Sad to see what the estate battle is shaping up like, the lawyers will get most of it
How can you be that rich and not have a will?
My guess is that he chose not to have a Will because he fathered so many children that were unknown to him that wouldn't be eligible to make a claim towards his estate.
Not having a Will allows those that he fathered to a piece of his income, which will generate revenues for decades, if not a century. [Reply]
Originally Posted by patteeu:
I think it's great that doctors are willing to prescribe pain medications, even if there are people out there who will take advantage of that and seek them for recreation/abuse. I'd rather err on the side of relieving the pain of those who suffer than on the side of preventing addicts from killing themselves.
You are blessedly clueless about addiction. I hope you are fortunate enough to stay that way. [Reply]
Originally Posted by patteeu:
That's got to be a vanishingly small group.
A few years ago I had some surgery on my finger. The Dr. wrote me a script for like 30 pain pills. I ended up taking 3 and decided that the pain wasn't that bad and I didn't care for the fuzziness at work. In two different follow up visits, the doc tried to write me scripts for more pills. Many people get addicted from over zealous medical sources. It is way more prevalent than you think. [Reply]
Originally Posted by cdcox:
A few years ago I had some surgery on my finger. The Dr. wrote me a script for like 30 pain pills. I ended up taking 3 and decided that the pain wasn't that bad and I didn't care for the fuzziness at work. In two different follow up visits, the doc tried to write me scripts for more pills. Many people get addicted from over zealous medical sources. It is way more prevalent than you think.
i've got docs prescribing them like gangbusters for me because of leg pain from my fucked-up back...
if i take 2 10's the pain becomes bearable...
if i take 3, i don't care whether it hurts or not...
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
My guess is that he chose not to have a Will because he fathered so many children that were unknown to him that wouldn't be eligible to make a claim towards his estate.
Not having a Will allows those that he fathered to a piece of his income, which will generate revenues for decades, if not a century.
Why would a will prevent his bastards from getting a piece of his estate? Are you talking about kids he didn't even know he had? [Reply]
Originally Posted by cdcox:
A few years ago I had some surgery on my finger. The Dr. wrote me a script for like 30 pain pills. I ended up taking 3 and decided that the pain wasn't that bad and I didn't care for the fuzziness at work. In two different follow up visits, the doc tried to write me scripts for more pills. Many people get addicted from over zealous medical sources. It is way more prevalent than you think.
You seriously think that doctor was trying to get you hooked? I'm very skeptical. [Reply]
Originally Posted by cdcox:
A few years ago I had some surgery on my finger. The Dr. wrote me a script for like 30 pain pills. I ended up taking 3 and decided that the pain wasn't that bad and I didn't care for the fuzziness at work. In two different follow up visits, the doc tried to write me scripts for more pills. Many people get addicted from over zealous medical sources. It is way more prevalent than you think.
