Yeah it's a shame when an old guy leaps off his mortal coil and his family doesn't respect the things that he enjoyed most Bill. That old BSA mower I bought belonged to the neighbour of the seller, old Ron (the seller's father) told me he remembered when his neighbour bought it new in the 1950's and it was a big deal for him, he used to let Ron use it as long as Ron kept it showroom clean, and when I picked it up it was still so clean you could eat your lunch off it.
I remember back in the 1990's a work colleague showed me a German Iron Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster that she'd pulled out of a "Skip Bin" when her old German neighbour died. His family (who never visited him) descended on his house to clean it out to sell, and dumped all of his meagre possessions in the rubbish. She and her husband (natural scroungers, like most of us here) dived thru the dumpster and found his WW2 medals, an army belt buckle, and all of his family photographs.
I really hope that when I fall off the perch, my kids have more of an interest in my stuff than to just dump it or sell it off. Cheers, Terry.
