Inheritance

[Roadster2]

I am in a different position from many of you, not many years left, a lifetime of collecting, restoring and keeping stuff as a hobby but now with ni immediate family other than a nephew that I have seen since 1970.

Six cars, two garages full of tools, many paintings, coins, pens, dinner and silver cutlery sets, generally just lots of stuff.

I am selling them now to save others the trouble.

A mate of mine died last year, his familiy turned up with a skip and just emptied his house. It would have broken his heart. Their excuse was they were in modern flats and no room.

Fair enough I guess.

[Oilchange]

That's quite a melancholy post, chin up chap

[Chlamydia]

I got two framed photos of me when my grandma died, one of my army passing out parade and one of my RAF passing out parade. My grandad had been in the army during the war and her brother had been in the RAF so I know she loved those photos. I have them on the wall in my front room which looks a tad narcissistic but they remind me of her. Her flat was picked clean by other relatives when she died, none of whom had bothered to visit her when she was ill at home or later in hospital which left me and my brother disgusted with the whole thing. We've since told our parents that we want them to spend every penny of their money on themselves and just leave enough for a good send-off which we'll not be inviting any other family to, just their friends.

[CR6ZZ]

Chlamydia said:

We've since told our parents that we want them to spend every penny of their money on themselves and just leave enough for a good send-off which we'll not be inviting any other family to, just their friends.

That is pretty much what my Dad did. Mum died in 1996 and by the time Dad died he had traveled the world and had had a moderately happy and comfortable life. Left just enough to cover the funeral costs and loose change left over for me and my two brothers to share. Don't begrudge him that at all and made things very simple for us.

[HTP99]

Johnniem said:

HTP99 said:

Dad died in December last year; Christmas eve, everything has gone to the stepmum, I assume then when she dies that the house will be split between myself and my sister and probably her son.

She has recently asked both myself and my sister to compile a list of things of my dads that we would like from the house, I already have the family china and there is a family ring that I am waiting for.

Nan died a couple of years ago, as well as a small amount of money, she left me a unit that my great grand father made; it has pride of place in the lounge and houses the family china.

Big assumption there fella! Unless you were mentioned in your Dad's will then there is every chance that you may not inherit anything from that particular pot. My step mother also said that my sister and I would get the house as well as asking is to compile a list of what we would like from the house. There has been no contact from her for, perhaps, four years and I suspect that any wishes my father may have had will be ignored and she will line her own family's pockets with his hard earned.

Oh I know that it relies on my stepmum doing the correct and moral thing; my dad did wrote a will saying that any proceeds from the house are split three ways when she no longer needs housing, however his will wasn't valid and even if it was, she automatically gets the house anyway to do with as she pleases.

My Aunt has said that both myself and my sister are in her will, however there has been a huge fall out between her and me and my sister; me in particular, nothing to do with money or possessions, just the way that she has conducted herself and I am not sucking up to her for the next 20 odd years; I've had enough stress and crap this year due to her, I'm not loading myself up with the forthcoming 2 decades of stress with her, I either get a share of his house, or I don't.

My sister is keeping civil for the sake of me and her and when we get what we have asked for from the house, we will be ceasing contact.

[Du1point8]

Roadster2 said:

I am in a different position from many of you, not many years left, a lifetime of collecting, restoring and keeping stuff as a hobby but now with ni immediate family other than a nephew that I have seen since 1970.

Six cars, two garages full of tools, many paintings, coins, pens, dinner and silver cutlery sets, generally just lots of stuff.

I am selling them now to save others the trouble.

A mate of mine died last year, his familiy turned up with a skip and just emptied his house. It would have broken his heart. Their excuse was they were in modern flats and no room.

Fair enough I guess.

What are the 6 cars, anything interesting? this is a car forum after all and if you have been collecting/restoring/etc... is there anything interesting that you have photos of to add in readers cars sub forum.

