Exploring an abandoned Hoarder House! HD 1080p

[@debuhrich4851]

You can see that Josh’s idea of treasure is a lot different than Alex’s. Alex looks for resale value and Josh looks at utility and possible art applications. Cool juxtaposition.

[@jessevans9943]

Junk-aposition!!! Eeeh? Eeeeeeehhh??

[@debuhrich4851]

@@jessevans9943 LOL, I had to come back to make sure auto correct didn’t sneak up on me.

[@karenkoe7096]

Alex has a fairly narrow field of interest.

[@LorisWhirled]

I love Alex's "eye" for collectibles. But my interests lean toward Josh's. I would go for tools that I need. Alex goes for treasure (Red Line Hot Wheels). Josh goes for upgrades. One thing that kind of bugs me is, for some weird reason, Alex's one-handed sorting. I wish there were a way for him to go two-handed. Maybe a gimbal mounted on his head? I dunno. I also don't know why it frustrates me so. Anybody else feel that way?

[@bccphotec]

This makes those of us who think we have a real mess actually feel pretty clean...

[@sunnygirl87]

My husband watched 6 of these and has spent 2 days going through clothes, throwing!!! Yippee!

[@audrab27]

It's really really sad. You can tell she loved her home at one time she even decorated the dryer. Getting old with no relatives and no one to help is a real witch.

[@christineaygin6701]

Sooo true Audra, I have many health issues , I try to keep on top of the jobs needing doing , but when I cannot function I just have to feel guilty. Alone with no family here xx

[@Cate7451]

Christine Aygin , take care and have a Merry Christmas!

[@ToriLynnH]

@@christineaygin6701 You can still toss as many things as possible that you'll never need again, just for your safety while you're in your home.

[@christineaygin6701]

@@ToriLynnH I am, thanks Victoria , to the local cancer charity , hoovering and mopping are my bug bear. I don't have a hoarding problem, just day to day living. But I can see when people are facing issues it can easily spiral out of control

[@christineaygin6701]

@@Cate7451 thank you and you xx

[@tardigrade9493]

Some "hoarders" aren't actually hoarding, they just got old and/or disabled, lost the ability to lift, pull, push, to clean anything really. Occasionally they make a huge effort to take the first step toward cleaning which is to acquire cleaning tools/supplies which exhausts them so it all stops there in another pile. Also, relatives or friends will try to help and as far as they get is to dump off some cleaning supplies. Getting old is not for the faint of heart. Curiosity, Inc. handles this situation like royalty. A true public service, glad you make money on it. I enjoy your channel, it's relaxing to see it all tidied up. P.S., find out what to do for your back, don't delay on that.

[@marystrenke6299]

Beautifully said

[@bevandarke2300]

That’s still hoarding

[@JewelsNcrime]

Well it takes just as much energy to create a mess. You would have to be pretty mobile to obtain all these objects and make such a disaster. Maybe im wrong. Its only my thoughts.

[@therealJamieJoy]

@@tardigrade9493 many hoarders hoard worthless items, paper, trash, they literally seek out trash they find trash and store it. Not all hoarders are wealthy and shop for hoarding, then cannot let anything go that comes into the house and they constantly keep everything, even garbage.

[@pienpakvis6118]

@@bevandarke2300 ‘Judge not lest ye be judged!’ This woman never had kids but seemed to have 2 inns for sure....money and a petite figure...she was addicted to shopping for clothes and bought her whole life long until her house was full. Her husband seemed to do the same with musical instruments, sheets of music, tools, and coins. They became old, he died, and she likely was sick, weak and overwhelmed and mentally unable to decide how to dig out of that mess. People judge, but hoarding is a sickness like anorexia, obsessive -compulsive disorders, drug addictions. I think her situation came about from a combination of things. We don’t have the right to judge someone without knowing all the back story which Alex will give us.

[@wnblair]

Alex at the end of his last Musician Hoarder House video "closing down for the holidays & looking forward to being with my family". This morning "I'm on my way to a hoarder house in the country". 😂😂😂😂😂

[@nonahammon1098]

SMH.

[@vidaliberada5026]

This happened at least a week ago though, he had mentioned going to another hoarder house that was unpleasant in a previous video. I will give him credit for not sneaking out to another house, although he was obviously editing and uploading videos on his day off LOL 😂

[@4thegloryofthelord]

I didn’t click on this video for a couple days, thinking it was old. But kept seeing it in my feeds, so took another look at the date of it... “oh okay.” I guess just one hoarder house isn’t enough for Alex at one time.😂

[@lisalap5975]

😂😂

[@curiousfirely]

First rule of abandoned houses: do NOT open the chest freezer. That never goes well...

