Teenager Michael Haskell “buys abandoned storage lockers at bargain prices…with the aim of selling their contents for profit”. But: “Two years into his pursuit, he knows all too well that every locker tells a story, many of them bleak.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/style/new-jersey-teen-storage-units.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y1A.oeXF.olgkR_cMCkKj

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/7afba05a-a103-47bc-be7a-8e8baa269432/teenager-michael-haskell-buys-abandoned-storage-lockers-at-bargain-prices-with-the-aim-of-selling-their-contents-for-profit-.RSS for NodeThu, 16 Apr 2026 22:57:50 GMTTue, 07 Apr 2026 13:16:02 GMT60@kottke “He had a horrible ending,” Michael said. “I’m not sure what the lesson is. His life seems like a lesson in how not to live your life.”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/nuthatch/statuses/116363785400111671https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/nuthatch/statuses/116363785400111671Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:00:55 GMT@kottke @skinnylatte the photos accompanying this article are so good

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.party/users/zed/statuses/116363720003801833https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.party/users/zed/statuses/116363720003801833Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:44:18 GMT@kottke reminds me of Dutch story I read a while ago about someone who cleaned abandoned or evicted rental houses.

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