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RE: State Wars Day 5 > Famous Food? Texas BBQ, slow smoked & juicy…
A friend of mine worked at an undertaker in London some ways back. He told me once of a Texan came in who was absolutely huge. Almost 7' tall and wide like no normal person should be. In fact, he was so big they couldn't find a coffin to fit him. A couple of weeks later I bumped into my friend and asked, "Hey John, what happened with the Texan?" "Oh, that was easy in the end," John replied. "We gave him an enema and buried him in a shoe box."
Trust me, I'm a doctor.
So, you thinks I might be full of it? You might be correct; but we won't know until my time is up.
Let's not be making that soon, okay? Full of it or not, you are one of the highlights of my day.
Trust me, I'm a doctor.
Thanks. Not planning on checking out anytime soon, but we aren't really in full control in that aspect of our existence. Your day must be pretty uneventful if my daily dose came be considered a "highlight", but if it is I am happy to help and grateful to have you on board with reading it.
I had a friend that size. Amazing guy. Suffered a major stroke at one stage, completely paralyzing him. He recovered enough though to get around in an electric wheelchair controlled with one hand. Fortunately his mind was still sharp and he managed to start up and run two businesses from his wheelchair for a number of years before a final stroke took him out.
Now imagine the consternation when his coffin did not fit the grave, with family and friends from all over gathered around for the final farewell!
Believe it or not but here in Texas grave diggers have to be licensed by the state of Texas. One of the requirements in digging the grave is that the digger must have the dimension of the concrete or plastic vault in their possession prior to digging the grave. I guess situations such as you mention may have led to creating the need for licensing, or it could just be the state wanting to extract more money from folks just trying to make a living.
More likely the latter!
Ordinary municipal employees here still, probably working according to standard gridlines laid out to keep the graves neatly aligned. The works planner obviously did not see my beloved old pal coming along!
Here, btw, we still use good old wooden coffins, or if you prefer a pauper's burial, a so called 'Jewish coffin', consisting of plank base but with cardboard sides and top, is an option.