Squirrels usually squirrel away pine cones for the pine seeds. I think they're edible cause of all the bits of pine cone litter everywhere. Like they pulled off the cone scales, chucked them aside, and ate the seeds.
As an Australian I have to keep reminding myself when you are putting your hands in the stuff in the garage that you don’t have all the same bugs and spiders as we do in Australia...
Why? This poor lady who owned it has passed away and likely not too long ago. Isn't anything personal/private anymore? Would you like people to read your intimate thoughts , special feelings or what have you on TH-cam after you had passed away? Not me. I don't think it's anyone's business what she wrote in her diary. But that's just my opinion.
@@MissX905 Everything else is interesting to me, but with her personal diary, I have to agree with you. Learning her heart was broke when she was fifteen does nothing to improve anyone's life quality. If that book was meant for the world to know, she wouldn't have had the cheap novelty lock done up.
@alison webster Did you see that leather/suade coat with the sheepwool lining hanging to the left of the roller skates? I used to have one like it. Priceless!
Sadly cursive penmanship isn't even taught here in the states anymore. Teenagers or younger can't even read it. That diary would have been hieroglyphics to them 😳
@@wrenhazard0728 I agree, Im surprised his wife hasn't grabbed some being a preschool teacher. Mu mom was a kindergarten and art class teacher and would have loved to have them. I'm sure if you hosed them off they'd be fine to use.
Ok, I am a little mad at you for starting to read the diary and then sort of abruptly stopping. We are going to need more details. I need to read this diary!!!!
I agree. The seeds for the future hoard may have been sown way back then - she went to the shopping center to model her fashionable clothes and hairdo for the boys - but became transfixed by material at the fabric store. I can't wait until this mystery is solved!
You should consider investing in a reusable respirator and getting trained how to use it properly. Allergic reactions can get worse as you continue to have them. My mother nearly died several times from an allergic reaction. Please take care of yourself, you have a family that needs you.
I'm so obsessed with this show!!! My heart was in my chest as he was uncovering all of the comics, watches, and albums, you can kind of get a sense of when Alexander starts getting excited about something, pine cones start flying through the air 😂😂😂!!
I’m beginning to understand why people aren’t very happy with squirrels taking up residence in their homes! Here in Australia we think they’re just the cutest things ever, but I guess they can be quite a problem!👏👏👍🇦🇺
Plus if they start chewing on the wiring inside walls you're looking at possible fire hazards among costly repairs to fix. I also thought they were cute & like to see them at my birdfeeders :)
That green block you thought was plaster, is a block of polishing compound. You rub it on a spinning buffing wheel for polishing metal. Green is typically for polishing stainless or other semi-hard metals
Hi there, a bit off subject but maybe you know since you know what the polishing compound is. Our retirement purchase home came with a 90s Jennaire stove top. One side had only the grill thing. So we ordered another stove inset to have 4 burners. The only thing is the original is brushed steel and none being sold (whirlpool bought them out and supplies the replacements) is not brushed. Now its all marked. I didnt do it. A visiting relative used scouring pad on it!!! What I want to do is make it look brushed like the other side to hide marks but make match. Is that possible? Ive tried to look online but not found exactly how to do that and with what items.
@@lyricwritertoo I don’t think polishing compound is what your looking for. That would just shine metal. I’m not sure what you’d need for a brushed look. That’s something done in a factory and I have no idea how it’s done.
@@lyricwritertoo the easiest thing I would think of is to use a scotch-brite pad, kind of like the green one on a scouring pad/sponge. You'll want to find a maroon one that's more aggressive than green. You should be able to get sheets of it in the paint section of a hardware store near the sandpaper. Use the pad like sandpaper and slide it back and forth, giving a brushed stainless look. Pick up the pad and scrub a different spot so it looks more random. Just make sure you scrub it in the same back and forth direction. If that doesn't work you can try the dark green pads that are more aggressive. Hope this helps.
There is a guy here on youtube with the channel name "The Elegant Oxford". He shines up old shoes and gives them to college grads who maybe don't have enough money to get a good pair of shoes. Maybe you could donate those shoes to him or someone like him who does shoe repairs and gives shoes away. Just a thought. Those are high end shoes that CAN be repaired and refurbished. Woowoo about the comics! Great video!
My other odd YT obsession - men's shoes cobblers! 😆 There's others that completely restore them. Need a collab! Bedo's Leatherworks, Trenton and Heath, are two good ones.
I was thinking that. Thought about emailing but they never answered one from a month ago except by an auto response saying they were behind on email. By the time they read them the stuff will be tossed.
Maybe but if they are older, they are probably glass and glass is not used much anymore. I don't even know if labs even do glass anymore. Different cutting tools, edging and has to be heat or chem treated.
They mostly want glasses for the frames, not the lenses. There is such a variety of lens prescriptions that it would be impractical to try to match them to an individual.
@@karenkoe7096 These glasses are probably ancient, based on the wrappers! A bit of background: Zeiss was founded in Jena in 1846, producing mainly microscopes and other optical instruments. The company was very successful, even during the World Wars. After WWII, the original HQs were in the Soviet zone and all the equipment was dismantled and shipped to the USSR. Most of the senior staff was taken to the US sector of Germany though and re-started the company there. Carl Zeiss Jena was the name of the eastern branch, structured as a VEB (people's-owned company). The fact that the envelopes don't say VEB Carl Zeiss on them means that they're either pre-1950s or the VEB was omitted on export goods, both equally possible.
@@Ragnar8504 If they are that old.....they are probably very small and glass. Wonder why they were in that garage. I don't think anyone in that family was into optometry, etc. Might have picked them up somewhere for some project.
You should really go through all the folded bedding , bags of clothing, towels boxes of anything etc......my parents had to clean out my grandmothers home after she passed and she was a hoarder, however; it was a relatively clean environment. To my point, they ended up finding over $30,000 yes thirty thousand dollars and then an additional $25,000 in jewelry that a jeweler paid them....which you know was probably worth even more. It was ALL found folded in towels, sheets, in blankets, boxes of dishes, etc. Open and examine everything!
When my brother passed away we found rolls of money in old stained socks with holes. He was right in thinking that people wouldn’t find his cash. Luckily we had put the socks aside to use as dust rags and discovered the money during cleanup. I agree with the OP. Check everything!
After my dad passed, my mom hid her wedding rings for save keeping & forgot where she hid them. Spent years looking. During her last months, she made me promise to look thru EVERYTHING for the rings & $$ that she used to hide. Never found any $$ but did find her wedding rings. They were in an empty suitcase hidden under a staircase. First instinct was to just put suitcase in donate pile but I promised to check everything...there they were!! So you just never know.
