Chris & Barb's plans after losing 14BC

[Slaweel Ryam]

Let's say that Chris and Barb both live on without developing any significant new risks to their health, but they lose their entire house and most of their possessions, either due to 14BC burning to the ground (a very real possibility, given the hoard), being finally condemned by the health board like Bob was afraid of, or being foreclosed on by the bank.

Barb is finally forced out of her recliner in the hoard, Chris is finally forced out of his room, both are out on the streets. They might get to hang onto one of the working cars, they might not. Where will they go and what will they do? Do they have any kind of safety net?

I'd imagine they'd start by bunking in a dingy motel for a few nights while Chris sulks and Barb haggles with relatives on the phone to try to get someone to take them in. Cole's resentful of Barbara for repeatedly lying to him about his biological father, but I don't think he hates her guts like he did with Bob. Still, I really doubt he would take them in, even out of pity, for how it would disrupt his married life and add the baggage of having to deal with Chris. He'd be all like, "oh, NOW you call me." Is there anyone else left in the family Barb could potentially fall back on?

I don't need to say that they wouldn't adjust to these massive, life-altering changes to their routine well at all. If it was both Barb and Chris, I think Rocky would be pretty powerless to help, and the "group home" idea would be out of the question. Would it be within their means to get a shitty low-rent apartment somewhere in the area and live off the tugboat? Or would they just say fuck it and launch a desperate, last-ditch attack on the Game Place together, sending Son-Chu crashing straight through those glass doors? At least they'd have a roof over their heads in prison.

 

[calicojack]

I always thought they would be living with Rocky if anything happened, if she can put up with their shit of course.

 

[The Joker]

I always thought they would be living with Rocky if anything happened, if she can put up with their shit of course.

Not after the tantrum letter he sent to the church, not even she will take him.
Nope, their tugboat might get them a small apartment and maybe the puppies and the cats can find better homes. The house will belong to the new bug empire.

 

[BigBoss]

Nobody'll take them in, not even out of pity. Barb hoards too much and Chris is just filthy beyond belief and will undoubtedly use the person they move in with as a person to vent to about da trolls and to clean up after him as if he found a second mommy.

No, they'll get a small apartment if anything happens, as stated earlier.

 

[Marvin]

Let's say that Chris and Barb both live on without developing any significant new risks to their health, but they lose their entire house and most of their possessions, either due to 14BC burning to the ground (a very real possibility, given the hoard), being finally condemned by the health board like Bob was afraid of, or being foreclosed on by the bank.

A fire is a possibility, but I think it's a pretty small possibility because they don't cook or anything inside the house. I don't think they still use the burn barrel, plus that's kind of a bit away from the house itself. I don't think there's much of a practical chance of the house getting condemned. People have been trying to report them for years, and it seems like the health department's general position is "until it starts affecting the general community's health, it's not their concern." (not an actual quote, of course)

I think the last option is the most likely option, although people have said that apparently banks require life insurance policies when people get mortgages so that things are paid off when they die. I'm not sure their mortgage is gone yet though. But either way, they're paying their bills. It'd be more of an issue when Barb dies.

I thought there was a post in the recent facebook leak about Chris and Barb's financials, but I can't seem to find it right now. Not looking that hard, just a quick once-over, but I can't find it.

http://i.imgur.com/RNS3qXF.png there's this post about Chris taking on more duties around the house

I always thought they would be living with Rocky if anything happened, if she can put up with their shit of course.

Not after the tantrum letter he sent to the church, not even she will take him.
Nope, their tugboat might get them a small apartment and maybe the puppies and the cats can find better homes. The house will belong to the new bug empire.

Nope, Rocky is still ready to give Chris asspats.

Edit: Not saying she'd take him in, because almost no one would. But Chris hasn't affected his relationship with Rocky.

 

[BigBoss]

http://i.imgur.com/RNS3qXF.png there's this post about Chris taking on more duties around the house

Unrelated, but

The stress is killing me with loud belches that just sound unnatural, and mental griefs.

Is that a reference to Barb herself being a disgusting pig, or is he the one belching?

 

[Male]

Pretty sure the loud belches are from the McDs and pepsi

 

[Marvin]

http://i.imgur.com/RNS3qXF.png there's this post about Chris taking on more duties around the house

Unrelated, but

The stress is killing me with loud belches that just sound unnatural, and mental griefs.

Is that a reference to Barb herself being a disgusting pig, or is he the one belching?

Haha, I don't know. When I read that, I interpreted it as it being Chris, but there's always a margin of error when trying to decipher something Chris wrote.

 

[GFYS]

An aging substandard electrical system with tons of equipment plugged into it could be an ignition source, but I think they're no more likely to have their house catch on fire than anyone else (perhaps less because - as Marvin stated - they can't cook anything). However, they live in an area subject to some pretty fierce storms, and have some big trees near the house. Their house is 36 years old, with no major renovations on file with the county. Rednecks do small renovations all the time, without a permit, but I don't think they could get away with a new roof. Unless Green County lost the records, I'm pretty sure that's the original 36 year old roof on that house. Add to it, repairs on the house & landscaping have been neglected since Bob became less mobile and loaded past capacity. It wouldn't take much of a storm to knock a dead branch through their roof, winds to tear it up, or some other structural problem to pop up and render the house uninhabitable. Even something minor could be a problem - broken window, a leaky roof, broken gutter, cracked foundation, etc. - because no contractor will work in the house until the hoard is removed. Small problems quickly become big problems when it rains, and they get some monster downpours in Virginia.

