by dad911

(I've heard) the leather dries out and the silicone gets sticky.

I keep toys (like my slot cars) in a 'conditioned' space, much to my wife's chagrin.

Heh heh.

[matthewb0051]

Originally Posted by gacook

In the mood for a fight, were we?

It was building. My garage space on occasion gets messy, like after I'm finished doing head gaskets on the kid's Land Rover and too FFFIN tired to put crap away.

So the answer in her mind (and sometimes verbally) is that it is a big mess so it doesn't matter if things are just thrown into my mess. Problem is when I get ready to clean up for real there is a bunch of extra stuff that has been thrown into the mix.

Like all good Army wives, she has a couple dozen Rubber Maid storage boxes and those have to be put in the garage. Heaven forbid Christmas and other decorations go in the attic.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

Mrs. Rocket is constantly cleaning up the house. That means putting away things that are mine.

I’m a creature of habit and like to put things in the same place every time (ok maybe OCD). This way I obviously know where to find them. When they’ve been moved, such as car keys or wallet, I either forget them or I’m scrambling to find them.

Right, always put your stuff in the same spot, and you never have to wonder where it is.

She never puts her stuff in the same spot, and we always end up looking for glasses, phone, keys, etc....

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

I was asking my HVAC guy recently if he ever worries about scorpions in the attics here. He said nothing can live in the attics in AZ in the summer, so it's totally safe.

I don't doubt that, between the insane heat (that's probably 10x worse in an attic) and the lack of moisture, I would think most stuff would avoid your attics.

I went to the Phoenix area once, I think it was Jul or Aug, for 2-3 days. "But it's a dry heat." Yeah, so is my oven, but you won't find me hanging out in there.