Re: Chris is not too proud of the state of the house 12/11/2
To be honest, I've seen a lot worse, and this is not even as bad as I was expecting. One weekend with a dumpster, some cleaning products, and a carpet cleaner, and 14BLC could be quite livable again. Hell, if the Chandlers had any sort of organizational skills (and a decent selection of rubbermaid containers) they could do a lot better job storing that hoard and clear up a lot of space without throwing away any of it. For example: framed paintings take up a lot less space when they are hanging on a wall than they do when piled up in a hallway. Of course any such efforts would only open up space for Barb to fill with more hoard, so the point is moot, even if Barb would somehow allow Chris to clean up or Chris could be bothered to put in the effort.
Anathe said:
Seriously, how long can the county ignore this? This is me being genuinely concerned.
There aren't any minors living at 14BLC, so the county, and all other levels of government, can and will ignore this forever. If 14BLC becomes a significant health hazard to the surrounding properties (i.e. a serious vermin infestation), it
might be a different story, but only after years of complaints from the neighbors.
As bad is it is, this is how Barb and Chris choose to live, and the county has no will to interfere with their choice.
Judge Holden said:
With shit like that they almost certainly have servere vermin infestation and some pretty nasty pathogens brewing up in that pile, especially if Chris himself compares it to a biohazard.
Toxoplasmas gondii has been linked to hoarding behavior, though as a cause or effect is as yet unclear. It's almost a chicken and egg thing. Squalor breeds Toxoplasma which infect people causing them to hoard and live in squalor that breeds Toxoplasma…
Alec Benson Leary said:
I think the square footage of all the blocked off rooms may actually be greater than the entire area of my apartment.
We are all aware of Chris' lavish toy expenditures, but this video adds a whole new dimension of hypocrisy to his claims of poverty. Regardless of Chris' monetary income, he and Barb are rich enough in material wealth they can afford wasting more valuable living space than most people have in total. And before anyone tries to claim their wealth and income are separate matters, consider this: Chris and Barb could easily use the space they have given up to the hoard to instead take in boarders at no reduction to their current living standards. That could potentially net them several hundred dollars a month per boarder for only minimal effort on their own part. But like everything else, they squander that opportunity and forgo that potential income because they instead choose to live in a pig sty.
Null said:
Chris can't live on his own,
He probably can, actually. There are many people significantly more disabled than Chris who manage to live quite well independently, all things considered. I think I've mentioned the profoundly retarded man at my local supermarket who makes a living for himself smashing cardboard boxes and generally being useful? There's also a man at the nearby walmart who is much more blatantly autistic than Chris, but that hasn't stopped him from being able to operate a cash register as a full time job or keep an apartment. These "windows to hell", as Chris would deem them, have accomplished more than Chris ever will with a lot less.
Chris has convinced himself he is incapable supporting himself (and also he should not be required to), and he needs someone else, preferably a boyfriend free girlfriend from the ground up who is easy on the eyes, to do all his heavy lifting. But don't let him convince you of that, because it just isn't true.
to take care of shipping and such for the items. Maybe he can possibly fix up that nice BMW and sell that as well, but that's a very ambitious project for someone like Chris, especially judging by the fate of ol' Son-chu. Although he could always sell the parts from the cars they don't use. 