Yesterday I followed up on a CL ad for the sale of a tool collection as a result of the owners poor health. It was a week after the ad was posted so I figured there might not be a lot left, but it wasn't far away and what better way to spend a Friday afternoon then tool shopping.
I was chatting with the gentleman's wife about the tool collection and why they were selling, and she disclosed that her husband had two forms of cancer and would no longer be able to continue his passion of working on cars, therefore had no use for any of the tools. She also mentioned how her husband and son loved working on cars together, and that her son had passed away from cancer two years ago so the tools weren't special to him any longer.
What she told me next still has me questioning how some people can sleep at night.
Her husband hates being alone since his health started declining, and when she was in the garage speaking with other buyers, her husband would call to ensure she was alright. At one point he insisted that she come inside to confirm she was ok, and when she went into the house to check on him two men stole over $1,000 of items. A bench vise, and grinders, and large collection of Dewalt tools that she knows went missing after they left, and who knows what else that she couldn't remember. She also said there was another pair of buyers who appeared to be business men (based on their clothes) and arrived in a nice car that had a company logo on the doors. She watched as one of the men continually had his hands in and out of his pockets. She confronted the man and made him empty his pockets. She said after his pockets were empty, there was a pile of stuff laying on the bench worth over $500.
I don't know if I can put into words an accurate description for the type of person who would do that. This man is dying and is trying to raise money to pay for his healthcare by selling his beloved tool collection, and you steal from him. I don't know that I believe in hell, but I would imagine there has to be a special place reserved for these types of people.
I was chatting with the gentleman's wife about the tool collection and why they were selling, and she disclosed that her husband had two forms of cancer and would no longer be able to continue his passion of working on cars, therefore had no use for any of the tools. She also mentioned how her husband and son loved working on cars together, and that her son had passed away from cancer two years ago so the tools weren't special to him any longer.
What she told me next still has me questioning how some people can sleep at night.
Her husband hates being alone since his health started declining, and when she was in the garage speaking with other buyers, her husband would call to ensure she was alright. At one point he insisted that she come inside to confirm she was ok, and when she went into the house to check on him two men stole over $1,000 of items. A bench vise, and grinders, and large collection of Dewalt tools that she knows went missing after they left, and who knows what else that she couldn't remember. She also said there was another pair of buyers who appeared to be business men (based on their clothes) and arrived in a nice car that had a company logo on the doors. She watched as one of the men continually had his hands in and out of his pockets. She confronted the man and made him empty his pockets. She said after his pockets were empty, there was a pile of stuff laying on the bench worth over $500.
I don't know if I can put into words an accurate description for the type of person who would do that. This man is dying and is trying to raise money to pay for his healthcare by selling his beloved tool collection, and you steal from him. I don't know that I believe in hell, but I would imagine there has to be a special place reserved for these types of people.