Whats in the loft ?

[Apache]

I once found a very nice solid silver tea service & cutlery set, wrapped up in the disused water tank in a loft. The couple in there mid 80's were delighted when i showed them. The old guy had hidden it there over 30 years earlier after they had other stuff stolen in a burglary and forgoten about it. The son told me they were going to sell it, it was worth a lot more than the cost of my rewire and they gave me a

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

good job they didn't move.........

If they had i may have been tempted to have it for myself .

A good few years ago i was fitting an intruder alarm for a regular client, a developer who had just bought this house to do up and sell on. I found lumps under the loft insulation right in the far corner of the eves where i was bringing up the cable for the bell box. These lumps turned out to be a Victorian wash set, covered in years of grime, which i sold for a nice few quid Guiness Drink

 

[Theorysparky]

Years ago i was called to a block of flats which had shared roof spaces.

opened the loft hatch,,,

someone was sleeping up there,,,kettle tv the works

another time,,, understairs cupboard in some flats opened the door to find a 16 year old girl in a sleeping bag !!!!!!

 

[Apache]

Years ago i was called to a block of flats which had shared roof spaces.opened the loft hatch,,,

someone was sleeping up there,,,kettle tv the works

another time,,, understairs cupboard in some flats opened the door to find a 16 year old girl in a sleeping bag !!!!!!

In leu of payment?

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

In leu of payment?

Applaud SmileyApplaud SmileyApplaud Smiley

PMSL! :^O :^O:^O:^O:^O:^O:^O

 

[Theorysparky]

i jumped 10 foot up in the air,,,it was a winters night

she jumped aswell but had nowhere to jump to :^O :^O

 

[sirsparkabit]

I once found an old flintlock gun wrapped in sacking, my brother shouted at the top of his voice to the new owner look at this .

The guy got five hundred for it , i got nothing and my brother got a swift kick and no bonus from me. :^O

 

[Matti_B]

One of my pals is a kitchen fitter and once he was changing a kitchen, the pulled on of the units out to find 2grand stuffed down the back, he pocketed it. The dogey swine and paid for a holiday with it.

 

[Theorysparky]

i ripped my kitchen out when i moved in and all i found was a popadum

just thought i would mention it while on the subject of kitchens

 

[a1]

i jumped 10 foot up in the air,,,it was a winters nightshe jumped aswell but had nowhere to jump to :^O :^O

So you both had a jump in the attic?

 

[seajayess]

WHY? You selling it or renting it out or something?

Selling well trying to CJS

 

[Evans Electric]

I applaud the honesty of the mate of Betty Swollacks, typical though , that the daughter turned on him , could have been nasty.

Its given me an idea for a new thread though !!!

Deke

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

A chippy pulled out a load of old

 

[Evans Electric]

I applaud Theory on the dinner service Applaud SmileyApplaud SmileyApplaud Smiley

Under the stairs... it was'nt Harry Potter was it ?? ; )

Deke