Having clutter in your house is perfectly normal.
If you are a human being, you're going to accumulate "stuff".
But when it begins to pile up it becomes a problem.
For instance, if you can't quickly access an exit door or window
during a fire, it could cost your life (or the life of a loved one).
When seconds count and you need to find medication (for asthma or
heart problems), clutter could delay you just long enough to lead to
deadly consequences.
If the babysitter needs to find emergency phone numbers right away,
but is met with a mound of disorganized papers...
It's Easier To Protect Your Family - And Overcome Your "Messy Habit"
http://declutterhoe.blogspot.com/#

OP may have posted this as spam, but there is a type of disease where
a person hoards stuff and fills up their living space to the point
where there is no room beside a little path between rooms. Here is
more about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsive_hoarding. I
think there was a case in New York City in the 40s or so where two
brothers were discovered entombed in the apartment, after their hoard
of stuff collaped onto them.

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Having clutter in your house is perfectly normal.
If you are a human being, you're going to accumulate "stuff".
But when it begins to pile up it becomes a problem.
For instance, if you can't quickly access an exit door or window
during a fire, it could cost your life (or the life of a loved one).
When seconds count and you need to find medication (for asthma or
heart problems), clutter could delay you just long enough to lead to
deadly consequences.
If the babysitter needs to find emergency phone numbers right away,
but is met with a mound of disorganized papers...
It's Easier To Protect Your Family - And Overcome Your "Messy Habit"
http://declutterhoe.blogspot.com/#


Darn right, clutter IS dangerous. Here in Las Vegas, an old Navy retiree
let his son and grandson live in his house when he went off to live in a
retirement area. Unknown to Grandpa, son and grandson were packrats and
scrounged the neighborhood, bringing in tons of worthless things that people
would throw away. Soon the neighbors went to the county and complained.
Grandpa was notified, and went to investigate. He saw what was happening,
called a hauler to come in and haul away the mess for $4k, and legally
evicted son and grandson. They caught up with the old man and shot him.
They were worse shots than antique collectors, merely giving the old guy a
flesh wound. The old man said, "Hell, I was shot worse than that in the
Navy, and pulled up his shirt to show a huge scar." Last I heard, son and
grandson were still in jail.

Steve
Steve

"AE Todd" wrote in message
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OP may have posted this as spam, but there is a type of disease where
a person hoards stuff and fills up their living space to the point
where there is no room beside a little path between rooms. Here is
more about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsive_hoarding. I
think there was a case in New York City in the 40s or so where two
brothers were discovered entombed in the apartment, after their hoard
of stuff collaped onto them.

Actually, one died of natural causes, and when they were cleaning out the
big building, they found the semi-mummified corpse of the other who had been
caught under one of his own booby traps of tons of newspapers.

Steve

AE Todd writes:

OP may have posted this as spam, but there is a type of disease where
a person hoards stuff and fills up their living space to the point
where there is no room beside a little path between rooms. Here is
more about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsive_hoarding. I
think there was a case in New York City in the 40s or so where two
brothers were discovered entombed in the apartment, after their hoard
of stuff collaped onto them.

Collyer brothers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collyer_brothers is the link to their
story.

On May 13, 9:42 am, AE Todd wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collyer_brothersis the link to their
story.

That looks like my neighbor's basement....they spend their w/e at
garage sales buying items "they're going to fix up and sell". Over the
winter their water bills went way up, they couldn't find a leak.
Eventually the owner's father went over and discovered the leak after
cleaning out a 10x13 room full of books. Pretty nasty, one stack was
covered in black mold.

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Having clutter in your house is perfectly normal.

No, it's not. Most people throw stuff out when it gets in the way.
Where do you think all that stuff at Goodwill and Salvation Army comes
from?

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