[Dave L]

the Fuchs arent mine (I wish!) they are RacerBVD's, a well known "collector" off all things Porsche.

BTW I am a Canadian, I paddle rivers, I am not a drunken goon in the stands claiming to be Canadian because I watch hockey.

Back to the subject at hand.

Being a hoarder in the extreme sense seems fairly scary, I watched some of those episodes on A&E or TLC and there were certainly some mentally sick people. I think the primary fear comes from a fear of being "with out" As mentioned by someone else quite a few are from the depression era but I would also think that those that grew up poor or were poor at some point in their like are susceptible.