Storage is inevitable. We accumulate possessions because we love to €have€ and to €own€. Some people become so obsessed that they even resort to illegal and immoral acts just to acquire and own things, titles and even people. This seeming psychological disorder of wanting to have and to own is not that alarming since the average person has just enough wanting that makes him content with what can normally be acquired.
But normal as we are, we buy this and that, not even keeping track of the inventory of possessions we accumulate. Our cupboards, storage boxes and cabinets become supersaturated and space becomes a problem. Normal as we are, we seek solutions to our problems, big or small. We find ways to dispose of the extras and keep the most essential of our chinaware, clothes, kitchen utensils, workshop tools and equipment, etc. We sell some to second-hand buyers within the neighbourhood or institutional buyers that resell, distribute or donate them. Unusable items go with our other refuse that are hauled off by sanitary trucks that come every morning to collect our garbage to some place we do not know. The rather large and still important ones that can no longer be accommodated in the house are stashed in self-storage facilities until we find a more permanent solution like buying a bigger house.
Self-storage facilities offer solutions to much of our storage problems. They even accept long term storage rentals for those taking long vacations or long absences brought about by a mid- or long-term overseas company assignment €" with your own lock and key for exclusive access to the rented premises or unit. You are also assured of the security that the self-storage facility provides as most of them are large businesses that require professional security services providing more insurance for the safety of the possessions you entrust to them.
The service is covered with a contract that sometimes offer separate options for insurance against fire, theft and/or other such mishaps. The sum you pay for the services is nothing compared to the peace of mind it gives you in the security of your precious personal property that you cannot afford to part with now until the near future when you come back for a reunion with your old home and its contents which are now temporarily lodged in the chosen self-storage facility.
As are all other conveniences and facilities in these modern days, the self-storage facility is afforded innovations that include computerisation and other modern technologies. Who knows, we may one day be afforded the added convenience of viewing the condition of our €warehoused€ possessions online anytime from halfway around the globe!
But normal as we are, we buy this and that, not even keeping track of the inventory of possessions we accumulate. Our cupboards, storage boxes and cabinets become supersaturated and space becomes a problem. Normal as we are, we seek solutions to our problems, big or small. We find ways to dispose of the extras and keep the most essential of our chinaware, clothes, kitchen utensils, workshop tools and equipment, etc. We sell some to second-hand buyers within the neighbourhood or institutional buyers that resell, distribute or donate them. Unusable items go with our other refuse that are hauled off by sanitary trucks that come every morning to collect our garbage to some place we do not know. The rather large and still important ones that can no longer be accommodated in the house are stashed in self-storage facilities until we find a more permanent solution like buying a bigger house.
Self-storage facilities offer solutions to much of our storage problems. They even accept long term storage rentals for those taking long vacations or long absences brought about by a mid- or long-term overseas company assignment €" with your own lock and key for exclusive access to the rented premises or unit. You are also assured of the security that the self-storage facility provides as most of them are large businesses that require professional security services providing more insurance for the safety of the possessions you entrust to them.
The service is covered with a contract that sometimes offer separate options for insurance against fire, theft and/or other such mishaps. The sum you pay for the services is nothing compared to the peace of mind it gives you in the security of your precious personal property that you cannot afford to part with now until the near future when you come back for a reunion with your old home and its contents which are now temporarily lodged in the chosen self-storage facility.
As are all other conveniences and facilities in these modern days, the self-storage facility is afforded innovations that include computerisation and other modern technologies. Who knows, we may one day be afforded the added convenience of viewing the condition of our €warehoused€ possessions online anytime from halfway around the globe!