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Old 11-10-2012, 06:59 PM   #1
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Who needs a garage?

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Old 11-10-2012, 07:03 PM   #2
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Old 11-10-2012, 07:10 PM   #3
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It's the sky's the limit storage space that makes the patio option killer.
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Old 11-10-2012, 07:19 PM   #4
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Yeah. On the plus side, no need to worry about banging the car into the ceiling when you put it up on the lift.

On the negative, no lift.
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Old 11-10-2012, 07:40 PM   #5
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There are a couple of shops around here with lifts outside.
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Old 11-10-2012, 07:44 PM   #6
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Yeah. On the plus side, no need to worry about banging the car into the ceiling when you put it up on the lift.

On the negative, no lift.


Dealing with proposed garage ceiling height right now, so timely joke for me.
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Old 11-10-2012, 08:34 PM   #7
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There are a couple of shops around here with lifts outside.
A few near here, too, but nothing like in SoCal where they all have them everywhere.
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Old 11-11-2012, 09:12 AM   #8
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Dealing with proposed garage ceiling height right now, so timely joke for me.
Very big skylight?
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Old 11-11-2012, 10:16 AM   #9
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Very big skylight?
Nah, just tall walls and more open roof trusses.
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On the negative, no lift.
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