[@lizbrown7232]

Such a waste, more stuff going into the landfill.

[@davidlong1786]

Or at the very least if you can't help yourself, save it to the very last of things to do so you can make a quick exit.

[@1962pjh]

I know eh? What do you expect to find in there? Spoiled food, that's what. Gross.

[@mimigiggles4199]

Had a relative that hid over ten Grand in a chest freezer. Money smelled like mold and potpourri.

[@ladyjane8855]

Or a fridge in a foreclosed home. No electric = mold. Saw it a lot during the last housing crash.

[@alejorottenberg4758]

Alex, you HAVE to start wearing HazMat suits and proper respirator masks when going into places like this... this is bad for your health!. Marry Christmas man, thanks for entertaining us.

[@EllEss331]

Maybe someone can send him a box full for him & his friends! Hint hint

[@gemshaw27]

Yes, dried up mouse poo can carry hantavirus which is deadly, and mouse pee can carry listeria, which is also deadly. Always wear some kind of mask Alex.

[@BobOgden1]

Maybe we can start sending Alex Amazon links to resporators

[@colleenshaw1607]

Agreed!! I do that just to buy groceries these days

[@PleasantlyConfused6816]

Why is it any of your business?

[@portlandval55]

Your advice for people to not let their house get this way is well taken. I’m moving into my late 60s and I can tell that having much fewer things makes a house easier to manage. I cleaned out my Dads house and he was tidy but it was still overwhelming. I don’t want my family to have to deal with all my sentimental junk.

[@sherilynn1310]

The person I know in this situation cannot foresee that the stuff he has acquired, the projects he plans and buys stuff for, is not going to happen. He's on the threshold of being elderly, has back trouble, never really feels up to doing anything. And for twenty years has packed the house with so much stuff that he couldn't do one of the projects if he suddenly got serious about getting it done. You need to recognize that energy and lifespan are limited, and plan for that ahead of time. It's not enough to have a 401K. Everyone in the household has one place to sit, and they haven't eaten a meal together for twenty years because of the hoarding. No horizontal surface is ever clear, anyway.

[@neilthehermit4655]

Alex please get yourself (and helpers/family/friends) Proper protection,industrial quality mask with filters,cut resistant gloves,overalls,industrial style thick soled footwear and so on. I know that alot of viewers have already said this but really please take your safety more seriously, a friend of mine used to work in an emergency department at a hospital and the list of illness she witnessed because people worked in unclean conditions would make you afraid to sleep at night.

[@jeanhutchinson6198]

Even just an actual N95 mask instead of a surgical mask would help!

[@helenbailey8419]

@@jeanhutchinson6198 we need to send him one

[@sherilynn1310]

I get the uneasy notion that after he was in this house and garage, and then proceeded to the Musician's house, he might have carried disease from one population of mice to another.

[@karenkoe7096]

They are grown-ups. They know what to do without being told by people on the internet constantly.

[@BobOgden1]

A full resporator instead of a mask and a back brace would be on my list too

[@gwyn192]

Hello. Cat-lover here and rescuer of animals who have been abandoned. Cats are very clean animals. They also lower blood pressure and bring comfort. I pity the cat that lived there and very sad for those who live with the obsessive compulsive disorder as that is what hoarding is. Hoarding can often be triggered by loss and trauma.

[@kellykeller5741]

I have a lot of cats inside and out and I clean everyday so my house don't smell like cats.... Anyone who has animals knows you have to clean everyday..I wash couch pillows weekly and rugs..And always have disinfecting wipes near by...Merry Chritmas

[@carolepulliam3641]

I have been obsessed with the Hoarders shows and only recently discovered Curiosity Inc. The title of the series about cleaning out the hoarders house caught my attention and now I'm obsessed with this too! I am also a cat lover with 2 indoor cats whose litter box gets scooped at least twice a day. What really bothers me about the true hoarders is that if I see a cat I almost want to quit watching. In those instances they almost always find at least one dead cat in the house. How does it get to the point where someone doesn't notice a dead cat in the house with them, really?

[@therealJamieJoy]

@@carolepulliam3641 there is a sub-category of hoarding that is animal hoarding. It's a similar pathology. Many hoarders save trash because they find it to be valuable as if "they saved it from the dump" same with animals. It is a severe mental illness, and very sad for all involved, especially the animals.

[@joanl.5928]

Cats are marvelous, clean, sensitive creatures. I absolutely hate the mindset that cats or their homes must smell bad. I could speak on and on about it, but I found Alex's comments really awful.

[@vintajoy9323]

@@joanl.5928 He is a dog person.

[@davidandrew1078]

House needs TLC. Torch, Level and Clear.

[@scottywills124]

NO. It needs a Demo.

