some don't care or aren't interested....
Some people have don't have sentimental feelings attached to "things." Two ends of the spectrum, I have a family member that is a hoarder and seriously needs help but won't take it. There are trash bags full of her passed fathers clothes that she will not git rid of. I have another family member who does not keep anything saying the memories they have are in mind, journals, and photographs not objects. Sometimes people are in a tough spot and feel their grandfather would be happier knowing that they helped them out rather than have their stuff in a closet. I tend to be a little sentimental but not extreme. I can see both sides though.
I have a old Winchester that belonged to my great great grandpa and I could never imagine selling it. I believe if I did sell it he would start the zombie apocalypse by coming back and kicking my ass.
Most of them during the post interview mention going to the casinos to gamble? WTF....... Do they need to gamble that bad?
It depends of in they have an attachment to the object or if the object is cool. If your mom gave you an old teapot or painting or something would you want to keep it? Or get money for it knowing someone else could enjoy it.
And another chapter is written in the "Book of Old Stories" on human nature. And, yes, BTDT at a certain level, just not involving giving away a gun. I'm certainly not laughing at you -- more like crying with you.
I would say a combination of this and money troubles.
The bomber jacket or 1911 would never leave my possesion. Even a teapot that had any kind of value that was worth holding on to and passing down to your childeren I think i would keep. Or if the teapot had a certain sentimental attachment like she made me tea in it when I was sick. I can't see holding on to things that have neither value or sentimental attachtment.
I can't see on holding onto things that have value buy no sentimental attachment. If it's just some dead weight you carry around because it's valuable but never use it or anything like that, then why not get some money for it and spend it on your family or something? Then someone else can enjoy your valuable junk. LOL.
Pawn Stars and the rest of those shows are fabricated for shock appeal. OMG why is this guy selling his great grandfathers gun that saved his life in WWI??? It's all fake. That said, undoubtedly, it does happen in real life occasionally. I chalk it up to, as someone here said perfectly, 'sometimes they are passed on to the wrong person'. I have some guns that were my dads that were in the possession of other siblings that didn't take care of them and when I finally rescued them they had rust and pitting and scratching on them. It was gut wrenching but now they are home, cleaned, oiled and happy in their safe.
Just imagine if everyone saved everything that had sentimental value to someone somewhere on the family tree. What a glorious junk hoard we'd all live in!!!
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