Why Storage

The number of reasons people get storage is as numerous as the number of people who have storage.  The real question is after 20 years why am I in storage.  Of all the things that I could have gone into, all the different carrear choices How I ended up in storage is a great mystery.  How about why people do the things they do in and with there storage. My name is Bob I started in storage 20 years ago doing maintenance in Southern California.  I have been managing storage for 10 years and I now work in Oklahoma

In the last twenty years I have seen many strange and stupid things from people renting space and not using it for six months to finding a three week old dead body.  Storage can be very strange. 

Today I sent a nice letter to a customer informing them that they are locked out of their space for bouncing a check on me. Ok not a big earth shattering day but damn people can't you balance your check book. Ok, it would not be such a bad thing except it was check number three.  I know, don't yell at me. what am I accepting a third check from someone who has bounced two checks on me.  I don't care if you say she had a good story that she told real well, or I was just looking for the good in others, after 20 years I should know better.  Well it's back to the basics for this tenant, cash only and locked out until that cash is in hand.

By the way When I thought about how stupid it was for me to take that check I snorted very loud which started my wife laughing and made me realize what a real big bone head move it was. Well at least my honey got a real good chuckle out of it.  

I wonder what story I will get from my tenant when they get the mail?  Maybe I will snort for them as well.

Lesson for today is don't bounce checks on your storage.  It makes for cranky managers and cost you an extra $35 in fees.

Alright my first post is down and I survived it.  If I can keep this going maybe I will tell the story of the first dead body.