We attended a Hearse Show at the Laurel Hill Cemetery last weekend. Beautiful event on a breezy summer day. So many gorgeous hearses, so many hilarious decorations.
We entered a raffle to win a full-size heavy metal casket - bright orange with black handles. The real deal for any Halloween-loving corpse. I have never been so relieved by not winning something. In theory, a heavy orange casket seems appealing and exciting. But then you try to imagine where it'll live in your house. Using it as a coffee table is always a neat thing, but I already have one (a coffee table) that I dig, and this was the kind with a rounded lid (not a coffin)... my drinks would slide onto the carpet. Plus, at 220 pounds, it'd be a pain to move around. Not to mention anything about getting it home from the cemetery without a hearse. Or pallbearers.
Sometimes I'm a buzzkill.
Here are some photos we took at the event.
11 comments:
I agree, having to figure out where you can store your own coffin/casket at home could be interesting, that's why I keep mine in a storage space. I built my own coffin in '18 so my family won't get ripped off by the local funeral home.
When our mom died in 2010, we had to make all of the arrangements, including picking our her casket. The cheapest wood one they had was over $2500. bucks.
I built my own for about $300., and it's very heavy. All 6 sides are 1 1/2" thick hardwood plywood, and every part is glued and/or screwed together, no nails.
Those hearses are interesting.
What a great setup!--"Vinnie the Snitch" (LoLOL!) And congratulations on not winning the raffle. I can somewhat relate because a neighbor just offered to give me a pipe organ.
I love the idea of just doing everyday mundane things, but in a hearse.
Like, your name is Dave and you work in a standard-issue-cubicle-farm office. You pack your own lunch, and wear khaki slacks with a long sleeve button-down shirt to work (maybe even a tie some days), but you're pulling into the parking lot in a hearse.
Then, after work, packing some groceries into it, taking some kids to soccer practice, or maybe going through a bank drive-thru (that is still a thing, right?)
So many questions...when the office crew goes to lunch on payday, would they want to go in your ride, or avoid it like the plaque?. Would you be in the carpool rotation, or 'mysteriously' left out?
I also wonder what would happen if you tried to be an Uber driver, or maybe deliver pizzas in one of those things. Would it help or hurt business?
On a long enough timeline, I wonder if a percentage of the clientele would maybe start requesting The Hearse Guy when ordering their ride or delivery?
I probably need to stop thinking about this before I do something rash.
BTW- I clicked the tag for 'Pumpkin Jesus' with hope in my heart. I'm very much looking forward to a day when there is more than the single result.
Man, I bought a old fleetwood cadillac 91 a few years ago. Motor was shot, i spent a little bit on a rebuild, got it running , sold it, then decided I wanted a older model... the classics! But, still haven't found a deal on one :(
Mr.M, that is royally awesome you built your own coffin for the big day. haha. I love it.
R.M., that is hilarious. All of it. And I will strive to use that hashtag a few more times. haha
Wow - that was the place to be - even Jesus attended.
Greetings! I'm proud to say that the 1955 Chevy is mine. (Technically a "first call" truck, not a hearse. It picked up and transported bodies, but used for flowers on the day of the actual funeral.) My Dad bought it from a funeral home in 1980. He passed away before he could get it back into driving shape, but I was able to restore it over the last year. I hope he's smiling somewhere up there. Cheers!
I have owned a few hearses. They are jealous vehicles and demand all of your money.
Greetings, Rock!
Thanks for stopping by. : )
Sean, sounds like owning a boat (or so I’ve heard).
Great comments! I must admit I didn't realize Jesus had been made from a pumpkin. Had to go back and look. Haha!
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