Which was another 1100 pounds taken away today, bringing our total up to 16,820 pounds, or 8.41 tons.
There's still more.
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Documenting our frustrations and triumphs as we clean up after a compulsive hoarder, our dad. He saved forty years worth of junk including old cars, piles of lumber, refrigerator drawers full of rusty bolts, bent nails, shingles, transmissions, broken power tools, &c., &c., &c.; so basically we grew up in a junkyard. At one point there were 78 cars on this acre and a half (residential) lot.
So there will probably be some venting. If you are a hoarder, or sympathetic to hoarders, you will want to avoid this place. You will certainly want to avoid leaving hoarder-sympathetic comments. At any rate we'll make it easy for you: we'll delete any such comments promptly, because this is meant to be a safe space for the children of hoarders.
So there will probably be some venting. If you are a hoarder, or sympathetic to hoarders, you will want to avoid this place. You will certainly want to avoid leaving hoarder-sympathetic comments. At any rate we'll make it easy for you: we'll delete any such comments promptly, because this is meant to be a safe space for the children of hoarders.
About Our Authors
Thalia and Tara grew up in this place. It kind of sucked. Since our father went in a nursing home and could no longer prevent us, we've started to clean the place up (he has since died). It's not much fun, honestly.
The Yard At Its Worst
Countdown With Rusty
Sixteen Down, Ten To Go
Iron Removed
Since March 2008 (at least):
Number of trips to the scrap yard: 61
Pounds of iron removed: 46,440
In tons: 23.22
Number of trips to the scrap yard: 61
Pounds of iron removed: 46,440
In tons: 23.22
He Saved What??
A fifteen-foot long rubber raft. I'm not even sure dad could swim.
Old electrical cords. Not extension cords, mind you, but scary frayed things cut off of old lamps or appliances.
The waxed paper from inside cereal boxes.
Rinsed-out paper cups from the free coffee from Building #19.
Old electrical cords. Not extension cords, mind you, but scary frayed things cut off of old lamps or appliances.
The waxed paper from inside cereal boxes.
Rinsed-out paper cups from the free coffee from Building #19.
Take Out The Trash by They Might Be Giants
Iron Man by Black Sabbath
Junk by Paul McCartney
Number One by The Rutles
9 Secret Steps by They Might Be Giants
Trash Day by Weird Al Yankovic
Metal Guru by T. Rex
Metal Detector by They Might Be Giants
It's All Too Much by The Beatles
Take It Away by Paul McCartney
Climbing the Walls by They Might Be Giants
Uncle Walter by Ben Folds Five
We Live In A Dump by They Might Be Giants
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- He saved that? (1)
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- Unraveling (12)
- What Is THAT? (7)
- Where we were (5)
- Who Knows (2)
- Yard (54)
- Year In Review (4)
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