Worried!

Carol has arranged for me to get my will witnessed tonight, she's the sole beneficiary, should I be worried?

 

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?

 

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.

 

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...

Don't worry. Unless she starts keeping the insurance papers in her purse, you should be okay

 

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.

 

But it begs the question. Is she capable of making use of your collections or vice versa?

 

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.

 

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)

 

This is a brilliant thread @Vince ...Save me some of that there Pigeon

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...

 

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. In future I will follow my gut instinct and not consider the logic for doing otherwise

 

Oh my god @Verdun how very sad . My condolences to you and the family.

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.

 

Just heard from the hospital, I have to have a CT scan on Monday, no explanation so really worried now!

 

Worry is the worst part of life I think Vince. It serves no useful purpose, changes nothing but spoils life so much often needlessly
Good luck for the scan on Monday. We are all rooting for you