DustyGmt
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I have no immediate plans to pursue this, but I can't help but wonder from time to time if there is a respectful, non offensive way to handle the following scenario or if I should just leave it alone.
I had been at a 2nd home of some people from out of state doing electrical work and I had to do some wiring in the crawl space and came across a motherload of case quantity .223/9mm and also lots of 30-06 and .380. The home belongs to an elderly couple and the older man put off a very ex-state police vibe and there were framed newspaper clippings of crimes and investigations and stuff. Very serious guy and obviously very enthusiastic about guns, I had to go down through a hatch in the bedroom closet and he was definitely a "gun guy".
We did the work and left and about a year or so later we got called back to do some other stuff and unfortunately the man had passed due to illness. I'm just curious if it would be in poor taste to make an offer to the widow and what you guys may think. One of the things that kind of makes me think it could come off as offensive is that I am basically a stranger. I feel it would be different if I knew them in basically any other way.
I don't think I will, I think in this case there is too great a chance of coming off as insensitive and like I was eyeballing their stuff, which in truth I was because I'm into it and just can't help but think that a woman in her 80's probably isn't making any use of the ammo and there is a chance she doesn't even know it exists since it was pretty well hidden. I would hate to offend someone grieving a loss of a loved one but part of me wonders if she might be relieved to have the financial boost and what's the harm in throwing out an offer.
Would it be so different if there was a bass boat in the garage and somebody randomly inquired about it? Idk. Thoughts?
I had been at a 2nd home of some people from out of state doing electrical work and I had to do some wiring in the crawl space and came across a motherload of case quantity .223/9mm and also lots of 30-06 and .380. The home belongs to an elderly couple and the older man put off a very ex-state police vibe and there were framed newspaper clippings of crimes and investigations and stuff. Very serious guy and obviously very enthusiastic about guns, I had to go down through a hatch in the bedroom closet and he was definitely a "gun guy".
We did the work and left and about a year or so later we got called back to do some other stuff and unfortunately the man had passed due to illness. I'm just curious if it would be in poor taste to make an offer to the widow and what you guys may think. One of the things that kind of makes me think it could come off as offensive is that I am basically a stranger. I feel it would be different if I knew them in basically any other way.
I don't think I will, I think in this case there is too great a chance of coming off as insensitive and like I was eyeballing their stuff, which in truth I was because I'm into it and just can't help but think that a woman in her 80's probably isn't making any use of the ammo and there is a chance she doesn't even know it exists since it was pretty well hidden. I would hate to offend someone grieving a loss of a loved one but part of me wonders if she might be relieved to have the financial boost and what's the harm in throwing out an offer.
Would it be so different if there was a bass boat in the garage and somebody randomly inquired about it? Idk. Thoughts?