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Nice People Thread No. 14, all Nice and Proper
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Cold caller: phoning to do an electoral poll.
CC: who will you vote for in the general election?
me: party X
CC: who did you vote for last election?
me: Party X
CC: and the election before that?
me: Party X
CC: Would you consider yourself a swing voter? :rotfl:
:rotfl: I think my son's comment to that would be "Reading from a script, much?"
Thinking of you Doozergirl and I hope all goes as it should for you ((HUGS))
GDB Glad to hear your knee feels better, but try to take things a bit gently!
PN eating "proper food" cooked in the slow cooker obviously agrees with you
lir I hope the cream helps your poor lips.0 -
HutH Margate. Converted into 5 flats, £115-120k0
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Doozergirl wrote: »I changed three of my tyres when they got to 3mm, 'cause of you.
The other one was over, not under, btw
That makes my day.
Cold caller: phoning to do an electoral poll.
CC: who will you vote for in the general election?
me: party X
CC: who did you vote for last election?
me: Party X
CC: and the election before that?
me: Party X
CC: Would you consider yourself a swing voter? :rotfl:
Reminds me of a conversation I had with the PA of the solicitor who had drawn up wills for LNE and me after DS was born. I rang up after he died (some 9 years after the wills were drawn up, and after having moved to a completely different town).
Me: I'm phoning about LNE's will. He's died. We've searched his house and can't find any subsequent will, so the one you've got is the valid one. I'm the executor so I need to arrange for you to send me the will, please.
Her: Let me go and get the file. <pause> OK, I have the file. But there's a note on it. This will's not valid because you're divorced.
Me: No. You have a note on the file because I informed you several months ago that he was filing for divorce, and that I had made a new will and wanted you to destroy my old one. But he didn't make a new will, and we had only got as far as the decree nisi. We didn't have a decree absolute, so on the day he died, we were not divorced.
Her: Oh, and are you now?
Me: ???????? [Thinks: Strangely enough, since he died, he hasn't got round to filing for a decree absolute.]
In a similar vein, his car insurance company wrote to him after he died:
Dear Mr J (executors of)
We notice that the direct debit for your insurance on car <reg> has not been paid. Please arrange to pay this by <date> or you won't be covered....
They knew he was dead or they wouldn't have been writing to "Mr J (executors of)". They knew the car had been written off - their investigators were physically in possession of the wreckage. Just what need did they think a dead man would have for insurance on a written off car???Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
That makes my day.
Reminds me of a conversation I had with the PA of the solicitor who had drawn up wills for LNE and me after DS was born. I rang up after he died (some 9 years after the wills were drawn up, and after having moved to a completely different town).
Me: I'm phoning about LNE's will. He's died. We've searched his house and can't find any subsequent will, so the one you've got is the valid one. I'm the executor so I need to arrange for you to send me the will, please.
Her: Let me go and get the file. <pause> OK, I have the file. But there's a note on it. This will's not valid because you're divorced.
Me: No. You have a note on the file because I informed you several months ago that he was filing for divorce, and that I had made a new will and wanted you to destroy my old one. But he didn't make a new will, and we had only got as far as the decree nisi. We didn't have a decree absolute, so on the day he died, we were not divorced.
Her: Oh, and are you now?
Me: ???????? [Thinks: Strangely enough, since he died, he hasn't got round to filing for a decree absolute.]
In a similar vein, his car insurance company wrote to him after he died:
Dear Mr J (executors of)
We notice that the direct debit for your insurance on car <reg> has not been paid. Please arrange to pay this by <date> or you won't be covered....
They knew he was dead or they wouldn't have been writing to "Mr J (executors of)". They knew the car had been written off - their investigators were physically in possession of the wreckage. Just what need did they think a dead man would have for insurance on a written off car???
ISTR that writing to Mrs Deceased used to be a common problem. I ultimately work for an insurance company and I keep reading about ways that we are getting better and better at dealing with widow(er)s. AIUI there's now what amounts to a big red 'HE'S DEAD' button you press when an executor calls to stop mail going out etc.0 -
Her: Oh, and are you now?
I also get frustrated dealing with people in these sorts of circumstances, but I have some sympathy with the solicitor's PA in this particular case. First, she's a PA, not a solicitor. Second, she may have no practical knowledge of divorce proceedings, and it's a very unusual occurrence to die between decree nisi and absolute. Third, it's not obvious that divorce proceedings necessarily end on death. Something like a car purchase contract continues after death, with the executors taking over responsibility, for example.
So, I can't blame her for checking with you, and I can't blame you for finding it tiresome! No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
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I also get frustrated dealing with people in these sorts of circumstances, but I have some sympathy with the solicitor's PA in this particular case. First, she's a PA, not a solicitor. Second, she may have no practical knowledge of divorce proceedings, and it's a very unusual occurrence to die between decree nisi and absolute. Third, it's not obvious that divorce proceedings necessarily end on death. Something like a car purchase contract continues after death, with the executors taking over responsibility, for example.
So, I can't blame her for checking with you, and I can't blame you for finding it tiresome!
Actually it wasn't tiresome. I found that the ridiculousness of it gave me a rare moment of amusement as light relief in the middle of everything that was coming at me from all directions. Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
It sometimes goes the other way. I happen to know of at least one client who was asked to go into the office with ID to prove they were NOT dead.
Good old admin and bureaucracy.
Just dropping in to wish those ha ing good times.more of the same, and those experiencing troubles a swift and just resolutionEmergency savings: 4600
0% Credit card: 1965.000 -
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Still got a cold, not ill as such just annoyed at the lack of breathing through my nose.Have my first business premises (+4th business) 01/11/2017
Quit day job to run 3 businesses 08/02/2017
Started third business 25/06/2016
Son born 13/09/2015
Started a second business 03/08/2013
Officially the owner of my own business since 13/01/20120 -
Woke up to WWIII this morning cat fur flying, first time they have had a real fight in 4+ years. We separated them but one cat has decided it is all my fault and that she hates me, she loves her sister again though?When using the housing forum please use the sticky threads for valuable information.0
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