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Man Dies Inside Trash Labyrinth
A man whose home was so full of trash that he had to build an network of tunnels to get around may have died after getting lost in the maze. Officials think Gordon Stewart, 74, died as a result of dehydration, after becoming unable to find his way out of the network of carrier bags, boxes, old furniture and other junk. Neighbors had become concerned that they had not seen Mr Stewart for several days and raised the alarm. Officials had no comment on the Bog of Eternal Stench or the whereabouts of the Goblin King.
It happens more often than people think. I know of a woman that died that way, she lived in a literal maze of old newspaper, clothing, spoiled food, absolutely spoiled food and what I thought were weird fungus growths. Under the food there was a layer of _SHIT_ because at some point she couldn't get to the toilet anymore... and isn't it interesting how piles of newspaper smell when you piss on it for months and years. My friend was her landlord.
The other time I saw stuff like this was when I was looking for an appartment. She was in her early 30s, she looked and smelled like the shower she never used and the place was full of trash I had to make sure I wasn't stepping into anything. Both were jewish btw.
Well you know the thing was, that lady had been in that appartment for 18 years. There is NO WAY on earth you can get rid
of 18 years of shit, piss and decomposing food saturating walls and ceilings with their stench. I was looking for a real cheap
appartment at that time because I was strapped for cash, but tell you what my friend flatly refused to rent it to anyone after
we got the place cleaned up... (cleaned up means we got rid of everything in the appartment including what we could SCRAPE
OFF) and mainly because he was concerned for the health of whatever future tenants and that he might get sued over it if they
got sick. And tell you what, I went into the place a month later again and that residual smell almost immediately made me
throw up in the sink.