Why People Hoard

http://understanding_ocd.tripod.com/hoarding1_why.html

Found this link in a Mark Morford column ( San Fran Chron )
You may not be a hoarder; maybe you know someone who may have a serious problem *_*
Fun to read, anyway, if you are the least bit suspicious of your own habits.
Personally, I have a problem with exceptionally well done magazine issues. There is a pile in the garage waiting to go off to The American Council for the Blind- don't laugh- they collect items to sell to Benefit the blind...
Out of all the people who 'pick up', this one has proved the most reliable in collection. Purple Heart does not have enough Volunteers to sort- so they have this huge warehouse and things- big black plastice trash bags full of things- are just toppled one on the other and stuff sits there forever in a heap. They sometimes don't show up to pick up or come on the wrong day. Salvation Army won't come out this way- there are drop boxes- no receipts for tax deduction.
The Reuse- recycle furniture people in ann arbor want you to drop off the big stuff.
There is a 1-800- junk number- but they haul to landfills.......
Old prescription eyeglasses can be left in a box at the Plymouth Public Library to be passed on to the Lions Club.
According to a PBS documentary- the Detroit metro area is the largest contributor for unsold used clothing that ends up in Africa- through middle men, of course. The clothing is baled, like hay- shipped over, purchased & resold by natives in exchange for food- mostly. Pistons, Lions, and Red Wing t-shirts make their way to small children in african villages. I think they might be the most desirable items.
Now how can we get nutritional items to Niger ? in a hurry- is there no money there for the middle men ? Why is it easier to clothe the naked than to feed the hungry? hmm good question, huh ?
enjoy your day ~~