I can't watch it. My mother-in-law was a hoarder although probably not nearly as bad as the ones on the show . If you walked into her basement it was like a maze. Old newspapers back to the 1960s in stacks. I actually found one with the Neil Armstrong stepping onto the moon surface on the front page and another with JFK speaking as President (needless to say, I hoarded them). As many times as their basement flooded we're lucky that garbage didn't spontaneously combust. We found that we had to go through everything carefully when we started cleaning the house out because she used to hide money. We found 20's, 50's and 100's hidden in books, between newspapers, and everywhere you can imagine. We found upwards of $5000. We think we probably gave away that much before we knew to start looking.
I don't know what causes people to get to that point, but it can be gross. I think in my mother-in-law's case it was due to being raised in an orphanage during the end of the depression. You got what you could and hid it safely away. When they got to a point in life where she could buy things, she just kept the same philosophy. "It's mine and I'm not letting go". From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Sean Skelton Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 10:40 AM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT: Tin foil parents My wife watches it all the time. She was watching last night in the bedroom when I went to bed. That show is depressing. >>> Dan Ragen <dera...@gmail.com> 10/19/2010 10:28 AM >>> Anybody watch "Hoarders"? My wife is hooked on that piece of $%^&. Makes me ill. On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 10:03 AM, McKay, Curtis <cmc...@bths201.org> wrote: > Very proud to say I still haven't seen an episode. > > Curtis McKay > Network Administrator > Belleville Township High School District 201 > cmc...@bths201.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of JimHays > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 9:11 AM > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT: Tin foil parents > > I have a better question..... How do you explain the fact that people > actually waste an hour of their time each week watching "Jersey > Shore"????? > > > Erich Grauke wrote: >> Blame Canada! >> >> What about AM/FM Radio broadcasts? Should be ban those too? Those waves penetrate people's homes and people are getting cancer and getting stupid. How else does one explain Jersey Shore? >> >> Highly illogical.... >> >> >> Erich Grauke >> Director of Technology >> Emmons School District 33 >> 24226 W. Beach Grove Road >> Antioch, IL 60002 >> Ph (847) 395-1105 >> Fax (847) 395-1223 >> egra...@emmons-school.com >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org on behalf of Dylan Haines >> Sent: Mon 10/18/2010 6:02 PM >> To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' >> Subject: [tech-geeks] OT: Tin foil parents >> >> http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/10/18/wi-fi-schools.html >> >> Yowza. >> >> Dylan >> >> Dylan Haines >> Systems Technical Support Manager >> >> HB Studios Multimedia Ltd. >> Box 725, The Hive >> 37 Hall Street >> Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0 >> >> Tel: (902)634-8316 ext. 237 >> Cell: (902)553-0706 >> Fax: (902)634-3647 >> >> <blocked::blocked::http://www.hb-studios.com/> www.hb-studios.com >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > -- Daniel E. Ragen District Technology Coordinator Dupo CUSD 196 600 Louisa Ave Dupo, IL 62239 Phone - 618-286-3214 x2141 dra...@dupo.stclair.k12.il.us ''Life's tough ... it's even tougher if you're stupid." - John Wayne | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
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