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Vic Smith wrote:

> On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:05:56 -0500, bearclaw@cruller.invalid wrote:
> 
> 
>>Ever wonder who's buying all the crap that's for sale on eBay?
>>
>><http://www.badjason.com/RegularArticles/Crazy%20eBay%20mom.htm>
>>
>>Warning: while amazing, this is some pretty sad stuff.
> 
> 
> At work I would often see women (sometimes men) taking these Xerox and
> other office paper boxes to their cars.  I assumed they were moving.
> Maybe not.
> My mom was a pack rat too, but not nearly to this extent, and
> different.  The only things she intentionally collected were old
> personal documents, magazines and news clippings.
>   That may not sound bad, but after 50 years those store receipts,
> bills, etc start filling boxes.
> They were kept in the basement, and not tidily.
> My mom was disorganized and never had a specific place for storing
> specific items, so since she often couldn't find something - like a
> pair of scissors or a new pan that was "for when this one wears out" -
> she would buy another.  Then one or the other would go into a box in
> the basement, where of course you couldn't find it when you needed it,
> because it might be in a box mixed with documents or newsclippings.
> Anyway, though our living areas were always decent, we had a messy
> basement and I didn't like going there because just looking at the
> mishmash of boxes and scattered items was painful.
> But it didn't seem to bother mom.
> What surprises me about this woman is that all this junk is "neatly"
> packed away in boxes, and the house doesn't look filthy.
> But I think she's on the edge.  There comes a point where the seams
> burst.  Her kid seems perfectly normal, but I'm sure he's suffering.
> 
> --Vic

I noticed that too.  Everything is well-organized and the house (what 
you can see of it) is basicaly clean.  Not the norm for pack rats.

Kathy