Repurposing my Darkroom

[Mike Lopez]

When I remodeled my darkroom about a dozen years ago after I retired I put all the “stuff” I wasn’t using in a big box and that went onto a high, back shelf on the garage. Over the years I’ve dug into that box numerous time for one thing or another.

My wife has been suggesting/hinting/cajoling that “we” need to get rid of some stuff, like stuff we don’t use. I scored BIG today and gave away a John Deere riding mower that I haven’t used in at least 5 years. She liked seeing the empty space in our shed. My new motorcycle lift fits there perfectly. But, hey, the lift was free so karma does work.

This past weekend my neighborhood had a coordinated garage sale festival of sorts. There was even a QR code to scan so that you could map them all out on your phone, and we hit quite a few of them. I was able to score a spin bike for only $20 to use for cross-training. I looked a little ridiculous having to wheel it several blocks to get it to my house (it's almost completely steel construction and I couldn't just carry it over my shoulder). Anyway, that thing is now in my garage, right between my wife's electric bike and my Elliptigo. My son observed that we now have almost every permutation of wheels, pedals, and chains that exists...good times!

 

[xkaes]

Some things are best kept in the dark.