Radiorails
master brummie
This reminds me of a sad occasion back in 1980 when I was involved doing house and building maintenance.Very interesting couple of hours, what amazed me was the amount of stock still in there , going into the skip apparently, boxes of GKN screws of all sizes from 1"x 8's to 4"x 12's, thousands of nuts and bolts, coach screws of all sizes, gallon containers of wax furniture polish and hand cleaner, garden bench metal sides plus lots more,surely someone could rescue this lot,worth hundreds of pounds.
An elderly couple, for whatever reason - I never found out why - took their own lives. A house agent approached me and asked if I could clean the place up. This principally meant cleaning, particularly as some would be purchasers had seen wood lice and had been put off buying the bungalow. Being from a city they were unfamiliar with these insects.
I was told there was no money available as payment but whatever was there in the house and garage was mine. I decided as a form of respect for the old couple to take it on. It was at the Christmas time and most likely other customers would not want any work taking place at their homes anyway. So, on Boxing Day and the 27th. I went and did what was necessary. There was little there, but a wallpaper pasting table, some tools and garden items were in the garage. It did not amount to a days work but I was content.