[Johnniem]

HTP99 said:

Johnniem said:

HTP99 said:

Dad died in December last year; Christmas eve, everything has gone to the stepmum, I assume then when she dies that the house will be split between myself and my sister and probably her son.

She has recently asked both myself and my sister to compile a list of things of my dads that we would like from the house, I already have the family china and there is a family ring that I am waiting for.

Nan died a couple of years ago, as well as a small amount of money, she left me a unit that my great grand father made; it has pride of place in the lounge and houses the family china.

Big assumption there fella! Unless you were mentioned in your Dad's will then there is every chance that you may not inherit anything from that particular pot. My step mother also said that my sister and I would get the house as well as asking is to compile a list of what we would like from the house. There has been no contact from her for, perhaps, four years and I suspect that any wishes my father may have had will be ignored and she will line her own family's pockets with his hard earned.

Oh I know that it relies on my stepmum doing the correct and moral thing; my dad did wrote a will saying that any proceeds from the house are split three ways when she no longer needs housing, however his will wasn't valid and even if it was, she automatically gets the house anyway to do with as she pleases.

My Aunt has said that both myself and my sister are in her will, however there has been a huge fall out between her and me and my sister; me in particular, nothing to do with money or possessions, just the way that she has conducted herself and I am not sucking up to her for the next 20 odd years; I've had enough stress and crap this year due to her, I'm not loading myself up with the forthcoming 2 decades of stress with her, I either get a share of his house, or I don't.

My sister is keeping civil for the sake of me and her and when we get what we have asked for from the house, we will be ceasing contact.

Boy HTP99, could we have an interesting conversation! I am right there with ya fella! My only sadness really is that my sister is as poor as a church mouse (due to a knob of an ex husband who liked to drink their money away!) and could do with the money to enable her, at the age of 58, to stop living in a spare room in someone's house - at extortionate cost for almost nothing. That's London burbs for you! I have been luckier and will be fine if nothing comes to me but she really needs a hand.

[bracken78]

I inherited a beautiful grand father clock which very sadly is over well over 7ft tall and will
Never fit in my house. It's worthless to and when my parents move soon I'm not sure what to do with it.

Other than that about £4K which help towards some double glazing and a family ring my wife has.

[axgizmo]

Knite: Sorry to hear that, hope you are doing ok

From my Nanna:
The ladies of the family got one of my Nanna's rings, I was lucky and got to choose mine:

I don't imagine it is worth anything but I love it because it belonged to her.

I would have loved her display cabinet, it would have looked completely out of place in my home but I used to love looking at all of the little ornaments and trinkets inside when I was a child

My Parents:
I also have my parents wedding rings, they are still alive and kicking but wanted me to have them.

It means the world to me that I have these 3 rings.


Also have a clock from my Grandma, similar to this:

But silver. It has never worked for as long as I can remember, every year as it approaches Christmas I say "I'm going to get Gran's clock fixed as a present to myself" and I don't.

Edited by axgizmo on Tuesday 20th October 13:48

[Monkeylegend]

Roadster2 said:

I am in a different position from many of you, not many years left, a lifetime of collecting, restoring and keeping stuff as a hobby but now with ni immediate family other than a nephew that I have seen since 1970.

Six cars, two garages full of tools, many paintings, coins, pens, dinner and silver cutlery sets, generally just lots of stuff.

I am selling them now to save others the trouble.

A mate of mine died last year, his familiy turned up with a skip and just emptied his house. It would have broken his heart. Their excuse was they were in modern flats and no room.

Fair enough I guess.

And yet in the retirement thread you say you have a wife who is a workaholic

[GT03ROB]

Monkeylegend said:

Roadster2 said:

I am in a different position from many of you, not many years left, a lifetime of collecting, restoring and keeping stuff as a hobby but now with ni immediate family other than a nephew that I have seen since 1970.

Six cars, two garages full of tools, many paintings, coins, pens, dinner and silver cutlery sets, generally just lots of stuff.

