Be Careful What You Leave Behind
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340216)
Rockingham, Australia
July 8, 2016 8:20pm CST
A day or two ago I had an idea for a post but then it slipped my mind and I couldn't think what it was. I exchanged comments about this with Cruz @Tierkreisze whose post I Forgot What I Was Supposed to Say.. spoke of forgetting what he wanted to write about.
Then a comment by Valerie J. Routhieaux (@just4him) on my discussion about Mozart and scatology brought my potential post back to mind. Valerie and I spoke about being careful what we left lying around after we died.
Some years ago we went to a yard sale at a local church. Among the items being offered was a set of quite nice men's golf clubs. We ended up buying these and taking them home. We think they must have been from a deceased estate as it looked like someone had put the bag down after a game and never gone back to it. In the bag was an old score card and a pair of socks and a few other bits and pieces .
So Vin was taking everything out and came across a brown paper bag right at the very bottom. In the paper bag was an triple X-rated (and then some) magazine. I wonder it didn't set the whole lot on fire! We wondered if the contents had been too much for the owner and he'd had a heart attack. It is probably a good thing that the guy's wife didn't clean out the bag before putting it up for sale.
So - be careful what you leave lying around that you wouldn't want anyone to find when you pass on!
The photo is of a fringed lily (wildflower) from the local golf course.
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@Juliaacv (51020)
• Canada
9 Jul 16
Naughty naughty habit that gentleman must have had.
And he choose that over he game of golf!
My Dad bought a large barrel of screws and fittings at an auction sale once, and buried in it was a large sum of money. He contacted the estate and advised them of it, because it was a large sum, and he figured that in the haste of getting things ready for the auction this was missed. They were very thankful that he brought it to their attention.
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@Shiva49 (26686)
• Singapore
9 Jul 16
That is one kind of a skeleton in the cupboard!
With so many user id and password, I do not know where to keep them safe.
When computers breakdown, I am afraid to discard them.
Golf bag could be the place then, so I better start playing the game! siva
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@Tierkreisze (1609)
• Philippines
10 Jul 16
But on the other side, at least we got to know a little something about who used to own that bag. 
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Jul 16
@Tierkreisze We should write a 'journal' or story about ourselves for people to find but only put in the good things!
@Tierkreisze (1609)
• Philippines
10 Jul 16
@JudyEv Maybe we can leave behind things that tell us about our personalities when we die? What do you think?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
9 Jul 16
That an is probably rolling over in his grave knowing your husband found his stash!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
9 Jul 16
wow, you are right, it's good that she didn't dig through the bag! And prob that's why he hid things there.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
11 Jul 16
@JudyEv most people dont really I suppose
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@lilnana1111 (2305)
• United States
14 Jul 16
Sounds like he found a hiding place that his wife would never find.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jul 16
It certainly does sound like that. And we'll never know who he was so it's all good. 
@The_Bong_Woman (850)
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11 Jul 16
Haha that is some twist! It sounded a bit grim when you spoke of a "deceased estate" and a left-behind golf club and a brown paper and everything....and suddenly BOOM!! like a bomb shell comes the magazine! What they say is true I guess, one can never be too careful.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jul 16
Stories with a twist are always interesting aren't they? I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@The_Bong_Woman (850)
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12 Jul 16
@JudyEv Yes, they sure are esp. if they are real life accounts. Thanks for sharing!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
10 Jul 16
oh my! no doubt she nor anyone went through that bag! then 'gain, perhaps they knew'f this fella's desire to look through this sorta thingy 'n ne'er thought to look fer such 'fore puttin' 't 'p fer sale?
yepperz, one needs to be diligent if'n they've such 'n other schtuff one'd not wish others to see/read. i do hope that mr. vince's gettin' good use'f those clubs though. perhaps e'en a sly smile when he recalls that brown bagged item, lol.
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
11 Jul 16
@JudyEv - Ms Judy - Reading this fun posting brought me some smiles and some "relief." I am in luck. I do not play golf. My old girlfriends were all illiterates so that I have no stacks of letters anywhere. Also, I am way too ugly to have any others hanging around. My reputation, as sorry as it is, should be secure. I guess I will be in good shape unless my bride decides to cruise among my several postings here and there. Not too worried as to that. She does not like computers. 
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jul 16
That's true - so at what point do you decide to get rid of stuff you don't want found?
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
11 Jul 16
It would reveal so much about a person! ha ha ha! Thanks for the advice; some people really think they can be here eternally and be so careless. God bless his soul!
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jul 16
We never know when it's our turn which makes it hard sometimes to leave things in order.
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
10 Jul 16
Interesting find. Not something that ever made it into my golf bag.
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