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General Discussion Area / Respect for the dead.
« on: 12 May 2021, 18:42:35 »
When I was a youngster (50’s/60’s) it was quite common when, on seeing the passing of a funeral cortège, pedestrians would stop and face the hearse with bowed heads as it passed. Likewise, there was never a question of a car driver overtaking the principal occupant of the big black car taking their final drive.
It saddened me today to see a sombre file of big black cars heading down the local dual carriageway at a respectful 50 mph with assorted vehicles and trucks seeing it as nothing more than a hinderance to their journey with some actively booting their noise boxes past.
Very few stayed behind the queue. Sad that public standards of respect have slipped so far. Their time will come, some sooner than later given their driving style.
Hey ho.......
It saddened me today to see a sombre file of big black cars heading down the local dual carriageway at a respectful 50 mph with assorted vehicles and trucks seeing it as nothing more than a hinderance to their journey with some actively booting their noise boxes past.
Very few stayed behind the queue. Sad that public standards of respect have slipped so far. Their time will come, some sooner than later given their driving style.
Hey ho.......