Codger_64
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Last month I received a registered letter from a New York law firm. At first I was reluctant to sign for it, but what the heck. I've never been to New York, so I couldn't be in trouble there.
There were some forms enclosed with a brief letter from the senior partner. Basically, they were trying to confirm that I was the guy they were looking for before revealing what they were after.
Against my better judgement (and on attorney's advice... I owe him some pool service now), I filled out their forms and affidavits, had them witnessed by my attorney (who is circuit court judge) and another pool customer (who is the Circuit Court Clerk), and mailed them back.
I hadn't heard anything else until this morning when the Postmaster brought me another registered letter (Postmaster?). I had just gone back in the house when "Mr. Brown" pulled into the drive. He had brought me two boxes weighing 40-45 pounds each, labeled from the New York law firm.
Well, I rolled them into the livingroom on the dolly and opened the letter. It seems that I have been named a partial benificiary of not one, but two estates. Two boxes = two estates? Cool!
Nope. The boxes are papers - personal correspondence and business records of the two men, brothers. But... according to the letter, the papers are just the tip of the iceberg. Enclosed was a shipping manifest, not for the two boxes, but for knives. 1,687# of knives!
I have to call the law firm in the morning to tell them where to deliver the pallets of boxes, the machine shop with a forklift!.
According to the letter, the knives were the two men's personal collections dating back to the 1920's. They died ten years apart, the last about twelve years ago. Their collections have been unattended in storage ever since. The letter didn't state the name of the estates, but I recognize some of the handwriting and signatures on the papers I have looked at so far.
Now, what the hell am I going to do with that many knives? 3/4 of a ton? I'll have to rent storage for sure, and I can't put them in non-climate controlled storage. Any suggestions?
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There were some forms enclosed with a brief letter from the senior partner. Basically, they were trying to confirm that I was the guy they were looking for before revealing what they were after.
Against my better judgement (and on attorney's advice... I owe him some pool service now), I filled out their forms and affidavits, had them witnessed by my attorney (who is circuit court judge) and another pool customer (who is the Circuit Court Clerk), and mailed them back.
I hadn't heard anything else until this morning when the Postmaster brought me another registered letter (Postmaster?). I had just gone back in the house when "Mr. Brown" pulled into the drive. He had brought me two boxes weighing 40-45 pounds each, labeled from the New York law firm.
Well, I rolled them into the livingroom on the dolly and opened the letter. It seems that I have been named a partial benificiary of not one, but two estates. Two boxes = two estates? Cool!
Nope. The boxes are papers - personal correspondence and business records of the two men, brothers. But... according to the letter, the papers are just the tip of the iceberg. Enclosed was a shipping manifest, not for the two boxes, but for knives. 1,687# of knives!
I have to call the law firm in the morning to tell them where to deliver the pallets of boxes, the machine shop with a forklift!.
According to the letter, the knives were the two men's personal collections dating back to the 1920's. They died ten years apart, the last about twelve years ago. Their collections have been unattended in storage ever since. The letter didn't state the name of the estates, but I recognize some of the handwriting and signatures on the papers I have looked at so far.
Now, what the hell am I going to do with that many knives? 3/4 of a ton? I'll have to rent storage for sure, and I can't put them in non-climate controlled storage. Any suggestions?
http://i40.tinypic.com/3166pld.jpg
my suggestion would be to ship them on to me here in the dryness of west texas:thumbup:
