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jstuhlman

jstuhlman

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Dec 3, 2009
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Adventurous said:
Tip toeing the thin line before rage throwing stuff away. My in-laws have so much stuff. So much. Like, 8 or 9 sets of plates. 5 sets of cookware. Must be a good 30 some odd chairs in this house. All of which are "antiques". Being old doesnt make something an antique, nor does it automatically mean its worth something, nor does it guarantee that someone actually wants to buy it.

I dont know how people live with piles of stuff that you have to dodge in every room. Its ridiculous.
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SMASH IT NAO
 
jonKranked

jonKranked

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Adventurous said:
Tip toeing the thin line before rage throwing stuff away. My in-laws have so much stuff. So much. Like, 8 or 9 sets of plates. 5 sets of cookware. Must be a good 30 some odd chairs in this house. All of which are "antiques". Being old doesnt make something an antique, nor does it automatically mean its worth something, nor does it guarantee that someone actually wants to buy it.

I dont know how people live with piles of stuff that you have to dodge in every room. Its ridiculous.
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throw stuff away one thing at a time
 
stoney

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
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Colorado
Adventurous said:
Tip toeing the thin line before rage throwing stuff away. My in-laws have so much stuff. So much. Like, 8 or 9 sets of plates. 5 sets of cookware. Must be a good 30 some odd chairs in this house. All of which are "antiques". Being old doesnt make something an antique, nor does it automatically mean its worth something, nor does it guarantee that someone actually wants to buy it.

I dont know how people live with piles of stuff that you have to dodge in every room. Its ridiculous.
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MIL is "trying" to move here. She has spent the last 3 months working through her house and according to Wifey, you can't tell. Everything is an antique to her. I told her to get all of her antiques together and have an antiques dealer come give her an offer, but she refuses to. I think deep down she knows that it's all shit and she just doesn't want to hear it.
 
canadmos

canadmos

Cake Tease
May 29, 2011
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Adventurous said:
Tip toeing the thin line before rage throwing stuff away. My in-laws have so much stuff. So much. Like, 8 or 9 sets of plates. 5 sets of cookware. Must be a good 30 some odd chairs in this house. All of which are "antiques". Being old doesnt make something an antique, nor does it automatically mean its worth something, nor does it guarantee that someone actually wants to buy it.

I dont know how people live with piles of stuff that you have to dodge in every room. Its ridiculous.
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At least they dont have 40000 water bottles hanging around...
 
jonKranked

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stoney said:
MIL is "trying" to move here. She has spent the last 3 months working through her house and according to Wifey, you can't tell. Everything is an antique to her. I told her to get all of her antiques together and have an antiques dealer come give her an offer, but she refuses to. I think deep down she knows that it's all shit and she just doesn't want to hear it.
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it's a boomer thing.
 
jonKranked

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stoney said:
MIL is "trying" to move here. She has spent the last 3 months working through her house and according to Wifey, you can't tell. Everything is an antique to her. I told her to get all of her antiques together and have an antiques dealer come give her an offer, but she refuses to. I think deep down she knows that it's all shit and she just doesn't want to hear it.
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where does she live again?
 
stoney

stoney

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jonKranked said:
tell her if she doesn't try to sell some of the "antiques" now, then they'll inevitably get burned in a forest fire and be worth nothing
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Oh, I wish that place would burn down. Once she's out we're looking at $25-35k to renovate it for a rental, because of how bad the condition is...
 
stoney

stoney

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roflbox said:
wow
what condition is it in?
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It's a 30 year old 2br condo with a hoarder. Bathroom will be a rip-out replacement because of visible rot and mold. We're turning it into a rental, so we're doing an Ikea kitchen and cheap HD bath. Carpet is original, so rip-out. Linoleum is original, so rip-out. Paint needs a Kilz layer (at least) then a re-paint. Potential for popcorn removal because of the built up dust (and please no asbestos).

It's fucking bad. I won't go into it without a mask right now. If I end up helping her move, I'll be getting a respirator mask and lots of filters. The girls aren't even allowed in her house.
 
