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So it goes with a lot of our hobbies and interests... not just guns. A good friend who died rather young several years ago had a lot of money tied up in collectible Corvettes and other muscle cars. His wife and daughters had no interest in them, and little knowledge about what he left behind. The vultures began circling before his body cooled off, and his wife told me that one so-called friend had stopped by the day he died to make a run at his 1963 Corvette split window coupe... with an offer that would have amounted to robbery.
I immediately told her what she had, and informed her about several vehicles he had in storage that she wasn't even aware of. I encouraged her to put on the brakes and make the effort to learn just what all of these old vehicles and parts were worth. Long story short, she did quite well 6 months later when she had an estate auction to dispose of his cars, parts, and tools. Unfortunately, there were a few vehicles that never surfaced. I found the titles in his shop, and had a good idea where they were stored. But the owner of the building denied knowing anything about them. Without the titles, I assume they were parted out. Good on you Keith. More people need to behave that way in those circumstances. Don't have much patience for the vultures.
The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia
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Sidelock
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Sidelock
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I don't have a large collection of firearms and fly-fishing gear but what I have will go to my grandson and granddaughter. If I live long enough not to be able to hunt and fish I'll present them as gifts. If I go before gifting them my will specifies they go to them, and hopefully, they will treasure them; if not that's life.
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Sidelock
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Sidelock
Joined: Dec 2001
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Stuff is just stuff, regardless of dollar value. And within a short while after I’m gone no one will care where it came from. And frankly, I don’t care. I’ve enjoyed them and the monetary value isn’t a factor for me or my estate. But at my age (80) a strange thing has happened—things I used to value highly has just become “stuff” and means little to me now though I still enjoy them. Fortunately, I’ve never sought things to elevate my position in life. I am what I am, with little or a lot. My wife has been instructed to have a major dealer collect all the goodies and get what he can and be done with it.
When an old man dies a library burns to the ground. (Old African proverb)
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