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It was winter, so the roaches were pretty slow...had my pants tied shut around my ankles so's no roaches would be tempted to run for cover. I was young and foolish, still furnishing my home and got some real bargains that day :o) Farm auctions were more fun :o)
I had heard about these ladies from a doctor who cared for them. His complaint was that they never bathed....they had a houseful of cats and the cats used the bathtub. Owner told me they used buckets for toilets and tossed it out the window :o) I would not have bothered with the furniture if it had not been really good stuff...painted, so I covered it with bleach before I put it in my car. Made a final check of the house before departing, along with my brave and loyal friend who had dibs on the table. At the top of the basement stairs there was a pile of stuff and what first looked like an antique teddy bear ... not a teddy bear but a dead cat!!!!!