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I'm addicted... to HOARDERS!

basilwhite — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:31:15 -0800

"Hoarders is a fascinating look inside the lives of two hoarders per episode. Tivoids set your season pass here, or watch complete episodes online. Kind of a mix between the documentary "Possessed" (previously) and A&E's Intervention. Discussion board includes some drama between the hoarders on the show and the production staff.

Barn Find of the Decade

ericb — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:54:39 -0800

"When Harold Carr's nephews and nieces inherited a dusty old lock-up garage from their eccentric uncle their expectations were low. But when they opened the doors of the car collector's Tyneside [England] garage they discovered what may prove to be a life-changing inheritance."^* Inside they found a rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante. Having sat hidden, gathering dust for over 50 years, the classic car -- of which only 17 were built -- goes up for auction by Bonhams at the Retromobile auto show in Paris on February 7, 2009. "...the Bugatti 57S is a magnet for classic car collectors. At least four of the seventeen belong to the French Musée National de l'Automobile in Mulhouse, Alsace, while others remain in private hands." "It has exceptional originality, retaining original chassis, engine and drivetrain."^* "The car has a remarkably low mileage with an odometer reading of just 26,284."^* "Set at a reserve price of £3 million, due to its low mileage and original condition, it was speculated that it could become the most expensive car ever sold at auction, at around £6 million."^* The car was originally bought by prominent British racecar driver Earl Howe. [slideshow || video | 0:33].

Shouting Fire on a Website

rmd1023 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:02:03 -0800

From the dryly professional US National Fire Protection Agency (who write the US national electrical code among other things), to the 1998-ish web stylings of The 911 Site portal page, there's a lot of fire/firefighter related content on the web. From the National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) to a fansite for US Army firefighters and rigs to a site for World fire departments. You might enjoy reading the fire truck crew blog at Vent Enter Search, which includes sections on tips and tools that are fun reading for tool nerds. Find yourself worried about your own tendencies towards clutter? [previously on the blue and green] You can read up a bit on "Collyer mansions" -- a term used by some firefighters to refer to really incredibly densely cluttered homes. Lots of kids (not just boys) want to grow up to be able to pass the firefighter exam and become a brother or sister of the firefighter family. After you pass, you can think about safety-related behaviors so you can avoid making mistakes and make sure everyone goes home. And after everyone comes home alive, put your pictures and videos on the internet for the rest of us to enjoy: http://firefighterclosecalls.com/closecalls.php, http://www.firefighterspot.com/, and http://bestfirefightervideo.com/ are a few to get you started after you poke around on youtube. (ob 9-11/fdny moment of silence: . )

Possessed, A Short Documentary About Hoarders

jack_mo — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:22:22 -0800

POSSESSED is a short documentary film that 'enters the complicated worlds of four hoarders; people whose lives are dominated by their relationship to possessions'.

Disposophobia

Falconetti — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:24:52 -0800

Children of Hoarders: unpacking family secrets.

Death (?) of a Small-Press Legend

Scram — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 11:01:19 -0800

Death (?) of a Small-Press Legend The link points to a page dedicated to Bill-Dale Marcinko, one-time gonzo Rutgers University newspaper editor, small press publisher and a character it seems no one who knew could ever stop thinking about. Marcinko, who had been supporting himself selling CDs on eBay, apparently died in a house fire when firemen were held back by cardboard boxes full of his collections. Still, he did fake his death several times before. His friends, most of whom haven't spoken to him in years, are hoping this is just a more elaborate prank. Clifford Meth's tribute page celebrates Bill-Dale and his work, including AFTA zine, described as perhaps "the first comics 'zine distributed to book and comic shops that combined comedy, politics and reviews on books, films, and comics. It was very much an underground version of Crawdaddy, though with vastly personal content." (via Mike Appelstein, a contributor to the Rutgers Livingston Medium)

I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement

fandango_matt — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 02:36:01 -0800

These are a few of my favorite things: We've spoken previously of Disposophobia, crazy eBay moms, and all things Collyer--to that end, here's a support group and an enterprising company specializing in Clutter Management and Disposophobia, with lots and lots of before, during, and after pictures, some of which may not be safe for viewing while eating.

lLet's take a tour of our house...

tranquileye — Sun, 08 Feb 2004 12:18:20 -0800

"My mother is insane. Like, one of those ladies-you-see-on-the-local-news insane. Since it's inevitably going to come up I'll get out of the way that I am too, but at least I take a full dose of my medication... Anyway, let's take a tour of our house."

not just dust bunnies...

konolia — Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:31:40 -0800

Squalor Survivors Is your house messy?

Are you a Collyer?

troutfishing — Wed, 31 Dec 2003 08:27:21 -0800

Examining the Roots of Hoarding - A "mini-collyer" is saved from his junk hoard. As for the real Collyers, "The bizarre collection of objects included 14 grand pianos, two organs, and a clavichord; human medical specimens preserved in a glass jars; the chassis of a Model-T Ford; a library of thousands of medical and engineering books; an armory of weapons; the top of a carriage; 6 U.S. flags and one Union Jack; a primitive X-Ray machine" - Langley was crushed to death by his own garbage boobytrap, leaving blind, helpless Hiram to die trapped in their junk packed labyrinth of a mansion. Accused of living like the Collyer Brothers? - Here's a photo (NYT, reg. req.).