Reply #11: It can happen here - there was a guy a couple years ago.... [View All]

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With SS now requiring direct deposit and most pension plans doing the same, and automatic billing, the bills get paid, the money comes in. If the mail carrier just shoves the mail through the slot, it can build up for a very, very long time before it blocks the mail slot.

A corpse makes no noise, so no one complains about noise. (Why no one complained about the 1,4-diaminobutane (the smell of rot) makes me wonder, but then again, people can be oblivious, and if he was dehydrated at death, the chemical is not so strong...) A corpse, sad to say, is a very good neighbor if the bills are paid.

If I was in a situation where I had no one close, I think I'd be setting up a dead-man switch on my computer. Most police departments have a public assistance email address, after all.