 

[Renraku]

Let's say that Chris and Barb both live on without developing any significant new risks to their health, but they lose their entire house and most of their possessions, either due to 14BC burning to the ground (a very real possibility, given the hoard), being finally condemned by the health board like Bob was afraid of, or being foreclosed on by the bank.

A fire is a possibility, but I think it's a pretty small possibility because they don't cook or anything inside the house. I don't think they still use the burn barrel, plus that's kind of a bit away from the house itself.

A colony of bugs takes up residence in the PS3 and causes it to catch on fire.

 

[derpi]

They'll get an apartment. Probably a single bedroom (it'll be a good excuse for extra spooning), and the dogs and cats will either be given away, taken to the pound, or (unlikely) get sneaked into the apartment, where Chris will have to spend all day cleaning animal excrement (and stress sighing as he does so).
Doesn't Barb collect Bob's pension now that he's dead? That, plus Chris's tugboat should be enough for an apartment, internet, and Barb's hoarding habit.
Although hopefully they'll think of it as a fresh start and Barb won't hoard, Chris won't waste all day on the internet (unlikely), and the animals at least will be much much better off.

 

[Slaweel Ryam]

Meh, Chris turned on his first PS3 after smashing it to bits and it STILL didn't catch fire.

And I didn't think of the roof. A downed tree, powerful storm or untreated leak could just as easily be the end of Casa Chandler. I bet they already have considerable mildew buildup.

 

[CatParty]

i wonder how much of the hoard they can fit into the aerostar?

 

[Big Bob Pataki]

small studio apartment that's only big enough for the two of them to live in. barb will just have to learn not to hoard her crap then.

 

[CalmMyTits]

There's the possibility of fire due to bad/outdated electrical wiring, but the issue with the roof is a very real possibility and there's probably lots of mildew. I wouldn't be surprised if there was leaking somewhere. I remember one episode of Hoarders where the lady stopped paying her bills, her water got turned off. Instead of using a bucket or digging a hole in the yard to shit, she started using adult diapers and then hoarded these diapers (no, seriously) in her bathroom since she wasn't using it anyway. The mildew and mold collected and ate through the floor so when the cleaners came and cleaned out the bathroom they were like oh my god or something when they saw the damage from the diapers. I don't know about the upper floor, but I'd be willing to bet the lower floor has some water/mildew damage already. I'd also be willing to bet that the gutters have not been maintained either, so every time it rains I am sure some water seeps in the house either from the roof or the walls.

And I doubt Barb would stop hoarding just because she lives in an apartment. She'd just start a new hoard.

 

[Henry Bemis]

I always thought they would be living with Rocky if anything happened, if she can put up with their shit of course.

Not after the tantrum letter he sent to the church, not even she will take him.
Nope, their tugboat might get them a small apartment and maybe the puppies and the cats can find better homes. The house will belong to the new bug empire.

Nope, Rocky is still ready to give Chris asspats.

Edit: Not saying she'd take him in, because almost no one would. But Chris hasn't affected his relationship with Rocky.

If we've learned anything, it's that Rocky won't do anything practical or charitable for the Chandlers, so housing them is out of the question.

 

[EzioCanLeapofFaith]

Nope, Rocky is still ready to give Chris asspats.

Edit: Not saying she'd take him in, because almost no one would. But Chris hasn't affected his relationship with Rocky.

If we've learned anything, it's that Rocky won't do anything practical or charitable for the Chandlers, so housing them is out of the question.

Yeah, maybe not housing them, but she could direct them to a shelter or some sort of government aid for those situations (if such thing exists)

 

[Henry Bemis]

Nope, Rocky is still ready to give Chris asspats.

Edit: Not saying she'd take him in, because almost no one would. But Chris hasn't affected his relationship with Rocky.

If we've learned anything, it's that Rocky won't do anything practical or charitable for the Chandlers, so housing them is out of the question.

Yeah, maybe not housing them, but she could direct them to a shelter or some sort of government aid for those situations (if such thing exists)

In the Dr. Perron call, when he proposes setting the Chandlers up somewhere in order to fumigate the house, she doesn't contribute much to the dialogue, so it's a safe bet that she won't even help them find such housing.

 

[Fibonacci]

I thought the mortgage was paid off already.

 

[NiggoFiggo]

There's the possibility of fire due to bad/outdated electrical wiring, but the issue with the roof is a very real possibility and there's probably lots of mildew. I wouldn't be surprised if there was leaking somewhere. I remember one episode of Hoarders where the lady stopped paying her bills, her water got turned off. Instead of using a bucket or digging a hole in the yard to shit, she started using adult diapers and then hoarded these diapers (no, seriously) in her bathroom since she wasn't using it anyway. The mildew and mold collected and ate through the floor so when the cleaners came and cleaned out the bathroom they were like oh my god or something when they saw the damage from the diapers. I don't know about the upper floor, but I'd be willing to bet the lower floor has some water/mildew damage already. I'd also be willing to bet that the gutters have not been maintained either, so every time it rains I am sure some water seeps in the house either from the roof or the walls.

And I doubt Barb would stop hoarding just because she lives in an apartment. She'd just start a new hoard.

You have to think the hoard she have now comes from decades of hoarding, I dont think she can start up a new hoard with her age and health issues. If anything I think her and chris would be come shutins only leaving food.