70,000 cans of beer?

When property manager Ryan Froerer got a call from a realtor last year to check on a townhouse, he knew something was up. He couldn't even open the front door. It was blocked from inside. 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. You know how some people, after they use something, just can't bear to throw it away. That might make sense if it's magazines or clothes. But what if it's empty beer cans? In astounding numbers? 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. The townhouse was cleaned up - it took some doing! The smell was so awful, even the cleaning crew had trouble going in. The cans were recycled for 800 dollars, an estimated 70,000 cans: 24 beers a day for 8 years. The man who lived there is reportedly back on his feet. He says he's completely stopped drinking, was welcomed back to his old job, and his co-workers speak highly of him.