Our cat is a rescue as well. We got him from the local rescue centre and he's great. He used to live on a canal boat but would go walkabouts when his owners wanted to move on - they nicknamed him The Wanderer - so they had to let him go.

When we went to collect him about 3 others cats jumped into the basket with him!

BTW, Bobz. A local folkie called Bill Caddick once found a national steel guitar in a skip (dumpster) - over 20 years ago if my memory serves me well - and still plays it.