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Steamer said:
To a certain extent.
'I'll just keep these wood off-cuts for stirring paint, old rags, broken things that could be salvaged for parts...' Things like that.
Inherited from my farther and his farther... and his farther's farther. They all lived in farmyards that looked like 'Stepotoes' Yard.
how farther back can you go?'I'll just keep these wood off-cuts for stirring paint, old rags, broken things that could be salvaged for parts...' Things like that.
Inherited from my farther and his farther... and his farther's farther. They all lived in farmyards that looked like 'Stepotoes' Yard.
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anonymous said:
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god even one pair of those crappy things annoy me. They're just so useless. Bit of a worry if you've got a young son, if you ask me. Not sure what you can do about it though. See if you can negotiate that at least his room isn't over crowded with old toys and books. Kids need regular toy clear outs cos they get loads of stuff inc trashy junk like macdonalds toys, free rubbers, counters, craft stuff etc8Ace said:
Hoofy said:
Pistom said:
You can pass on hoarding of stuff you might think useful to others. As an example, I had tools I use once in a blue moon. I gave them to my neighbour, if I need them, I borrow them off him.
Oh, that is clever. Basically, your neighbour stores your stuff so your house has less junk in it. And your neighbour thinks you're a good bloke and owes you a favour.Not so well with a bit of wood to stir paint or a windscreen wiper motor for a car that neither of you owns.
Well, I had this s
te cheap pair of headphones sitting on a table next to my desk and an empty tennis ball tin. They'd been sitting there for the last 2 years.
Decided to see if I can use my mobile phone with the headphones to make a call (never tried before). Worked perfectly but the person I called couldn't hear me too well with the phone on my desk while I was typing. After trying other objects, I put the tennis ball tin on the table with the phone on top, right by my mouth. Perfect!
I'M NEVER GOING TO THROW ANYTHING AWAY. EVER!
te cheap pair of headphones sitting on a table next to my desk and an empty tennis ball tin. They'd been sitting there for the last 2 years.Decided to see if I can use my mobile phone with the headphones to make a call (never tried before). Worked perfectly but the person I called couldn't hear me too well with the phone on my desk while I was typing. After trying other objects, I put the tennis ball tin on the table with the phone on top, right by my mouth. Perfect!
I'M NEVER GOING TO THROW ANYTHING AWAY. EVER!
My dad is going to win this.
He keeps buying crap and tools he doesn't need - a man with three cement mixers (all wrapped up, new, in the house. He won't lend me one "in case I dirty it" so I bought my own). Twenty or thirty vcrs , camcorders and hifis - keeps getting them off ebay.
He videotaped every single thing on TV. Has done for thirty years. Then keeps the tapes. He has tens of thousands of them stacked. No idea what's on them as he doesn't want to write on the labels. Same with audio cassettes. Thousands and thousands. Three mitre saws. Two mig welders. He can't weld. Old carpets.
Throws nothing away - brake pads, clutch plates, blown exhausts. They just had a load of building work done. Every day the skip would be full - rubble, old windows and stuff. Every morning it would be empty again - he'd empty it every evening.
It really is indescribable- you can't easily enter their house.
Til you see hoarding on this level you cannot believe it - what I've described gets nowhere close to explaining how bad it is.
He keeps buying crap and tools he doesn't need - a man with three cement mixers (all wrapped up, new, in the house. He won't lend me one "in case I dirty it" so I bought my own). Twenty or thirty vcrs , camcorders and hifis - keeps getting them off ebay.
He videotaped every single thing on TV. Has done for thirty years. Then keeps the tapes. He has tens of thousands of them stacked. No idea what's on them as he doesn't want to write on the labels. Same with audio cassettes. Thousands and thousands. Three mitre saws. Two mig welders. He can't weld. Old carpets.
Throws nothing away - brake pads, clutch plates, blown exhausts. They just had a load of building work done. Every day the skip would be full - rubble, old windows and stuff. Every morning it would be empty again - he'd empty it every evening.
It really is indescribable- you can't easily enter their house.
Til you see hoarding on this level you cannot believe it - what I've described gets nowhere close to explaining how bad it is.
Dog Star said:
My dad is going to win this.
He keeps buying crap and tools he doesn't need - a man with three cement mixers (all wrapped up, new, in the house. He won't lend me one "in case I dirty it" so I bought my own). Twenty or thirty vcrs , camcorders and hifis - keeps getting them off ebay.
He videotaped every single thing on TV. Has done for thirty years. Then keeps the tapes. He has tens of thousands of them stacked. No idea what's on them as he doesn't want to write on the labels. Same with audio cassettes. Thousands and thousands. Three mitre saws. Two mig welders. He can't weld. Old carpets.
Throws nothing away - brake pads, clutch plates, blown exhausts. They just had a load of building work done. Every day the skip would be full - rubble, old windows and stuff. Every morning it would be empty again - he'd empty it every evening.
It really is indescribable- you can't easily enter their house.
