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A colleague bought a house at auction, it had all its contents.
Everything was stripped out and dumped, the less said about that the better.
I went in when he first bought it he asked me "what's that smell ? " the bed had been removed. I told him later it was the chap that had lived .......and died there. I don't know how long he'd been dead there but I think a while.
I reckon he'd died in his early eighties.
Anyway I fitted a zoned heating system and a couple of stoves, so spent a bit of time there and discovered a little about the chap.
Found a load of documents and stuff he'd worked in engineering, invites to dinner etc etc kept bills dating back to the house in the fifties bit of a hoarder typical engineer,got a few interesting bits.
Even found a load of documents and work schedules required to comply with the clean air act very interesting.
But the poignant bit for me, that told me he was a very exceptiona likeable chap was these valantine cards .....Some of the ladies messages make me smile if not laugh.
Everything was stripped out and dumped, the less said about that the better.
I went in when he first bought it he asked me "what's that smell ? " the bed had been removed. I told him later it was the chap that had lived .......and died there. I don't know how long he'd been dead there but I think a while.
I reckon he'd died in his early eighties.
Anyway I fitted a zoned heating system and a couple of stoves, so spent a bit of time there and discovered a little about the chap.
Found a load of documents and stuff he'd worked in engineering, invites to dinner etc etc kept bills dating back to the house in the fifties bit of a hoarder typical engineer,got a few interesting bits.
Even found a load of documents and work schedules required to comply with the clean air act very interesting.
But the poignant bit for me, that told me he was a very exceptiona likeable chap was these valantine cards .....Some of the ladies messages make me smile if not laugh.