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22 June 2017, 04:34 AM | #1 |
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A Creepy Discovery
A guy at work bought his first house about a year and a half ago. It was built around the early 1920s and while not necessarily a 'fixer-upper', being only a 2BR/1B dwelling he is planning on adding some rooms being that there is adequate yard space for a remodeling. His family/household currently consists of himself, his wife and their two young boys aged 5 and 7 who currently share a bedroom.
That said, one afternoon the seven-year old discovered that inside his bedroom closet was a 'lift-off' section of hardwood flooring and being naturally curious, he raised it to see if there was anything down below. What he uncovered were two bronze-like 'cubes' with screw-top lids. Now in the mind of a youngster that age, he probably figured that he had found some sort of 'secret treasure' so he opened up both containers and poured the contents onto the bedroom carpeting. About a half-hour later, his mother discovered the boy sifting through the ashes and totally freaked out. A number of subsequent problems and issues arose, most notably what to do with the contents. Turns out that in cases such as this (unidentified remains), they are supposed to be turned over to the county coroner's office for identification. So the mother vacuumed up all the ashes which were now mixed and waited for a representative from the coroner's office to come pick them up. In addition, a brief departmental inspection of the premises/discovery site was conducted in order to complete their report. Though she used a Dyson (which is a pretty good vacuum cleaner), the representative from the coroner's office advised her that there would still be some residue remaining in the carpeting. So now they have to replace the entire wall-to-wall carpeting in the house being that the matching rug color/material was originally purchased as a 'close-out' and is no longer available. My suggestion was to forego the new carpeting and refurbish the oak hardwood floors but the couple prefers the warmth and damping nature of carpeting. In retrospect, you can't really blame the kid for his natural curiosity and while the discovery led to some additional household expenditures as well as death-related protocols, I found this account somewhat amusing in addition to being somewhat creepy. I'm just glad/fortunate that something like this didn't occur at my house. |
22 June 2017, 04:36 AM | #2 |
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Steam cleaner. Gets cow manure out, should work fine on ashes.
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22 June 2017, 05:51 AM | #3 |
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That is pretty bizarre!
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That brain of yours is always spinning and concocting.....
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22 June 2017, 06:30 AM | #6 |
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The dynamic duo of TRF skeptics. As I mentioned to you once before Abdullah. I don't make this stuff up. I just report it.
What that kid discovered is no different than someone finding a can of old coins beneath a house or pet remains buried in the backyard. Apparently someone placed them there and then passed on themselves leaving no detailed instructions as to their final resting place. Last year a child's casket from the 1850's was unearthed in SF during a home remodeling. The authorities were actually able to ID the remains and they were transferred to a cemetery in Colma. |
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Ok, I'll say it, you're a liar. Plan and simple. Always a co-worker? :chuc kle:: chuckle: |
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22 June 2017, 06:32 AM | #9 |
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I like to visit my fathers grave whenever I can, he is buried in the Midwest. Some people may think it Macabre, but I talk to him, ask his advice, share things with him; we didn't have the greatest relationship when he was alive, maybe this is a way of trying to mend things. Anyway think of me what you will but I do enjoy the visit and wish I could do it more often. HOWEVER, keeping grandpa and grandma under the floorboards is a little TOO close!
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You always seem to have some relatively odd things to say. Always in extensive detail.
Please tell me a story about watching paint dry but please add those important details to keep me reading. When I was a boy my parents moved into a very old house that was in disarray. After cleaning it up and remodeling almost everything my father did find 3 gold (plated) 35mm wrist watches along with some antique silverware in a wall. An Omega Seamaster which i still own and had serviced and 2 Bulova manual winds which each of my brothers now own. That's better than someones or somethings ashes i think. |
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22 June 2017, 06:44 AM | #15 |
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I don't see the problem? It's just ash, 'human' ash or not...
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22 June 2017, 06:58 AM | #16 |
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And once they have hardwood floors redone a dustpan and a swifter pad will clean up any additional human cremains that are found!!! Bonus!!
I am just happy that if they can be identified that a family will again be reunited with their loved ones remains and can do as they see fit with them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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you all realize he's just Verbal Kent'n us, right? ever since the guidance counsellor thread and his response to it, i'm kinda thinking we're a proving ground for a blog or pilot episode somewhere....
"Who is Keyser Soze? He is supposed to be Turkish. Some say his father was German. Nobody believed he was real. Nobody ever saw him or knew anybody that ever worked directly for him, but to hear Kobayashi tell it, anybody could have worked for Soze. You never knew. That was his power. The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. And like that, poof. He's gone." |
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Appreciate your vote of confidence Abdullah. You remind me of a former college professor who always seemed to doubt the work of his students (including mine). He was a sour old guy who always had some sort of bone to pick.
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ANOTHER anecdote. You've always got a story.
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22 June 2017, 10:41 AM | #21 |
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Geeze. My last post would hardly qualify as an anecdote (or even a story) as it lacks detail, something that ELITEVIDEOGAMES was very clear in pointing out.
Until you come to the realization/acceptance that everyday life includes a certain number of ironies and bizarre occurrences, you will always be amongst the 'uptight'. No need to turn to a 'Willie' (as you have sardonically referred to a number of times). Just have another glass of 'Champaign' (sic). As John Lennon once wrote, "Nothing is real and nothing to get hung about". With that in mind, let's just enjoy each other's cyber-company and entertain ourselves with the various threads that emerge from time to time. |
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I enjoy Bristol's posts even if his stories are believable or not. They bring life to the open discussion forum.
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keeping them coming Bristol... I love your posts!!
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It's organic and non-genetically modified. It's all good.
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I have a human skull cap and articulated foot that are old medical specimens on my nightstand. Some ashes wouldn't phase me much less merit a call to the coroner's office
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22 June 2017, 08:52 AM | #26 |
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My opinion is that the representative from the coroner's office had a relative who was in the carpet business.
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Your threads are weird but you handle the intense criticism pretty well.
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I gave up believing Bristol's fiction-presented-as-fact long ago, sometime around the breast-feeding Rolex-wearer in the bar anecdote. (I kid you not). https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=506533
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Pics or it didn't happen
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