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I deal with a lot of foreclosed properties on a regular basis. It never ceases to amaze me what people will knowingly and willinglyleave behind. I almost got a Porsche 944. (Long story, but I swear this is true.) My latest acquisition is a practically brand new Rigid shop vac. (Now I've got 3 of them.) Of course the other thing that never ceases to amaze me are the deplorable conditions in which people will live in on a daily basis, AND with little children crawling around in it. It would absolutely blow your mind!!
I've done my share of trash-outs. The first thing you do is to scope the place out for two things.The first is the obvious "good stuff"and the secondare the hazards... like just about every refrigerator that you come across. A good rule of thumb is to just never open one. Tape it closed and haul it off. I once found a dead cat impaled with a barbecue fork in it in a fridge. The power had been off for quite some time. That was reallypleasant.
I digress.
Generally, it's pretty easy to distinguish them (the good stuff and the hazards) from the rest of the crap.Most everything is generally crap andheaded straight for the trailer/dumpster and then to the dump. Finding a firearm generally constitutes finding good stuff. One removes that first and it goes in to the truck. Hazards get separated out too.
Anyway, the whole situationis sad. Unfortunately, is sounds to me like it probably could have been prevented. My guess is thatit was probably afreak accident that was due to improper handling once it was found. Shoulda, woulda, coulda... none of it matters. It's all just monday morning quarter-backing anyhow. When your number up, your number is up and your ticket is getting punched.