Funeral Homes Want to Give Older Americans a Ride

[Robert59]

They plan to drive up to 300K people to the polls on Election Day

Some old voters could ride in style to the polls on Election Day, thanks to an offer from ... funeral homes. The National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association expects to offer free rides to up to 300,000 people nationwide on Nov. 3, including in Baltimore, Miami, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Kansas City, according to a statement, the AP reports. Hari P. Close, the organization’s national president and owner of Hari P. Close Funeral Service in Baltimore, said funeral home directors hope to transport up to 21,000 people in his city alone. The program aims to serve those 55 and older but won't turn down any ride requests.
https://www.newser.com/story/297699/for-voters-only-free-smooth-rides.html

 

[Sunny]

Yikes, the stand-up comedians will have a field day!

 

[Aunt Bea]

I hope people don't get the wrong idea.

 

[chic]

I think this is a very good idea. We should all help each other with this matter.

 

[Geezerette]

I already had mine mailed in and accepted but if I was going to go that route, Id do it, as long as they would let me ride in the front seat and not in the back.

 

[jujube]

Are they taking them to the polls in hearses? That would be fun. Hearse rolls up and several octogenarians crawl out of the back. Sort of like a clown car but even better.....

 

[Geezerette]

Haha, maybe I’d go for that, if there were some cute guys along.....

 

[Nosy Bee-54]

I already voted but would never accept a ride like that. Hearses creep me out. I hate funerals.

 

[PopsnTuff]

I think the seniors should wear halloween costumes with masks and a covid mask over that just for the fun of it, lol....

 

[911]

We had a horrible accident on the PA Turnpike that killed 7 people, including 2 children. We could only round up 3 ambulances to remove the bodies, so we accepted an offer from a few funeral homes for their services to pick up the bodies and deliver them to the hospital. I rode in the back with the 2 children because they were of a faith were the bodies were not to be left alone. I never thought for a moment about were I was (inside the back of a hearse). The only thing that concerned me was the 2 dead children lying on the gurney in front of me.

 

[Geezerette]

Bless you, 911. We “civilians “ have no idea of the horrors that first responders go through, beyond imagining . I can also understand how mentions of certain related words can trigger ghastly memories.