Old 01-12-18 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by oldlugs
Here's another group of pics, these were on his bench area, which is buried, plus a few shots in a room in the garage with the furnace in it which we haven't figured out how to get in and out of yet. There's bikes and parts on shelves beyond where we've been able to walk, Its looking like we might have to remove the parts, then the shelves just to reach the back of the one room. There's two more of these drawer cabinets full of parts I haven't been able to reach yet too. He's told me to take the tool boxes, tools, benches, and bike stands too. So far I'm up to five trips with more than one trailer at a time. If this wasn't close to home, I'd probably just rent a few 53' box vans and get it done all in one shot but the car trailer route lets me back right up to the garage around the back of the house.
I had four guys working for the past four or five hours unloading the car trailers, so those are ready for another load either tonight or tomorrow. I'm hoping one more trip does it, I'm running out of spare room to put this stuff. The last load can stay in the trailers but I've still got all the bikes in the tin shed and most of the bikes in the main garage to load on top of the parts in the two back rooms, the attic, and what ever is left in the house upstairs. On top of his adding places to empty to the list, his wife, who can barely walk has been dragging things out of hiding places as well. I'm guessing he had parts stashed all over the house.
This isn't the first place like this I cleaned out but its by far one of the biggest lots. He's giving me the parts, but the ordeal is getting expensive both due to the fuel in the trucks, buying everyone lunch and dinner when they work, hourly pay for up to four guys at a time from a local labor service, plus pizza and beer for the handful of buddies who have been here every night to help sort and haul this stuff upstairs.
Those tools are *the* treasure. The 2nd bike I ever bought was a '77 Raleigh Super Course that I got at a garage sale and I still have. The lady selling asked me if I might want some tools with it and for a small amount extra I walked away with a lot of Park tools that quickly became indispensible. At the time I purchased them I didn't realize just how important they'd become to me, but i was taught to never turn down tools at a reasonable price. Good advice...
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