# The most disgusting apartment ever!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-apartment-ever/464956>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 24, 2008, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-apartment-ever/464956 "2008-09-24T07:50:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-apartment-ever/464956/81 "2008-09-25T18:17:11Z")

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> [@Billdo](#):
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> Here’s the article I wrote, though without the footnotes.  
> “Capitalism Gone Mad”: Compulsive Hoarding and Collyer Nuisances

Thanks for this, **Billdo** - very well-written.

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-apartment-ever/464956/82 "2008-09-25T19:33:39Z")

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> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#):
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> ```auto
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> What they need in that place is an incinerator.
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…is I think what you meant 😛

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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-apartment-ever/464956/83 "2008-09-25T20:03:56Z")

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> [@Shagnasty](#):
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> My mind is all about problem solving. All of this is looks terrible and it is but most of it is fairly easy to fix. A couple of family members could order the largest dumpster available and fix 75% of it in a weekend. Don’t think I am talking out of my ass.

Been there, done that. Trust me. This is not an easy fix. It’s not about the mess. It’s about the person that created it.

My dad is not nearly that bad. But it’s bad. My Wife was once outside not wearing shoes, and put shoes on to go in the house. I can’t tolerate spending time in there, so it makes it very hard to visit.

Anyway, we rented a 20 yard role-off and filled it in a few days. Couple of months later, it looked like we never did anything.

It’s quite depressing. That and how he has let the place run down. We can’t do everything for him. And for that matter, he really resists any help at all.

And frankly, I can’t help being a little angry. He is going to leave us a terrible mess and a tremendous amount of work. The house needs about $15,000 worth of work. He’s got it, he just won’t do it.

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