[@jenniferr2057]

Lolol. I am so using that!

[@mamabear45]

Love this.

[@dianedeck]

I agree , only thing that will kill all the grossness is a huge blaze.

[@TiaMat99]

Lol!!

[@mike_minnick]

My mom is a hoarder and can confirm the cleaning supplies. She bought a rug cleaner for "when i get it cleaned out." It's never gonna happen, but she thinks it's a positive step when in reality it's just adding to it. However it was nice to know where there were several cases of clorox wipes when covid hit

[@tinacolbourneart1091]

Unfortunately I think many hoarders don't have a grasp on reality. Many don't even realise that it's not normal to live the way they do. They believe everything they own is treasure and worth money. I'm shocked how many times hoarders say they want to have yard sales on these hoarders shows. Its really really sad. My house is a little cluttered for my liking. Whenever I watch Hoarders on TV it motivates me to look for things in my home to throw away or donate 🤣.

[@drrobertsbakery]

Makes the other house look clean!! You're a brave man! I would have walked away.

[@lessismore6062]

Same here! Once I opened the door, looked inside and was hit with the stench, I would have left. Nothing is worth your health.

[@emilyarchibald1900]

I'm glad that Josh was able to find some things to recycle or use. Very sad that the house will have to be torn down, :( but you're right it seems way too dangerous and messy for anyone to try and renovate.

[@CathyMiller0711]

Gosh, that place almost makes the Musician's House look normal.

[@sherilynl4038]

uh oh...i started to scroll thru comments while only a couple minutes into the vid...and came upon yours. eeeek. hahahaha

[@akivamagill8303]

Cathy miller it looks like the potters house but with nothing valuable

[@sandraadams4940]

That's a silly statement

[@alinepeed7167]

The things in the musicians house were dusty, but for the most part clean (no need for a biohazard suit and breathing apparatus). Here, on the other hand, the above equipment would have been nice, followed by a shower in soap and hand sanitizer. 🤢🤭

[@sandraadams4940]

@@alinepeed7167 you apparently didn't hear them talking about the mouse poo in the basement or the squirrel poo in the garage and secret room.

[@nancysmith3936]

Hi Alex and Melissa! I’m proud of you, Alex, for turning away from this hoarder situation. You all have already learned what many people NEVER learn their entire lives, money is NOT everything. My best to you both and your sweet family!

[@TiaMat99]

Can your write "2020" on the roof really big and then set it on fire? I need some closure.

[@MariaT6317]

Best comment ever! 🤣

[@bonnielucas6769]

Lol! 😷🤯☠ yep it's been somethin else!

[@therealJamieJoy]

thanks for the laugh!!

[@christenawalker2944]

PLEASE!

[@cristlayman6518]

Lol! That’s something I am thinking too. There’s nothing could be of value there .

[@staceyn2541]

It is so sad to see this. Obviously never well off, but she was house proud at one time. The toys and children's things seemed the same vintage as my kids, the kids would be about 20 now, probably grandkids. This house makes me so sad. There really needs to be a better welfare check system in place for the elderly, especially after the death of a spouse. Depression, combined with a lack of mobility, and anyone could end up in a situation like that. That house wasn't hoarded, it was a cry for help and it breaks my heart.

[@judithjohnson2111]

I hear you loud & clear. I have been letting item's go since I found this channel.

[@terramarini6880]

It's possible it might have been better organized but after 4 yrs abandoned it would have had hordes of kids and explorers rummaging through it all and leaving it for the mice to finish off.

[@dianafertig2188]

If some one would just take the trash out and do the dishes.

[@melissakelly1493]

That was depressing. Can we get back to the musician’s house and forget we were ever here?

[@mm0901]

🤣🤣

[@mozu517]

Exactly--can I unsee this please?

[@JeanStAubin-nl9uo]

Yuck! Too late to unsee this!

[@Oatmilllk]

Yes please, I could stay watching that musicians house for at least a year

[@bluejay3333]

That gave me anxiety!!

[@patriciageorge2531]

That was a sad episode, that anyone gets to that is scary! I’m glad you have passed on the message of getting help. Stay safe, dude!

[@bc65925]

The weird hammer with the wrench is a tire tool. The square fits into the bar for the jack and possibly for the lug socket and the rubber hammer is for hub caps.

[@helenbailey8419]

Thank-you.Great to know.Merry Christmas Eve.

[@angelafeist8416]

Yeah, I was pretty sure it was for tires. My stepdad had one back in 70s. He was a truck driver, did cross-country/long-hauls, and worked on his own rigs.

[@AnnieNYC1]

I literally ducked and groaned when Josh opened that "body size cooler"! I think I smelled it all the way to NYC ... YIKES!

