12 May
2015
12 May
'15
10:26 a.m.
Message: 6
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 17:41:16 +0000
From: tony duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Subject: RE: VCF Ban, Vector Graphic cards, Wright card punch, MDS
Keyboard
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My biggest worry is that my will will not be found
and/or my next of kin will not
get contacted. He isn't a relative of mine, just a very close friend. He is the
beneficiary of my will and the exector, but if this is not realised he might not
get what he should. I am wondering if there is some way of ensuring he gets told
if anything should happen to me (not that I am planning anything like that, but...)
-tony
Probably the best thing you can do is let the next of kin know that you have a will and
either give them a copy or tell them what your wishes are. Then put a copy of the will
where it can easily be found (such as in your desk drawer). My wife and I are redoing our
will and are letting our sons and my brothers know what we are planning. They all will
know where to look for the official copy of the will.
Bob
12 May
12 May
10:32 a.m.
New subject: Wills
On May 12, 2015, at 1:26 PM, Robert Feldman
<r_a_feldman at hotmail.com> wrote:
Yes, I would say so. In addition, it seems strange to name a person as executor without
telling that person. It seems better to tell (or rather, ask) first. Then you don?t have
to worry about imposing a duty on someone that he?s not willing (or, perhaps, able) to
accept, and it also solves the problem of others knowing there exists a will.
paul
Message: 6
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 17:41:16 +0000
From: tony duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Subject: RE: VCF Ban, Vector Graphic cards, Wright card punch, MDS
Keyboard
<snip>
My biggest worry is that my will will not be
found and/or my next of kin will not
get contacted. He isn't a relative of mine, just a very close friend. He is the
beneficiary of my will and the exector, but if this is not realised he might not
get what he should. I am wondering if there is some way of ensuring he gets told
if anything should happen to me (not that I am planning anything like that, but...)
-tony
Probably the best thing you can do is let the next of kin know that you have a will and
either give them a copy or tell them what your wishes are. Then put a copy of the will
where it can easily be found (such as in your desk drawer). My wife and I are redoing our
will and are letting our sons and my brothers know what we are planning. They all will
know where to look for the official copy of the will. 
noon
New subject: Wills
Probably the best thing you can do is let the
next of kin know that you have a will and either give them a copy or
tell them what your wishes are. Then put a copy of the will where it can easily be found
(such as in your desk
drawer). My wife and I are redoing our will and are letting our sons and my brothers know
what we are
planning. They all will know where to look for the official copy of the will.
Yes, I would say so. In addition, it seems strange to name a person as executor without
telling that person. It
seems better to tell (or rather, ask) first. Then you don?t have to worry about imposing
a duty on someone that
he?s not willing (or, perhaps, able) to accept, and it also solves the problem of others
knowing there exists a will. 
12:03 p.m.
New subject: Wills
On 05/12/2015 03:00 PM, tony duell wrote:
I wasn't clear...
Of course the beneficiary/executor/next-of-kin (all one person) knows what my wishes are
and that he
is the exector of my estate. I made sure he was willing to do that before I made my will.
And I have given
him a copy of the will (with 'Copy' written across it so there is no doubt) so
that he knows what to look for and
so he can show anyone else and use it as evidence that a will is likely to exist.
My problem is that I have no family. So if I am run over by an omnibus, or electrocute
myself while working
on an Omnubus PDP8/e how will whoever finds the corpse know to look for the will and who
to contact. One
idea that has been suggested (and which I intend to carry out) is to have a message
hanging on the wall of
the hall giving the location of the will, etc. And to have a card naming next of kin etc
in my wallet. Hopefully
that will be enough.
-tony
Isn't there a website or service, for this sort of thing? Something
like where if you don't check in in a certain amount of time, notices
get sent out?
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"Computers have lots of memory but no imagination."
"The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back."
- from some guy on the internet.
Probably the best thing you can do is let the
next of kin know that you have a will and either give them a copy or
tell them what your wishes are. Then put a copy of the will where it can easily be found
(such as in your desk
drawer). My wife and I are redoing our will and are letting our sons and my brothers know
what we are
planning. They all will know where to look for the official copy of the will.
Yes, I would say so. In addition, it seems strange to name a person as executor without
telling that person. It
seems better to tell (or rather, ask) first. Then you don?t have to worry about imposing
a duty on someone that
he?s not willing (or, perhaps, able) to accept, and it also solves the problem of others
knowing there exists a will.