I thought the same thing. My mom and dad were extremely frugal. Add in dementia, and mom stuffed things everywhere. We even found a jewelry box inside an air vent.
Yeah nevermind that bag of vintage toys you kept walking on, just get the boxes of pinecones down. Alex! Those bags are easily moved from your path and would be safer when you are in a building by yourself. Please don't get hurt!
I rode my bicycle past your window last night I roller skated to your door at daylight It almost seems like you're avoiding me I'm okay alone but you got something I need Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates You got a brand new key I think that we should get together And try them out, you see I been looking around awhile You got something for me Oh, I got a brand new pair of roller skates You got a brand new key I ride my bike, I roller skate, don't drive no car Don't go too fast but I go pretty far For somebody who don't drive, I been all around the world Some people say, I done all right for a girl I asked your mother if you were at home She said yes, but you weren't alone Oh, sometimes I think that you're avoiding me I'm okay alone but you've got something I need Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates You got a brand new key I think that we should get together And try them out, you see Oh, I got a brand new pair of roller skates You got a brand new key Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Melanie Safka
There is no rhyme or reason with this collection. I get the feeling her partner passed away early and she used this stuff to fill the void or remind her of her happier times. Maybe she just liked it. I hope she knows her treasures will live on and bring others joy too.
Alex said in a live stream that they probably inherited the contents of both their parents' homes so this could be the result of professions and hobbies of six or more adults.
All the posters are correct. And her and her husband were both only children of only children, so they inherited all of items of both of their parents. Seems like instead of going through the items and discarding what wasn't needed, they just kept everything.
I had the worst day today. I look forward to watching this amazing series and all the treasure you uncover. But most of all, the comments made me actually laugh out loud tonight. Sending each and everyone of you my gratitude from across the pond in England!
OMG,I'm an asthmatic,allergic to dust. I was screaming in my head open the garage door back up.Than when you started to cough through pine cone dust again I was re- chanting OPEN THE DOOR. I swear I was having an asthma attack just watching this. I'm truly hooked on your videos❤😷
60% of comments: “Alex, get a respirator!!” 30% of comments: “Wow! Hoarder squirrels!” (That is an amazing collection of pine cones!) 10% of comments: “Alex, you should do it the way I would do it!” Also someone: “Alex, you should get a GoPro!” Me: “Keep on keepin’ on, Alex! Thanks for taking us along!” ✌🏼
Hahah I was just about to comment how you can make a drinking game out of their live chats. Take a drink every time someone mentions a go pro , two when they ask him if her regrets the clothes deal , and finish your drink if they tell him to go back to the attic .
Sitting here kind of chuckling at the fact that you were deciding what to stand on to get up into the rafters and went with the oak chair… When there is clearly both a stepstool and a ladder! Lol! (Ps, not a negative comment, I’m amused 😉)
Continued nice finds. I guess it would have been too easy starting with the stuff nearest the garage door and working your way back rather than having to climb over everything. 😉
Wow ...every time I view one of your videos... I am overwhelmed ...and need to take a nap ...sooooo much stuff ...disrespected ... you are doing a great service saving the work on thousands of craftsmen ‘s to be used and recycled....I will never understand Hoarding... I personally have helped clean up three hoarder ‘s homes OMG ...God Bless you it is mentally difficult 😇
This video was brutal to watch! Alex, you have to stop exposing yourself to airborne debris like that! Instead of stirring up dust in the garage, wouldn’t it be better to wait till you have some help and carefully remove stuff without stirring everything up like that?
I completely understand what you're saying, but I honestly don't think there is any way to avoid the dust and debris in a place like that. The only thing that MIGHT work would be a lite mist of water all over everything before touching any of it....but that risks damaging whatever is underneath all the pinecones & dust. For example...those comics wouldn't have stood a chance if they had wetted down the dust first.
I was just thinking that too... instead of climbing over things , start at the entrance and empty the space. But I understand everyone has their own way of doing things. 🙂 the dust and particulate is pretty bad tho. A respirator would be best.
I bet that diary has some interesting stories. You'll probably find the hatch to the bomb shelter underneath all those pine cones! I look forward to these videos more than any tv show.
I thought it was interesting that even when she was young, she was already keenly interested in fashion and even fabric. (Notice that she was more into what the boys said about her tights than she seemed to be into the boys themselves!)
At this point does the guy who bought the clothes block your number so you can’t call him??😂😂 Or what about it’s not inside the house so you can’t make him take them😀
Not sure but I think he said at the very beginning that he was coming to get the rest of the clothes. So there may be no escaping it. An innocent “hey guys, come see what I found in the garage!” Just try not to let out an evil laugh.
Clothes guy paid 10K to become a 50s clothing store warehouse lol. He's gonna make money in the long haul but the amount of work he's gonna put into sorting, cleaning and listing those items might give him nightmares for years to come.
Not to mention that they’re all one size (or very close to it) so not a huge amount of variety and a limited market. He will make his $10k back, but it may take a very long time.
Watching you tackle this garage has inspired me to clean out my shed. If I find any pine cones I know where to send them. I have only discovered this channel recently and now have the addiction. Must get on with clearing my hoard..after I finalize my online shopping.
I wasn't sure at first, but now seeing in the garage, I know 100% the lady is the same woman Alex bought the cool '64 Caddy from. She was a very sweet woman and definitely way more into her piano music than collecting clothes. Good vid! The comics, records and watches look like a fun find from the garage!
@@debshaw680 The house has not been vacant for 16 years. Just look at this video at 26:33 and the "Abandoned Caddy!! Will it run??" video at 5:06. You'll see they're the same green garage and they both have the same unique basket hanging on the left wall. It's def her.
@@maxzee1739 well geez too new to this channel, now I’ve got to go look. Lol *edit*. I’m 100% sure you’re right. If she taught piano for 50 years in the area that would explain why he said the baby grand is in the shop for a while in case people want to pay tribute to her in a way. Heart melted a little.
All you guys posting about why he doesn't first clear a path and then clean up the overhead stuff: The channel is **CURIOSITY** Incorporated. Read the large print. He is **curious** about what is up there, in there, over there, behind that. The bonus is the the can sell many of the items. Disorganization is catnip to the curious. I used to frequent a used books store in Pasadena CA. One day I went in and had to step around two large boxes or jumbled up books. Each box had a sign: "unsorted books - do not touch". I asked the counterman what that was about. He told me, "We are thinning the shelves. That's all the stuff we take out. It flies out the door this way and we don't have to throw anything away." Same here.