Til you see hoarding on this level you cannot believe it - what I've described gets nowhere close to explaining how bad it is.
How do you use a cement mixer and keep it clean?He keeps buying crap and tools he doesn't need - a man with three cement mixers (all wrapped up, new, in the house. He won't lend me one "in case I dirty it" so I bought my own). Twenty or thirty vcrs , camcorders and hifis - keeps getting them off ebay.
He videotaped every single thing on TV. Has done for thirty years. Then keeps the tapes. He has tens of thousands of them stacked. No idea what's on them as he doesn't want to write on the labels. Same with audio cassettes. Thousands and thousands. Three mitre saws. Two mig welders. He can't weld. Old carpets.
Throws nothing away - brake pads, clutch plates, blown exhausts. They just had a load of building work done. Every day the skip would be full - rubble, old windows and stuff. Every morning it would be empty again - he'd empty it every evening.
It really is indescribable- you can't easily enter their house.
Til you see hoarding on this level you cannot believe it - what I've described gets nowhere close to explaining how bad it is.
BTW You should post up a pic.
Dog Star said:
My dad is going to win this.
He keeps buying crap and tools he doesn't need - a man with three cement mixers (all wrapped up, new, in the house. He won't lend me one "in case I dirty it" so I bought my own). Twenty or thirty vcrs , camcorders and hifis - keeps getting them off ebay.
He videotaped every single thing on TV. Has done for thirty years. Then keeps the tapes. He has tens of thousands of them stacked. No idea what's on them as he doesn't want to write on the labels. Same with audio cassettes. Thousands and thousands. Three mitre saws. Two mig welders. He can't weld. Old carpets.
Throws nothing away - brake pads, clutch plates, blown exhausts. They just had a load of building work done. Every day the skip would be full - rubble, old windows and stuff. Every morning it would be empty again - he'd empty it every evening.
It really is indescribable- you can't easily enter their house.
Til you see hoarding on this level you cannot believe it - what I've described gets nowhere close to explaining how bad it is.
Sounds like he may win , was he always like this?He keeps buying crap and tools he doesn't need - a man with three cement mixers (all wrapped up, new, in the house. He won't lend me one "in case I dirty it" so I bought my own). Twenty or thirty vcrs , camcorders and hifis - keeps getting them off ebay.
He videotaped every single thing on TV. Has done for thirty years. Then keeps the tapes. He has tens of thousands of them stacked. No idea what's on them as he doesn't want to write on the labels. Same with audio cassettes. Thousands and thousands. Three mitre saws. Two mig welders. He can't weld. Old carpets.
Throws nothing away - brake pads, clutch plates, blown exhausts. They just had a load of building work done. Every day the skip would be full - rubble, old windows and stuff. Every morning it would be empty again - he'd empty it every evening.
It really is indescribable- you can't easily enter their house.
Til you see hoarding on this level you cannot believe it - what I've described gets nowhere close to explaining how bad it is.
GnuBee said:
10 years spent renting and moving myself every 2 or so years stopped any kind of hoarding tendencies. I have a simple rule for the majority of everything I own; Not used/seen it in the last 6 months = candidate for binning/skipping etc.
I try to have that rule too but then I try to avoid just binning stuff because it will just go to landfill. Its one of the problems we have today, a lot of stuff is throw away and its someone else's problem. I'll try move it on, sell it on or recycle it. If I can't then I do get tempted to keep it if I know there is a decent chance I could make use of it later.I do know a total hoarder though. He's an american man and he is actually now a millionaire having sold his business. The man will collect anything. My parents were holidaying with them last year and at one point he had them stop by the side of the road so he could rescue some cushions off of a collapsed sofa someone had chucked in a big industrial skip. They actually drove around for the rest of the day with these manky dumpster cushions in the back.
"they'll come in handy one day"
tight as a ducks arse.
Edited by Otispunkmeyer on Wednesday 15th July 14:30
Dog Star said:
Certainly been like this since I was a kid - so 40 years. What I've described is the tip of the iceberg really.
I don't think posting pics is fair tbh.
No need I can well imagine what the house is like. It must have caused some arguments in the family with a hoarding as extreme as this. While there is a funny side to those who keep magazine collections or shoes or old bottles. But when it means emptying skips and filling rooms up top to bottom , I feel sorry for the hoarders and family caught up in it. I don't think posting pics is fair tbh.
dav123a said:
No need I can well imagine what the house is like. It must have caused some arguments in the family with a hoarding as extreme as this. While there is a funny side to those who keep magazine collections or shoes or old bottles. But when it means emptying skips and filling rooms up top to bottom , I feel sorry for the hoarders and family caught up in it.
My mum has always been, I think, scared of rocking the boat and has just tried to keep stuff tidy and work around this issue. It's just overwhelmed her now, I think. It's upsetting to see but you get used to it and in the end just give up.If he comes to my place and I'm working on a car and, say, lob a used brake pad in the bin he'll be in there fishing it out. You have to watch him and stop him.
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