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roflbox

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stoney said:
It's a 30 year old 2br condo with a hoarder. Bathroom will be a rip-out replacement because of visible rot and mold. We're turning it into a rental, so we're doing an Ikea kitchen and cheap HD bath. Carpet is original, so rip-out. Linoleum is original, so rip-out. Paint needs a Kilz layer (at least) then a re-paint. Potential for popcorn removal because of the built up dust (and please no asbestos).

It's fucking bad. I won't go into it without a mask right now. If I end up helping her move, I'll be getting a respirator mask and lots of filters. The girls aren't even allowed in her house.
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:fie:
watchout for the asbestos in the tile as well
 
stoney

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
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Pesqueeb said:
Pick one?
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You can be totally cognizant for 99.9% of aspects but have a singular mental disorder. In her case, she understands every other aspect including finances, etc. She just can't let go because of an abnormal fear of loss.
 
SkaredShtles

SkaredShtles

Michael Bolton
Sep 21, 2003
67,858
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In a van.... down by the river
stoney said:
I'm currently hanging out in the teacher's lounge at your kid's school. It's definitely a school... meh.
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My kids' school is more like a prison from the inside. Which reminds me a lot of my own high school.

NTTAWWT.

Another 3 peaches down... 9 so far today. I only have about 20 left. :(

Pesqueeb said:
When we redid our kitchen we had to have the linoleum tested in our house, which was built in 1987. What I was told was that a lot of "building material" had asbestos in it well into the 90's.
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WTF? Are we, as a nation, completely retarded?

You know, on second thought... don't answer that. :disgust1:

stoney said:
<snip> She just can't let go because of an abnormal fear of loss.
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Have you suggested weed to her?
 
Adventurous

Adventurous

Starshine Bro
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stoney said:
You can be totally cognizant for 99.9% of aspects but have a singular mental disorder. In her case, she understands every other aspect including finances, etc. She just can't let go because of an abnormal fear of loss.
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Still dont understand the fear of loss, when you are effectively losing your family by not addressing your issues.

Then again I dont have said compulsions, so I guess it would be hard for me to understand in the first place.
 
SkaredShtles

SkaredShtles

Michael Bolton
Sep 21, 2003
67,858
14,182
In a van.... down by the river
Adventurous said:
Still dont understand the fear of loss, when you are effectively losing your family by not addressing your issues.

Then again I dont have said compulsions, so I guess it would be hard for me to understand in the first place.
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Do yourself a favor and spend about 90 minutes watching a few reruns of the show "Hoarders" - it'll give you a glimpse of how awful that mental disorder can be. :panic:
 
Adventurous

Adventurous

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SkaredShtles said:
Do yourself a favor and spend about 90 minutes watching a few reruns of the show "Hoarders" - it'll give you a glimpse of how awful that mental disorder can be. :panic:
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I've watched enough to know that those people are very, very sick in the head. Ive gotta imagine the relapse rate is almost 100%. Its like you cant clear out any space otherwise they see that as a new place for shit to go.
 
dan-o

dan-o

Turbo Monkey
Jun 30, 2004
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stoney said:
MIL is "trying" to move here. She has spent the last 3 months working through her house and according to Wifey, you can't tell. Everything is an antique to her. I told her to get all of her antiques together and have an antiques dealer come give her an offer, but she refuses to. I think deep down she knows that it's all shit and she just doesn't want to hear it.
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The moving costs might give her some clarity on the value.
 
jonKranked

jonKranked

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Adventurous said:
Still dont understand the fear of loss, when you are effectively losing your family by not addressing your issues.

Then again I dont have said compulsions, so I guess it would be hard for me to understand in the first place.
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Boomers were raised by people who lived through the great depression.
 
Adventurous

Adventurous

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jonKranked said:
Boomers were raised by people who lived through the great depression.
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So it's a learned behavior? Cause almost every single MilleniasI know, all of which have Boomer parents, are pretty minimalist as a direct result of spending their childhoods buried under their parents crap.
 
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