Great video Alex. I find it a curious thing that most people on my street that own a garage, never park their vehicles in it. It seems that a lot of them, in my small Ontario town, only use their garages in the summertime to sit in, simply to relax, on a sunny day and chat with the neighbours. You can see that their garages are generally packed to the ceilings with “stuff”. It’s probably very common in older neighbourhoods.
You never disappoint, Alex. If only there was a market for pine cones! My goodness, between the garage and attic there are a zillion. We are all looking forward to the auction and wish you immense success. I'll be watching to see Zinovia and Hans help out some more, and maybe Melissa! This is a fun series for sure. Sending safe cyber hugs from Maryland, with love from BanDana Gramma
When there's so much to look through on the ground level, why go for the stuff in the rafters first and bury the ground level stuff in all that squirrel debris? I would think it would have been easier starting at the bottom, sort it, clear it and then go to the rafters. Just saying.
LOl same thing I said.. It's must be a man thing to do that. A woman knows how to organize! But I love this channel and he's so hardworking but yet he makes it harder on himself.
Interesting! Please do a detailed episode showing the comics and wrist watches you found. I think people would buy the metal tins of crosman pellets, they are kinda cool. That ginger ale box was a nice find too. The eyeglass lenses, if thats what they are, if not worth anything, could be donated to just about any optical place, as they send them overseas so missionaries can make eyeglasses for people in need... zeiss is a great brand.
If they are very old they are probably glass which is no longer used much. The lions might take them though I doubt if they are using glass much either. That glass has to be cut to shape and edged and heat treated to be used. I doubt if many places do that anymore.
That toaster you found is an old Sunbeam Toastermatic, very cool little appliances and worth a decent bit of money in working order. I'd love to buy it but I'm in Australia.
The one suggestion I have for you when you grab from the rafters is bring goggles that are closed all the way around for your eyes. Getting things stuck in your eyes are the worst! Some nice little pieces of furniture for sure and that rocker looked like it had all the pieces but some wood glue, ropes and vices and it would be back as new and ready for auction.
Have no idea where you got the energy for this , I would have cried when I opened the garage door. You are amazing. You make the energizer bunny look like a snail.
When my husbands 102 yr old grandmother, died a bunch of family was cleaning the house. I found her diaries & my mother-in-law made me throw them in the would stove 😢
@@fayewhite7541 How sad! Imagine if someone had found Anne Frank’s diary and thought, “This is personal. I won’t read it. Best to destroy to preserve her dignity.” 😳😭
I actually collect old handwritten diaries of ordinary people. It's so nice getting a glimpse into their lives and learning about social and economic history and so on.
that coat hanging on the wall with the leader/suede outer shell and fur hanging from it is dead 60's all the way! I love it!! these vids are so interesting.....
Those hockey skates sure bring back great memories. We lived next to a stream that froze over every winter. One Saturday morning when I was quite young my dad took me for a ride and to my surprise we went to a sporting goods store to buy skates just like those. Dad got a pair too, took me out on the frozen stream and taught me how to skate. Seeing those makes me miss my dad, he would have turned 100 on December 1st
That diary might be interesting to read to get insight on the lady.. I hope you are wearing a HEAVY DUTY mask today.😊 ps:. That little box nest took some squirrel a long time to make.
I'm more fascinated by the diary than the stuff. I was once into reselling and crafting things to sell but I've always loved reading and have a interest in hearing other peoples life stories.
When you got the Cadillac out of there, stuff piled up fast! Poor lady who lived in the hoard :( Thanks for the early morning entertainment! Keep up the good work and stay safe!
At 16:22, that is a dividing head used on a milling machine generally for making gears. It's a machinists item. It's a smaller one probably Asian made is my guess, but could match up with a number of the ones's european made back in the days. KenS.
Maybe we are all experiencing angst for no reason and you are wearing a mask already? My husband works in respiratory and as a result all those mouse droppings and dust flying around makes me nervous. However, having said all of that, let me say I love watching your explorations and finds! Great video series! Hope an N95 mask or respirator is your new best friend there. Happy hunting!
This reminds me of when I had to clean my dad's house out. 40 years of business records in the far corner of the basement. Heavy, banana shipping boxes. Took me an entire weekend to haul them upstairs for the shredding company to eventually destroy. I'm surprised I didn't have a heart attack.
That toaster may be a really good model from the 60's or so! The toast holes are sideways so there can be a special sensor that makes some of the most accurately toasted toast. The channel 'Technology Connections' has a video all about them!
Mg thought exactly! 😆 wonder what he broke on the way all the way to the back! That’s a man for ya! 😉 A creative man only sees the clearing in the back, not the mountains in between him and the clearing!
I think he likes to scout out what he can see in the area, so he can line up a buyer for some of the items that stick out. That way he already has things sold/generates interest in buyers as he's cleaning and sorting....Just a guess.
Hey Alex, just want to say thank you for a year of entertaining vid's to get us through lockdown. Wishing you and your family a healthy and happy 2021.
You can find the most unique things. I love this series so much and you never disappoint on finding treasures. I was afraid you were going to fall and lose the garage door opener and lay there till Melissa got worried and came looking for you! This lady who owned this house was rich, the name brand are so high end. So be careful Alex! Great video!
I'm not one to tell someone how to do their job, especially when they do it so well, however 😅 I always wonder why you climb rather than start at the front and make your way through.
me too I always think it would be easier to start from the front throwing away trash as you go and pulling out the good stuff as you come across it. But I was thinking that Alex must be thinking thats what he gets Hans and Zinovia for. So he just goes straight for the good stuff. Just my thoughts anyway.
My brother found an old diary of the daughter of the couple who lived in our house before my parents moved in. He thought it was mine, but the singers she mentioned were not my era. I was actually into the story you were reading about the lady's diary. Memories are nice. Even when they aren't your own.
that toaster may be a sunbeam automatic radient eye you might want to check that out if you were planning on just tossing it in the skip. Electric motors are hard to get what they are worth for scrap, since they usualy are classed as mixed scrap.
The cardboard in the plastic bags may have something between them. Sometimes when something is stored that one does not want bent people use cardboard and the plastic is then used to keep it dry. That said are you putting the diary in the auction? I love old diary's. I found one once from the 30's.
