Kicker - Renovation treasures

NICK EICHER: You just never know what you might find when you’re renovating an old house. 

A contractor in Scotland named Craig Harrigan was removing a counter while renovating a kitchen.  That’s when he found a hidden message and a gift left by previous owners, named Jack and May.

HARRIGAN: Jack and May lived here, three kids and a dog.

The message, scribbled on the floor, said the bottle was a gift—and you know what it was a bottle of—we’re talking about Scotland, so the local drink.

The message was dated May of 2001 a toast to whoever finds it. Craig Harrigan did comment he was using power tools, so probably not a good idea to drink while remodeling.

The bottle will stay in the family. The current owner is the daughter of Jack and May.

It’s The World and Everything in It.

(Photo/Craig Harrigan, TikTok)

WORLD Radio transcripts are created on a rush deadline. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary. The authoritative record of WORLD Radio programming is the audio record.