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I bet it's not as much as this guy.....

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70,000 Beer Cans Found in Ogden Townhouse

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May 17th, 2006 @ 9:38pm
John Hollenhorst reporting

When property manager Ryan Froerer got a call from a realtor last year to check on a townhouse, he knew something was up.

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "Said it was the sickest thing he's ever seen. Just unimaginable that someone could live in that."

He couldn't even open the front door. It was blocked from inside.

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "There was beer cans I would say probably this high up on the door."

The realtor had forewarned him about the smell.

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "He poked his head in, the smell was so awful he couldn't go in. "

At the back door, Froerer was astounded by what he saw in the kitchen.

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "As we approached the door, there were beer boxes, all the way up to the ceiling."

Inside, he took just a few snapshots to document the scene. Beer cans by the tens of thousands. Mountains of cans burying the furniture. The water and heat were shut off, apparently on purpose by the tenant, who evidently drank Coors Light beer exclusively for the eight years he lived there.

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "It's just unbelievable that a human being could live like that. "

To all outward appearances, the person who lived in the townhouse was the perfect tenant. He always paid on time and he never complained. He kept a low profile in the neighborhood.

Kirk Martin, Letter Carrier: : "Yeah I never delivered any mail there at all. I thought the apartment was vacant."

The cans were recycled for 800 dollars, an estimated 70,000 cans: 24 beers a day for 8 years.

Froerer e-mailed his photos to a couple of friends, who sent them to friends. Now he's getting calls from faraway places

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "It's amazing how the internet can have the effect and get around. I'm sure it's been around the world. "

The townhouse was cleaned up last year and it's just fine today.

The man who lived there seems to be back on his feet. We spoke to him today and he says he's completely stopped drinking. He was welcomed back to his old job a few months ago, and his co-workers speak highly of him.

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=268346
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more pics of house on link.......

A case of beer every day for eight years? I could do it if I didn't have to hold down a job.

A case of beer every day for eight years? I could do it if I didn't have to hold down a job.

Light beer at that...

A case of beer every day for eight years? I could do it if I didn't have to hold down a job.


your liver would be swiss cheese at the end of it.


I think bender lives there.

your liver would be swiss cheese at the end of it.


I think bender lives there.
So what? By the time my liver actually fails I should hope we would be able to clone me a new liver for transplant.

your liver would be swiss cheese at the end of it.


I think bender lives there.

How much alcohol is in a can of that stuff? 2%, or so?

How much alcohol is in a can of that stuff? 2%, or so?
I think most light beers in the US are about 4% give or take a couple tenths of a percent.

So what? By the time my liver actually fails I should hope we would be able to clone me a new liver for transplant.


you'll just have a 6 pack of livers in the fridges being kept cold by the beer

I think most light beers in the US are about 4% give or take a couple tenths of a percent.


coors light i believe is in the 3's

you'll just have a 6 pack of livers in the fridges being kept cold by the beer
I'll need at least six. I'll probably end up using some for bizarre pranks and accidentally frying one up for dinner one day.

coors light i believe is in the 3's
http://www.realbeer.com/edu/health/calories.php
According to this it's over 4!

I think most light beers in the US are about 4% give or take a couple tenths of a percent.

4.36%. OK, that's a fair effort, then.

That's pretty misleading - why is it called light beer when it has the same alcohol content as many of your regular beers?

How much alcohol is in a can of that stuff? 2%, or so?
Still a lot of alcohol over 8 years. If they're 440ml cans (16oz), that's 22 units of alcohol a day - about 6 times what you're meant to have.

In answer to the thread title - I could probably maintain 8 pints a day for a week or so, and I've managed 16 pints of Guinness in one St Paddy's Day before.

Edit: 4.36%? Ok, that would make it about 48-49 units a day. That's hardcore. Equivalent to 1.2 litres of 40% vodka a day.

http://www.realbeer.com/edu/health/calories.php
According to this it's over 4!


according to this coors light has a higher alcohol percentage than yuengling, now that i find hard to believe

it takes me at least 6 coors light to get me even the slightest of drunk.

Still a lot of alcohol over 8 years. If they're 440ml cans (16oz), that's 22 units of alcohol a day - about 6 times what you're meant to have.

mmm, yeah, but i've got Alcoholics on one side of the family, and they probably drink more than that every day.

4.36%. OK, that's a fair effort, then.

That's pretty misleading - why is it called light beer when it has the same alcohol content as many of your regular beers?


its more about the calories and whatnot than the alcohol content

its more about the calories and whatnot than the alcohol content

lol, that's funny. Kind of like diet coke. I bet people have massive barbeques and pig out on hamburgers, feel guilty halfway through and stick to light beer to compensate. :p

Well, over here "light" beer refers to alcohol content.

lol, that's funny. Kind of like diet coke. I bet people have massive barbeques and pig out on hamburgers, feel guilty halfway through and stick to light beer to compensate. :p

Well, over here "light" beer refers to alcohol content.


us americans are indeed strange folk.

us americans are indeed strange folk.
What's so strange about wanting to get drunk but not wanting to get fat in the process?

What's so strange about wanting to get drunk but not wanting to get fat in the process?