[@LoveAngelLA]

That house is what depression looks like. :(

[@Picca65]

Sadly enough very true

[@Adriana-hp1eh]

I had a relative with depression and a medical emergency and knew he would need a clean house to come home to. I knew it would be messy, but had no clue the extent. I remember just standing in the kitchen/dining room and wanting to cry because I was looking at the home of someone who had completely given up.

[@donnawoodman6249]

I so agree with you about the Kirby vacuum cleaner sales people. PS: that is why winter is best time of year to do stuff like this, it cuts down on the smell!!

[@ellieventrulli264]

Another one?! Oh my!! Good luck Alex- hope you find more interesting treasures! That fireplace mantle is in great shape! Be careful Alex- it is a dirty hoard!!

[@vintagegemini8856]

You have to remember there are people that are cat lovers and we don't just have them to catch mice. Our houses are clean and if you r clean, houses with cats dont always smell!

[@franceswatts4001]

Personally, I find that houses that have dogs in them smell really bad.

[@dianafertig2188]

I thought the cat comments were insensitive and I am not a cat person.

[@cjtzioumis686]

I have 2 dogs and I am certain visitors can smell them, I've never been surprised to find a cat in a house, you can always smell them too. It's just that when you live with them you get used to the smell, plus if you have pets, animal smells probably didn't bother you much to begin with.

[@traciedye9633]

We clean our litter boxes daily and the house doesn't smell. We have 3 boxes and 2 cats.

[@emem009]

Right there with you we have two gorgeous cats and our house is much cleaner than most. Of course we have a housekeeper :)

[@melodyfisher1512]

I needed a couple squirts of sanitizer and a mask just to watch! You guys are brave! So sad , someone really needed help...But, my basement doesn’t seem so bad anymore! How ironic that out of all that mess a jug of windshield cleaner was saved...

[@craigsnowden]

My spider senses feel like somebody has already ransacked the place....

[@dee6299]

Mine too in the garage

[@mexicanspec]

I am not sure about that because Alex had to move a lot of stuff to open drawers and doors.

[@abigailleet9691]

thanks for being my christmas eve entrainment

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

My pleasure

[@abigailleet9691]

@@CuriosityIncorporated i found you when i fell down a deep youtube hole, the potter house to be exact, and i’ve been a fan ever since.

[@dgmills5351]

Thank You Alex for ALL of the Blessings you have bestowed on so many people along these past few years! Starting with Adam and his Bambi cell from Disney. Then the Potter's house and were able to share Mary's story with all of us, then introduced us to Josh, Hans, and Zenovia! Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.

[@dgmills5351]

@@abigailleet9691 Did you see when Adam found a movie cell from a dumpster and it changed his life thru Alex also!?!?

[@Cate7451]

Curiosity Incorporated 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

[@gwyn192]

I once knew a hoarder whose massive collection of garbage was strewn and piled everywhere. Efforts by others to clean up the mess was fruitless, as the individual would quickly return it back to the original disfunctional state. I believe she was baricading herself from the world and also using stuff to controll family members to keep them away. She was an angry person who sadly had some deeply painful issues that she could not face.

[@Sarahcat3930]

Oh, Alexander, you are so kind-hearted to drive all that way to explore this house. I hope that it is worth your time and health to put forth the effort. Thank you for sharing.

[@aksez2u]

A kind heart and a CURIOUS mind!

[@shelleygiesbrecht4759]

I’ve been watching your hoarded house videos, and it has inspired me to do something with my hoard before it gets out of hand. I don’t want my daughter and grandchildren to have to dig through junk after I am gone. Even though I am only in my 50s, I have mobility issues already so it’s time to deal with my stuff before it’s unmanageable. Your attitude toward those who find themselves overwhelmed with their stuff is appreciated.

[@Oglulubell]

Well this is a treat. Was waiting til after Christmas for another upload. Sooo enjoying this series.

[@mspink5037]

Was going to watch this while having lunch, the word here is was.

[@gayleenhaynes-gibson3549]

Merry Christmas eve. May your days with family be fabulous.

[@kibblenbits]

I need to dust before family comes tomorrow, but after watching this, I need a shower first.

[@susanhonkoski7706]

It’s Christmas Eve and this is my Christmas gift to me!!! You and Josh are a great team....Thank you Alex for everything!!! Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 !!!

[@sherilynn1310]

Merry Christmas, Susan. Merry Christmas!

[@violashook]

Cats like clean places and wouldn't stay in that mess. Now that you have said you will walk away, I continue to consider you a smart man!

[@davidcopperfield-notthemag397]

Most hoarders wall and filth themselves out of being able to move around in their house. They frequently wind up living in one part of one room. A lady I dehoarded lived in her recliner, literally. Couldn't get to her bedroom, kitchen or bathroom.

