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<p>[QUOTE="pearlsnblume, post: 67018, member: 141"]Greg your story really gave me the willies as did Johnnycb's.</p><p>Last summer I went to a hoarder's house and it was the worst I have ever seen.</p><p>The person running it gave us latex gloves and masks to wear. It was during the summer and the house was hot as hell inside with a pungent smell.</p><p><br /></p><p>The people running the estate sale had found a number of dead cats scattered about the house when they did what little set up could be done. I noted some petrified cat poop as I picked through items (with gloves on) which made me want to gag</p><p><br /></p><p>I managed to find some goodies in the mess that had no poop and I left behind anything that could retain that odd odor. That estate sale was actually one of my best picks to date in terms of finding good stuff. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The owners were massive buyers of things from the 1950's and on, but I guess once they got the items home it got out of hand till it was beyond control and the hoarding took over.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had to throw out my sneakers after that adventure and wash my clothes a few times plus take 3 showers before I felt I like I was clean again.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="pearlsnblume, post: 67018, member: 141"]Greg your story really gave me the willies as did Johnnycb's. Last summer I went to a hoarder's house and it was the worst I have ever seen. The person running it gave us latex gloves and masks to wear. It was during the summer and the house was hot as hell inside with a pungent smell. The people running the estate sale had found a number of dead cats scattered about the house when they did what little set up could be done. I noted some petrified cat poop as I picked through items (with gloves on) which made me want to gag I managed to find some goodies in the mess that had no poop and I left behind anything that could retain that odd odor. That estate sale was actually one of my best picks to date in terms of finding good stuff. :-) The owners were massive buyers of things from the 1950's and on, but I guess once they got the items home it got out of hand till it was beyond control and the hoarding took over. I had to throw out my sneakers after that adventure and wash my clothes a few times plus take 3 showers before I felt I like I was clean again.[/QUOTE]
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