12:07 p.m.
New subject: Wills
Isn't there a website or service, for this sort of thing? Something
like where if you don't check in in a certain amount of time, notices
get sent out?
No thanks!. With my luck I will have a failure on my system and take longer than the
threshold time to track down the IC I need to fix it...
-tony
1:03 p.m.
New subject: Wills
On 05/12/2015 03:07 PM, tony duell wrote:
For you, good point.... :)
--
--- Dave Woyciesjes
--- CompTIA A+ Certified IT Tech - http://certification.comptia.org/
--- HDI Certified Support Center Analyst - http://www.ThinkHDI.com/
Registered Linux user number 464583
"Computers have lots of memory but no imagination."
"The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back."
- from some guy on the internet.
Isn't there a website or service, for this sort of thing? Something
like where if you don't check in in a certain amount of time, notices
get sent out?
No thanks!. With my luck I will have a failure on my system and take longer than the
threshold time to track down the IC I need to fix it...
-tony
12:08 p.m.
New subject: Wills
On 05/12/2015 03:03 PM, Dave Woyciesjes wrote:
On 05/12/2015 03:00 PM, tony duell wrote:
I wasn't clear...
Of course the beneficiary/executor/next-of-kin (all one person) knows
what my wishes are and that he
is the exector of my estate. I made sure he was willing to do that
before I made my will. And I have given
him a copy of the will (with 'Copy' written across it so there is no
doubt) so that he knows what to look for and
so he can show anyone else and use it as evidence that a will is
likely to exist.
My problem is that I have no family. So if I am run over by an
omnibus, or electrocute myself while working
on an Omnubus PDP8/e how will whoever finds the corpse know to look
for the will and who to contact. One
idea that has been suggested (and which I intend to carry out) is to
have a message hanging on the wall of
the hall giving the location of the will, etc. And to have a card
naming next of kin etc in my wallet. Hopefully
that will be enough.
-tony
Isn't there a website or service, for this sort of thing? Something
like where if you don't check in in a certain amount of time, notices
get sent out?
Something like these?:
http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/online-services-list/
--
--- Dave Woyciesjes
--- CompTIA A+ Certified IT Tech - http://certification.comptia.org/
--- HDI Certified Support Center Analyst - http://www.ThinkHDI.com/
Registered Linux user number 464583
"Computers have lots of memory but no imagination."
"The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back."
- from some guy on the internet.
Probably the best thing you can do is let the
next of kin know that
you have a will and either give them a copy or
tell them what your wishes are. Then put a copy of the will where it
can easily be found (such as in your desk
drawer). My wife and I are redoing our will and are letting our sons
and my brothers know what we are
planning. They all will know where to look for the official copy of
the will.
Yes, I would say so. In addition, it seems strange to name a person
as executor without telling that person. It
seems better to tell (or rather, ask) first. Then you don?t have to
worry about imposing a duty on someone that
he?s not willing (or, perhaps, able) to accept, and it also solves
the problem of others knowing there exists a will. 
10:57 a.m.
On Tue, 12 May 2015, Robert Feldman wrote:
Probably the best thing you can do is let the next of
kin know that you
have a will and either give them a copy or tell them what your wishes
are. Then put a copy of the will where it can easily be found (such as
in your desk drawer). My wife and I are redoing our will and are letting
our sons and my brothers know what we are planning. They all will know
where to look for the official copy of the will.
In some areas, a will can be filed with the local guvmint (county in this
case).
If the lawyer who participated in drafting the will is around, they should
keep a notarized copy.
But, make sure that any and all who will have access to the physical
premises know where a copy is filed.
In our cases, it is unlikely to be contested. Just an informal note to
family, etc. should be sufficient, naming somebody who "is willing to come
haul away all of this useless obsolete computer junk and crap".
(cf. Don Maslin)
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com
12:02 p.m.
In some areas, a will can be filed with the local guvmint (county in this
case).
If the lawyer who participated in drafting the will is around, they should
keep a notarized copy.
No lawyer was involved (in the UK there is no requirement for that, all that is
required is that it is signed by the person making the will observed by 2 witnesses
who then have to sign observed by the person making the will. Oh yes, those
witnesses can't be beneficiaries under the will). So I did it myself.. Over here
some banks will store a will, but they make a charge for doing so. I should look into
it though.
But, make sure that any and all who will have access
to the physical
premises know where a copy is filed.
Problem : The only such person is me.
-tony
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