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An old wedding ring from my Great Grandmother but my partner hates it. 
Aside from that, nothing. Mum has rented all her life and doesn't have much, Dad, erm pass. Grandparents house will go four ways with my Mum and her brothers, more than likely.
Personally I wouldn't expect or want anything, I'd much rather them enjoy what they have while they're still here and make the most of it. After-all, they've worked for it.
Aside from that, nothing. Mum has rented all her life and doesn't have much, Dad, erm pass. Grandparents house will go four ways with my Mum and her brothers, more than likely.
Personally I wouldn't expect or want anything, I'd much rather them enjoy what they have while they're still here and make the most of it. After-all, they've worked for it.
Jasandjules said:
br d said:
Contestant for the most inappropriate smilie ever?
Or have I lost my sense of perspective?
Don't think so.Or have I lost my sense of perspective?
I have visions of him going round at Halloween dressed as the Grim Reaper.......
Now, my grandmother she,
At the age of 93,
One day in May was taken sick and died;
And after she was dead,
The will, of course, was read
By a lawyer as we all stood by his side.
To my brother it was found,
She had left a hundred pounds,
The same unto my sister I declare,
But when it came to me,
The lawyer said, 'I see,
She's left to you the old arm chair'.
CHORUS: How they tittered, how they chaffed,
How my brother and my sister laughed,
When they heard the lawyer declare,
'Granny's gone and left to you the old arm chair.'
Well, I thought it wasn't fair,
But I said I didn't care,
And in the evening took the chair away.
My sister laughed
And my brother he chaffed,
Saying, 'It will come in useful, John, some day.
When you settle down in life,
Take unto yourself a wife,
The chair will come in handy, I declare.
On a cold and windy night,
When the fire's burning bright,
You can snuggle in your old arm chair.'
What my brother said was true,
For in a year or two,
Sure enough I settled down to married life.
I first a lass did court,
Then the ring I bought
And I took her to the church to be my wife.
My wife and me
We were as happy as could be,
And in the evening when my work was done,
I never abroad would roam;
I'd prefer to stay at home,
Sitting in my old arm chair.
Now one night the chair fell down.
When I picked it up, I found,
The seat had fallen out upon the floor,
And there to my surprise,
Lying right before my eyes –
A bunch of notes - five hundred pounds or more.
When my brother heard of this,
The fellow I confess,
Went nearly mad with rage and tore his hair,
But I only looked at him,
And said unto him, 'Jim,
Don't you wish you had the old arm chair'.
At the age of 93,
One day in May was taken sick and died;
And after she was dead,
The will, of course, was read
By a lawyer as we all stood by his side.
To my brother it was found,
She had left a hundred pounds,
The same unto my sister I declare,
But when it came to me,
The lawyer said, 'I see,
She's left to you the old arm chair'.
CHORUS: How they tittered, how they chaffed,
How my brother and my sister laughed,
When they heard the lawyer declare,
'Granny's gone and left to you the old arm chair.'
Well, I thought it wasn't fair,
But I said I didn't care,
And in the evening took the chair away.
My sister laughed
And my brother he chaffed,
Saying, 'It will come in useful, John, some day.
When you settle down in life,
Take unto yourself a wife,
The chair will come in handy, I declare.
On a cold and windy night,
When the fire's burning bright,
You can snuggle in your old arm chair.'
What my brother said was true,
For in a year or two,
Sure enough I settled down to married life.
I first a lass did court,
Then the ring I bought
And I took her to the church to be my wife.
My wife and me
We were as happy as could be,
And in the evening when my work was done,
I never abroad would roam;
I'd prefer to stay at home,
Sitting in my old arm chair.
Now one night the chair fell down.
When I picked it up, I found,
The seat had fallen out upon the floor,
And there to my surprise,
Lying right before my eyes –
A bunch of notes - five hundred pounds or more.
