Squishy pears

Ive put mine next to the apples in the upstairs bathroom ( never used, unheated, very cold with window open ) , i put them on shelves made out of mesh to let air through , they get no direct light and were harvested before they were ripe, some at the start of september and every couple of weeks since, ive no idea on variety as i keep finding roadside trees as i drive round the country, im making a fruit map!

The early ones have now ripened up a golden yellow not rotted under the skins but im going to have to eat them soon , a few have gone bad here and there were they were bashed
the later picked ones were going red when i picked them ( different tree ) still very hard, need to be cooked, the later harvested ones from the red tree are now yellow and red and nice to eat but still harder than the yellow ones

It does depend on the variety, books say some dont store at all

If you confine them in a box the gas will build up and ripen them quickly, good airflow is needed to stop ethylene gas build up ripening the fruit rapidly

Thanks for the advice starloc. Have spread the few I've got left out. Ate one this morning which seemed to be fine but have lost a few more. Think I'll have to get a better plan of action next year!