I'd KILL for a basement cuz it'd be my man cave.. I was rooting around in the attic one time - and I have almost completely re-wired the house, so I spend a LOT of time in the attic, which is disgusting - and found a 20 foot long piece of floor moulding (baseboard) hiding in the blown insulation.. So, after thinking about it, I realized there was NO way that long of a piece could have been stashed up there after the fact - no way to get a piece tha tlong in through th eopening that has a roof over it about 6 foot high.. So, that piece of floor molding had to have been put there before they decked the roof - or before they installed the 3/4" plywood for the roof.. No other way to do it..
My other coolest find was when I removed the wall next to the fireplace, which opened up the side wall to the fireplace.. there I found a Big Gulp cup and a worker's shirt, hidden behind the sheet rock, that had been there since the house was built.. Never would have found it had i not knocked the wall out, so I'm sure whoever left it assumed it be there til eternity..
Friendship is like peeing your pants.. Everybody can see it, but only you can feel the warmth..