Post by Juan on Apr 29, 2004 19:21:32 GMT -5
As you might have noticed, I've been gone since Tuesday last week. Why so?
Well, my Grandfather died. So I had to drive all the way up to Wisconsin for the Funeral (which was Monday), and then had to drive down starting tuesday, and arriving today.
One big thing about the visit was that we had to clean out my Grandpa's apartment. He KEPT EVERYTHING HE HAS EVER HAD.
Five Cheese Slicers.
Twenty Tooth Brushes.
Eight dull Pocket Knives.
Thirty broken watches.
And so on.
However, he did have some cool stuff which I did get some of.
Such as...
Several authentic classic Japanese paintings (my long dead Grand mother lived in Japan for awhile), a Nazi uniform Eagle carrying a Swatztika patch, a Nazi Master Marksman medal (my grandfather was a TEC4 in the US Army during WWII so got shit like this), Several old old Records (including an Elvis Record and three Johnny Cash records), some unusual campaign buttons (NIXON EATS LETTUCE for instance), a porcelain sake set, and other things.
But really, he had TONS of stuff stored away.
He died quick, never really gave any forwarning. One morning he was found in bed saying he wasn't feeling good, he coughed up blood, passed out, and died 14 hours later in the Hospital.
Well, my Grandfather died. So I had to drive all the way up to Wisconsin for the Funeral (which was Monday), and then had to drive down starting tuesday, and arriving today.
One big thing about the visit was that we had to clean out my Grandpa's apartment. He KEPT EVERYTHING HE HAS EVER HAD.
Five Cheese Slicers.
Twenty Tooth Brushes.
Eight dull Pocket Knives.
Thirty broken watches.
And so on.
However, he did have some cool stuff which I did get some of.
Such as...
Several authentic classic Japanese paintings (my long dead Grand mother lived in Japan for awhile), a Nazi uniform Eagle carrying a Swatztika patch, a Nazi Master Marksman medal (my grandfather was a TEC4 in the US Army during WWII so got shit like this), Several old old Records (including an Elvis Record and three Johnny Cash records), some unusual campaign buttons (NIXON EATS LETTUCE for instance), a porcelain sake set, and other things.
But really, he had TONS of stuff stored away.
He died quick, never really gave any forwarning. One morning he was found in bed saying he wasn't feeling good, he coughed up blood, passed out, and died 14 hours later in the Hospital.
