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I need to vent and as usual I'm not sure exactly where this should go religion? other? (just don't know so it's going in other).
Yesterday I attended a funeral of a very close friend. The service was beautiful, the flowers were beautiful, the eulogy was beautiful. UNFORTUNATELY, during the procession from the church to the cemetary a number of cars cut in to the procession!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!! This INFURIATES ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO people NOT know that it is extremely rude to cut into a funeral procession especially when it is QUITE obvious it IS a funeral procession thanks to the flags on top of the cars and the lights on AND the police cruiser LEADING the procession. What possesses people to think it's perfectly OK to do this? Do you ZERO respect for the family in mourning or the dead. Are you seriously in that much of a rush that you cannot WAIT the 5 minutes or so it take for the entire procession to pass you. Or are you just beyond rude and ignorant! Did your parents NOT teach you it is NOT OK to cut into a procession!
The ONLY reason for a procession is because someone just DIED! The person was a family member, a relative, friend to the person in the procession that you just CUT OFF!!! Is this what our world has come to? No respect whatsoever for the deceased or the family/friends in mourning.
It baffles my mind that people continue to do this and think it's perfectly ok.
Please remember the next time you see a procession, someone close to those people has just passed do not cut. please just wait. Thank you.
I could not agree with you more! Those rude jerks are the same ones who are jerks no matter where we are...and I know there are more jerks now than when I was growing up in the 50's. Too many people have no manners at all - - and the really scary part is that they just don't care!!
I need to vent and as usual I'm not sure exactly where this should go religion? other? (just don't know so it's going in other).
Yesterday I attended a funeral of a very close friend. The service was beautiful, the flowers were beautiful, the eulogy was beautiful. UNFORTUNATELY, during the procession from the church to the cemetary a number of cars cut in to the procession!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!! This INFURIATES ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO people NOT know that it is extremely rude to cut into a funeral procession especially when it is QUITE obvious it IS a funeral procession thanks to the flags on top of the cars and the lights on AND the police cruiser LEADING the procession. What possesses people to think it's perfectly OK to do this? Do you ZERO respect for the family in mourning or the dead. Are you seriously in that much of a rush that you cannot WAIT the 5 minutes or so it take for the entire procession to pass you. Or are you just beyond rude and ignorant! Did your parents NOT teach you it is NOT OK to cut into a procession!
The ONLY reason for a procession is because someone just DIED! The person was a family member, a relative, friend to the person in the procession that you just CUT OFF!!! Is this what our world has come to? No respect whatsoever for the deceased or the family/friends in mourning.
It baffles my mind that people continue to do this and think it's perfectly ok.
Please remember the next time you see a procession, someone close to those people has just passed do not cut. please just wait. Thank you.
Probably the same people that don't give way to emergency vehicles when there on a call and park in handicapped spaces
I totally understand. A few months ago during the funeral procession for a relative there was one vehicle that came up from behind and about two cars back from us (we were the first car behind the hearse and saw it in our rearview mirror) was my mom and she pulled over and blocked him from going anywhere. Cars, trucks, everyone coming the other way pulled over to the shoulder and stopped. We were out in a rural area though so people tend to be a bit better about these thngs. My dad is a truck driver and he even said that they will usually be the first ones to stop and pull over.
I came across a funeral procession this past week. Everyone was stopped and all along the way. I saw in the funeral procession they had rented three small buses (ones that hold about 25-30) which is a GREAT idea. This is good for out of town guests that may not know their way around, the elderly that don't all want to drive individually and it also shortens the procession if there could have possibly been another 25 vehicles in it.
Then there is another problem that does come up w/ funeral processions. I mentioned my dad being a truck driver. He experienced this about a month ago on one of the tollroads around here. There was a UNESCORTED funeral procession going 20 mph ON THE HIGHWAY in the middle lane. People coming up on it in the left lane had no idea it was a funeral procession and were stuck. There were about 40 cars in it and my dad missed his exit because of it as they were in the middle lane and prevented anyone from being able to get over to the right or off the highway. He said he alone witnessed about 3 near misses of wrecks because of it. They ran the toll booths as most of them had out of state plates and were going straight thru the "tolltag only" lanes. First of all they should NEVER have been on a major highway like that. Second, they should have had an escort but probably did not want to spend the money for it. The funeral home driving the hearse should have put a stop to it though. Then if there are that many people in the funeral procession that are not familiar w/ where your going they should be given a map and or a ride like the buses. This one just blew my mind. I told my dad he should have called the police on this one as it was WAY TOO dangerous and they put other peoples lives in jeopardy. They were the ones w/ no respect for others in this case.
Oh, I still remember this from 35 years ago when a relative passed away. Again this was in a pretty rural area but this elderly man that was coming in the other direction pulled over, stopped, got out of his car and stood there w/ his hat over his heart.
I have been on the highway in procession and it did make me nervous but we stayed in the right lane NOT the middle. Having an escort is expensive. The one that got me to most upset was a guy in a truck who tried to pull out in front of my husband and I right AT the church! I thought my husband was gonna get out and sock the guy. Of course the guy DID pull out right into the procession (cut off the car 2 behind us) and was NOT part of it because when we turned left he went straight!
Momof2 the gentleman that took his hat off, just the thought of it choked me up.
I am so sorry about what happened. It was totally wrong and inconsiderate. I can't say I've ever done anything as idiotic as cut off a funeral procession but I also didn't know that you should stop, if possible. My husband tells me that anyway. At the very least, don't cut anybody off. I am very sorry.
I am sorry for you losing a loved one!
And I can understand that it left you pretty frustrated on what had happened.
I fully agree with you.
Some people are in such a rush to go no- where, have no consideration, compassion and manners at all.
I see it here in FL every day, ALL THE TIME!
The respect and traditions seems to just get lost over the years........ How sad!!!!
I am sorry that happened! We are all sorry for your loss. I think cutting into a funeral procession may be even worse than not stopping for an emergency vehicle, although that is bad enough.
We attended my Uncle's funeral in Virginia, close to the Kentucky border. We were all amazed at the reaction of the public. All cars stopped anywhere near our procession and the people in the street stopped turned toward us and it was like they were standing in attention. One man who was crossing the street, stopped, pulled off his hat and put it over his heart. It was a small town, so I wondered if everybody knew the procession was for my Uncle. I was so glad he had spent his life around these wonderful people.
I don't know why I'm surprised any more at the rudeness displayed so often but I am. If those idiots don't block emergency vehicles, you can bet they're the ones who cut in BEHIND ambulances, etc. & zoom along with them to pass everyone & get where they're going faster.
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