Quite Possibly The Most Cluttered House In The World...

[arwalden]

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=e9744d33e932f0de0ec1d35d23523a44&threadid=830487&perpage=40&pagenumber=1

Here are a few photos ... but wait... there are MORE at the URL above. The author even describes each photo and gives a little history about why and how his crazy mother does the things she does and collects the things she collects.

This is NOT my house or anyone that I know. But looking at these photos makes me want to go tidy up right NOW!

[GOPisEvil]

1. A friend of mine sent me that link.

That person needs professional help:

First, house cleaners. Second, psychiatric.

[MissMillie]

12. Lithium.....

she needs lithium.... and a match.

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. Looking at those pictures makes me feel a heck of a lot better about

the current condition of my house. Is that the guy with the mom who ebays for all sorts of silly stuff and then leaves the packages piled up everywhere? :hi:

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

16. Yep.

This was posted on DU before, a couple of months ago. Some of the other pics are much worse.

[Rainbowreflect]

19. My first thought when I saw the subject was...

How did they get pictures of my house.
Upon viewing, I fell a Little better about my home.

[tigereye]

23. me too, whew.

I can see my floor and walk from room to room!

[Reverend_Smitty]

3. Does that person have a calendar fetish??

I don't understand how people can live that way...I personally can't sleep if there is a stack of papers left on my desk. I guess I have the opposite problem.

[arwalden]

7. ... Or refrigerator magnet-, or blue bottle-, or paperweight fetish

OH dear!

-- Allen

[MuseRider]

4. Darned kids

Wait until I get my hands on them! These are precious things. They just do not understand. Grrrrrr

[Wapsie B]

5. How'd you get a key to my house?

:evilgrin:

Actually, I know of a Dr.'s house around here that looks similar to that. His wife is addicted to HSN big time.

[dryan]

24. ???

Are these people moving in? I see a kitchen counter in one of the photos.

[Rowdyboy]

6. I have a couple of rooms that look like that

But there are 10 rooms in this big old box of a house, and we're both packrats.

[arwalden]

9. Same here...we both do it...but I'm motivated now to throw away SOMETHING

today.

I pledge to throw away at least ONE THING every day from my packratted collection of junk. (I'll try anyway.)

-- Allen

[Rowdyboy]

10. Just for the hell of it, I match you...

At least one thing, every day, goes to Good Will or in the trash.

[Susang]

8. Wow, that's actually worse than my house!

I wasn't sure that was even possible. ;-)

[spinbaby]

11. Not too bad, actually

Ever see the squalor survivors site? It makes you itch just looking at it.

http://www.network54.com/Realm/Squalor_Survivors/

[madrchsod]

13. a friend had a grandmother

who couldn`t throw away newspapers or any magazine. her house was stacked 3-4 foot high with them and there were narrow walkways thru the house. in fact another lady up the street from her also had a house full -i mean full-of newspapers etc etc...maybe it was something in the water...

[EstimatedProphet]

14. Well, it's definately worse than mine...

thanks for making me feel better!

[MissMillie]

15. I moved about 3 months ago....

We went from 6 rooms, an attic and a basement to 5 rooms and a basement. Three of the rooms we have now are at least 1/2 the size of their counterparts in the old apartment.

I sent one full truck to Catholic charities.

I sent one full truck to a woman's shelter.

I had a yard sale.

I brought one truck to the "bulk item drop" our town had.

11 boxes of boxes and VHS went to the town library.

and I rented a 6-yard dumpster which I filled.


The rule is: (other than photographs) If you haven't used it in a year.... get rid of it one way or another!

[Gothic Sponge]

17. What's up with all the calenders on the wall?

I guess to schedule a date TO CLEAN!

[AngryAmish]

18. I posted my "House of Squalor" story the other day

The place I cleaned up was much worse than that.

[demnan]

20. I have a friend

who is extremely messy that way. This friend actually doesn't clean the litter box and her cats poop all over the floor (carpet covered in newspaper). Old food left out, dirty clothes strewn everywhere, boxes all over the place, etc.

You wouldn't think it to look at her. She dresses very well and is smart, funny, etc. but don't go knocking on her door unless you want a rude awakening as to what she's really like inside.

I get messy, I'll admit, especially with shoes, and I'm a packrat and I have a few boxes left unopen because of the move 2 weeks ago but I've never been that bad, and I threw away a lot of junk prior to the move.

[Beetwasher]

21. I've Been In That House! Or One EXACTLY Like It!

I'm not kidding and not exaggerating. Where is it located? Is it on Long Island? I didn't want to register at the site to get the details.

On edit: Oh, you don't need to register! Anyway, it's not my friends house, but his house (or his mom's rather) was exactly like that!

[JayS]

22. There was a house here that was waaaaay worse than that and...

...the city eventually bulldozed it, much to the owner's displeasure.

[Cybergata]

25. I know her pain!

Both my husband I are pack rats. Our house has been in a state of stacked up crap since we got married six years ago. We are going to change....we both promise, since we are redoing the inside of our house.

:hippie:

[Red State Rebel]

26. Wow, I feel better :)

Mine is just a bit messy right now - I've been sewing all week.

[medeak]

27. that's nothing

spent years doing home health visits...usually very bright women have homes like that....and depression babies.

Worst was three dead cats buried in rubble and 6 inches of filth on carpet on small path from chair to toilet.

[LuLu550]

28. this house is a lot more organized than my friend's

He does not even own a mop and has lived in the same house more than 20 years.

All together now .....
EWWWWWWW!

[DS1]

29. No amount of clutter will ever top this for embarrasing

[WoodrowFan]

30. BOL!

I just spewed Diet Mt Dew on my keyboarfd. My lawyer will be calling!!!! LOL