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Smokey wrote:
Thanks Colin. As is so often the case, your comments make more sense than most on this newsgroup. I should have figured that I could expect vacuous suggestions ("Did you ever think of donating to a radio club? Duh") and sarcasm not to mention the tedious stand-uyp comics (who should keep their day jobs). Jeeesh...I am NOT giving the stuff away now (hopefully I've got a lot of years left).. Nor am I interested in walking away with any money from it. Nor am I interested in one entity getting it all. I just am interested in the stuff being received by someone who will appreciate it. As for those vultures who fly around widows trying to peck them clean, I am all too aware of that situation. We as hams don't have very clean hands in that respect. We've all seen it.My whole reason for putting this posting out is to plan for something instead of my executor landfilling my good stuff. I think I am going to go about this another way because, other than your comments, most others were worthless. Smokey In spite of your attitude, I would like to put in a couple of points: we are engaged in a hobby that is rather unique. The stuff we see as valuable, most everyone else in the world sees as trash. It's a shame, but that is the way it is. If you are at all like me, the value you see in a piece is largely a result of nostalgia. In the first place, once you die, it isn't going to make any difference to you what happens to your material possessions. It should make some difference to you, before you die, knowing the degree of a mess you will be leaving behind for your spouse and heirs to clean up. About all you can do, is try and not accumulate trash, and to leave some instructions to your executor that itemize the major pieces of your collection, and assigns each piece a realistic value. Your instructions should suggest how to find likely customers for your collection, and perhaps even give the task of disposal to some willing friend. And if all your good stuff ends up in the landfill, then perhaps, it will join you in the afterlife. (eg. you can rot together ;-) -Chuck (who will be leaving behind quite a mess!) |
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![]() On Tue, 7 Feb 2006, Chuck Harris wrote: Smokey wrote: Thanks Colin. As is so often the case, your comments make more sense than most on this newsgroup. I should have figured that I could expect vacuous suggestions ("Did you ever think of donating to a radio club? Duh") and sarcasm not to mention the tedious stand-uyp comics (who should keep their day jobs). Jeeesh...I am NOT giving the stuff away now (hopefully I've got a lot of years left).. Nor am I interested in walking away with any money from it. Nor am I interested in one entity getting it all. I just am interested in the stuff being received by someone who will appreciate it. As for those vultures who fly around widows trying to peck them clean, I am all too aware of that situation. We as hams don't have very clean hands in that respect. We've all seen it.My whole reason for putting this posting out is to plan for something instead of my executor landfilling my good stuff. I think I am going to go about this another way because, other than your comments, most others were worthless. Smokey In spite of your attitude, I would like to put in a couple of points: we are engaged in a hobby that is rather unique. The stuff we see as valuable, most everyone else in the world sees as trash. It's a shame, but that is the way it is. We should not single ourselves out. How many people spend tons of money on antique-junk cars? Hunting guns, stamp collections, and all manner of other hobbies. They all have to deal with their collections. ===== no change to below, included for reference and context ===== If you are at all like me, the value you see in a piece is largely a result of nostalgia. In the first place, once you die, it isn't going to make any difference to you what happens to your material possessions. It should make some difference to you, before you die, knowing the degree of a mess you will be leaving behind for your spouse and heirs to clean up. About all you can do, is try and not accumulate trash, and to leave some instructions to your executor that itemize the major pieces of your collection, and assigns each piece a realistic value. Your instructions should suggest how to find likely customers for your collection, and perhaps even give the task of disposal to some willing friend. And if all your good stuff ends up in the landfill, then perhaps, it will join you in the afterlife. (eg. you can rot together ;-) -Chuck (who will be leaving behind quite a mess!) |
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