Funeral Gone Wrong

[DTCwordfan]

Just presented on our local news....brilliant and at least the family could laugh....

http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/14428587.VIDEO__Watch_as_funeral_directors_push_coffin_up_St_Gluvias_Hill_after_hearse_breaks_down_outside_church/

Any cocck-ups like this to report?

[Hopkirk]

Many years ago my great Uncle was cremated near his home in Penzance, Cornwall.

There had been exceptional snow - very unusual for the area. Many of the mourners, including his widow, didn't get there in time - but they went ahead anyway.

Actually his widow was suffering alzheimers, so I don't think she knew what was going on anyway.

[ummmm]

The deceased sister having a heart attack at the graveside.

[DTCwordfan]

yes, Hopkirk, with my Alzheimer's mother, I have said that she won't know when she has expired.

[DTCwordfan]

surely not, ummmm, tell us more.....

[aelmpvw]

i like the last line of the link as it appears ....

[murraymints]

my goodness !

[DTCwordfan]

so do I, ael, the he ***???? That's another little tickle of the laughter cords.

[ummmm]

It was my dad at the funeral so we never got to hear the outcome. They halted the mass until she was taken off to hospital.

[Cloverjo]

At my grandad's funeral, one of the undertakers collapsed and died just as my grandad was about to be carried in. The poor man's body was hidden behind a wall while the service went ahead. We didnt know until later.

[DTCwordfan]

My God, jo, unbelievable....poor man.

Ummm, extraordinary, I'm guessing this was in Ireland and, by my experience, they know how to celebrate, whatever the circumstances....

[gness]

I was obliged to attend the funeral of a man I detested.....a ghastly and evil old man....
I was following the funeral procession with my favourite aunt as passenger when, about a mile from the crem, the horn on my car started blasting..... beeep......beep.......
I pulled over to try to stop the noise with no luck so we carried on to the service.
The turn into Kettering crem is awkward and I took it too fast.....still beeping... The milk float swerved to avoid me and lost lord knows how many crates and bottles.....you can imagine the noise of my car horn and breaking bottles.

The coffin was just being taken out of the car at this point....at the chapel nearest to us wouldn't you know it......couldn't have been one of the chapels around the back......

My aunt and I had lost it by now......I knew that god was letting this man know what I thought of him....
My brother in law didn't share our humour.....he marched over to my car....ripped the bottom of the steering column off and pulled out some wires.
The beep beeping stopped but our laughter didn't.....we spent the service sitting in the crem garden.....still laughing......xx

[ummmm]

Irish funeral in England. I really don't know the full details. She collapsed at the side of the grave, was rushed to hospital and news came back that she'd had a heart attack.

[Cloverjo]

Oh dear, gness. What a thing to happen. I've got tears in my eyes here. :)) funny, but awful, in a way.

[gness]

Clover....this was almost forty years ago and when the family get together someone always says.......Do you remember when Gness drove Aunt M to J's funeral!

[DTCwordfan]

somehow I knew that gness would pull a stonker of a story....am I surprised, No.......brilliant though.

[gness]

Oh I think pushing the coffin's brilliant, DT....x