Robert Allison wrote:


This reminds me of an event that happened to me about 20 years ago.
I had an ad in a local paper for cleaning out attics and such,
sometimes for the contents. Got a call from a little old lady about
70 to clean out her garage. When I arrived, she explained that her
husband had died and she wanted all the stuff moved out of the 2 car
garage so she could use it as a garage again. I took a look and
found a 10" powermatic TS, Jet jointer, drill press, bandsaw, lathes
(both metal and wood), and handtools too numerous to mention.
Cutting torch, welding machine, basically a complete metal and
woodworking shop.


SNIP

It must be about 15 years or so back there was this elderly woman at
Loma Linda Hospital (CA). She was terminal. There was this one orderly
there in his mid 20's. He noticed she never had any visitors come and
see her so he started to chat with her and visiting with her on his
breaks, sometimes taking her on wheelchair walks through the hospital
area. The woman, as it turned out was rich and left the kid her house(a
big one, Victorian style in Redlands) and a pile of cash. It pays to be
nice.

Glen