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Old 19-05-2006, 11:13 AM   #1
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70,000 Beer Cans Found in Ogden Townhouse
A seemingly unbelievable mess discovered last year in an Ogden townhouse has suddenly become an Internet legend.

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You know how some people, after they use something, just can't bear to throw it away. That might make sense if it's magazines or clothes. But what if it's empty beer cans? In astounding numbers?

When property manager Ryan Froerer got a call from a realtor last year to check on a townhouse, he knew something was up.

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "Said it was the sickest thing he's ever seen. Just unimaginable that someone could live in that."

He couldn't even open the front door. It was blocked from inside.

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "There was beer cans I would say probably this high up on the door."

The realtor had forewarned him about the smell.

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "He poked his head in, the smell was so awful he couldn't go in. "

At the back door, Froerer was astounded by what he saw in the kitchen.

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "As we approached the door, there were beer boxes, all the way up to the ceiling."

Inside, he took just a few snapshots to document the scene. Beer cans by the tens of thousands. Mountains of cans burying the furniture. The water and heat were shut off, apparently on purpose by the tenant, who evidently drank Coors Light beer exclusively for the eight years he lived there.

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "It's just unbelievable that a human being could live like that. "

To all outward appearances, the person who lived in the townhouse was the perfect tenant. He always paid on time and he never complained. He kept a low profile in the neighborhood.

Kirk Martin, Letter Carrier: : "Yeah I never delivered any mail there at all. I thought the apartment was vacant."

The cans were recycled for 800 dollars, an estimated 70,000 cans: 24 beers a day for 8 years.

Froerer e-mailed his photos to a couple of friends, who sent them to friends. Now he's getting calls from faraway places

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "It's amazing how the internet can have the effect and get around. I'm sure it's been around the world. "

The townhouse was cleaned up last year and it's just fine today.

The man who lived there seems to be back on his feet. We spoke to him today and he says he's completely stopped drinking. He was welcomed back to his old job a few months ago, and his co-workers speak highly of him.
here is the link with all the pics,
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=268346

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Old 19-05-2006, 11:23 AM   #2
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Holy crap! That is a lot of beer cans! LOL at gettin $800 for recycling them.
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Bah, he'd only have 30,000 cans if he drank real beer!
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Old 19-05-2006, 11:38 AM   #4
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Bah, he'd only have 30,000 cans if he drank real beer!
BHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAAA.

: : : :baby bott :baby bott:baby bott:baby bott:baby bott:baby bott:baby bott......

he's just a little bit of a dry mouth.
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Old 19-05-2006, 11:39 AM   #5
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If you look at the footage there an awful lot of other cans in there too, coke and 7up or something, I think he started collecting cans as well.
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Old 19-05-2006, 02:39 PM   #6
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1 carton per day... its crazy
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Old 19-05-2006, 03:30 PM   #7
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Must've been ex navy
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Old 19-05-2006, 08:34 PM   #8
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1 carton per day... its crazy

Not really..I used to do that and wine and bourbon and port...every day!!!!!!
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I agree

Q. What do sex on the beach and american beer have in common?
A. They are both %#$@ing close to water.

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guys, just remember he was only a social drinker.

(mind you he had a very big social life)
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guys, just remember he was only a social drinker.

(mind you he had a very big social life)

OK you have got me guessing what is the animal in your avatar???
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hahaha, its a clone done in photoshop, half horse, half dog
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In the last photo he has stacked the cans neatly around his TV. lol. That is a load of cans.
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