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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gregsglass, post: 73841, member: 78&quot;]Hi Lisa,</p><p>&nbsp; I had three hundred cartons of stuff that my family did not want to deal with. I had it stored in my attic for years. I decided to get rid of it. I started with eBay and ventured into a gigantic yard sale every year. It took several years but I was down to 5 cartons when I stopped. All of a sudden my grandnieces wanted stuff from their sides of the family, I got rid of a lot of stuff to them. It seems that two different generations did not want the stuff, the third did. If I had the family china from that time period I would save it. My Gram who raised me had all mixed china from every time known<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" />. I saved a couple of pieces that had memories for me. Once my Gram got a huge set of expensive china from a friend of hers who had no relations. That I sold, if it had been from my family I do not think I would have. Everyone is different, I have one aunt from my wife&#039;s family who does not save anything. Once it is a year or two old out it goes. That includes bedroom suites and kitchen stuff etc. She has nothing to leave to her children. Once when she was in a cleanout mode. I found several medals her husband had won in school and college. They were 10 kt gold and sterling. I removed them from the trash.</p><p>I will save them until she passes on and give them to her kids. The rest of the family are hoarders. My FIL who was in the Korean War went to Tokyo on a leave. He bought a custom made silk shirt. Never wore it but has it in a box and is now shredding in pieces. He has numerous pieces of paper with addresses of directions on how to get around Japan in the 50s. He throws out nothing. He has cans of paint when he painted his house 4 moves and 50 years ago. I am not that bad<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" />. So if you want to get rid of stuff go ahead but family items if you can save them good for you. If you can not save them give them to another family member. Remember once gone they are gone forever.</p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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