Loved this! Esso was in Europe when I was 7 and I have an Esso man hanging in my memory China cabinet! My Grandpa died more than 70 years ago, he was an Optomitrist and he and my Grandma would spend time in the Savannah Georgia area, Peoria/Chicago area and the Edmunton Canada area. They would deliver, retest/ test and fit glasses to the individual. They would keep spare lenses, some frames and misc items in each location. Communication included telegraph and telephone at the time if you wanted quick communication ( His name was E H Anderson, my Grandma was an O'Dell who I think had family roots around your area! Bertha died in the 1990s at age 99 and there are several pictures of me with my great Grandma Albertina O'Dell.)
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My asthma kicks in just watching the dust and debris flying around.
Yes, I actually felt that stuff fall on my face as Alex pulled those boxes down!
I don’t even HAVE asthma and I felt it kick in!
same
I'm coughing & sneezing! I thought it was just me!😳😁
I don't even have asthma and mine was flaring up....
I'm picturing the neighbors saying, "officer the garage door keeps going up and down and there is a man inside talking to himself!" LOL!!🤣
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Yesss. This comment is GREAT!!!!
Just Alex Butt Dialing the garage door opener.
I actually laughed out loud when I read this comment. Perfect
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That is a RIDICULOUS amount of pinecones in the garage and attic.... I think that squirrel had a hoarding problem too! 😶
The irony!
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I wonder if the squirrels are in denial about their problem? 😆🤭
LOL !!!!!!!! 😆
Squirrels usually squirrel away pine cones for the pine seeds. I think they're edible cause of all the bits of pine cone litter everywhere. Like they pulled off the cone scales, chucked them aside, and ate the seeds.
As an Australian I have to keep reminding myself when you are putting your hands in the stuff in the garage that you don’t have all the same bugs and spiders as we do in Australia...
I’m an Aussie too & I kept thinking “SNAKE” 😵💫
From India I fear Scorpions and venomous snakes.
Ok new series. Melissa reads the entire diary for us
Why? This poor lady who owned it has passed away and likely not too long ago. Isn't anything personal/private anymore? Would you like people to read your intimate thoughts , special feelings or what have you on TH-cam after you had passed away? Not me. I don't think it's anyone's business what she wrote in her diary. But that's just my opinion.
@@MissX905 My diary is fair game after I die. Read her diary.
No. Absolutely not. That’s someone personal thoughts not for your or anyone’s else’s entertainment.
Why do people take these comments so seriously?
@@MissX905 Everything else is interesting to me, but with her personal diary, I have to agree with you. Learning her heart was broke when she was fifteen does nothing to improve anyone's life quality. If that book was meant for the world to know, she wouldn't have had the cheap novelty lock done up.
Somewhere in Canada there’s some really upset hoarder squirrels.
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@@rogeraldridge7904 you ok? It seems that your phone was replying. 😅
Makes sense that hoarder squirrels would move in with hoarder people.
The squirrels seemed to be overly fond on collecting as well. I have never seen so many pine cones at once before...
its most likely a few yrs worth seeing how dry they look.
Yeah i just can't understand the volume of Pine cones. Mindblowing.
Apparently the squirrels eat them!. Y wife saw one on our back deck eating a pinecone like corn on the cob
centrifuge destroyer these were serious squirrels not the run of the mill kind
@@robthomas7392 Pine seeds are very nutritious. The squirrels store them for the winter or they would starve to death.
I expect the clothing guy may be having nightmares about more clothing showing up.
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S Bender what would the theme music be for that nightmare?
@alison webster Did you see that leather/suade coat with the sheepwool lining hanging to the left of the roller skates? I used to have one like it. Priceless!
**I** am having nightmares and I'm not even there! ha
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You know what is valuable to me? Penmanship, that diary had lovely penmanship, truly wonderful find! Love this series!!
Sadly cursive penmanship isn't even taught here in the states anymore. Teenagers or younger can't even read it. That diary would have been hieroglyphics to them 😳
Should not have read it aloud like that. Very disrespectful. Give that to a family member.
@@katherinetrafford378 He says at some point there are no family members left…
People discard so much clothes!!! I'm happy to see you re using them . I get 90 percent of my clothes from resale shops ....
My new theory is the former owner got bored of clothing and started the world’s largest and most comprehensive pine cone collection.
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They make great Christmas ornaments as well as bird feeders...and wreaths, too!
@@wrenhazard0728 I agree, Im surprised his wife hasn't grabbed some being a preschool teacher. Mu mom was a kindergarten and art class teacher and would have loved to have them. I'm sure if you hosed them off they'd be fine to use.
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Ok, I am a little mad at you for starting to read the diary and then sort of abruptly stopping. We are going to need more details. I need to read this diary!!!!
The diary of Anne Frank? You can find that everywhere
@@calumryan6328 no the little blue hand written diary!
Same here! I wanted to hear more!!
I agree. The seeds for the future hoard may have been sown way back then - she went to the shopping center to model her fashionable clothes and hairdo for the boys - but became transfixed by material at the fabric store. I can't wait until this mystery is solved!
Might have been a bit risque. Personal
As an Aussie I've learnt more about squirrels nesting habits whilst watching these videos than I ever thought possible 😂
And probably a LOT more than you ever cared to learn!
Yeah. if I ever thought squirrels and nuts were just a movietrope, I stand corrected now...
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Me too! At least possums don’t get crazy with the pine cones 😅😂
Are there squirrels in Australia?
You should consider investing in a reusable respirator and getting trained how to use it properly. Allergic reactions can get worse as you continue to have them. My mother nearly died several times from an allergic reaction. Please take care of yourself, you have a family that needs you.
I'm so obsessed with this show!!! My heart was in my chest as he was uncovering all of the comics, watches, and albums, you can kind of get a sense of when Alexander starts getting excited about something, pine cones start flying through the air 😂😂😂!!
I’m beginning to understand why people aren’t very happy with squirrels taking up residence in their homes! Here in Australia we think they’re just the cutest things ever, but I guess they can be quite a problem!👏👏👍🇦🇺
squirrel gravy an biscuits = good eating
@@offroad4x4nhlife45 lol
we have cute possums in Australia, they destroy houses too
Plus if they start chewing on the wiring inside walls you're looking at possible fire hazards among costly repairs to fix. I also thought they were cute & like to see them at my birdfeeders :)
They're rodents with cute floofy tails.
i saw a super rare collectable pine cone in the egg container but you dumped it out. You need to be more careful with that stuff.
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That green block you thought was plaster, is a block of polishing compound. You rub it on a spinning buffing wheel for polishing metal. Green is typically for polishing stainless or other semi-hard metals
I was thinking the same. I’ve seen similar things in my dad’s jewelry shop.
