Everything Must Go

By Len Morgan

The sign on the gate said ‘EVERYTHING MUST GO’ The front door was open and the curious wandered in looked around and came out with something they thought might be of use to them.  On the way out they passed an honesty box outside the door with a notice that said:

For the victims of Covid 19 in all its forms…

Some contributed, others did not.  By the gate, a ‘House for Sale’ sign was posted.

A Luton van pulled up outside.  Two men in their forties got out.  They opened the rear doors of the van.  In the next two hours, they removed the contents of the dining room, bedrooms, kitchen, and loft.  The gaffer put a bundle of £50 notes in the box.  As they drove away two young men entered the gate and removed the ‘honesty box’.

 

A passer bye shook her head in disapproval, “that money is meant for charity,” she yelled.

 

They laughed and pointed to the sign:

 

EVERYTHING MUST GO