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Vendaval -> RE: 666 (6/6/2006 3:22:24 PM)
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I have actually found something even worse than looking for a place, packing, moving, unpacking, etc.
That is dealing with all the stuff a dead relative leaves behind!
A couple of years ago one of My aunts dropped dead of a heart
attack. None of her affairs were in order and all Hell broke loose.
She was a wealthy recluse who lived in a 5 bedroom house, full
of stuff, all by herself. We had to get pass on, return, or sell;
2 Cadillacs, 1 red and 1 black, 8 sets of dishes, tons of expensive
clothing and shoes and handbags, and all the furniture, rugs,
silver, china, the iron patio furniture chained to the porch, etc.
The whole process took about 4 -6 months. My mom and some
of my cousins were stuck handling this, on top of their daily lives
and responsibilities like career, kids, church, etc.
Then when aunty's coffin was shipped out of state to the masoleum
to be placed next to her husband's coffin, the cemetary had
misplaced the paperwork. Yes, some poor working stiff in
their office had to call my mother and ask her where to put
the coffin!
Mom had had enough of the whole mess and started shouting,
"You put her next to her husband who died 20 years ago in the same crypt, you fool!"
Auntie had always been paranoid that when she died the
cemetary would swtich her expensive bronze casket for
a cheap wooden one. So mom asked the office stiff
to describe the casket. He answered to her satisfaction.
The coffin was the same one shipped to the cemetary from
the funeral parlor.
The owner of the cemetary called and apologized to my
mother. Now we are able to joke about it. "Hey we got a body
in a coffin here. But no paperwork, no toe tags? Where does it go?"
Now, I got an uncle and a cousin fighting over a burial plot!
That is My gallow's humor for today. [sm=preen.gif]
Off to vote in the California elections and then to a 666 Gothic
Groove Party!
Vendaval
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ORIGINAL: BitaTruble
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I'm going apartment hunting. What more demonic, loathsome activity can you think of?
I'm there with ya. Himself and I have two appointments tomorrow to look at houses. ::sighs:: I hate moving, but in this case, it's going to be worth it.
Celeste
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