You’re right. But it was white compound that was used on a buffing wheel where green compound also had been used at 🥴
Hi there, a bit off subject but maybe you know since you know what the polishing compound is. Our retirement purchase home came with a 90s Jennaire stove top. One side had only the grill thing. So we ordered another stove inset to have 4 burners. The only thing is the original is brushed steel and none being sold (whirlpool bought them out and supplies the replacements) is not brushed. Now its all marked. I didnt do it. A visiting relative used scouring pad on it!!! What I want to do is make it look brushed like the other side to hide marks but make match. Is that possible? Ive tried to look online but not found exactly how to do that and with what items.
@@lyricwritertoo I don’t think polishing compound is what your looking for. That would just shine metal. I’m not sure what you’d need for a brushed look. That’s something done in a factory and I have no idea how it’s done.
@@lyricwritertoo the easiest thing I would think of is to use a scotch-brite pad, kind of like the green one on a scouring pad/sponge. You'll want to find a maroon one that's more aggressive than green. You should be able to get sheets of it in the paint section of a hardware store near the sandpaper.
Use the pad like sandpaper and slide it back and forth, giving a brushed stainless look. Pick up the pad and scrub a different spot so it looks more random. Just make sure you scrub it in the same back and forth direction.
If that doesn't work you can try the dark green pads that are more aggressive.
Hope this helps.
The whole time I'm watching these, I find myself unconsciously holding my breath because of all the dust. I don't know how you do it, Alex. :)
I'm rewatching the series and keep pulling my turtleneck up over my nose and mouth!
There is a guy here on youtube with the channel name "The Elegant Oxford". He shines up old shoes and gives them to college grads who maybe don't have enough money to get a good pair of shoes. Maybe you could donate those shoes to him or someone like him who does shoe repairs and gives shoes away. Just a thought. Those are high end shoes that CAN be repaired and refurbished. Woowoo about the comics! Great video!
the 'clothes guy' already paid for all the clothes, shoes and purses. Alex doesn't own them anymore....
My other odd YT obsession - men's shoes cobblers! 😆 There's others that completely restore them. Need a collab! Bedo's Leatherworks, Trenton and Heath, are two good ones.
@@IHeartAfrica22 The clothes guy said he didn't want anymore, lol, that's how much he got outta there.
If you have a local Lions club, they would be thrilled with the lenses. They use them to make glasses for the underprivileged.
I was thinking that. Thought about emailing but they never answered one from a month ago except by an auto response saying they were behind on email. By the time they read them the stuff will be tossed.
Maybe but if they are older, they are probably glass and glass is not used much anymore. I don't even know if labs even do glass anymore. Different cutting tools, edging and has to be heat or chem treated.
They mostly want glasses for the frames, not the lenses. There is such a variety of lens prescriptions that it would be impractical to try to match them to an individual.
@@karenkoe7096 These glasses are probably ancient, based on the wrappers! A bit of background: Zeiss was founded in Jena in 1846, producing mainly microscopes and other optical instruments. The company was very successful, even during the World Wars. After WWII, the original HQs were in the Soviet zone and all the equipment was dismantled and shipped to the USSR. Most of the senior staff was taken to the US sector of Germany though and re-started the company there. Carl Zeiss Jena was the name of the eastern branch, structured as a VEB (people's-owned company). The fact that the envelopes don't say VEB Carl Zeiss on them means that they're either pre-1950s or the VEB was omitted on export goods, both equally possible.
@@Ragnar8504 If they are that old.....they are probably very small and glass. Wonder why they were in that garage. I don't think anyone in that family was into optometry, etc. Might have picked them up somewhere for some project.
I worked at a comic book shop and I can hear all the screaming of collectors that are watching this whenever he handles comics. It makes me chuckle.
I don't know about the comics but I cringe when he handles glassware!
It's the stubborn insistence on doing everything one-handed that wipes 10% off everything he finds.
You should really go through all the folded bedding , bags of clothing, towels boxes of anything etc......my parents had to clean out my grandmothers home after she passed and she was a hoarder, however; it was a relatively clean environment. To my point, they ended up finding over $30,000 yes thirty thousand dollars and then an additional $25,000 in jewelry that a jeweler paid them....which you know was probably worth even more. It was ALL found folded in towels, sheets, in blankets, boxes of dishes, etc. Open and examine everything!
When my brother passed away we found rolls of money in old stained socks with holes. He was right in thinking that people wouldn’t find his cash. Luckily we had put the socks aside to use as dust rags and discovered the money during cleanup. I agree with the OP. Check everything!
@@akaJaneDoe: he probably does, off camera; or employs Zenovia to do it!
After my dad passed, my mom hid her wedding rings for save keeping & forgot where she hid them. Spent years looking. During her last months, she made me promise to look thru EVERYTHING for the rings & $$ that she used to hide. Never found any $$ but did find her wedding rings. They were in an empty suitcase hidden under a staircase. First instinct was to just put suitcase in donate pile but I promised to check everything...there they were!! So you just never know.
I thought the same thing. My mom and dad were extremely frugal. Add in dementia, and mom stuffed things everywhere. We even found a jewelry box inside an air vent.
Yeah nevermind that bag of vintage toys you kept walking on, just get the boxes of pinecones down.
Alex! Those bags are easily moved from your path and would be safer when you are in a building by yourself.
Please don't get hurt!
he's looking for money!
IT HAS A GARAGE! 🤯🙀🤩 this is like the gift that keeps on giving...10k Canadian dollars for a goldmine...unbelievable!
Roller skates always make me start singing..... “I got a brand new pair of roller skates, you got a brand new key......”🤗
I did too!! LOL 🤣
My favorite Boy George song.
I rode my bicycle past your window last night
I roller skated to your door at daylight
It almost seems like you're avoiding me
I'm okay alone but you got something I need
Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
I think that we should get together
And try them out, you see
I been looking around awhile
You got something for me
Oh, I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
I ride my bike, I roller skate, don't drive no car
Don't go too fast but I go pretty far
For somebody who don't drive, I been all around the world
Some people say, I done all right for a girl
I asked your mother if you were at home
She said yes, but you weren't alone
Oh, sometimes I think that you're avoiding me
I'm okay alone but you've got something I need
Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
I think that we should get together
And try them out, you see
Oh, I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Melanie Safka
.....🎶I think that we should get together and try them out you see...🎶🤣😂
@@Hanzyscure Boy George? 🤣😂
Mark needs to buy a dry cleaner business.Probably be less expensive than taking the clothes in.
There is no rhyme or reason with this collection. I get the feeling her partner passed away early and she used this stuff to fill the void or remind her of her happier times. Maybe she just liked it. I hope she knows her treasures will live on and bring others joy too.
