ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Millions of people around the world over know the Northeast Heights home as the one owned by teacher-turned-meth kingpin Walter White in the AMC show "Breaking Bad," but it's not. It belongs to real humans.
After years of taking vandalisms, trespassing and general rudeness in stride, the real-life homeowners have said enough, it's off limits. For Joanne Quintana, it's been a pretty ridiculous four years.
"We feel like we can't leave because when we, do something happens and that's ridiculous," she said.
On a weekly basis, Quintana said she loses count of how many people come to the house. Over the first Balloon Fiesta weekend, she estimates it climbed into the hundreds. In 15 minutes, a KOB news crew counted nearly 10 tourists.
They can get nasty. Some even steal rocks from the landscaping as souvenirs.
"They feel the need to tell us to close our garage, get out of the picture, you know -- tell us what to do on our own property," Quintana said.
That fence should be completed soon, but Quintana said people have already tried to climb around the construction to get a picture.
"We don't want to gate ourselves in," Quintana said. "We're the ones who's being locked up. We did nothing wrong."
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Frances Padilla had no idea what she was getting herself into when she agreed to let her home of 40 years become the fictional residence of the turbulent White family. On a monthly basis well over 400 cars, filled to the brim with BB fans, pull up to her curb and pile out just to take pictures of themselves wearing dad-sunglasses and black bowler hats.
Why do fanbases always go to the extreme with stuff? It's just sad stuff!