Sentiment versus Settlement

[griehund]

Graduated Umass 1985 University Without Walls with Dr J. We had the same adviser. Neither of us had grey hair back then. Been down and out a couple times in this lifetime. At one point all I owned was a bed, a bicycle, and a book case. Since then I've been very conscious of accumulating stuff.
One man's junk is another another man's treasure but the reverse is also true.
He who dies with most toys wins and the family can have a huge tag sale.
Just sayin.

 

[davismanLV]

Well, from what I've witnessed personally, if you really HATE your children, become a "collector". Just start collecting stuff, pottery, trains, dolls, owls, textiles, Asian stuff, African stuff, garage sale stuff. Fill your entire house and garage and several storage sheds. Then die. Then those despised children have to deal with all that CRAP you've been collecting for ages and .... you get your revenge!! :lol: :lol:

 

[killdeer43]

Just a little story to add to this thread (slightly long):

Now and then, Cindy and I get the urge to purge. We just have too much stuff that we don't need! While we're not really collectors of anything in particular, stuff just seems to pile up in every nook and cranny. And I'm always searching for new places to build more crannies!

A few years back, we had an incident where the fire department gave us that scary order to "grab what you can and get out!" You have to think very quickly in a situation like this to decide where/how you place value on your material possessions. Cindy grabbed a couple of family photo albums and a box of shoes; I grabbed my cameras and my D50....both in handy cases. :wink:

Then, we stood out in the chill of a mid-March morning and waited to see if the things we chose were all we would have left when the dust settled. And we chewed on some serious food for thought.

As it turned out, we dodged a bullet and returned to our home and all of our stuff. But we still think about the incident and talk about priorities....while we amass more stuff! No matter the reason, purging is tough work, and very personal!

OK, that should do for a while.... :wink:

Just sayin',
Joe

 

[Default]

Article on Associated Press in the paper today. Dr J says that he is "not or hoarder or collector" and he is donating part of the proceeds to the Salvation Army. He also stated that he doesn't have a cash flow problem.
Bad timing, I guess, because the lawsuit was announced a few hours after the auction was announced.

 

[dapmdave]

Well, from what I've witnessed personally, if you really HATE your children, become a "collector". Just start collecting stuff, pottery, trains, dolls, owls, textiles, Asian stuff, African stuff, garage sale stuff. Fill your entire house and garage and several storage sheds. Then die. Then those despised children have to deal with all that CRAP you've been collecting for ages and .... you get your revenge!! :lol: :lol:

You got that right! I just spent four days trying to clean out my folks' home in Jacksonville. My mother collected lots of things, and it was a real pain to deal with it. Dishes and Christmas things and hats and shoes and more...

Dave

 

[adorshki]

Well, from what I've witnessed personally, if you really HATE your children, become a "collector". Just start collecting stuff, pottery, trains, dolls, owls, textiles, Asian stuff, African stuff, garage sale stuff. Fill your entire house and garage and several storage sheds. Then die. Then those despised children have to deal with all that CRAP you've been collecting for ages and .... you get your revenge!! :lol: :lol:

Or they could just call "American Pickers" , and then take all the leftovers to "Pawn Stars", and then put all the leftovers from THAT into a storage shed and only pay the first month, then it'll get snatched up by the "Auction Hunters". :lol:

 

[Default]

I'm collecting full bottles of liquor, so when I die, a party will break out.

 

[adorshki]

I'm collecting full bottles of liquor, so when I die, a party will break out.

Is there a connection? :lol:

 

[griehund]

I'm collecting full bottles of liquor, so when I die, a party will break out.

Just give me a heads up and I'll be there.

 

[adorshki]

I'm talking about "soul-possessions" like guitars, motorcycles, etc.
Dave

I just thought of another aspect to the whole thing. Sure a guy's accomplishments are a "matter of record", but you could take photos of the ring, or your guitar, or car or motorcycle, right?
NAHHHHH.... It just ain't the same, is it? Can't pop the hood on a photo, or try it on, or strum a couple bars, can you? :wink:

 

[Walking Man]

"Guitars will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no guitars": (Vic Peppler)

My first "good" guitar was a '72/'73 D-25, off the rack. Got married in '74. Bought an F-50R, special order, around '75/'76. The economy tanked. I did odd jobs and played out to make ends meet.
The thought of selling a guitar never crossed my mind. The little lady never mentioned it, and I don't think she even considered it. I have to be vague about my first two guitars because they were stolen. Back then the value of both were just below my insurance deductible. I was in a time of no money and no guitars - a lonely place to be.
We hung on and held tight. It all worked out - Thank someone. If the situation were to arise again I would never (a word I don't like to use often) consider selling any of them.

 

[davismanLV]

You got that right! I just spent four days trying to clean out my folks' home in Jacksonville. My mother collected lots of things, and it was a real pain to deal with it. Dishes and Christmas things and hats and shoes and more...

Dave

I feel your pain, Dave. My ex-step-mom's (she's only a couple of years older than me) parents died and I tried to help her wade through the proliferation of CRAP that both of her parents collected. What a chore!! ONE (only one, there were many more) of her mother's favorites was collecting dolls. Entire walls of display cases filled with more dolls than you can imagine. Some of some value, and some not so much. Of course, to get rid of them you have to HIRE an expert to come in and tell you in agonizing detail what the current state of the doll market is. Never thought I'd have to know such things. If I disliked dolls before, I LOATHE them now. Then there was the pottery, ceramics, china, owls, trains..... the list went ON and freaking ON!!

So, my sympathies.

Or they could just call "American Pickers" , and then take all the leftovers to "Pawn Stars", and then put all the leftovers from THAT into a storage shed and only pay the first month, then it'll get snatched up by the "Auction Hunters". :lol:

Al, this was before the time of such shows and reality TV was maybe a sparkle in some demented producer's eye.... but in today's world this is a BRILLIANT solution!!! Hats off to you for coming up with this one. Pure genius!!

 

[john_kidder]

Every now and then I threaten my kids with all these guitars - think I'd better be prescient about the time of my death to list them all here and then on eBay just before I kick it. It's only timing, after all.

 

[Walking Man]

Every now and then I threaten my kids with all these guitars - think I'd better be prescient about the time of my death to list them all here and then on eBay just before I kick it. It's only timing, after all.

I figure mine will go for a "quarter" each at the requisite posthumous garage sale. :?

 

[adorshki]

Another insight on the guy's ring: It symbolizes what was probably (to him) the most important thing he ever did in his life. So I "get it" more than ever.
And I'd bet Scott does invite him for dinner as often as he can.

 

[CA-35]

I'm talking about "soul-possessions" like guitars, motorcycles, etc.
Dave

I just thought of another aspect to the whole thing. Sure a guy's accomplishments are a "matter of record", but you could take photos of the ring, or your guitar, or car or motorcycle, right?
NAHHHHH.... It just ain't the same, is it? Can't pop the hood on a photo, or try it on, or strum a couple bars, can you? :wink:

Well said Al.

 

[griehund]

Dr J gets 3.5 mil. A little better than sentiment.

 

[West R Lee]

I'm sure that 25 years from now, my pension and my Social Security won't amount to much either given inflation. That's provided either exists when that time comes. I think the only way around that would be to recieve a pension about 10 times the size that some of do upon retirement. It's all relative.

But I'll bet he's not the only 1986 retiree going through some adjustment for inflation. A problem for some professional athletes is that they retire at about 35 years old.

West