Alex said in a live stream that they probably inherited the contents of both their parents' homes so this could be the result of professions and hobbies of six or more adults.
All the posters are correct. And her and her husband were both only children of only children, so they inherited all of items of both of their parents. Seems like instead of going through the items and discarding what wasn't needed, they just kept everything.
Looks like she made him get rid of the guns for some reason.
@@newfdogg thanks for the knowledge.. explains a bunch :)
Thanks all for the information. I haven’t watched all the live streams, so i missed the background story. That explains a lot!
I had the worst day today. I look forward to watching this amazing series and all the treasure you uncover. But most of all, the comments made me actually laugh out loud tonight. Sending each and everyone of you my gratitude from across the pond in England!
OMG,I'm an asthmatic,allergic to dust. I was screaming in my head open the garage door back up.Than when you started to cough through pine cone dust again I was re- chanting OPEN THE DOOR. I swear I was having an asthma attack just watching this. I'm truly hooked on your videos❤😷
60% of comments: “Alex, get a respirator!!”
30% of comments: “Wow! Hoarder squirrels!” (That is an amazing collection of pine cones!)
10% of comments: “Alex, you should do it the way I would do it!”
Also someone: “Alex, you should get a GoPro!”
Me: “Keep on keepin’ on, Alex! Thanks for taking us along!”
✌🏼
Hahah I was just about to comment how you can make a drinking game out of their live chats. Take a drink every time someone mentions a go pro , two when they ask him if her regrets the clothes deal , and finish your drink if they tell him to go back to the attic .
Oh Red Devil how do you know me so well?😂🤣😂🤣
You are the 1 percent
He should put a Go Pro on a squirrel. Now that's entertainment!
Having both his hands free seems like a good idea
Sitting here kind of chuckling at the fact that you were deciding what to stand on to get up into the rafters and went with the oak chair… When there is clearly both a stepstool and a ladder! Lol! (Ps, not a negative comment, I’m amused 😉)
Sometimes one cannot see the trees for the forest.
And he knows what he's doing that day...why doesn't he come prepared with a ladder, etc.
@@unattendedgrandma4073 or the ladders for the pinecones, dust, garbage, furniture, camera , etc .. lol! 😂
Would you trust your body weight to a ladder that could be weakened or broken? I wouldn’t!
The oak chair was solid. Alex knows what he’s doing.
@@mcculloch29 oh I
know he knows what he is doing, there was also a metal step stool near the door. Just made me chuckle is all! :)
I want to know more about the shopping trip in the diary! That was a funny excerpt. :)
Yes! I hope it goes to auction! People buy old journals and diaries all the time! I'd bid $10 on it!!!
Me too! I wonder if the man she smiled at was somebody famous
I agree! I wanted more!
Nosey
Yeah, funny how he abruptly stopped reading it!!
Continued nice finds. I guess it would have been too easy starting with the stuff nearest the garage door and working your way back rather than having to climb over everything. 😉
OMG yes!!!!!!
Wow ...every time I view one of your videos... I am overwhelmed ...and need to take a nap ...sooooo much stuff ...disrespected ... you are doing a great service saving the work on thousands of craftsmen ‘s to be used and recycled....I will never understand Hoarding... I personally have helped clean up three hoarder ‘s homes OMG ...God Bless you it is mentally difficult 😇
This video was brutal to watch! Alex, you have to stop exposing yourself to airborne debris like that! Instead of stirring up dust in the garage, wouldn’t it be better to wait till you have some help and carefully remove stuff without stirring everything up like that?
Easy solution. Don’t watch.
It's what he does, can't stop a go getter!
haha I was thinking the same thing. Alex you've got to be more methodical! lol But I'm as curious as he is to see what's in there.
I completely understand what you're saying, but I honestly don't think there is any way to avoid the dust and debris in a place like that. The only thing that MIGHT work would be a lite mist of water all over everything before touching any of it....but that risks damaging whatever is underneath all the pinecones & dust. For example...those comics wouldn't have stood a chance if they had wetted down the dust first.
I was just thinking that too... instead of climbing over things , start at the entrance and empty the space. But I understand everyone has their own way of doing things. 🙂 the dust and particulate is pretty bad tho. A respirator would be best.
I bet that diary has some interesting stories. You'll probably find the hatch to the bomb shelter underneath all those pine cones!
I look forward to these videos more than any tv show.
The "bomb shelter" is probably full of clothes. (And maybe some pinecones!)
I thought it was interesting that even when she was young, she was already keenly interested in fashion and even fabric. (Notice that she was more into what the boys said about her tights than she seemed to be into the boys themselves!)
Did you read the rest of that diary entry? Said something about being approached by a strange man...creepy
At this point does the guy who bought the clothes block your number so you can’t call him??😂😂
Or what about it’s not inside the house so you can’t make him take them😀
Not sure but I think he said at the very beginning that he was coming to get the rest of the clothes. So there may be no escaping it. An innocent “hey guys, come see what I found in the garage!”
Just try not to let out an evil laugh.
Clothes guy paid 10K to become a 50s clothing store warehouse lol. He's gonna make money in the long haul but the amount of work he's gonna put into sorting, cleaning and listing those items might give him nightmares for years to come.
I was thinking the same thing.
@@Blue.. Very much so. Lots of gems, lots of junk and a lot inbetween. Just cataloging alone is a trial and a half!
Not to mention that they’re all one size (or very close to it) so not a huge amount of variety and a limited market. He will make his $10k back, but it may take a very long time.
Watching you tackle this garage has inspired me to clean out my shed. If I find any pine cones I know where to send them. I have only discovered this channel recently and now have the addiction. Must get on with clearing my hoard..after I finalize my online shopping.
I wasn't sure at first, but now seeing in the garage, I know 100% the lady is the same woman Alex bought the cool '64 Caddy from. She was a very sweet woman and definitely way more into her piano music than collecting clothes. Good vid! The comics, records and watches look like a fun find from the garage!
This house has been vacant for 16 years. Doubt it’s the same person.
@@debshaw680 Wrong, it is the same woman.
@@debshaw680 The house has not been vacant for 16 years. Just look at this video at 26:33 and the "Abandoned Caddy!! Will it run??" video at 5:06. You'll see they're the same green garage and they both have the same unique basket hanging on the left wall. It's def her.
@@maxzee1739 well geez too new to this channel, now I’ve got to go look. Lol
*edit*.
I’m 100% sure you’re right. If she taught piano for 50 years in the area that would explain why he said the baby grand is in the shop for a while in case people want to pay tribute to her in a way. Heart melted a little.