I am selling them now to save others the trouble.

A mate of mine died last year, his familiy turned up with a skip and just emptied his house. It would have broken his heart. Their excuse was they were in modern flats and no room.

Fair enough I guess.

And yet in the retirement thread you say you have a wife who is a workaholic

And the 26yr old daughter in the bad drivers thread!!

[magooagain]

My old Dad left me his bicycle . It was mine many years before.

I still have my parents old fire guard which we used to sit/lean on by the old kitchen fire. It's all bent and twisted but I can't bring myself to throw it away.
To many memories sitting there scoffing toast before school etc.

It now lives in the top of my old barn. I am going to have to build a tiny fireplace just to use it again!

[Roadster2]

GT03ROB said:

And the 26yr old daughter in the bad drivers thread!!

I dont think that this is the correct time or place to explain my personal situation, not that it is any of your business anyway, but from the point of view on an inheritance, meaning objects and possessions I was meaning that I have no nearest and dearest of a younger generation to pass on to as I no longer have a relationship with my 26 year old step daughter and the only blood relative I have is a nephew in Australia that I havent seen for over 40 years.

Not sure what this has got to do with you however.

[GT03ROB]

Roadster2 said:

GT03ROB said:

And the 26yr old daughter in the bad drivers thread!!

Not sure what this has got to do with you however.

Absolutely nothing & to be honest I could't care less what you personal situation is.......

.......but if you are going to post apparently contradictory information in epic stories, don't be surprised if you get called on it.

[Roadster2]

GT03ROB said:

Absolutely nothing & to be honest I could't care less what you personal situation is.......

.......but if you are going to post apparently contradictory information in epic stories, don't be surprised if you get called on it.

Well at least I agree with you on that point, and the key word is apparently.

[Monkeylegend]

Roadster2 said:

GT03ROB said:

Absolutely nothing & to be honest I could't care less what you personal situation is.......

.......but if you are going to post apparently contradictory information in epic stories, don't be surprised if you get called on it.

Well at least I agree with you on that point, and the key word is apparently.

Be good for you to explain this apparently contradictory information so we can offer you an apology for getting it wrong.

I fully understand if you decline to though

[Roadster2]

Monkeylegend said:

Be good for you to explain this apparently contradictory information so we can offer you an apology for getting it wrong.

I fully understand if you decline to though

Thanks for you continuing interest Monkeylegend but I have said all I intend to say on what is a private matter on a public forum. any further disclosures are not going to change anything.

[Monkeylegend]

Roadster2 said:

Monkeylegend said:

Be good for you to explain this apparently contradictory information so we can offer you an apology for getting it wrong.

I fully understand if you decline to though

Thanks for you continuing interest Monkeylegend but I have said all I intend to say on what is a private matter on a public forum. any further disclosures are not going to change anything.

I understand, we do like a bit of intrigue to set the investigative juices running.

[longshot]

Du1point8 said:

Roadster2 said:

I am in a different position from many of you, not many years left, a lifetime of collecting, restoring and keeping stuff as a hobby but now with ni immediate family other than a nephew that I have seen since 1970.

Six cars, two garages full of tools, many paintings, coins, pens, dinner and silver cutlery sets, generally just lots of stuff.

I am selling them now to save others the trouble.

A mate of mine died last year, his familiy turned up with a skip and just emptied his house. It would have broken his heart. Their excuse was they were in modern flats and no room.

Fair enough I guess.

What are the 6 cars, anything interesting? this is a car forum after all and if you have been collecting/restoring/etc... is there anything interesting that you have photos of to add in readers cars sub forum.

+1 on this.

What cars are they?
The geek in me is intrigued by 2 garages full of tools too.

[Ari]

longshot said:

+1 on this.

What cars are they?
The geek in me is intrigued by 2 garages full of tools too.

Scroll up before you get too excited...