"YUUUUUUUUUP!!"

Oh man, if you haven't watched this show yet, you are really missing a treat. They call it "Storage Wars" and here's why: There are four interested parties that all bid on abandoned storage lockers around the Los Angeles area. Sometimes they get a good deal on them, but for the most part they end up overpaying for a lot of crap. Here's what they look like:



Not exactly the most attractive lot of folks around, but what they lack in looks, they more then make up for in personality. Here's a brief run-down of the lot:

Dave Hester(lower row center)
This guy is definitely the jerk of the lot. I don't think anyone likes him as much as he likes himself, but for the most part he makes the best profit.

Darrell Sheets(bottom row left)

This is the redneck of the group. He'll bring his son around from time to time to try and "teach him the business". He has a knack for finding unusual items that while they don't bring a ton of money, there's always an interesting story behind them. He's probably my favourite of the group, and I'll explain a little later.

Jerrod and Brandi(right front and back)

These two crack me up. Brandi seems way too hot to end up with someone like him, and they seem to argue and disagree more than others, but there must be some underlying connection between them. When one of them wants to bid, the other doesn't, almost every time. Very rarely do they both see one they like and both want it.

Barry Weiss(back left)

This guy is definitely the wise guy of the pack. He doesn't have any store to stock, but he bids on the lockers all the same, hoping to find something to add to his collection of...well, collectables. Maybe one day he will take us into his home and we can see just what he owns. But he always has something funny to say about not only what he buys, but what everyone else buys. I feel kind of bad for him because he's always the one who has to unload his own lockers, all by himself. If I was around I'd probably lend him a hand. For a cut of the profits of course ha ha.

I mentioned that Darrell was probably my favourite, and here's why: Back in another millenium, 1990 to be exact, my grandfather used to own part, or maybe all, of a storage locker facility in Lubbock, Texas. There really wasn't a lot to do in Lubbock, but they did have a Western Sizzler restaraunt that was really good after a long day of loading and unloading other people's crap. Grandpa and Dad would make these weekend trips out there from time to time and sometimes I was invited, which was cool. Nothing like being included with the guys, right?



This is one of my less featured pictures, mostly because Grandma is closing her eyes, and Emmy doesn't look like she has a neck, but it's a nice shot of them.

Well, it's good that I have found a TV show I can get excited about again. Not since "Man Vs Food" have I looked forward to watching a show this much, possibly because maybe we can find something uncovered insude ourselves if we just look hard enough. Man was that sappy.