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MineralMan

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24. It's unfortunate. So many small funeral homes

Reply to Elessar Zappa (Reply #23)

Mon Sep 20, 2021, 11:12 AM

Sep 2021

have been bought up by major funeral companies that small-town or local ownership is just about gone. It's all just business for the news people in the industry, I guess.

When I discovered just how unconcerned and uncaring the one I had to use was, I shifted into "all-business" mode and got done what needed to be done. It all left a very bad taste in my mouth, though.

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A Message From a Funeral Director [View all] berni_mccoy Sep 2021 OP

KnR Hekate Sep 2021 #1

this is why I keep badgering my non-Trump humper holdouts Skittles Sep 2021 #2

K&R MustLoveBeagles Sep 2021 #3

Sorry that you, like med staff, have to be part of this slow motion train wreck. I wish someone dutch777 Sep 2021 #4

We all thought Sandy Hook was gonna be what would finally get through to all of America. calimary Sep 2021 #8

So sadly true! dutch777 Sep 2021 #12

I read these stories and sometimes feel so sad halfulglas Sep 2021 #5

I feel the same MustLoveBeagles Sep 2021 #7

Our Local Hospitals have cancelled "elective" outpatient surgeries too leftieNanner Sep 2021 #21

K&R! SheltieLover Sep 2021 #6

What are the odds of getting Covid in the USA in 2021? FakeNoose Sep 2021 #9

Funeral directors and other employees in the business of dealing with bodies Moebym Sep 2021 #10

Here is a great site for more stories like this (it's been posted here a few times)... C Moon Sep 2021 #11

Thank you sharing that link. Nt LittleGirl Sep 2021 #13

KNR niyad Sep 2021 #14

A Rare Sort of Funeral Director, I Think. MineralMan Sep 2021 #15

Maybe your experience is anecdotal berni_mccoy Sep 2021 #16

Yes, it was anecdotal, as was made clear in my post. MineralMan Sep 2021 #17

Unfortunately, Elessar Zappa Sep 2021 #23

It's unfortunate. So many small funeral homes MineralMan Sep 2021 #24

Maybe not as rare as you think zipplewrath Sep 2021 #28

Stand strong and don't blink. Ted Cruz advice on steroids. czarjak Sep 2021 #18

Unless the funeral home company is large enough, Lars39 Sep 2021 #19

For the ones who are dying because they refuse the vaccine. Chainfire Sep 2021 #20

I feel the same as you. Elessar Zappa Sep 2021 #22

Same here Texaswitchy Sep 2021 #27

I have a friend who is a funeral director in Houston kimbutgar Sep 2021 #25

Well, we're all going to die eventually...... Chakaconcarne Sep 2021 #26