It does sound familiar! We have a guy here in Fort Collins Colorado who is pushing 80 I'll bet. At one point recently his whole back yard and most of the front was wall to wall bicycles. He reapirs and sells them, along with lawn mowers. He lives right next door to Colorado State University so he gets plenty of traffic. He'll even rent bikes to college kids while they are here for a semester or two.
I've pulled a few decent bikes out of there, but not many as things get picked over pretty quick. It's all timing.
I always stop by and see what's new, shoot the breeze, or show him my latest bike as he's a great old guy.
Rod Kronenberg
Fort Collins, CO
> 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)
>
> Charles Andrews--reasonably organized in
> Los Angeles