Future of the House

Don't have to fly. Cunard Lines is still a thing, and there's cargo ships.



Cargo ship then.
Would have to be cargo. Transatlantic ship passage is around £2000 per way from what I know.

But on the topic of the fire damage, I wonder to what extent a contractor would remove the original plumbing, considering the drain lines are probably not worth the trouble replacing at ground level, and they’d unlikely to be severely damaged. I’d be curious to know if the house sits on a slab or has a crawl space, removing piping from beneath slab flooring is a nightmare.
 
Someone ought to go over there and mow the lawn/trim the trees/etc for free. If the neighbors ask, just tell them that you’re a lawn service that does one free cut a week that you film for your YouTube channel. While you’re working around the house, you’ll be right up against the windows and will be able to see inside. The neighbors would probably be happy to see you cleaning up the yard, it’s probably a breeding ground for mice/rats/raccoons/whatnot.

We need to send this guy over there to mow the yard. After he’s done he can go mow Gunt’s landlord’s yard for him.

 
The ruins of Christory (but then again 14BC has generally looked like shit so this is probably completely normal)
Someone should call Indiana Jones to explore the Lost Temple of CWC Sonichu. Maybe he will uncover the fabled lost relics of Chris's Autism Papers, his High School transcripts, and the moldy old remains of his classic shirt. Or a bunch of dead animals and shit stained underwear. Whichever.

What would that achieve?

Like, what's in the house thats actually interesting?
Its a monument to the dangers of living your life on the Internet. Something the younger generations need to learn. Chris broadcast his life on the internet for the world to see and ended up attracting a cult of followers who followed his every move. Now there is documented evidence of Chris's High School grades, his troubles with the law, romantic failings, his shitbox car, a cup that he jizzed into on camera, a guy in a pickle costume who stole his "date" from him, the fact that Chris shits himself, and other embarrassing moments have been documented forever for the internet to read about all from some random nobody living in a hoard house in Rednecksville Virginia. The house should be preserved and a required school trip for every Zoomer to tell them "if you act like an idiot online and live your life on the internet, this is whats going to happen to you". Like a Scared Straight program but instead of jail its a rundown house where a guy raped his mom, and instead of inmates screaming at the kids it's exhibits full of Chris's nude photos and a diorama of him shooting a Curse-Ye-Ha-Me-Ha at Mary Lee Walsh.
 
I’m surprised weens didn’t ranshack the house yet for any Chris-Chan “relics”
Thinking about this, this would only happen if Barb wasn't around and the neighbours weren't keeping watch. Plus I assume anyone planning to break in would likely go for the copper pipes first - they are worth more as scrap than the wall of originals.
 
I wonder to what extent a contractor would remove the original plumbing,

The house was fairly gutted after the fire. From the floorplan, the plumbing was contained in the rear, center to rear right side of the house. I believe the fire started in the bathroom, where Chris and Barb were running almost the whole household with extension cords from the single bathroom outlet. That puts almost the entirety of the house plumbing right in the primary fire zone.

tl;dr: The old plumbing was completely fucked by the fire. Not that it really matters.

Skilled labor is far more valuable than pipe in the U.S. , especially questionably fire damaged ABS (or possibly PVC depending on Virginia building codes back in 1977). It's not worth the time or risk of failing inspection trying to salvage any of the existing pipe. Any competent plumber would have saved himself a fuckload of hassle by stripping everything out back to the service and sewage tie ins (septic tank in the case of 14BLC) and installed fresh, up to current code PEX pipe and ABS drains.

The same is likely true for the electrical, especially if 14BLC had aluminum wiring. It's about the right age for that shit.

I’d be curious to know if the house sits on a slab or has a crawl space, removing piping from beneath slab flooring is a nightmare.

It's a sub-grade split level. The bottom floor is almost guaranteed to be on a poured slab. Anything difficult connecting back to the septic tank outside was probably done with a trenchless liner system assuming that was even necessary.

Pity whoever had to do the terminal septic hookup. Barb and Chris are… dirty people.


I’m surprised weens didn’t ranshack the house yet for any Chris-Chan “relics”

I have a suspicion Tom and Harriet beat them to it.


Plus I assume anyone planning to break in would likely go for the copper pipes first

I have a suspicion the plumber hired to rebuild after the fire beat them to that when they repiped everything with PEX.
 
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Thinking about this, this would only happen if Barb wasn't around and the neighbours weren't keeping watch. Plus I assume anyone planning to break in would likely go for the copper pipes first - they are worth more as scrap than the wall of originals.
I was thinking of "fans" only wanting his toys or some comics.
 
Maybe I'm late to the party, but I'm wondering about the input of the actual owner of the house: the bank. There's a mortgage on the house, and banks ain't shy about wanting their money on time. Also, the county wants their money yearly. In my county, taxes unpaid result in seizure PDQ.

So, if Barb has left (no point saying "house looks deserted and neglected", it's looked that way for years since Bob died) and nobody pays the mortgage, bank will eventually foreclose on the house. Right?

edit to add: don't do anything dumb like trespassing to steal stuff. I heard the sheriff's dept patrols the place.
 
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Also, the county wants their money yearly.

The property taxes at 14BLC are every six months. You probably get a discount for paying it all annually, but I don't see Barb being that fiscally prudent.

