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post #31 of 39
4/25/11 at 5:51pm
Here's how I figure it:

1. I live alone, but my teenage boys stay with me half of the time (every Wed & Thurs and every other weekend).
2. Work would notice at some point, but it might take a few days because my boss works in a different city and I don't necessarily talk to him every day. Others in my office might assume I was traveling or on vacation.
3. While they have my address at work, no one there has ever been to my house.
4. After a few days it would start to smell, by 8 or 9 days it would be positively wretched.

Given all that and from what I know about teenagers, I'd say no more than 3 or 4 weeks.
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post #32 of 39
4/25/11 at 6:02pm
Heard an odd story this weekend about this very topic. A member of my wife's family died about 30 years ago. He had a heart attack while driving, he pulled over and died. It took them 2 weeks to find his car. So, the body was sitting in a car outside in the south during the summer.
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post #33 of 39
4/25/11 at 6:09pm
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Originally Posted by Bhowie View Post
Heard an odd story this weekend about this very topic. A member of my wife's family died about 30 years ago. He had a heart attack while driving, he pulled over and died. It took them 2 weeks to find his car. So, the body was sitting in a car outside in the south during the summer.
Well hot damn
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post #34 of 39
4/25/11 at 8:53pm
when i was in high school, a buddy of mine bought a corvette at auction for some ridiculously low price. we quickly found out why. nothing you can do to get the smell out. still, he could say he had a 'vette, even if no one had a strong enough stomach to get in for more than 30 seconds.
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post #35 of 39
4/25/11 at 9:43pm
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Originally Posted by tagutcow View Post
I have my computer set to email notices of my death to everyone who knows me (dozens of people, dozens I tells ya!) in the instance I go for more than 10 hours without posting to StyleForum.
I this the reason you're up at every hour of the night? Edit: I'm sure I'd be found within the week, most days the same day. I'm guessing the main advantage of having a live in girlfriend.
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post #36 of 39
4/25/11 at 10:18pm
A friend's old bachelor neighbor was found after maybe a couple weeks. I think he said they had to cut the floor boards out in the spot where he lay.

BTW, here's a film on the subject. It's the last word and very, VERY disturbing. You'll love it.

http://acertainkindofdeath.com/

I saw it on Netflix (or rented it) and kinda wish I hadn't.
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post #37 of 39
4/26/11 at 1:49am
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Originally Posted by Bhowie View Post
Heard an odd story this weekend about this very topic. A member of my wife's family died about 30 years ago. He had a heart attack while driving, he pulled over and died. It took them 2 weeks to find his car. So, the body was sitting in a car outside in the south during the summer.

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post #38 of 39
4/26/11 at 3:14am
A couple of days. Work would notice immediately but as I live alone and no one around here has spare keys to the place, it'd take awhile for them to contact my parents and have them come up to check.
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post #39 of 39
4/26/11 at 4:00am
1-2 days max
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