When my brother heard of this,
The fellow I confess,
Went nearly mad with rage and tore his hair,
But I only looked at him,
And said unto him, 'Jim,
Don't you wish you had the old arm chair'.
I have ban fortunate to have a loving and generous family.
My gramps left me enough money to buy my first house.
Parents did their best to give me the help they could.
A house.
Wonderful contents, my father's library.
Money
Amongst other things, by Dads number plate which the other week went on a new Land Rover of which I am sure he would have approved.
More important than all that, they gave me the talents and skills that have helped me through life. A sense of right and wrong and a huge strand of loyalty to those I love.
In adfition.
Asthma - thanks Dad and Gramps.
I'm short and fat - Cheers Gramps. I look like him. (He was a good looking bloke!)
Baldness - my mothers male relatives are all slap heads. It's not too bad by my Dads side all had lots of hair.
My gramps left me enough money to buy my first house.
Parents did their best to give me the help they could.
A house.
Wonderful contents, my father's library.
Money
Amongst other things, by Dads number plate which the other week went on a new Land Rover of which I am sure he would have approved.
More important than all that, they gave me the talents and skills that have helped me through life. A sense of right and wrong and a huge strand of loyalty to those I love.
In adfition.
Asthma - thanks Dad and Gramps.
I'm short and fat - Cheers Gramps. I look like him. (He was a good looking bloke!)
Baldness - my mothers male relatives are all slap heads. It's not too bad by my Dads side all had lots of hair.
desolate said:
FreeLitres said:
Not trying to be a nob, but even if they didnt have any savings, wouldn't you get a share of their house? (Shared between you and any siblings you might have)
Meanwhile, out in the real world, loads of people don't own the house they live in.So that's a f
k all for me in the future!
nothing yet, i say yet because death and taxes are inevitable.
my MIL has dementia and we may have to sell her place as it's getting more risky to keep her in her own place.
we are worried about selling the house to pay for her care, not because we want anything from it, but we are worried about how long the money will last, then we get into the murky world of the social services paying for her care. they don't even pay for her meals on wheels at present.
when she does go my wife will be a wreck, her dad died 15 years ago and she still gets uncomfortable seeing a funeral procession.
my parents i think are quite healthy.
my MIL has dementia and we may have to sell her place as it's getting more risky to keep her in her own place.
we are worried about selling the house to pay for her care, not because we want anything from it, but we are worried about how long the money will last, then we get into the murky world of the social services paying for her care. they don't even pay for her meals on wheels at present.
when she does go my wife will be a wreck, her dad died 15 years ago and she still gets uncomfortable seeing a funeral procession.
my parents i think are quite healthy.
Watchman said:
...Dad spent everything on the house that Mum still lives in. It's worth a bit but split 3 ways won't pay my mortgage off. It'll be a healthy help though however it could all go towards supporting Mum on her old age yet...
Snap!Except Mum sold the house and gave ALL the money to a charity.
Charity went tits-up and Mum didn't get to see where her generous gift was used. Bats
t mental.Still, there's still MiL. She sold her house after being widowed, and put a lot into the annexe she built onto our house. Once she 'moves on' the house is ours to do with as we wish. Except that was six years ago and she's quite fit, but getting more intrusive...it's hard to relax at home when there's ALWAYS someone around, or watching our front door from their living room. Or wandering through to look for a cat...
Enough of the self pity. I do enjoy having my old Grandparents' cutlery to use at every meal.
chibbard said:
We inherited my mother in laws estate approx. 4 years ago which enabled us to now live mortgage free as well as purchase a brand new flat to rent out with some money left for a rainy day. We greatly appreciate/respect what we were left with and don't waste a penny (well, maybe a few were wasted) !!
It really doesn't matter how obviously jovial the intention of an OP on PH, there is ALWAYS someone who has to come along and let everyone know how rosy their life is and how well off they are. It's an absolute rule.Chipboard (or whatever) no one here is impressed. No one cares. We want gags, not your bloody balance sheet!
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