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RE: State Wars Day 5 > Famous Food? Texas BBQ, slow smoked & juicy…
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.