[@coffeefortwosolly]

Thank you for still posting this video Alex ... can’t win them all..but it continues to give an insight into not only the life of the person but what you have to go through to get where you are today! Yes bring on the musician house ! 🙋🏻‍♀️💕🇬🇧jane

[@karenruhl3607]

It is so great to find such kindness and wholesome entertainment. You and yours are restoring my faith in humanity. Thank you so much!

[@richwhitaker1506]

Alex, you really took a Busman's Holiday with this adventure. You've been working long days sorting the Musicians House and you end up crawling through this mess. Take a day or two with the family to rest and let your back and lungs recover. Stay well. Family time is important.

[@lynnedelacy2841]

Loving the crunchy snow - more scissors !

[@maureenmcgrath8169]

The man that is allergic to mice tackles yet another house full of mice!

[@Taliesin1997]

And once again without using proper respiratory protection. I can't comprehend that.

[@julieofidaho]

That was so gross. The musicians house is so organized. A much better experience.

[@whathappenedtomyYThandle]

Musician an organized collector unable to care for the home any longer opposed to a hoarders hantavirus hazmat haven.

[@colleenshaw1607]

Tbh... This one is kinda in the bad side of middle range as hoarding goes. Not as soiled as it could be by far. Source-i did cleanouts and make ready work for my family's rental properties

[@SB-kg2is]

This is exactly the kind of nasty I had to clean up at my mom and dad’s (God rest his soul) house and the reason it went to the dump... I got sooo sick from it. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do and I agree with you cause I really wanted to “burn it to the ground”!

[@carolcarol9982]

They're always full of vacuum cleaners and mops because someone tries to get started cleaning...and the house pretty much takes hold of them and won't let go. That and optimism.

[@Peldyn]

I don’t know why your channel was in my suggested, but I am glad it was. I watched all episodes of the the millionaire’s house. I now have a compulsion to get rid off all my extra crap.

[@scclif]

My in-laws were married just at the end of the great depression. They kept everything they had ever purchased working or not with the box included if it had one . There was an entire closet of shopping bags. All of the cancelled checks and if it was a substantial purchase the sales slip . Yes they were hoarders but clean tidy hoarders ha! It has taken me years to sort these things . We lived in their house for ten years .. When we moved and sold the place there were still six storage buildings .. Believe me ... I understand. Trying to give away my piano now .. 😕

[@lynnlindsay4480]

People that lived thru the depression saved everything due to being deprived of everything. They do it out of dealing with the deprivation. That is understandable.

[@therealJamieJoy]

Perhaps there is a musicians guild, a church, a city chorus that would like the piano?

[@scclif]

@@therealJamieJoy Market Place is full of free pianos right now . It might take years but I'm going to keep it out there. Thanks for the advice I hadn't thought of a musician's guild.

[@scclif]

@@lynnlindsay4480 Oh I understand completely why they done it. Even a piece of ribbon or string was valuable If you needed something for a dress you were making and didn't have money for purchasing .. People used fertilizer sacks for sheets and flour sacks to make they're clothes . My grandmother work for the county teaching people how to preserve food during that time. My mother said she work for 25 cents a day and that was probably a lot of money for the time . My husband's uncle 96 years old now was a teenager. Boys his age would leave home and go what they called hoboing because their parents couldn't afford to feed them. They would travel around and look for odd jobs to earn a meal . Uncle Edward is a retired Marine who served in the Pacific arena . I've loved hearing his stories over the years.

[@dianeolson8449]

It's hard to be the family member trying to take care of what is left behind, but you have to give a lot of grace to people who lived through the depression.

[@seanhaugen2437]

It seems to me that this isn't so much of a hoarder, but perhaps, someone who got up in age and couldn't keep up with maintaining their home. It really is a sad situation.

[@conleykat]

I think once upon a time that house was very pretty inside.

[@tracilay4162]

I just sat through a 30 min ad, before the video started. My Christmas gift to you, Archbold family!

[@tracilay4162]

@@newfdogg it was a bunch of Peppa Pig cartoons. I played bingo on my other tablet while I waited.

[@tracilay4162]

@@newfdogg I know, but I had the time. 🙂

[@kathym5307]

It's so sad, that someone ended up living like this.

[@cynthiabohli-nelson1824]

It's so sad to see a house in that state. A close friend of mine grew up w/ parents who hoarded, & fights to not do it herself. I've known a few other hoarders too. It's huge incentive to not bring too much in my own house.

[@lynnlindsay4480]

There is a rule.. for everything you bring into the house you should take out something else. I do huge declutters and donate and my family screams but yeah if didn't we'd be up to the roof. Let them scream it's cleaner and safer.

[@dianafertig2188]

My rule is don't bring home anything I can't when it arrives. The other rule is use up what I have before buying more. But food is another story.

[@cynthiabohli-nelson1824]

Yes, I regularly declutter my place. Things seem to multiply when your back is turned! I don't shop unless I really have a need for something specific, such as thread & notions for sewing.

[@leannewacker589]

You're so right Alex. I am on my downhill run and for a couple of years now have been trying to clean the place out. At least I didn't have this much to begin with.

[@jodove2569]

New to your channel. I've been on a 'Curiosity Inc' video marathon. I'm so impressed with you, your wife, family, friends, co-workers, work ethic, kindness....on & on I could go. Tonight watching this was laugh out loud. I'm hooked. I've dealt with buyers, sellers, pickers on a professional level. You set a high standard! What a pleasure and joy to watch. Your success will continue to grow. Thanks for the integrity and joy of following your adventures.

[@carly1478]

Thank you so much for everything you do 😊 Merry Christmas to you and Melissa and the kids!!!

[@R.Williams]

Here's a thought...many people that are not hoarders have cats too. This was probably a normal person who's house got away from them when they got old and ill. Cats are wonderful companions and I've never had to find something to get rid of my cats. I have dogs too and love all animals (except cockroaches and scorpions!)

[@audrab27]

Ummmm not all cats I am quite sure mine are plotting to kill me as they sit on their cat tree looking at me like I'll set u a blaze. I'm also thinking it's quite possible they are waiting on which one can hold a 🔪 first.

[@R.Williams]

@@audrab27 Well, we'll never know will we! Until that actually happens I'll think of them as great companions (though I did try to teach them to make me dinner but I somehow find myself serving them day after day... perhaps some kind of mind control?)

[@erinwarner6687]

So I’m new here. But just had one of your hoarder house videos turn up in my recommended. Pretty sure you have a new subscriber. This looks like so much fun! I don’t even think I would mind the money part I just would love to see all the old bits and things. Like rooting through my grandmothers attic. How neat! Love this!

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

Glad to have you!

[@gillianmuspic2337]

Start by watching the Potter's House playlist. It will get you addicted (in a good way) to this channel

[@tracilay4162]

You are in for adventures watching these videos!

[@bonnielucas6769]

Yes! The potters house was SO cool to me. Full of treasures AND the house itself is amazing!

[@renpilak6048]

Thanks for sharing, Alexander! I have to believe when you say that’s house is a walk away house! Of course, I was hoping that you’ll find some hidden treasures to make the trip worth your while, like finding stuff under the bed and such! But, your health is more valuable than any finds, so, walk away, indeed! Stay healthy!

[@stefanfrankel8157]

Don't _ever_ tell your children it's a sin to waste anything. I have known two people in my life who couldn't throw anything away, one who saved his junk mail in Xerox boxes stacked up with pathways in between and one who brought his junk over to my house because he just couldn't bear to put it in the trash. The former actually told me his mother had told him the sin business. This behavior starts young.

[@Hawther]

I know a person with the opposite - his mother would regularly go through his things and throw/give away items she didn't deem necessary to keep without discussing it with him at all. He'd come home from school and find a special drawing or toy was just gone. It gave him a ton of issues around acquiring multiples of the same thing and anxiety around people touching his things.

[@thany3]

Telling them that recycling is the opposite of wasting, that didn't help?

[@TiaMat99]

Especially (grand)parents from the Great Depression had that mentality. Very rough. I wonder what our covid generation will pass down to future generations...

[@dianafertig2188]

Recycling leads to piles of stuff that "when I get the time I will take it to...".

[@dianafertig2188]

@@Hawther my mom was one of those. She even ha my cat put down, she actually came to my house and took him. I was the youngest of 6 and you had to make what you needed last because there will not be any more. Recently I realized most yard sale items are better then what I put in storage, when I moved.

[@debm460]

Doing a deep clean in my home....I can see how this develops. You move something, leave it on the table. Years later, what the heck happened? You guys are such a great team. Keep up the good work, stay safe. Dirty stuff that you are sorting through. Melissa’s green relish video was a nice change.

[@noteem5726]

Josh and Alex are both holding their phones and recording for their KZbin channels while clawing at the boxes with one hand 😂

[@patadamek3165]

When it's too nasty for Alexander to go through, you know it is the nastiest thing ever.

[@vidaliberada5026]

😂 Definitely a bad place if he won't even take FREE stuff AND he put on his gloves AND he hightailed it out of there quickly, telling those left behind to lock it up and tear it down. 😳

[@johnrichardson7354]

Alex, you are so full of Surprises! Merry Christmas to your wonderful family.

