Probably discussed before, but what would be a rough profit margin for a rural undertaker on a standard funeral? At a funeral this morning in a very rural area. Was talking to the undertaker afterwards and he was telling me in his 30 years in the family business, he’s never known it busier, 20th funeral today since the start of December.
Winter is a busy time for rural funerals
Was at my first ever Dublin funeral there lately. A lady I worked with’s father passed away. Absolute chaos after the mass. Three different queues of sympathizers just formed outside the church, all aimed at the poor girl. At one stage she was literally fending off hugs so she could deal with an auld wan who’d went rogue and just ignored the queue.
Shook the hands of the family and other relatives this evening and walked straight past the coffin without pausing to pay my respects this evening.
I hope it didn’t look like I was going through the emotions.
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Cue glass coffins potential / remains to be seen anecdotes.
Would it be a bit weird to be there gawking gormlessly into the coffin of the deceased though if you didn’t know them at all, but just were there to pay your respects to one of the grieving party?
I’d know the family and deceased quite well.
RIP @borderbull
Did it myself last week, awful for the family
Novel idea for fundraising
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Well GAA is forward thinking at its best 
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Grumpy old man alert. This is something that annoys me. Grave burials should face East and no other direction.
That they may face the rising sun indeed.
Medieval mumbo jumbo. Fine if you believe in it but why should the rest of us have to pay for it.
They should bury them vertically.
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Quick question gents and ladies.
Should one wear a suit to a funeral Mass these days, or smar casual, or just wear whatever?
Funeral mass of a decent man and stalwart of the Manchester Irish community
Wouldn’t really see many in suits nowadays outside of family - smart casual I’d assume
Smart casual.