01-16-2009, 10:36 AM
jackboots Wrote:SyberBitch did a very good descriptive writing post.Not even a spare tire??
as an aside...when my wonderful Dad died, the goddamn hearse got a flat tire on the way to the cemetery. they also did not have a spare. how stupid does it get for people in an industry like that?? so my poor Mom and i had to wait by the side of the road in a snowstorm at the worst moment of our lives, for 3miserable hours.
See, this is the kind of thing that pisses me off about funeral homes. They charge a assload of money for their services, worse than a hospital. As much as they ream the bereaved, you would THINK they would make every effort to provide a high-class, tasteful experience.
My uncle had to pay $9k out of pocket for the service (the plot was already paid for). The cheapest coffin was $1k and I'm not sure how much the liner was, but see, that leaves like $7-8k JUST FOR THE SERVICE. What do they provide??? A crappy room, a podium, a dippy woman to play the organ, and a hearse to roll the corpse across the street to the graveyard. I don't make bad money, but HOLY SHIT!! $7-8k for a couple of hours of doing nothing? THAT'S good money...