Stop and Smell the Roses

I hate people that don’t appreciate the gifts they have. I don’t mean this in a hippy way like, “you don’t live every day to the fullest,” or people who forget to, “stop and smell the roses,” I don’t even mind the people that do in fact “sweat the small stuff.”

I’m talking about appreciating the truly cool aspects of life when they are dropped in your lap. When off campus, I do a lot of consulting for many types of businesses. By far the most interesting business out there is the self-storage facility. Tucked within their walls are hundreds of mysterious items that the owners hold dear enough to pay to store. These places have come on the radar only recently due to the popularity of shows such as Storage Wars.

I have witnessed a bunch of truly cool finds, and have seen some good stuff get neglected.  An old school, monster camper from the mid 80’s, a land yacht of a generation past, sits unused and neglected in a corner of the lot. Owned free and clear, holding unlimited potential.

This thing could be fitted to be an excellent zombie survival rolling command center. Some barbwire and chainsaws are a cost effective way to be prepared for the end. Why this guy doesn’t go A-Team on this thing and armor it is beyond me. Too bad he won’t appreciate what he has until a zombie is chewing on his intestines. 

-mm