Geeky husband wants to ship electronics hobby items ,any advice?
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Re: Geeky husband wants to ship electronics hobby items ,any advice?
after I checked the rental price in the bay area where we will move to , my only thought is : bloody hell ! are we moving to Kensington ? it is bloody expensive! so I told him we only can rent 2 two bedroom flat which mean he will not have his electronic lab anymore and he is still sulking about this idea.
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About the same as NYC. A quick look at rental.com or Zillow.com can tell you more exact prices.
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I sold most of my electronic stuff before I left, even getting more than I paid for some of it. My theory was I could just replace it with newer versions if I needed to. Just be warned that if you take one hobby off him he may develop another. As someone who spent a lot of their time with computers and soldering irons I now have an large collection of drills, saws and other power tools that are all over my house and always on the lookout for more.
#35
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I tried that argument with my wife when I was working either in the garage or out in the yard - she knew where I was and what I was doing, and I was easy to find, by opening the door into the garage or a short walk outside. She would have none of it.
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Re: Geeky husband wants to ship electronics hobby items ,any advice?
I don't know where you guys in US. If you are also in Bay Area , I am sure my husband will reach out to you and be friends with you since you all talking about the stuff which I would never get!
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At least 3000 USD per months . For me it is expensive especially I will not work intially . however I do agree that's is great chance for us to have a smaller house so we will not have too much clutter in the house .
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Re: Geeky husband wants to ship electronics hobby items ,any advice?
If any consolation I'm looking at 1-bed in NYC for $5000 so I guess it is all relative.
And coming from a 3-bed semi with good gardens and off-road parking, it's going to be 'interesting'...
On a plus side American places seem good on closet space 😀
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Expensive isn't it.
If any consolation I'm looking at 1-bed in NYC for $5000 so I guess it is all relative.
And coming from a 3-bed semi with good gardens and off-road parking, it's going to be 'interesting'...
On a plus side American places seem good on closet space 😀
If any consolation I'm looking at 1-bed in NYC for $5000 so I guess it is all relative.
And coming from a 3-bed semi with good gardens and off-road parking, it's going to be 'interesting'...
On a plus side American places seem good on closet space 😀
#42
Re: Geeky husband wants to ship electronics hobby items ,any advice?
It depends on the house/flat - some are no bigger than a wardrobe, room enough for a rod to hang clothes, a shelf up top, and room for shoes at the bottom. One of our closets is 7ft wide and 12 feet long .... effectively a room bigger than any of the bedrooms I had at any point until I left my parents' home.
#43
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We brought over a 20 foot and a 40 foot shipping container. They held books, furniture (as we were using a container it saved buying new), kitchenware, our wedding present china & glassware, his crap, my crap, the kids' crap (but I was pretty ruthless with that!), a lathe, a honing machine, a cylindrical grinder, a laser cutter, more crap from our factory (including some of his late dad's crap), telescope parts etc etc. We bought the 20 foot container outright and it is being used as extra storage!
We also shipped over 2 101FC land rovers and spare parts in a 2nd 40 foot container.
And yes we did get rid of stuff in order to fit it into the space. Could we have ditched more? Almost certainly, but mostly the stuff that came over is useful. Did I leave stuff that I shouldn't have done? Almost certainly, but it is replaceable. Are we happy that we didn't get rid of everything? Definitely.
In essence, let him pack his stuff and bring it, especially if it keeps him happy, but make sure you bring your stuff too!
We also shipped over 2 101FC land rovers and spare parts in a 2nd 40 foot container.
And yes we did get rid of stuff in order to fit it into the space. Could we have ditched more? Almost certainly, but mostly the stuff that came over is useful. Did I leave stuff that I shouldn't have done? Almost certainly, but it is replaceable. Are we happy that we didn't get rid of everything? Definitely.
In essence, let him pack his stuff and bring it, especially if it keeps him happy, but make sure you bring your stuff too!
#44
Re: Geeky husband wants to ship electronics hobby items ,any advice?
We brought over a 20 foot and a 40 foot shipping container. They held books, furniture (as we were using a container it saved buying new), kitchenware, our wedding present china & glassware, his crap, my crap, the kids' crap (but I was pretty ruthless with that!), a lathe, a honing machine, a cylindrical grinder, a laser cutter, more crap from our factory (including some of his late dad's crap), telescope parts etc etc. We bought the 20 foot container outright and it is being used as extra storage!
We also shipped over 2 101FC land rovers and spare parts in a 2nd 40 foot container.
And yes we did get rid of stuff in order to fit it into the space. Could we have ditched more? Almost certainly, but mostly the stuff that came over is useful. Did I leave stuff that I shouldn't have done? Almost certainly, but it is replaceable. Are we happy that we didn't get rid of everything? Definitely.
In essence, let him pack his stuff and bring it, especially if it keeps him happy, but make sure you bring your stuff too!
We also shipped over 2 101FC land rovers and spare parts in a 2nd 40 foot container.
And yes we did get rid of stuff in order to fit it into the space. Could we have ditched more? Almost certainly, but mostly the stuff that came over is useful. Did I leave stuff that I shouldn't have done? Almost certainly, but it is replaceable. Are we happy that we didn't get rid of everything? Definitely.
In essence, let him pack his stuff and bring it, especially if it keeps him happy, but make sure you bring your stuff too!