What is a garage for?

Garage. There are houses that have them and others that don't. Some have "wanna be" garages, they're called carports. A roof with no walls or a door. Essentially an umbrella for ones vehicle.

Then there are real garages...single, double, two and a half car, three car, two door, three door, single wide door, standard door or even a high bay doored ones. Garages are used to store what? Stuff you can't fit anywhere else in your house? Or outdoor essentials such as lawn mowers, bicycles, snow throwers or bar-b-que grills. What about your automobiles?

I see them used more as storage locker for junk and stuff that never gets used, or as a sitting room complete with television and stereo surround sound. If you wanted a rec room why not just leave off the overhead door and make a solid wall?

For those who live in climates that are prone to weather such as hail, snow, sleet wouldn't it make sense to park your autos inside the garage? Or do you look forward to going outside each winter morning to scrap the ice from your windows and get inside a cold interior. Using your garage to park your car inside out of the elements would solve this!

I'm the type that feels embarrassed when my garage door is open and everyone can see my garage when it is in a messy state. What are my neighbors thinking as they ride or walk by..."Look at that mess, is the inside of the house just as bad?"

Or when I pass by a house with an opened garage and everyone is sitting in the garage watching television....what's wrong with the living room? Is it so full of crap you can't sit down as an individual or group? Or are you longing for the days of a drive in theater...if so why aren't they watching the TV from inside their car?

I just don't understand. But next time there is a thunderstorm and it pelts your car with hailstones leaving little dents across it. Don't forget you do have a garage filled with all that useless stuff. Which remains safe inside while your car gets totaled sitting outside in the driveway. What am I missing? Shouldn't all that stuff be in your basement or attic instead?

Basements, why don't you have one? You have one but you don't use it? Maybe I better not get started on that topic right now.