'The cost of the movers was $14,000': Woman gets even with her deceased partner's vulture children by making them move all his stuff

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    White - "In the end, the cost of the movers was $14,000." wehkamp.nl wehkam B
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    Font - You want his car? Take his other crap first! L OC My partner (Carl) and I were friends at first, and when he lost his house due to bankruptcy, he came to live with me. He had no job, lived in poverty, on a disability pension (of which he gave his ex half), for 14 years since his wife left. In contrast, I owned my own house, had a successful business and was pretty independent. He was very handy around the house and loved puttering, talking with the neighbors and had a great sense of humor
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    Font - Carl had 2 adult kids (Margo, 28) and (Todd, 35). The kids never visited their father, ever, and when he called them, they rarely picked up, or returned his calls. If they DID pick up, they brushed him off or dismissed him entirely. I felt bad for him, but what could I do? They were like that for years before I met him. They were rude and nasty people. But he loved them and couldn't understand why they didn't have time to talk to him.
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    Font - Carl died suddenly one evening at 58. He had been in poor health, and finally his heart just gave out. Not 12 hours after he died, Margo called to ask if he had any life insurance. For a nano second, I thought that she was concerned about my finances handling the burial etc., but no. She told me that according to their mothers separation agreement, he was supposed to keep life insurance on himself and she and Todd were to be the beneficiaries. I guess he never told her that once she turne
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    Font - Later the same day, Margo called and asked if he had a will. She told me that she had already been to a lawyer (this was the day after he died) and that because she suspected Carl didn't have a will, SHE would be his next of kin. She would be taking over the burial arrangements etc, and she was the beneficiary of ALL of his stuff in my house, including his car, which was a used car but still newer than hers.
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    Font - I was pretty upset by the timing of all of this, and couldn't believe they could be this mean and cruel, so soon after he died. He was their dad and he loved them. She then told me she would be doing a "walk-through" my house to be sure I didn't miss anything of his. That was where I said, NO, you won't.
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    Font - Margo was really pissed about my refusal to let her into the house and to take the car that same day, and conveniently "forgot" to tell me where they were having the funeral. She didn't put it in the paper and she only told "special people" where it was. (I found out later it was 3 towns away) But she did let me know repeatedly that they wanted the car and ALL of his stuff out of my house. I knew that once she came to take the car, she would not be back to get the rest of his stuff, which
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    Font - Now, dear Carl was a hoarder, and I mean that in the true sense of the word. Even if something was broken, useless, outdated or worn out, he kept it. So he had 4 old style TVs, 6 giant tool boxes, 8 computers, 2 dead BBQs, a floor model drill press that he was going to fix, a band saw he found in the dump, 6 stereo components (none of this stuff ever worked, he was saving them all for "parts") plus 198 boxes of metal parts from odd machines, trucks, cars, bulldozers and buses that he salv
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    Font - So.....I parked his car at the very back of my 2 car garage, then shoved ALL of the boxes of stuff in front of it, so that it was impossible to remove the car without taking everything out in front of it, including the metal lathe. It took two weeks and a lot of effort, but the garage was packed to the roof. I took a picture of the garage with the doors open.
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    Font - Margo and Todd soon started screaming to their lawyer that I was not cooperating in regards to the car. I responded, that I needed to see a legal document that the car was in fact legally theirs, registered into their name, and properly insured, in case they drove it away, I didn't want to be held liable. I also needed to have the rest of the stuff taken away. Plus, I had just had my driveway paved, so they had to have proper movers come to get his stuff, not just a couple of yahoos in a
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    Font - They said they would, AFTER they got the car. Their lawyer screamed that I was stalling and refusing to give up the car. He even went so far as to accuse me of selling the car. I sent the picture I had taken of the garage to my lawyer, proving that I still had the car. My lawyer said...where is it? I said, you can just barely see the roof, but it is there behind the boxes. He got a good laugh out of that.
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    Font - So Margo and Todd had to hire a moving and storage company to come and collect Carls precious stuff, the metal lathe took 4 men and a special small tow-motor machine thing to take it away. It took all day for them to empty that garage. I asked where were they taking it, and they said to a storage unit. The head mover said something to the effect that there was NO WAY, this was going to fit in the one storage unit they had rented. Oh well.
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    Font - So, in the end, the cost of the movers was $14,000 (I heard this from his best friend) and who knows what the storage units cost and for how long they rented them. Perhaps they recouped some of the money they spent, from selling scrap metal. Oh right, I almost forgot. They also had to pay for his funeral. Turns out, I DID have an insurance policy on him that I paid for and had planned to use for his burial, but since I wasn't told where the funeral was, I used the money to pay off my mort
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    Font - It would have cost them nothing, to be nice to the woman that looked after their dad for 10 years.
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    Font - everellie +1 This was a beautiful story. I'm sorry you lost your partner. I'm glad his precious children got ALL his worldly goods out of your garage for you. Reply Share 1.6k BrainsAdmirer OP Thank you. He was a nice guy who had a lot of bad breaks, and then his ex kicked him when he was down. His two kids, though, they were something else..... 1.1k ●●● 347 Haunting-Contact-72 +3 Learned everything from Mom? Reply Share 529 Reply Share BrainsAdmirer OP Mom passed 6 weeks before Carl but
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    Font - bobk2 +3 You didn't take their crap, but they did. 577 508 Reply Share BrainsAdmirer OP Yes, they did! After his stuff was gone, I had the garage painted, and one of those vinyl floors put in. What a treat! ... 21 Reply Share Aromatic_Preference8 Sorry for your loss op hoping karma catches up with thoses. Carl was lucky to have you in his life ... Reply Share
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    Font - Chemical_Cut7396 I am so sorry they did not let you know where the funeral was. It must have been hard for you to go through this. You did right by yourself, and I really hope everything goes nice for you in the future. 127 Reply Share BrainsAdmirer OP Thank you so much. It happened in 2016, just 6 weeks after my mom passed so it was a tough summer 112 Reply Share
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    Font - Offff2gv FOX those money grubbing parasites, they got theirs, it just wasn't what they thought it would be 267 BrainsAdmirer OP The thought of inheriting Money brings out the best, doesn't it? CONTAINS PARTE 235 Reply Share 115 Reply Share MikeyRidesABikey I really, really will never understand that. Why my dad died, my sister and I each did our level best to give more to the other! Reply Share ...
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    Font - Diasies_inMyHair +1 I'm glad everything worked out for them and they got what they felt they deserved... as well as some of what they actually deserved. 78 Reply Share BrainsAdmirer OP Funnily enough, he bought the car for $6000 a year prior to his death. They paid $14000 plus the storage units to get it for "FREE" plus the cost of the lawyer! 179 Reply Share
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    Font - Shiney357 "What am I going to do with all Dad's junk, Todd" "I don't KNOOOWWW, Margo!" 57 ↓ Reply Share rovingdad Christmas vacation!!! ~~~ Reply Share ↑ 10 10
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    Font - thunderpantsIII I am so sorry for your loss, he sounds a lovely fella. You malicious compliance is absolutely wonderful, nothing they didn't deserve either. 37 Reply Share BrainsAdmirer OP Thank you. I didn't want to be mean, but I can give as good as I get Reply Share 31 thunderpantsIII I salute you! 4.B 7 Reply Share ... ...

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