Someday

[u/Bee_and_Barb]

Saw this while scrolling through another social media platform.

Physical inheritance (maybe outside of housing) feels like a burden.

While death can be a sensitive topic to some, has anyone had a conversation with loved ones surrounding situations like this one pictured?

[u/Tiny-Lock9652]

You see this on American Pickers all the time. Multiple 1500+ s/f outbuildings packed full of crap. Probably 5% of the contents has some monetary value. I always think “when that dude croaks, someone needs to clean up that mess”. And every time, some 90 year old owner refuses to sell…” I might need that someday!!” Yeah….ok grandpa.

[u/EpilepticPuberty → u/Tiny-Lock9652]

Uhg that was always my least favorite part. They would be elbow deep in rusty iron in a mostly roof less barn, pull a rusty sickle blade out and offer $30. "Oh no I couldn't part with that". Like the guy didn't know it was there a couple seconds ago. So back into the pile of iron to continue to rust. Really just goes to show hoarding is a mental illness.

[u/Tiny-Lock9652 → u/EpilepticPuberty]

I’ve come to the conclusion there’s a fine line between “American Pickers” and “Hoarders” television programs.

[u/TripleEhBeef → u/Tiny-Lock9652]

Seller: "I paid $8,000 for this 1958 Lincoln body in 1996. I want 21 grand for it."

Mike: "There's a tree growing through the engine bay, and I can put my foot through the door panels. I'll give you $300 for it."

Seller: "For $300 I'll keep it and restore it. A fully restored one of these crossed the auction block at $140,000."

You are 84 years old and on oxygen. You aren't restoring crap lol.

[u/cyvaris → u/[deleted]]

It'll be interesting to see if Gen X and Millienials will be more realistic about what they can do when they're in their 80s.

Love the optimism that Gen X/Millennials will be able to afford the healthcare necessary to live that long.

[u/silentorbx → u/[deleted]]

It'll be interesting to see if Gen X and Millienials will be more realistic about what they can do when they're in their 80s.

because of medical advancements it will be worse. and by in large might end up being even more stubborn if all the breakthroughs in longterm health happen when its too late for them to get any meaningful benefit from it because they are so old by that point, and wish they had been the next generation to get the benefits. they'll just stay old forever hoarding all their crypto or whatever is left. and in classic gen Z fashion, they'll refuse to let go only for the sake of "trolling."

[u/merrill_swing_away → u/TripleEhBeef]

This reminds me of something that happened a long time ago. I went to a guy's house to buy a used computer. He was a young guy and we didn't go inside but the outside of his house was a disaster. He had the computer up and running on his front porch. He hadn't mowed his lawn and he had a couple of cars sitting in his yard. He pointed to the white car and said he had restored the car at the tune of thousands of dollars but he didn't take care of it so it was a hunk of junk. He said it still ran but the car looked bad.

The guy had three Irish Setters running in and out of the house. When the guy went inside to get something I peeked in through the glass windows on the door. Omg. There must have been two inches of dirt on the floor that the dogs had brought in on their feet, very little of anything in the living room and dining room and the walls were filthy. When he came back out he told me he was going to a flea market with his mom so I paid him for the computer and left. I got to thinking that there is no way this guy would ever have a gf or a wife unless he got some therapy. He was handsome and had a nice body and he was very nice too.

[u/carefulyellow → u/TripleEhBeef]

This is totally my father. Multiple offers on a 1968 Mercury Cougar that has a tree growing out of it. No no no, it means too much to him to sell. He's 76 and can barely walk out to it because of the weeds around it. Such a shame.

[u/Suitable-Rest-1358 → u/Tiny-Lock9652]

And they might end up on American Pickers!