Collections, was: Be careful handling computer racks

The other risk is: maybe it's not your spouse taking care of this task. Since we're already into the depressing subject: what if you and your spouse are both killed in an accident? If you have a well-written will that states your intentions, it's hard to override. But if your wishes are being carried around in his/her head... it may be a family member who never "got it" or even a completely clueless bureaucrat who disposes of your priceless collection. What my wife has asked for - as alluded to in that woodworker's sig :-) - is an inventory with approximate values, Just In Case. I told her it won't be enough to keep her in style, so I'm not worth killing off. And to answer the original question: disposition of my collection is not expressly set forth in my will. Hm, I think I talked myself into amending it.... -- Ian ________________________________________ From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Vincent Slyngstad [vrs at msn.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 5:30 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: Collections, was: Be careful handling computer racks I do. I don't see whether it's a "real will" as mattering that much. Just this year, two of the three folks mentioned in my will made noises about giving up (selling off) their collections, and the third publicly stated a lack of interest in acquiring more machines. So I suspect that if (when) I die suddenly, my wife will have just as hard a time getting rid of the machines as if I had just given her a not-quite-as-legal document telling her what I wanted done. There's still a real disconnect between plan and implementation, especially a few years down the road. Better to have some kind of plan than none, though. Vince