DRD2001
11-15-2004, 03:42 PM
Whatever You Do, Don't Open That Bedroom Door....
Mon Nov 15,11:25 AM ET Oddly Enough - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - A British house-buyer got more than they bargained for after the discovery of a badly decomposed body in an upstairs bedroom of their new home, the Daily Telegraph said Monday.
The newspaper said the skeletal remains may have been in the 98,000 pounds ($180,300) derelict house in Birmingham, central England, for at least two years and had escaped detection despite complaints from neighbors about a bad smell.
The odor was blamed on rubbish, including dead pigeons, that had accumulated while the property was empty. The dead man, who has not been identified, is thought to have been a vagrant. His death is not thought to be suspicious.
This story reminds me of my co-worker. She is deathly afraid of snakes, to the point she could literally have a heart attack if she came upon one. Her and her husband had a house they got stuck with in SC, after her husband was transfered by his company, who then shut down the warehouse a year later and transferred him back to NC. They've been trying to sell this house for over a year. Anyway, she meticulously cleaned that house and had people keep an eye on it. A month ago, while the realtor was showing it, they found a 5 foot shedded snakeskin in the bathroom. Needless to say, the people viewing the house didn't buy. My co-worker also has not been back there since.
So what is it about bathrooms that attract weird situations.
Mon Nov 15,11:25 AM ET Oddly Enough - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - A British house-buyer got more than they bargained for after the discovery of a badly decomposed body in an upstairs bedroom of their new home, the Daily Telegraph said Monday.
The newspaper said the skeletal remains may have been in the 98,000 pounds ($180,300) derelict house in Birmingham, central England, for at least two years and had escaped detection despite complaints from neighbors about a bad smell.
The odor was blamed on rubbish, including dead pigeons, that had accumulated while the property was empty. The dead man, who has not been identified, is thought to have been a vagrant. His death is not thought to be suspicious.
This story reminds me of my co-worker. She is deathly afraid of snakes, to the point she could literally have a heart attack if she came upon one. Her and her husband had a house they got stuck with in SC, after her husband was transfered by his company, who then shut down the warehouse a year later and transferred him back to NC. They've been trying to sell this house for over a year. Anyway, she meticulously cleaned that house and had people keep an eye on it. A month ago, while the realtor was showing it, they found a 5 foot shedded snakeskin in the bathroom. Needless to say, the people viewing the house didn't buy. My co-worker also has not been back there since.
So what is it about bathrooms that attract weird situations.