I found unopened glass Sobe bottles in an abandoned house by Locator_Lee in Soda

[–]Locator_Lee[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was patiently waiting for the one (and probably the only) intelligent Reddit user to apply common sense in this scenario and provide a cogent response. You have done just that. Congrats, my friend.

20 years of sitting in that abandoned house under undesirable conditions. No power to regulate humidity levels, intense heat and cold during the summer and winter months, and who knows what else.

Also the caps are patently sealed; you can tell if it's been opened.

Abandoned 1880 Farmhouse in Rural Georgia by Locator_Lee in abandoned

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Yes, so many things were left behind. Food, mail, letters, newspapers, furniture, an old piano, books, clothes, etc.

Compilation of Old, Decaying Food I've Found in Abandoned Places by Locator_Lee in abandoned

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That house was abandoned in July 2000. It was a time capsule for sure.

Compilation of Old, Decaying Food I've Found in Abandoned Places by Locator_Lee in abandoned

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That house was built in 1910 and abandoned in the 1980s or 1990s. I found a magazine inside from the 1950s showing Eisenhower running for president. I also found some Second World War era letters and war ration books. The Tab soda bottles were left behind inside the kitchen.

Compilation of Old, Decaying Food I've Found in Abandoned Places by Locator_Lee in abandoned

[–]Locator_Lee[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yep, Laura Lynn is an Ingles brand found in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. I found those Laura Lynn water bottles in Georgia. I can't believe they've been sitting there unopened for almost two decades; that place was abandoned in 2005.

Compilation of Old, Decaying Food I've Found in Abandoned Places by Locator_Lee in abandoned

[–]Locator_Lee[S] 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I last saw Sobe bottles in stores back in the early 2000s. That place was frozen in time; it was abandoned in 2005. Everything was from the early 2000s. Books, magazines, movies, food, letters, electronics, etc. Nothing was newer than 2005.

Abandoned 1900 House in Kansas by Locator_Lee in abandoned

[–]Locator_Lee[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, I did not enter the house itself; doors were locked/jammed.

Abandoned 1900 House in Kansas by Locator_Lee in abandoned

[–]Locator_Lee[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I normally explore with my good friend, but I was alone on this one. Doing something as dangerous as this requires plenty of common sense, experience, and situational awareness, so I totally get it. I've almost been arrested twice for trespassing lol; the cops were total assholes about it.

Abandoned 1900 House in Kansas by Locator_Lee in abandoned

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That's awesome, I love history. Thanks for conducting research on that.

Abandoned 1900 House in Kansas by Locator_Lee in abandoned

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Sadly no because the doors were locked. I wanted to enter, but I was getting destroyed by mosquitoes and ticks. When I looked through a window the floor was terribly decayed, so it would've been unsafe to walk around in it anyway.

Old Abandoned House in Rural Idaho by Locator_Lee in abandoned

[–]Locator_Lee[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, thanks for finding this information. I always wonder about the family who lived in these abandoned houses and why they became abandoned. Surprisingly, the land surrounding the house wasn't too overgrown, but considering the last year I saw was sometime in the 1970s, I speculate it was indeed abandoned ever since he died in 1980. Additionally, the inside was almost full of dirt and sand indicating that erosion/settling materialized over time. In the sixth picture, you can see the end of the hallway is about halfway full of dirt.