Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread WaltSwartz
Keith, The Barber's chair reminded me of an incident at my shop. One of my customers had a dental supply business, took in trade-ins on new items, etc. Somewhere in my readings about unrelated subjects and trivia, I learned that a Dentist chair was supposedly the first chair to be designed "ergo

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread Geoff Spenceley
Keith, Harry et al, Well, If I were to die tomorrow, no one could say I didn't wear out, ruin, bust up and destroy a lot of locos!!. No neat cases, no machine shop, just a hobby room (spare bedroom) of which our cat allows me a small portion to use. Piped in compressed air while I "fiddle"--fol

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread Trent Dowler
Hello Everyone, My wife, kids and family have no idea *what* some of the items in my workshop are, much less how much they're worth. A couple of years back while upgrading my insurance, my agent suggested that I take pictures and/or video of my "stuff". I emphasized on items that I had th

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread Keith Taylor
> 3. Unless there is a major change, all worldly goods will be donated to > charity with the proviso that Mr. Lunkenheimer cared for. > Keep your steam up! > Walt & Lunk Walt, I'm sure any number of folks would be happy to take your rail stuff. But you can rest assured that if no one else does, My

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread Keith Taylor
- Original Message - From: "Harry Wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I have an almost identical experience. ... Although beyond retirement age he died unexpectedly, before > producing the first chip on a model project. Harry, That actually happens quite a lot! But once again, if h

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread WaltSwartz
1. But he had FUN building the boxes and shelves! That's the real goal if you stop, step back, look around and smell the flowers...if it don't smell like flowers, maybe that person has an allergy and likes another smell. 2. An awfull lot of effort goes into building the elevated track sysyems

death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread Harry Wade
At 11:00 AM 10/25/02 +0100, you wrote: >Not entirely on topic, but this correspondence reminded me of the man who, > . . . . . and then build some special fixtures and jigs >When he died, his friends found a workshop full of odd shaped pieces I have an almost identical experience. A en

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread cgprod
day, October 25, 2002 6:00 AM Subject: Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos) > Not entirely on topic, but this correspondence reminded me of the man who, > having retired from a demanding job, decided that he was going to build a model > traction engine. He set up well equipped w

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread Mike Chaney
Not entirely on topic, but this correspondence reminded me of the man who, having retired from a demanding job, decided that he was going to build a model traction engine. He set up well equipped workshop and declared that, to make the job easier, he would start by making tools and attachments for

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-24 Thread Clint D
sslivesteam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 5:55 PM Subject: Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos) > > - Original Message - > From: "Harry Wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >However, when they die, if they wa

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-24 Thread Keith Taylor
- Original Message - From: "Harry Wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >However, when they die, if they want their wife to realize a realistic > >return on their investment, > > Keith, >The questions here would be was it bought as an "investment" to > begin with, and then was it a smart way

death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-24 Thread nearhood
or what it is worth. Have any of you gone through and inventoried your toys in such a manner? Is there a "right", or "easy" way to do this? > From: "Clint D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: scale autos > > yea, that's one thing my wife would

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-24 Thread Harry Wade
At 11:11 AM 10/24/02 -0400, you wrote: >What happens to my toys after I'm gone is something I have been wondering about. I was thinking I should go through all my "stuff", and make a list of what it's worth, and who should be contacted about disposing of it. Otherwise, my wife would have no idea w

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-24 Thread Gary
needed. If you make the list, your mate won't have to pay someone else to make the list. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 8:11 AM Subject: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos) What happens t

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-24 Thread Gary
The main thing, is to enjoy what you do decide to purchase. - Original Message - From: Harry Wade To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 8:44 AM Subject: Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos) At 11:11 AM 10/24/02 -0400, you wrote: >What happens

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-24 Thread Keith Taylor
- Original Message - From: "Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have helped a couple people make plans ahead of time about who to contact. Gary and list, The number one thing to do, even before checking into possible auction companies for the very valuable collectible items, is to make sure y

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-24 Thread Clint D
recipients of sslivesteam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 10:11 AM Subject: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos) > What happens to my toys after I'm gone is something I have been wondering about. I was thinking I should go through all my "stu

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-24 Thread Harry Wade
At 02:20 PM 10/24/02 -0400, you wrote: >However, when they die, if they want their wife to realize a realistic >return on their investment, Keith, The questions here would be was it bought as an "investment" to begin with, and then was it a smart way to invest? If the answer to either of t

Re: scale autos

2002-10-23 Thread Clint D
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 6:37 PM Subject: scale autos > Clint, > I can keep a secret Clint . . . tell me your address . . . I can come by > eons before your end . . . when you are not guarding your treasure trove and > cut a deal with your wife you wouldn&

Re: scale autos

2002-10-23 Thread Cgnr
In a message dated 10/23/02 4:35:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I think that female qualified as a legitimate bitch. >> Two years plus ago; my ex bragged to everybody that it took five truck loads to take all my workshop stuff to the dump. Were they sisters? Bob

scale autos

2002-10-23 Thread Gary
Clint, I can keep a secret Clint . . . tell me your address . . . I can come by eons before your end . . . when you are not guarding your treasure trove and cut a deal with your wife you wouldn't believe. Many years ago a couple I knew were having marital problems. While he was at work, she had a

Re: scale autos

2002-10-23 Thread Clint D
- Original Message - From: "Keith Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of sslivesteam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 12:54 PM Subject: Re: scale autos > > - Original Message - > From: "Gary"

Re: scale autos

2002-10-23 Thread Keith Taylor
- Original Message - From: "Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > My wife was kind enough to give me the 1938 Ford Firetruck. Great looking > model. Gary, You are lucky! My wife merely wants to set me on fire! Keith

Re: scale autos

2002-10-22 Thread Geoff Spenceley
I just received a catalog from the National Motor Museum Mint that >has 1:18, 1:24, 1:32, and 1:43 scale autos. > >www.motormint.com > >FYI I also noticed that they only ship to the USA. > >Dan Fuller >

Re: scale autos

2002-10-22 Thread Gary
, October 22, 2002 2:48 PM Subject: scale autos > I just received a catalog from the National Motor Museum Mint that > has 1:18, 1:24, 1:32, and 1:43 scale autos. > > www.motormint.com > > FYI I also noticed that they only ship to the USA. > > Dan Fuller >

scale autos

2002-10-22 Thread Daniel R. Fuller
I just received a catalog from the National Motor Museum Mint that has 1:18, 1:24, 1:32, and 1:43 scale autos. www.motormint.com FYI I also noticed that they only ship to the USA. Dan Fuller