[@CousinTito]

It's so sad, there are probably so many things that could be salvaged but the place is just so gross it's such a turn off.

[@jillmccoy5184]

Merry Christmas Archbold Family!

[@TheSunniside73]

God bless the Archbold family ! Merry Christmas 🎄 Everyone!

[@leo95630]

It looks like other people may have been through This house inn the past four years. And unlike the musicians house these folks may never have had anything of real value. So sad. Have a Merry Christmas!! 🎅

[@richardstoc]

It looked like someone already went through it all and took whatever they wanted.

[@patriciageorge2531]

Woohoo, Merry Christmas, Archbold Family! 🤗

[@MrBlack.]

You find the darndest places to crawl around in. Even the mice abandon this place. Looks like a bull dozer is needed here.

[@1234cheerful]

I think he said he could hear the mice crawling around, but staying out of sight.

[@PurpleWings919]

Soooo excited to see what you find!

[@tardigrade9493]

Note: NOT talking about hoarding, talking about some other reasons that household garbage piles up. A big problem is that in the last decade or so city refuge collection services across the USA have gotten really finicky. They won't pick up anything that won't fit in the regulation trash bins that you have to rent from the city, and they absolutely will not pick up hazardous waste like cans of old paint. So what are you supposed to do with a broken chair? Or old cans of paint? Especially if you're old and just dragging it to the curb would be a huge effort? For example, in downstate Illinois, although they refuse hazardous waste, you can schedule and pay for trash collection of items that won't fit in the bin that you rent. I already pay $62.02/month for the city to pickup one old person's trash (me) once a week, and for the city to let the old water and sewer pipes continue to run. What a racket, and this results in a dirty city. People's piles of furniture stand on curbs in front of their houses for weeks/months. Hope to move soon, especially as rats and mice live in those long-standing piles of junk, and all sorts of vermin in the mess inside people's houses that they can't get rid of. The city sees trash pickup as revenue generation, above and beyond the substantial taxes we pay, when the city should see it as maintaining clean, healthy neighborhoods. Shouldn't cost anything beyond my taxes. Frustrating, for example, I inherited many gallons of old paint and tins of thinner, etc. when my parents and their siblings died, and now I can't find a way to dispose of what used to be household waste and now is "hazardous" waste. If house paint is hazardous, then they better get busy and manufacture non-hazardous house paint.

[@judithjohnson2111]

The whole time I'm yelling at you "Run Alex,RUN."

[@yurizhivago3667]

I look so forward to your discovery videos. Thank you so much for sharing your life with the world.

[@bradleyroberts6637]

It's tough to see a loved one with this problem. My mom grew up in an orphanage and had to move in with my brother for health reasons. I had to clean out her house. She would ask where certain things were and I would lie and say that they were in storage. She had every magazine that was ever brought into her house. She never had much money but she raised us 4 kids by herself. Now both my brothers have the problem and my sister only a little bit. I don't have it and gave away a lot of stuff I accumulated over the years.

[@nancymontgomery8897]

The cookie jars were cute, but I agree that it's too treacherous to try to retrieve any good stuff. Alex, don't leave Josh there alone! If he gets hurt no one would know. And josh, NO GLOVES?

[@Elizabeth-tb5wh]

That little chair sitting on the table was interesting. But whoever this poor person or people were. God bless em. 🙏🏻❤️

[@lorieakin1771]

That's actually a step stool.😊

[@LorriesWorld]

"Joshua, you need to be wearing gloves young man!" 😂😆😜

[@Markybug-Keira-Cody]

Just when one hoarder house gets emptier , along comes another! 😂

[@thedude8046]

Cause everybody is living in a material world.

[@portuguesehydrangea4818]

@@thedude8046 and I am a material girl🎵😆

[@juliegraham8133]

Like number 9 buses.🙂

[@Navybrat64]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍

[@crystalwaters7081]

Oh! Gee...My Dad told me that many people that lived through the depression ended up keeping most everything out of need. Then as time went on, it became an obsession for some. Also, older items were made to last so they just ended up with lots of stuff as time went by! Glad you bailed! 🎄⛄🤗

[@marielucier7982]

I like cats-a lot.

[@VTL77]

I almost didn't click this because I thought it was a rehash of either Mary's house or the musician's house. Consider updating the title so people know this is new. So glad I clicked!

[@TiaMat99]

Thank you for your tireless dedication to our entertainment! I've turned off my adblocker just for you :)

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

🥰

[@MsRedsphere]

Yes, very important to show our appreciation to Alex for his wonderful videos.

[@patriciayoung3267]

Honey, I can smell that freezer and I am in New York State USA. Thanks for showing us the differences in Hoarding situations. I can't wait until you get back to the relative cleanliness of the Musician's house. Make sure Josh masks up if he is playing in that place.

