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Iori Yagami Hardhat Beetle                  Since: 11-18-05 From: Hell's keeper Last post: 6502 days Last view: 6502 days |
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| 70,000 Beer Cans Found in Ogden Townhouse
May 17th, 2006 @ 9:38pm John Hollenhorst reporting A seemingly unbelievable mess discovered last year in an Ogden townhouse has suddenly become an Internet legend. It's all TRUE! You know how some people, after they use something, just can't bear to throw it away. That might make sense if it's magazines or clothes. But what if it's empty beer cans? In astounding numbers? When property manager Ryan Froerer got a call from a realtor last year to check on a townhouse, he knew something was up. Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "Said it was the sickest thing he's ever seen. Just unimaginable that someone could live in that." He couldn't even open the front door. It was blocked from inside. Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "There was beer cans I would say probably this high up on the door." The realtor had forewarned him about the smell. Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "He poked his head in, the smell was so awful he couldn't go in. " At the back door, Froerer was astounded by what he saw in the kitchen. Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "As we approached the door, there were beer boxes, all the way up to the ceiling." Inside, he took just a few snapshots to document the scene. Beer cans by the tens of thousands. Mountains of cans burying the furniture. The water and heat were shut off, apparently on purpose by the tenant, who evidently drank Coors Light beer exclusively for the eight years he lived there. Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "It's just unbelievable that a human being could live like that. " To all outward appearances, the person who lived in the townhouse was the perfect tenant. He always paid on time and he never complained. He kept a low profile in the neighborhood. Kirk Martin, Letter Carrier: : "Yeah I never delivered any mail there at all. I thought the apartment was vacant." The cans were recycled for 800 dollars, an estimated 70,000 cans: 24 beers a day for 8 years. Froerer e-mailed his photos to a couple of friends, who sent them to friends. Now he's getting calls from faraway places Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "It's amazing how the internet can have the effect and get around. I'm sure it's been around the world. " The townhouse was cleaned up last year and it's just fine today. The man who lived there seems to be back on his feet. We spoke to him today and he says he's completely stopped drinking. He was welcomed back to his old job a few months ago, and his co-workers speak highly of him. 
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Koitenshin +∞ Moblin   Since: 12-24-05 From: Misery Last post: 6297 days Last view: 6297 days |
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| 70k beer cans * 5 cents = $3,500
I want it too. XD |
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Karadur Red Paratroopa  Since: 11-22-05 From: Chatham, Ontario, Canada Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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True, but the article states: "The cans were recycled for 800 dollars, an estimated 70,000 cans". Unless their age made their value decrease, I don't see why he'd only get $800 as opposed to what you posted. Not to say that $800 isn't a lot of money to get simply from recycling beer cans, but it doesn't seem quite right 
As for the article itself, I can't even imagine what'd be like to live in that building before it was cleaned up. How did the guy manage to move around the place? Unless he was able to wade his way through the cans (as you would through water, and given how many there are, I don't think that'd be possible), I don't see how else he'd be able to move around. That is, unless he tossed the cans in rooms he didn't make use of very often 
It's rather strange how in the third picture (I was about to call it a screenshot  ), the cans by the TV are stacked up neatly, and yet the rest of the floor is covered in a mess of them. Maybe the stacked ones were still full or something, but if they were, I don't see why he'd keep them in front of his TV, which is in the corner, surrounded by who knows how many other cans, when it shouldn't be that hard to find a more easily-accessible location.
The smell of that would also be unbelievable as well. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the reasons the guy turned off his heat was to minimize the smell, if it would at all make a difference. Either way, that is pretty insane. It's good to see that it got cleaned up, and I'll bet that guy's surprised at how much more space he has in his house now |
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Ailure Mr. Shine I just want peace...  Since: 11-17-05 From: Sweden Last post: 6295 days Last view: 6295 days |
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And I thought my place was messy, Jesus.  Sure, it happened that I had a few used coke bottles in the corner, but sooner or later I recycle them anyway. |
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NSNick Gohma IF ALL ELSE FAILS USE BOOZE  Since: 11-17-05 From: Last post: 6297 days Last view: 6297 days |
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| That's gonna be my place. After this weekend. |
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Apophis Ropa  Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6296 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| Can I come over this weekend? |
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Thoughtless [Danielle] Thoughtless is my secret lover [Danielle] *flutters eyelashes* [Thoughtless] SECRET IS OUT I miss my two pussies :( (Part II) Since: 11-17-05 From: PR Last post: 6296 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| I would deathly afraid of what could be living under those cans.
Like, the first thing that comes to my mind is this. |
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Alastor Fearless Moderator Hero  Since: 11-17-05 From: An apartment by DigiPen, Redmond, Washington Last post: 6295 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| To everyone talking about the figure of total cans: With that many cans filling up that much of the apartment over that period of time, it's inevitable that most of them are going to be crushed beyond machine recognizability. | |||
Randy53215 Melon Bug Since: 11-17-05 From: Greenfield, Wisconsin (U.S.A) Last post: 6296 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| That is a straightup assload of cans. I will find out from my dad how much he would give for 70,000 cans. He runs a scrap compnay thats really big in Milwaukee. I will find out and then post the ammount. I would never walk in that place ever. How could he live there with the smell that bad? | |||
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Cruel Justice I have better things to do. Since: 11-18-05 From: At my house! Last post: 6296 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| Looks like Fratopia had a brush with disaster.
It only needs a few crazy hobos collecting cans for cash. You could buy a used car with that kind of money. Besides that, I can't imagine how anyone could humanly make such a mess. |
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Skreename Giant Red Paratroopa Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6302 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| 70,000 cans at what, 12 oz per can (I don't drink beer, so I base on the other canned drinks)... Yields roughly 26 tons, assuming one fluid ounce is roughly an ounce in weight. That's... either impressive, or terrifying. | |||
Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6295 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| Hang on...
365 days in a year, guy was there 8 years... 2920 days. 70,000 cans divided by 2920... 23.9 cans/day. No. Just no. The man who lived there seems to be back on his feet. We spoke to him today and he says he's completely stopped drinking. He was welcomed back to his old job a few months ago, and his co-workers speak highly of him. So it was just a bit of a bender. A long, extreme bender. |
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Alastor Fearless Moderator Hero Since: 11-17-05 From: An apartment by DigiPen, Redmond, Washington Last post: 6295 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| +2. Leap years.
2922. |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6295 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| Good point and thanks for mentioning that.
*re-calculates* Still 23.9 cans a day, those extra two days don't change much. Still good to be correct. |
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