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This hoarding stuff is fascinating! The most infamous NYC hoarders: Homer and Langley Collyer even had booby traps set up in corridors and doorways to

Posted by Hotkiss (aka hotkiss7348) Jan 7 '11, 06:21

protect against intruders. Both were eventually found dead in the Harlem brownstone where they had lived as hermits, surrounded by over 130 tons of waste that they had amassed over several decades."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collyer_brothers (en.wikipedia.org)

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there was an apartment fire here a few months ago, that has displaced hundreds of people. Fighting the fire was extra-hard because the tenants were - Andie Jan 7, 06:22 4
- I had no idea hoarding was such a phenomenon. It's like all of a sudden everyone knows one. -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 7, 06:25 3
  - My ex once told me of a family she knew that bought the house next door to keep all their hoarded stuff in -- nm - Roger More Jan 7, 06:36
  - LYC: Our Fire Marshall was telling me some really scary stories - Strongbad Jan 7, 06:27 1
    - This is my kryptonite in ways I can't adequately explain. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 7, 06:33

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This hoarding stuff is fascinating! The most infamous NYC hoarders: Homer and Langley Collyer even had booby traps set up in corridors and doorways to

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