TARGET 100324

70,000 Beer Cans in Townhouse



Just one room

Only one room.

A single guy lived in this townhouse for 8 years in Ogden, Utah. They thought he was the best renter because he never called or complained and was never late on a payment. These pictures don't even come close to what it really looked like.

By the time these pictures were taken, Century 21 had already moved some of the cans out and had caved in tunnels that he had made to get to the bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen.

The cartons

Well, if you're going to keep the cans....

All this, yet, you still don't see any dust or scattered clothes or any dirty dishes anywhere. Other than having a minor drinking problem, he was basically a very clean, organized person. Add to this he was concerned about his health, proved by the fact that he drank a "Light" beer.

Arrangement

Is that an arrangement or an altar?

Most of us would probably be hard-pressed to find the time to collect (or buy) as many beer cans as are pictured here, transport them to our residence, and distribute them in various rooms — never mind actually drinking that much brew. But that's what evidently happened here.

Path tot he bath

To have drunk this much beer, it looks like the path to the bathroom would have been kept clearer.

According to KSL-TV in Salt Lake City, the above-displayed images are real pictures of an Ogden, Utah, residence taken in 2005. Century 21 property manager Ryan Froerer was alerted by a Realtor to come check on a townhouse that the latter described as "the sickest thing he's ever seen." Mr. Froerer found the residence possessed of a sickening smell, its front door blocked by debris, the furnishings inside buried under mountains of beer cans, and rooms stacked to the ceiling with beer boxes. He snapped a few photos of the interior and e-mailed them to friends, pictures that have now worked their way around the world via the Internet.

Nowhere to sit

So where does one sit to drink his beer?

Despite his unusual behavior, the occupant of the townhouse was described as a reliable tenant who paid his rent on time, never complained, and maintained such a low profile that the local mail carrier thought the residence was vacant. (Although, for reasons not explained by news reports, the tenant had evidently deliberately shut off the water and heat to the townhouse.)

Sparkly in the sunlight

Such a sparkly sight when the sun shines in!

According to KSL-TV, the townhouse has since been cleaned up, and the former resident has stopped drinking and has resumed his former job.

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Many thanks to Ray McClure for suggesting and programming this target.