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Funeral cortege etiquette (Read 1706 times)

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Re: Funeral cortege etiquette
Reply #15 - 04. Apr 2011 at 18:22

The older generation still know how to show a little respect, I was in a funeral cortege a few years back when my father died, and I noticed that a few people along the way stopped walking, stood still and bowed their heads. It was nice to see, as it showed that some people have a bit of common decency about them for a stranger

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Re: Funeral cortege etiquette
Reply #16 - 04. Apr 2011 at 19:08

last tuesday was my grandads funeral,there was the hearse,limo and then myself plus behind me all the other relatives and we came to a roundabout where a woman pushed inbetween me and the limo Angry

it wasnt the time or place to give the horn what for or kick off but i was amazed how somebody could do it,ive always halted for the cortege and if i am walking and a hearse is passing i do stop and bow my head

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Re: Funeral cortege etiquette
Reply #17 - 04. Apr 2011 at 21:23

TiggerHayes wrote on 04. Apr 2011 at 10:48:

I got stuck behind a bikers funeral cortege on the A303 near Yeovil a few years ago. There had to be around 100 bikes and they proceeded up the dual carriageway at around 35mph and took up both lanes for about 6 miles or so before peeling off into Yeovil, probably to the crematorium.

I was driving an artic right behind the cortege and I was abit frustrated at being held up and there was a hell of a tail back behind.... I remember though feeling abit ashamed later and thinking what a hell of a send off that biker got.....

We're all in such a hurry these days to get things done and be places, that we all tend to forget simple things like showing abit of respect Embarrassed

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Tony H Omega Baron Offline Posts: 4164 liverpool Gender: Drives: 2.5 ELITE	Re: Funeral cortege etiquette Reply #18 - 04. Apr 2011 at 21:30 One thing that sticks in my mind, at my dads funeral a few years ago now, as the hurse passed some road works the contractors stopped work and removed there hard hats and bowed there heads.
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Re: Funeral cortege etiquette
Reply #19 - 04. Apr 2011 at 22:53

In February we had the sad event of my FIL funeral, I drove following the hearse and car with immediate family in it, I was worried about getting lost, was in Sunderland.. Lips Sealed

I noticed that the official cars put on their lights, so did I and had no problem being let out at the odd junction to keep behind them, I was rather impressed to be honest.... Thumbs Up!

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