Old Man Dies Alone: Estate To the People Who Ignored Him

	posted by Scott on Saturday January 05, @02:26PM from the news dept.
	jaxom writes "The problem of elderly women living alone, dying, and then not being discovered has mostly been eliminated. Elderly men still die alone, as this story shows. Interestingly, the deceased has left an estate, rumoured to be large, to the people of Prince Rupert: The very people who ignored him."

	Source: The National Post [Canadian newspaper] Title: Prince Rupert aghast over an unnoticed death Author: Mark Hume Date: January 4, 2002

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Well... (Score:1) by Smoking Drive (homoascendens@ivillage.com) on Saturday January 05, @07:56PM EST (#1) (User #565 Info) It's possible the gentleman in question preferred his own company. If, as is suggested, he had large assets he presumably could have purchased company if he so desired. sd Those who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like.

Re:Well... (Score:2) by Nightmist (nightmist@mensactivism.org) on Sunday January 06, @01:48AM EST (#2) (User #187 Info) http://www.jameshanbackjr.com It's possible the gentleman in question preferred his own company. If, as is suggested, he had large assets he presumably could have purchased company if he so desired. As someone who does prefer his own company, I see no reason to question that he may very well have wanted it that way. I have wondered, though, about what would happen and how long it would be before someone found me if I happen to die at home. Well, I suppose it wouldn't really matter to me. I'd be dead, and I'd rather be dead at home on the sofa than in a car accident, I suppose.

Re:Well... (Score:1) by Smoking Drive (homoascendens@ivillage.com) on Sunday January 06, @06:07AM EST (#3) (User #565 Info) As someone who does prefer his own company, I see no reason to question that                                                           he may very well have wanted it that way. I have wondered, though, about                                                           what would happen and how long it would be before someone found me if I                                                           happen to die at home. Well, I suppose it wouldn't really matter to me. I'd be                                                           dead, and I'd rather be dead at home on the sofa than in a car accident, I                                                           suppose. Yes, I used to prefer my own company. Then I decided it would be nice to have a woman and a few kids around too. The mistakes we make. :-) It's odd that no-one responded to the clues that something was amiss, but that doesn't necessarily relate to the fact he was an old *man*. Passersby who noticed the build up of mail etc likely wouldn't have known whether it was a solitary old man or a solitary old woman who lived there. sd Those who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like.

Re:Well... (Score:1) by jaxom on Sunday January 06, @08:32AM EST (#4) (User #505 Info) http://clix.to/support/ The mail carrier would know the gender. Mail carriers always check on elderly women: It is in the job definition. Adding elderly men to the list is important. Mind, gender feminists will not like it and will fight the idea. Greg the Volksgaren Project: Intelligent Abuse Recovery, http://clix.to/support/, jaxom@amtelecom.net, 519-773-9644

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