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Along life I have always decide for buying things that I can use for long time instead of spending in travels, drink or viciuos.

I enjoy a lot my toys.

For me each air rifle that I own had a reason to be chosen.

I am the one that enjoy them, not my sons, not my wife. Some times I use my toys with them, but shooting prevent me from bouring.

Congratulations for your new rifle. I wish you can enjoy it and that the rifle can return to you in good moments its cost.
 
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hawkeye69 said:
"You can't take it with you"; I'm almost 75 years old.
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Shortly before my mom passed away from camcer, she called the immediate family together and asked us all what we thought about NOT having an inheritance.

She broke it all down and between 7 of us, it wasn't an ungodly amount of money, just over $10,000 each.

At the time, I was 20, my sister 22 and aunts and uncles all adults over 40. I couldn't fuxing believe how much of a fit everyone threw that she wanted to spend her last few months enjoying the rest of the time she had. I've never seen 6 adults so upset over something that wasn't theirs to be upset about. It broke my mom's heart.

Needless to say, I encouraged her and basically forced her to do EVERYTHING she wanted to do and some things she didn't. Why the hell not, ya know?

After she had passed, I received a letter that I still keep to this day (16 years ago) and still have the $600 check that came in the mail which was the last of what she hadn't spent. Nobody else received a letter.

I was/am sooo proud of her for not letting everyone ruin what little time she had left, because she was going to if it weren't for me pressing the issue

In her letter she wrote just what you said. "Son, it's only money, you can't take it with you. Thank you"

I encourage everyone to enjoy "it" while we got it, regardless of how little or how much. This life is fleeting.

I appreciate that trip down memory lane. Hadn't thought about that saying for some years. Thank you
 
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Swing360 said:
Shortly before my mom passed away from camcer, she called the immediate family together and asked us all what we thought about NOT having an inheritance.

She broke it all down and between 7 of us, it wasn't an ungodly amount of money, just over $10,000 each.

At the time, I was 20, my sister 22 and aunts and uncles all adults over 40. I couldn't fuxing believe how much of a fit everyone threw that she wanted to spend her last few months enjoying the rest of the time she had. I've never seen 6 adults so upset over something that wasn't theirs to be upset about. It broke my mom's heart.

Needless to say, I encouraged her and basically forced her to do EVERYTHING she wanted to do and some things she didn't. Why the hell not, ya know?

After she had passed, I received a letter that I still keep to this day (16 years ago) and still have the $600 check that came in the mail which was the last of what she hadn't spent. Nobody else received a letter.

I was/am sooo proud of her for not letting everyone ruin what little time she had left, because she was going to if it weren't for me pressing the issue

In her letter she wrote just what you said. "Son, it's only money, you can't take it with you. Thank you"

I encourage everyone to enjoy "it" while we got it, regardless of how little or how much. This life is fleeting.

I appreciate that trip down memory lane. Hadn't thought about that saying for some years. Thank you
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Thanks for sharing your story, so sorry for your loss.
 
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I don't want another gun / I don't want another gun / I don't want another gun / ...........................................................................................

I do want another gun / i do want another gun / i do want another gun .......................................................................................
 
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