Sad, sad news - Vernon has gone to the great Pie shop in the sky!

[ColinJ]

Too soon

I agree.

My best mate died last year and it flitted through my mind at the funeral to ask what the family were going to do with his musical instruments, but I decided that it just wouldn't sound right so I kept quiet.

 

[rich p]

It ain't ever going to be the right time FFS

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I discovered that "Pie Tuesday" was last week...

However, tonight was "Pork and blue cheese pie" Wednesday in my house. I raised (no pun intended, and no ceilings were harmed) a pie to Vernon.

It's a large plate, not small pies...

 

[Ganymede]

I agree.

My best mate died last year and it flitted through my mind at the funeral to ask what the family were going to do with his musical instruments, but I decided that it just wouldn't sound right so I kept quiet.

One of Mr G's closest friends died many years ago, just short of his 30th birthday. He was a muso and his mum was very anxious to make sure that his instruments went to good homes. We were given a few (tbf he had loads) - one of them was passed on to a learner, which would have pleased our friend as he was always encouraging people to take up new instruments. I think it might be ok for you to ask about your mate's instruments - it's not like you're asking about his money. It might be that they are sitting gathering dust and his partner or rellies are agonising about what to do with them. Or you could advise them about selling them well if they have inherited them and need the money themselves.

Anyway soz for threadjacking.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I was merely curious and just asked what crosses most people's minds in situations like this but are to afraid to ask.
It just surprises me that for such a high profile member with so many friends that nothing appears to have been planned (ok 'planned' isn't quite the right word somehow)..... As far as people are aware anyway.

I know I might be reasonably young, but it just illustrates that I, we all in fact, should really plan if something happens. It makes a death even sadder when things just get lost, disposed of, abandonned or thrown away as nobody else appreciates that person's possessions or people are too afraid to ask. You hear so many stories and it is sometimes rather tragic.

Alternatively, we should just mind our own business, but that usually only works up to a certain point.


I hate how death is such a taboo in this country.

Oh well.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I was merely curious and just asked what crosses most people's minds in situations like this but are to afraid to ask.
It just surprises me that for such a high profile member with so many friends that nothing appears to have been planned (ok 'planned' isn't quite the right word somehow)..... As far as people are aware anyway.

I know I might be reasonably young, but it just illustrates that I, we all in fact, should really plan if something happens. It makes a death even sadder when things just get lost, disposed of, abandonned or thrown away as nobody else appreciates that person's possessions or people are too afraid to ask. You hear so many stories and it is sometimes rather tragic.

Alternatively, we should just mind our own business, but that usually only works up to a certain point.


I hate how death is such a taboo in this country.

Oh well.

It probably comes down to how "close" you are. And "familiar". It's not a taboo, more a "whatever you call it when you just know when it's right or wrong"

 

[threebikesmcginty]

[QUOTE 4235416, member: 259"]We were involved in a train crash in Nottinghamshire and had to be evacuated to a trackside factory, where they gave us a free lunch. As they were obviously sensitive to the workers' food foibles, the two mains on offer were steak, mushroom and kidney pie, and steak and kidney pie.

They were both bloody good.[/QUOTE]

Greedy, I bet it was meant to be one each!

 

[jefmcg]

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/saying-goodbye-vernons-funeral.199187/

 

[Rezillo]

Years ago, a farmer near me was really into hifi. He had a huge record collection and around 15K-worth of gear, all with high secondhandvalue, probably about 10k. My gear was largely home-built for much, much less and we spent quite a bit of time listening to both systems

He died suddenly and later his brother asked me if I would like to buy his equipment. It was nice to be asked but I said I couldn't afford it - even if he sold it at less than the 10k market value to me, it was still well out of my reach. It turned out the brother didn't really believe my valuation and went on to sell it all to a complete stranger for a few hundred pounds!

Having had to sell my parents possessions after their death, I don't think there is any great problem with people putting out feelers about specialist items. I've had to deal with stuff whose value I knew nothing about at a time when there were all sorts of other obvious stresses of more importance to me. If a friend or colleague had come forward with an assessment of their worth, it would have been well-received by me and I would have been happy for the stuff to go cheap to someone who appreciated it, provided they used it and didn't just sell it on.

 

[Dave the Smeghead]

I hadn't logged on for a while and have just found out about his passing.

So very sad, I will miss his wit, humour and repartee through these pages.

Vernon RIP.