Combine that with younger folks often having smaller living spaces.I've got my
great grandmother's china closet in a storage shed up north but we have no
china nor anywhere to put such a big piece, our house is too small and its too
big. Its also too fragile, the glass would get broke, the veneer chipped, its
getting ruined in storage but at least I don't have to see it getting ruined in
my house.
Nobody else in the family wants it either, I'd let any of them take it,
everybody has the same problem, too much of their own stuff already.
The other thing is that I don't think many of us understand fine china or
silverware. Most of our silverware came from yard sales, it works, its better
than Wal-Mart stuff (we do agree on quality things) but I can't see having
plates or silverware I don't use every day. If what I eat on isn't good enough
for a "special occasion" than I don't think that special occasion is important
enough to be at my house.
-Curt
On Monday, December 10, 2018, 2:54:30 PM EST, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
I think you two are talking about two different things. Curt is talking
about younger folks who make things and Roger is lamenting the fact that
the younger folks do not seem to value the things that their parents and
grandparents collected.
To that extent you are both right. Lots of folks on the internet sharing
their projects etc.
Unfortunately, The china and furniture that grandma collected and left
behind are being junked because the kids already have more stuff than
they know what to do with and the grand kids have no interest (at least
at this stage in their lives). Maybe the issue is that people just have
so much stuff these days that they don't need to acquire more. They just
have no room for it at home?
RB
On 10/12/2018 12:36 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> I point you to a community and you complain because I only listed 3 specific
>people when you get to make blanket statements? Thats not much of an argument.
> Its really easy to say "nobody is doing x" when you don't go out looking for
> people doing it.
> In the '60s did people's parents complain that you weren't driving a Model A?
> Times change, the thinks previous generations valued aren't of as great a
> value to new generations, this is nothing new.
> Seems like young folks today value experiences more than things, as somebody
> weighed down by things (many of them quite old) I can understand that. I
> don't understand the "millennial hate" that boomers seem to have, it seems
> like boomers don't have enough to do, they're all basically sitting on their
> front porch "You kids get offa my lawn!"
>
> -Curt
>
> On Monday, December 10, 2018, 1:02:14 PM EST, ROGER HALE via Mercedes
><mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> So Curt, are 3 people all you can find as examples? Yes, there are a few
>younger folks that still appreciate the "old things", but I see everyday the
>many, many, many younger folks that do not. If more of them did, my sales
>would be really good, but they aren't. And prices are down on eBay, at
>antique stores, auctions, etc. Young folks want disposable. They don't want
>to polish silver, hand wash glasses, etc. Now, they'll take care of that
>phone or computer, but heck with the really valuable stuff. Anyway, keep
>looking, I hope you find more to count.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Roger
>
> Roger Hale
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