Well, after looking it up...drinking light beer, you're saving ten calories a can.

It'd take about 12 cans to equal one small bowl of cereal with no milk. And probably upwards of 20 to equal a chocolate bar. I'd hardly be concerned.

Well, after looking it up...drinking light beer, you're saving ten calories a can.

It'd take about 12 cans to equal one small bowl of cereal with no milk. And probably upwards of 20 to equal a chocolate bar. I'd hardly be concerned.
You would be if you were drinking a case of beer per day for eight years!

I bet it's not as much as this guy.....

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70,000 Beer Cans Found in Ogden Townhouse

http://media.bonnint.net/slc/6/661/66190.JPG
May 17th, 2006 @ 9:38pm
John Hollenhorst reporting

When property manager Ryan Froerer got a call from a realtor last year to check on a townhouse, he knew something was up.

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "Said it was the sickest thing he's ever seen. Just unimaginable that someone could live in that."

He couldn't even open the front door. It was blocked from inside.

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "There was beer cans I would say probably this high up on the door."

The realtor had forewarned him about the smell.

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "He poked his head in, the smell was so awful he couldn't go in. "

At the back door, Froerer was astounded by what he saw in the kitchen.

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "As we approached the door, there were beer boxes, all the way up to the ceiling."

Inside, he took just a few snapshots to document the scene. Beer cans by the tens of thousands. Mountains of cans burying the furniture. The water and heat were shut off, apparently on purpose by the tenant, who evidently drank Coors Light beer exclusively for the eight years he lived there.

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "It's just unbelievable that a human being could live like that. "

To all outward appearances, the person who lived in the townhouse was the perfect tenant. He always paid on time and he never complained. He kept a low profile in the neighborhood.

Kirk Martin, Letter Carrier: : "Yeah I never delivered any mail there at all. I thought the apartment was vacant."

The cans were recycled for 800 dollars, an estimated 70,000 cans: 24 beers a day for 8 years.

Froerer e-mailed his photos to a couple of friends, who sent them to friends. Now he's getting calls from faraway places

Ryan Froerer, Century 21: "It's amazing how the internet can have the effect and get around. I'm sure it's been around the world. "

The townhouse was cleaned up last year and it's just fine today.

The man who lived there seems to be back on his feet. We spoke to him today and he says he's completely stopped drinking. He was welcomed back to his old job a few months ago, and his co-workers speak highly of him.

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=268346
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more pics of house on link.......



He's crazier than Dave Mirra. Which means.....................



:rolleyes: :gundge: :gundge: :gundge:

You would be if you were drinking a case of beer per day for eight years!

hmmm maybe this guy was on to something.....

You would be if you were drinking a case of beer per day for eight years!

Meh. Most alcoholics are skinny, though. :p

This seems strange, how could he just instantly recover?

This seems strange, how could he just instantly recover?


Because its coors light, i don't think i've ever been sick or hungover from it. Tastes like pisswater though.

This seems strange, how could he just instantly recover?
Recover from what? It's not like he was sick, he was just drunk.

Recover from what? It's not like he was sick, he was just drunk.

What i mean is, how could he suddenly not drink any more. People don't go from being the biggest alchoholic in the world to not even touching the stuff.

What i mean is, how could he suddenly not drink any more. People don't go from being the biggest alchoholic in the world to not even touching the stuff.
That's one of the problems with AA. They spread the myth that if you drink alot you're an addict. No, drinking loads of alcohol doesn't automatically mean you're an addict.

That's one of the problems with AA. They spread the myth that if you drink alot you're an addict. No, drinking loads of alcohol doesn't automatically mean you're an addict.


exactly i have a couple beers every day. i am not an addict

What's so strange about wanting to get drunk but not wanting to get fat in the process?
If that's your goal, then drink hard liquor.

If that's your goal, then drink hard liquor.

Point.

If that's your goal, then drink hard liquor.


true, i always forget about liquor. I dont drink it much.

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BEER!!!

I wonder if there's a 5¢ deposit on every can? If you managed to return all of those cans you'd make a little fortune!!!

Weather or not your addicted to alcohol a case a day is still going to screw with your liver, besides which I doubt that anyone can drink 24 beers a day for eight years and not be an alcoholic.

How many beers can you drink?

For a while, it was several more than I should have.

:eek: Mein Gott!

OK, so he never got around to redeeming his empties... big deal.


I'm more shocked at his choice of beverages... light beer? *shudder*

If that's your goal, then drink hard liquor.

It's strange...I don't drink beer. Tequila, some vodka, occasionally a glass of wine, and on a rare day a mixed drink of some kind.

Still a lot of alcohol over 8 years. If they're 440ml cans (16oz), that's 22 units of alcohol a day - about 6 times what you're meant to have.

In answer to the thread title - I could probably maintain 8 pints a day for a week or so, and I've managed 16 pints of Guinness in one St Paddy's Day before.

Edit: 4.36%? Ok, that would make it about 48-49 units a day. That's hardcore. Equivalent to 1.2 litres of 40% vodka a day.

Guiness, not the best drink to get drunk on. I heard of someone who got iron poisoning from drinking that much it, granted I heard this story in a pub but that doent automatically mean its false.