Someone recently reported the latest six month property tax installment was paid, and I don't see any foreclosure notices, so the bills on 14BLC are being paid from somewhere. One of the possibilities is Chris' tugboat hasn't been turned off after all, and Barb is availing herself of his funds.
 
Maybe I'm late to the party, but I'm wondering about the input of the actual owner of the house: the bank. There's a mortgage on the house, and banks ain't shy about wanting their money on time. Also, the county wants their money yearly. In my county, taxes unpaid result in seizure PDQ.

So, if Barb has left (no point saying "house looks deserted and neglected", it's looked that way for years since Bob died) and nobody pays the mortgage, bank will eventually foreclose on the house. Right?

edit to add: don't do anything dumb like trespassing to steal stuff. I heard the sheriff's dept patrols the place.
It’s quite possible that someone is paying the mortgage. We know that someone paid the last 6 month’s worth of taxes on it last month. Next tax bill is due in Dec.

It’s not like Barb has no income. She retired from Virginia Power&Light with a pension plus since she was married to Bob when he died she might still be receiving 1/2 of his pension payment, (depending on how Bob set things up). Add to that her SS check each month.

So maybe it’s Tom & Harriet in control of Barb’s finances paying her debts? Or maybe it’s the Bank paying the taxes to avoid a tax lien on the property? Who knows?
 
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I’m surprised weens didn’t ranshack the house yet for any Chris-Chan “relics”
Maybe they were just waiting for confirmation that the house had been abandoned and no one was living there. It's what I would do if I were planning a heist on 14 Branchland Ct.

While I would highly discourage any attempts to break into Chris's house and rob it of it's "valuable treasures" it would be amusing if someone was stupid enough to do it. Some ween would bust into Chris's house, post the photos of what he stole on Reddit, then get a nice long stay in the same Jail of Fail Chris is currently locked up in.
 
But in all seriousness someone should buy the house and convert it into a museum. Just for the gits and shiggles
Do it then m8.
Maybe they were just waiting for confirmation that the house had been abandoned and no one was living there. It's what I would do if I were planning a heist on 14 Branchland Ct.

While I would highly discourage any attempts to break into Chris's house and rob it of it's "valuable treasures" it would be amusing if someone was stupid enough to do it. Some ween would bust into Chris's house, post the photos of what he stole on Reddit, then get a nice long stay in the same Jail of Fail Chris is currently locked up in.
I'm anticipating someone ends up knocking over a pile of hoarded junk onto themselves and suffocating.
So maybe it’s Tom & Harriet in control of Barb’s finances paying her debts? Or maybe it’s the Bank paying the taxes to avoid a tax lien on the property? Who knows?
I do wonder why they would keep up the payments on the house if Barb is living with them. If they were trying to sell it it would make sense but we haven't seen that so far. Might be holding out hope of yeeting Barb back I guess.
 
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Someone should call Indiana Jones to explore the Lost Temple of CWC Sonichu. Maybe he will uncover the fabled lost relics of Chris's Autism Papers, his High School transcripts, and the moldy old remains of his classic shirt. Or a bunch of dead animals and shit stained underwear. Whichever.


Its a monument to the dangers of living your life on the Internet. Something the younger generations need to learn. Chris broadcast his life on the internet for the world to see and ended up attracting a cult of followers who followed his every move. Now there is documented evidence of Chris's High School grades, his troubles with the law, romantic failings, his shitbox car, a cup that he jizzed into on camera, a guy in a pickle costume who stole his "date" from him, the fact that Chris shits himself, and other embarrassing moments have been documented forever for the internet to read about all from some random nobody living in a hoard house in Rednecksville Virginia. The house should be preserved and a required school trip for every Zoomer to tell them "if you act like an idiot online and live your life on the internet, this is whats going to happen to you". Like a Scared Straight program but instead of jail its a rundown house where a guy raped his mom, and instead of inmates screaming at the kids it's exhibits full of Chris's nude photos and a diorama of him shooting a Curse-Ye-Ha-Me-Ha at Mary Lee Walsh.
Not even just that it's a monument to hendoism and uncheck naivevity. It's a warning for mental health and good parenting. And a possible mutlidemensional scp. Also for those waiting for the merge can pray.
 
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I’m surprised weens didn’t ranshack the house yet for any Chris-Chan “relics”
There's nothing to say someone hasn't tried and had gotten picked up. Admitting to the internet you got arrested at Chris Chan's house isn't exactly something even spergs would admit too. Plus the neighbors seem to be a lot more interested in the weird people's comings and goings. Stopping to get out, take some pictures on the road, a selfie or two, might not be anything they'll care about. Some dirty looking, out of state plate, weirdo trapsing around the grounds, looking in the windows might get an actual response.
 
You know this reminds me of the mass shooter Doctor Amy Bishop.
She was universally hated by her neighbors when she lived in Ipswich Massachusetts and they celebrated when she and her family moved to Alabama. I read on a blog that the neighbors threw a pizza party when she left as she was described as the neighbor from hell. So I do wonder if it'll be the same scenario when the Chandlers are no longer in the neighborhood and 14BC is either torn down or a new family moves into the house?
I mean the Chandlers would fit into the neighbors from hell mold due to the house's upkeep and the fact that Chris was pretty well known in the neighborhood.
I also wonder if some of the neighbors saw Chris in the Lavender Lingerie of Fail? I mean Chris did go outside in it a few times.
 
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