[@Navybrat64]

Shovels, axes, several chest freezers made me think of things other than bad food...lol

[@robynw6307]

Had the same problem with a Kirby salesperson. She was a backpacker from overseas earning a few dollars selling door-to-door for them, so she couldn't actually sign any paperwork. The only way I could get her to leave was to agree to buy. I rang the next day to cancel (well within the cooling off period required by law), so that she wouldn't come back with someone who could sign the paperwork. But they still turned up the day after I cancelled and were really rude when I told them I'd cancelled. Eventually they left, but it was a most unpleasant experience.

[@rachellesumersford5424]

My mother-in-laws garage looks like this one, she’s never been an overly tidy person, but it got out of control after she had cancer and lost some of her mobility, it’s so upsetting. Thankfully the house isn’t bad it’s just the garage. I know we will have to deal with it eventually. Right now we live in the states and she’s in Canada so it won’t be happening until this pandemic is over. Maybe we should give you a call Alex 😆

[@Cate7451]

Well this house was abandoned & mice.

[@staceyn2541]

@@pattiwhite9575 I feel for you! My parents are definitely hoarders, neither of them seems to be able to leave the house without buying something useless, or something on clearance. Usually, my dad has to buy duplicate tools because he can't find his old ones. When they moved in 2012, they didn't even pack properly and in a box from the computer room, I literally found photos, trash, games, cookbooks, kitchen towels, and a bag of almonds. My dad lives on a 'farm' so that is a horror show in itself, and my mom moved in with me so I could care for her. I have spent the last 8 years going through just the boxes of stuff that came with her and getting rid of everything I could. I have panic attacks when I think of tackling the farm!

[@TheSevenhats]

I think that is the case many times. We try to slap a hoarding label on things but sometimes it has more to do with age, mobility and/ or physical illness. I had to undergo medical treatments and taking the trash out was a struggle. Then things piled up. Took a while to get it right again.

[@pienpakvis6118]

@@TheSevenhats There is a lot of judgement for I’ll and disabled people’s living conditions but not enough help from those lucky enough to be energetic and mobile. I understand and sympathize with you.

[@nicolekershaw9725]

QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ. Patti White

[@scrapgirl82]

Pyrex casserole dish at 26:29 that would go for an easy $50. That’s a pattern from 1968-ish.

[@nonahammon1098]

Good eye.

[@JeanStAubin-nl9uo]

I saw that too.

[@cherylgranger8367]

Nice piece of Horizon Blue. I figured someone else had to have seen it too.

[@scrapgirl82]

@@cherylgranger8367 Gone forever now! Sad. :(

[@margaretmayberry7766]

Alex said I hear other foot steps and it commercial breaks to a cat walking in with leather chaps on lol

[@rebeccaalbrecht771]

In our case it was a Dutch couple walking in, Lol. I live in the Netherlands.

[@dianafertig2188]

Lol

[@gailjohnston6102]

WHAATTTTT!!!!! I can't believe this is happening. More power to you and Josh. Sure glad you to are young and in good shape.

[@annekeel2694]

Merry Christmas all you Curiosity Inc Fans ! Merry Christmas Archbold family ! Merry Christmas Josh and Ashley !

[@MimisTreasureCottage]

Merry Christmas to you, as well.

[@Cate7451]

Anne Keel 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

[@h5mind373]

Years ago we moved from our 3,500 sq. ft home to relocate overseas, and let me say, there was plenty of surplus "stuff". I had more tools than Josh could shake a welder at, all high quality name brands. As the date approached to leave, I offered everything to friends and family, but with no takers. After waiting weeks for people who wanted to "stop by", I loaded it all up in two truck loads and donated it to Habitat for Humanity. They said it was the best stuff they had ever gotten. You can't take it with you, folks.

[@janeysiegrist5061]

I'm never going to not thank you for creating this channel and bringing us along together 🥰Merry Christmas Alex, family and co adventurers 🥰.

[@jamescarson6823]

I found your channel a couple days ago and I'm addicted. Shared it on FB because some of my friends will really enjoy it! Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas! Cheers!

[@jennifermulvaney5355]

New subscriber and huge new fan. Happy holidays ⛄️🎄

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

Welcome!

[@DaliwolfBacon]

Woah! This was absolutely sad and horrible! I am glad you are rescuing a few things but wow...how heart wrenching!

[@andie2809]

😂🤣 @Joshua Alexander channeling his Brad Pitt "What's in the box?!"

[@missrosietee]

Wow something went very wrong in that person's life. How sad. I'll be remembering how lucky I am today. Merry Christmas 🎄