There was a calendar on the fridge few days ago that was from November 2020.
This comment section is it's own form of entertainment. haha
I wonder what the main topic is in the advice category ?
Tru dat!
Yeah, it is incredible so many Doctors and Allergy Experts that watches these videos...
I think this channel is one of the few I like to scroll the comment section.
For real!
That garage door 🤣🤣🤣 I can hear the neighbors now " what is he doing in there? The door keeps opening and closing!"
Fantastic comedy value for us 🙂
This is how the expression "squirreled away" came to be.
“There’s an awful lot of clothing in here” lolll in comparison to where?? 😂
Shocker.....!
All you guys posting about why he doesn't first clear a path and then clean up the overhead stuff: The channel is **CURIOSITY** Incorporated. Read the large print. He is **curious** about what is up there, in there, over there, behind that. The bonus is the the can sell many of the items.
Disorganization is catnip to the curious. I used to frequent a used books store in Pasadena CA. One day I went in and had to step around two large boxes or jumbled up books. Each box had a sign: "unsorted books - do not touch". I asked the counterman what that was about. He told me, "We are thinning the shelves. That's all the stuff we take out. It flies out the door this way and we don't have to throw anything away."
Same here.
Anticipation builds as garage door opens, aaaaaaaand...
Bedpan!!!
My first thought too! 😂😂
haha you're a comedian
Exactly what I thought!
That was the first thing I saw when the door opened!! Hahahaha!
🤣
Looks like Chip and Dale were very busy!
(05:33) Is that is one of those automatic toast goes down with no lever jobs! Those toasters are pure magic!
A Sunbeam!
Great video Alex. I find it a curious thing that most people on my street that own a garage, never park their vehicles in it. It seems that a lot of them, in my small Ontario town, only use their garages in the summertime to sit in, simply to relax, on a sunny day and chat with the neighbours. You can see that their garages are generally packed to the ceilings with “stuff”. It’s probably very common in older neighbourhoods.
Lots of squirrels hoarding pinecones for a long time. They must have loved this old place. I enjoy the series.
Just about to head off to bed - oh wait, Alex has just uploaded a new episode!!
You never disappoint, Alex. If only there was a market for pine cones! My goodness, between the garage and attic there are a zillion. We are all looking forward to the auction and wish you immense success. I'll be watching to see Zinovia and Hans help out some more, and maybe Melissa! This is a fun series for sure. Sending safe cyber hugs from Maryland, with love from BanDana Gramma
There is a market for pine cones. Unfortunately, squirrels don't pay well...😉
I swear you are the only channel that I click "Like" before I actually watch 😁❤
Watching these always motivates me to go through things and purge. I have too much, but I'm not nearly to this point.
A rocking chair that’s off it’s rocker. Priceless humor!
11:55pm here, I will absolutely watch this instead of going to bed :)
It's 0:58 in germany and i'll do the same 🤗
1.59 A.M.,sleep is overpraised😂😂😂
I fell asleep, tell me what happened
Same Ireland here 😂👍
Same. Scotland here 😂 🏴
When there's so much to look through on the ground level, why go for the stuff in the rafters first and bury the ground level stuff in all that squirrel debris? I would think it would have been easier starting at the bottom, sort it, clear it and then go to the rafters. Just saying.
LOl same thing I said.. It's must be a man thing to do that. A woman knows how to organize! But I love this channel and he's so hardworking but yet he makes it harder on himself.
Because it seems like his first priority is finding hidden cash or jewelry...lol
I had the same thought, and made a similar comment!
And he's stepping on stuff he has no idea what it is. Could be breaking valuable items. Seems a bit bull in china shop
@@lynnlindsay4480 i cringed when i saw him pull rafter garbage down and spread rodent droppings on all the stuff on floor. Made no sense
Interesting! Please do a detailed episode showing the comics and wrist watches you found. I think people would buy the metal tins of crosman pellets, they are kinda cool. That ginger ale box was a nice find too. The eyeglass lenses, if thats what they are, if not worth anything, could be donated to just about any optical place, as they send them overseas so missionaries can make eyeglasses for people in need... zeiss is a great brand.
If they are very old they are probably glass which is no longer used much. The lions might take them though I doubt if they are using glass much either. That glass has to be cut to shape and edged and heat treated to be used. I doubt if many places do that anymore.
The lenses would be worth quite a bit to a steampunk inventor and crafters not to mention there are collectors of old glasses and equipment.
@@karenkoe7096 Is that what they do. My friend said the lions took them to Hawaii as her parents were members, all expenses paid.
@@debbieomi great idea
That toaster you found is an old Sunbeam Toastermatic, very cool little appliances and worth a decent bit of money in working order. I'd love to buy it but I'm in Australia.
I have been completely sucked into this series, but I'm having an asthma attack just watching it 😄
The one suggestion I have for you when you grab from the rafters is bring goggles that are closed all the way around for your eyes. Getting things stuck in your eyes are the worst! Some nice little pieces of furniture for sure and that rocker looked like it had all the pieces but some wood glue, ropes and vices and it would be back as new and ready for auction.
They would immediately fog up
Due to freezing temperatures and cause a no vision safety hazard.
@@Hanzyscure what is your suggestion then for full coverage eye protection?
@@Peaceful-Dez Clear face shield.
Have no idea where you got the energy for this , I would have cried when I opened the garage door. You are amazing. You make the energizer bunny look like a snail.
The old journals and dairies are what I love. They tell history. I've paid good money for several in my collection.
When my husbands 102 yr old grandmother, died a bunch of family was cleaning the house. I found her diaries & my mother-in-law made me throw them in the would stove 😢
@@fayewhite7541 and then people wonder why they don’t know anything about their family history 😂
@@fayewhite7541 How sad! Imagine if someone had found Anne Frank’s diary and thought, “This is personal. I won’t read it. Best to destroy to preserve her dignity.” 😳😭
@@fayewhite7541 Why wood she make you do that ?
@@Hanzyscure haha funny 😅😂🤣😭😁
I actually collect old handwritten diaries of ordinary people. It's so nice getting a glimpse into their lives and learning about social and economic history and so on.
I’m yelling at the tv “don’t pull down the gross stuff on top of the other stuff!!!!” Lol
If I'm ever in Canada and see a garage door going up and down.....
Alex, let me stand on this chair. Two minutes later I said, oh look there's a ladder but I don't think he heard me. Lol
I saw a step stool right near the beginning.
That was like a comedy with the garage door opening and closing. :)
that coat hanging on the wall with the leader/suede outer shell and fur hanging from it is dead 60's all the way! I love it!! these vids are so interesting.....
