Re: [CR]bike-part pack-rat in Los Angeles on front page..

(Example: Component Manufacturers)

To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]bike-part pack-rat in Los Angeles on front page..
References: <6537270.1070572912265.JavaMail.root@wamui01.slb.atl.earthlink.net>
From: "Morgan Fletcher" <morgan@hahaha.org>
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 14:05:07 -0800
In-Reply-To: <6537270.1070572912265.JavaMail.root@wamui01.slb.atl.earthlink.net> (chasds@mindspring.com's message of "Thu, 4 Dec 2003 13:21:37 -0800 (GMT-08:00)")


chasds@mindspring.com writes:
> For those of you who are able, check out the first page of the Los
> Angeles Times today, left column. The story is about a 75-year-old man
> who is not just any pack-rat...he hoards bicycle parts, and bicycles,
> apparently.
>
> I didn't read the whole story, but he was in danger of doing jail time
> for violating city ordinances, until he found a professional organizer to
> help him....I'm going to try to check out the rest of the story
> later..take a look, if you can.
>
> sound familiar? Sort-of? (minus the moldering food...or not)

http://www.latimes.com/la-me-hoard4dec04,1,3313130.story

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Not much specific bike info in the article. :(

Morgan "aspiring hoarder" Fletcher
Oakland, CA