[wbill]

I am sure that at least one deputy volunteered to properly dispose of it.

When my Grandmother's husband (not Grandpa) passed away, she was going to clear out his liquor cabinet. "Just junk it all", she said.

Dad and I got in the car and drove most of a night to rescue it. It was 1000's of dollars in (mostly) single-malt, and high-end blended scotch. Easily enough to stock a bar, and it kept us in high-tension booze for years.

The real prize was most of a case of turn-of-the century Napoleon Brandy. I literally fished it out of the trash. She was throwing it away "Because it was Old".

So....I can see where there'd be a call for a program like this. Lots of widows cleaning out their husband's gun collections, and such.

[hoosierham]

Older widows throw away fortunes every day,I am sure.

An ex-sister-in-law also “cleaned up” her grandmother’s house and threw out all that “old stuff”;old stuff was a small fortune in Depression glass and flatware plus who knows what else!It all went to Rumpke Mountain (landfill).

On the other hand I have met men who salivate over getting their hands on valuable items for scrap metal;and they truly will simply scrap antigue and collectibles for pennies on the dollar because they are ignorant and arrogant.

[PowderMonkey]

"Lots of widows cleaning out their husband's gun collections, and such."

Yup. My uncle's collection of fine Italian and English shotguns got "tossed" by my aunt after he passed away. It's been over 40 years, and I still wince every time I think of magnitude of that loss (him and the collection).

[Freedom4US]

Hi.

Can I be your friend?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***She was throwing it away “Because it was Old”. ****

Reminds me of the dinner scene in THE JERK. Steve Martin did not want them to pass off on him that old stuff! He wanted the new fresh wine!