I asked Hick what kind of things he found while cleaning out the apartment of the elderly woman who recently passed away. Meaning what kind of treasures he might have gotten. Hick's answer was, "Lots of trash." Of course I had to interrogate inquire further. A lot of the trash was paperwork, like old tax forms and receipts.
Hick paid Old Buddy for help in cleaning up. It was three hours of work, so Old Buddy got $60 of Hick's $250 fee. Hick also gave him some things from the apartment.
"I took the clothes to donate them, like the daughter wanted. There was some purses. I took half, and Old Buddy took half. I found a little baby quilt, and I kept that. And an iron stand. It's like a metal plate with feet, that you set an old-fashioned iron on. I also took a couple of knick-knacks. Two birds. Then after we'd been to the dump, and had taken the other stuff down to my locker, Old Buddy found a hanging rack of shoes on the back of the door. I said he could have them, because I didn't want to drive back down to my locker. There was all kinds of shoes. Tennis shoes, slippers, and regular shoes. People buy them. So Old Buddy can have them."
Hick said he also found a "bunch of blankets." Meaning those fleece throws that were given as bingo prizes. He kept all them at the apartments, in his office. He's going to give them to other residents. I don't remember what the dump cost.
Hick didn't make a fortune off of his $250 service. But he cleared some cash, and got a couple of collectibles, and just what every man needs: some purses.
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