In fact, it's been so long that he might never have been able to find the Hoover amid the astonishing 100 tons of rubbish and bric-a-brac in his home - assuming he ever looked for it.
Every room in the three - storey terraced house was filled from floor to ceiling with mouldering junk. It was even piled up in the hall. Both front and back gardens were also a mess.
After years of complaints from neighbours, council officials finally moved in to empty the building in Grimsby, filling skip after skip.
Mr Jones claimed: 'I wanted to clear it myself. I was trying to get it done.'
The pensioner was put up in a hotel while his house was emptied over three weeks. North-East Lincolnshire Council intends to reclaim the cost of the operation from him.
With more photos. There's a news video on this page.
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