Those hockey skates sure bring back great memories. We lived next to a stream that froze over every winter. One Saturday morning when I was quite young my dad took me for a ride and to my surprise we went to a sporting goods store to buy skates just like those. Dad got a pair too, took me out on the frozen stream and taught me how to skate. Seeing those makes me miss my dad, he would have turned 100 on December 1st
I honestly expected that garage to be empty. It wasn’t long ago that the car came out. Thanks for another episode!
There was a car in there?!?!
@@skmetal7 cadillac
Is this all the stuff they first pulled out of the house, dumped it in the garage where caddy used to be?
Over a year.
My thought also. Looks like she was busy in there after he took the caddie
Ring- Hey Mark, guess what I found. Yep more clothes, come on over
Hahaha
That poor guy is probably in a corner rocking back and forth mumbling and screening calls by now.
🤣🤣🤣
Hate squirrels. So destructive.
@@audrab27 lol I just pictured it 🤣 😂 😅
That diary might be interesting to read to get insight on the lady.. I hope you are wearing a HEAVY DUTY mask today.😊 ps:. That little box nest took some squirrel a long time to make.
Definitely wasn't with all of that coughing he was doing.
I'm more fascinated by the diary than the stuff. I was once into reselling and crafting things to sell but I've always loved reading and have a interest in hearing other peoples life stories.
When you got the Cadillac out of there, stuff piled up fast!
Poor lady who lived in the hoard :(
Thanks for the early morning entertainment! Keep up the good work and stay safe!
At 16:22, that is a dividing head used on a milling machine generally for making gears. It's a machinists item. It's a smaller one probably Asian made is my guess, but could match up with a number of the ones's european made back in the days. KenS.
This couple sounds like a real life Ken & Barbie, they've had every job under the sun.
I was thinking the same thing
Maybe we are all experiencing angst for no reason and you are wearing a mask already? My husband works in respiratory and as a result all those mouse droppings and dust flying around makes me nervous. However, having said all of that, let me say I love watching your explorations and finds! Great video series! Hope an N95 mask or respirator is your new best friend there. Happy hunting!
This reminds me of when I had to clean my dad's house out. 40 years of business records in the far corner of the basement. Heavy, banana shipping boxes. Took me an entire weekend to haul them upstairs for the shredding company to eventually destroy. I'm surprised I didn't have a heart attack.
That toaster may be a really good model from the 60's or so! The toast holes are sideways so there can be a special sensor that makes some of the most accurately toasted toast. The channel 'Technology Connections' has a video all about them!
Why didn't you start sorting from the ourside instead of climbing over everything? Just curious....
He said there was a large clearing toward the back
Mg thought exactly! 😆 wonder what he broke on the way all the way to the back! That’s a man for ya! 😉 A creative man only sees the clearing in the back, not the mountains in between him and the clearing!
And I’m pretty sure there was a door on that side as well. Maybe it was locked and he didn’t have a key.
I think he likes to scout out what he can see in the area, so he can line up a buyer for some of the items that stick out. That way he already has things sold/generates interest in buyers as he's cleaning and sorting....Just a guess.
Just before I started watching, I thought about how I'd want to look for old diaries, cool to see one come up!
Hey Alex, just want to say thank you for a year of entertaining vid's to get us through lockdown. Wishing you and your family a healthy and happy 2021.
I can’t believe you left us hanging on that story in the diary! What did she see when they came out of the fabric store?
You can find the most unique things. I love this series so much and you never disappoint on finding treasures. I was afraid you were going to fall and lose the garage door opener and lay there till Melissa got worried and came looking for you! This lady who owned this house was rich, the name brand are so high end. So be careful Alex! Great video!
I'm not one to tell someone how to do their job, especially when they do it so well, however 😅 I always wonder why you climb rather than start at the front and make your way through.
me too I always think it would be easier to start from the front throwing away trash as you go and pulling out the good stuff as you come across it. But I was thinking that Alex must be thinking thats what he gets Hans and Zinovia for. So he just goes straight for the good stuff. Just my thoughts anyway.
I have thought that same thing multiple times.
General consensus..I do too! But i still love watching! Maybe to make sure no one takes the good stuff?
I think it's for the viewers. Just spending the day working through would be boring.
One possibility: This video is a short overview of what might be there, not a ten hour cleaning-out-the-garage video. Just something to think about...
what you think are boxes could have paintings or pictures between the carboard.
If only those pine cones were solid gold 🥇
Oh my gosh who else is holding their breath every time he pulls a box down? 😣🤦🏻♀️
The Zeiss lenses must be of some interest to an optician that deals in high end or vintage eyewear!
Hello from Edmonton! I should come visit one of these days. I don’t need anything, but love antiques. ☺️
My brother found an old diary of the daughter of the couple who lived in our house before my parents moved in. He thought it was mine, but the singers she mentioned were not my era.
I was actually into the story you were reading about the lady's diary. Memories are nice. Even when they aren't your own.
Who knew that antique dealer was such a hazardous profession? Please be careful Alex.
I am amazed that the garage door still works!
Alex your tribute to her was beautiful. I think she loved her last ride in her Cadillac.
that toaster may be a sunbeam automatic radient eye you might want to check that out if you were planning on just tossing it in the skip. Electric motors are hard to get what they are worth for scrap, since they usualy are classed as mixed scrap.
wait 'til you find out she rented a huge storage unit!
I thought he only bought what's on the property?
@@basstrammel1322 he did. i was joking
@@ab3000x Aah, I see.
Hahahaha!
@@basstrammel1322 the key was in the property. :p
The cardboard in the plastic bags may have something between them. Sometimes when something is stored that one does not want bent people use cardboard and the plastic is then used to keep it dry.
That said are you putting the diary in the auction? I love old diary's. I found one once from the 30's.
I like that he showed us a page, although toward the bottom of the page, a potential felony seemed to be in the offing!
Loved this! Esso was in Europe when I was 7 and I have an Esso man hanging in my memory China cabinet! My Grandpa died more than 70 years ago, he was an Optomitrist and he and my Grandma would spend time in the Savannah Georgia area, Peoria/Chicago area and the Edmunton Canada area. They would deliver, retest/ test and fit glasses to the individual. They would keep spare lenses, some frames and misc items in each location. Communication included telegraph and telephone at the time if you wanted quick communication ( His name was E H Anderson, my Grandma was an O'Dell who I think had family roots around your area! Bertha died in the 1990s at age 99 and there are several pictures of me with my great Grandma Albertina O'Dell.)
These shows are addictive, I’m hooked!