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  1. Vince

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    Carol has arranged for me to get my will witnessed tonight, she's the sole beneficiary, should I be worried?
     
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      Why do you think you should be worried Vince? Do you feel you're tempting fate by writing a will? Or, the fact Carol is your sole beneficiary?
       
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        Hmmm.

        I think I've more to worry about. Not only is my wife my sole beneficiary, she also has my lasting power of attorney.

        I've hidden all the sharp knives and I keep a sharp look out for men in white coats with a plain van.
         
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          I'll never forget what ran through my mind when I was first figuring out who would be my power of attorney over my health/make medical decisions. At that time one of my sons was married to a real piece who ruled him... I pictured her by my bedside "it's a hangnail, it's a hang nail. Pull the life support!" Luckily they are no longer together... :heehee:

          Don't worry. Unless she starts keeping the insurance papers in her purse, you should be okay :biggrin:
           
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            To be fair, I'm also the sole beneficiary in my wife's will and I have her lasting power of attorney.
            So we both keep an eye on the other.
            But it's a bit one-sided, If I die, she gets the house, the car, my musical instruments, my jukeboxes, my vintage audio equipment and my golf clubs.

            If she dies, I get the house, a lot of costume jewellery, reams of card making kit and a hell of a lot of women's cosmetics and toiletries.
             
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              But it begs the question. Is she capable of making use of your collections or vice versa?
               
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                Well.
                She isn't musical, driving and golf are out because of her MS. She's not really interested in my jukeboxes and doesn't play CDs or records.

                By the same token, I don't suit costume jewellery and if I need a card for someone, there's cheap card shops available.
                 
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                  Don't worry, I refused to sell her a gun. So you're OK. :blue thumb:
                   
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                  • Vince

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                    Gun? The local wood pigeon population will soon find out I have one........... pigeon breast in a red wine sauce.....

                    As I'm still posting (or is it really me? ), Carol hasn't killed me yet! (Give her time)
                     
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                      This is a brilliant thread @Vince :loll:...Save me some of that there Pigeon:thumbsup:

                      Joking aside ,Mr Loli and I really need to sort out a will,we keep saying we will (pardon the pun) but it is very important ,we have no children so we need to think on...
                       
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                        Don't mention it too much :whistle: as the licences for doing that have been revoked whilst they sort out new legislation. :noidea: I'm presuming the pigeons fell out of the trees with shock at seeing you out there. :heehee:
                         
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                          No, you shouldn’t be worried Vince .....Carol is simply doing the right thing :) If things come to the worst at least some of the paperwork is in place :)

                          My nephew was found dead a couple of days ago. He lived for drugs and alcohol and been in and out of hospital regularly. Still a huge shock. Not seen him for 4 or 5 years but I thought about doing so a few weeks ago...wish I did now. :noidea: In future I will follow my gut instinct and not consider the logic for doing otherwise :sad:
                           
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                            Oh my god @Verdun how very sad . My condolences to you and the family.:sad:

                            Although we still haven't got round to doing ours yet , Carol is just being sensible @Vince ...no need for you to worry, in fact it should give you both peace of mind.:)
                             
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                            Just heard from the hospital, I have to have a CT scan on Monday, no explanation so really worried now!
                             
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                              Worry is the worst part of life I think Vince. It serves no useful purpose, changes nothing but spoils life so much often needlessly :noidea:
                              Good luck for the scan on Monday. We are all rooting for you:)
                               
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