tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post3586789845017267135..comments2024-03-22T03:35:27.752-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: In extremely bad tastecarmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-2232063653175212432008-05-02T00:25:00.000-04:002008-05-02T00:25:00.000-04:00WELL I have to admit that is incredibly rude, if s...WELL I have to admit that is incredibly rude, if someone did that to me I think I'd have a major problem. <BR/>But if you think about it, maybe the family is really desperate to find a new place...still, it isn't the best way to say "sorry about your loss..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-50282293510466390622008-05-01T15:43:00.000-04:002008-05-01T15:43:00.000-04:00I have been told I have absolutly zero tact, but e...I have been told I have absolutly zero tact, but even I found that one over the top. Somehow I hope it was serious. You can forgive ignorance, but hard to forgive somebody causing intentional pain to be funny.CAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08400575634751170674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-41846222086530754252008-04-30T15:15:00.000-04:002008-04-30T15:15:00.000-04:00Ya know I never cease to be amazed at folks. It co...Ya know I never cease to be amazed at folks. It could have been a long-standing joke between the deceased and the commenter; love and laughter cannot be held by death.<BR/>But then even if it was serious why is honesty looked down upon?<BR/>Sometimes the family could use a little extra money at such an expensive time.<BR/>just wondering...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-9180446861532789642008-04-30T15:12:00.000-04:002008-04-30T15:12:00.000-04:00oh, wow! This is cold!oh, wow! This is cold!Raynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10654500987254845640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-84968943947138474932008-04-30T14:09:00.000-04:002008-04-30T14:09:00.000-04:00Oh my, that's ghastly. I have occasionally used t...Oh my, that's ghastly. I have occasionally used the online tribute feature, but I generally use a more personal method, either a card or a visit, or both.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269872465115056916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-31853762331091081502008-04-30T13:51:00.000-04:002008-04-30T13:51:00.000-04:00Carmi, I read the obituaries. It's not out of morb...Carmi, I read the obituaries. It's not out of morbidity. I'm just really fascinated with people's stories and I find it interesting to see how their loved ones (or, in the rare case when someone writes their own beforehand, they) sum of their lives. When describing someone's whole life in just a few lines, what do you say?<BR/><BR/>I've never come across anything in such bad taste, though!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03853484593347916090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-33128804846323704882008-04-30T13:21:00.000-04:002008-04-30T13:21:00.000-04:00As much as I'd like to think it was a joke, there ...As much as I'd like to think it was a joke, there are people who unfortunately have no idea how crass they come off.<BR/><BR/>When my husband died, I received a condolence card from a woman who lived across the street from my best friend. I couldn't believe her written message:<BR/><BR/>"Now that you're single again, you, me and Peg will have to go out and party!"<BR/><BR/>If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-68825907510268404372008-04-30T13:12:00.000-04:002008-04-30T13:12:00.000-04:00Oh NO. Are you kidding me? Someone actually post...Oh NO. Are you kidding me? Someone actually posted that??? Holy.<BR/><BR/>When my Dad died last November, I got a really tacky email from someone, but at least it wasn't public.<BR/><BR/>Man. That's bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-9307070197526399342008-04-30T13:07:00.000-04:002008-04-30T13:07:00.000-04:00Hi Carmi,I received an email from you somehow so w...Hi Carmi,<BR/><BR/>I received an email from you somehow so we must have crossed paths at some point? <BR/><BR/>Anyhow, unfortunately I have experienced something similar to this firsthand. When our mother died, one of her homecare support workers sent a sympathy card. She added a P.S. at the bottom which read "when you're ready to part with the furniture, call me". <BR/><BR/>As if that wasn't bad enough, the nurse who was present when my mother died at home called me last week at home. She said she was selling her home, needed a place to live while looking for a new home, and thought I "should rent" part of my house to her as I "don't need that room to myself" since Mom died. Great eh? I've reported her to the Ontario Nursing Association. <BR/><BR/>Both of these events have somewhat coloured my thoughts on those who cared for my Mom in her last days and months. It's definitely all in bad taste for people to do things like this.<BR/><BR/>CarrieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-77174217005638193602008-04-30T11:14:00.000-04:002008-04-30T11:14:00.000-04:00I find it funny how you were inspired to write abo...I find it funny how you were inspired to write about this on Tuesday. <BR/><BR/>My Grandfather-in-law just died at 1:05pm Tuesday the 29th. I am really close to my husbands family. It just doesn't seem real that he's gone. You still expect Nan and Pap to be together some where, not just Nan.<BR/><BR/>Well, they're making arrangements today....<BR/><BR/>I thought you should also know, my WW photo for today (30th) was not taken by me. I didn't want to take some one else's credit. I guess I should have put there name. At least now you can see why I used that pic.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222183833621393500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-71415515944899059162008-04-30T11:02:00.000-04:002008-04-30T11:02:00.000-04:00I guess this is sort of on the same lines. Recent...I guess this is sort of on the same lines. Recently, a good friend of mine died in a horrific car accident. They posted her obituary online and I signed the guestbook, leaving a contact email address should her husband want to contact me (I'd told him I had a few pictures I would email him at his request). He did indeed contact me.<BR/><BR/>But what was appalling, was that apparently, the address book was NOT protected from trollers on the web, who sent a HORRID spam message to all of us who allowed our email adresses. It had a subject line of RE: Cindy L's (last name withheld by me) guest book, and the name on the account was Cindy's husband. I thought he was contacting me again.<BR/><BR/>But it was a spam for PORN. I was devastated, as were many whose names appeared in the address book. The book was taken off line...but the damage was done. So many of us were mourning the loss of Cindy, who was a wonderful Christian woman...and to be spammed in this method...ugh.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11956372504248127591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-60012115850521290722008-04-30T10:11:00.000-04:002008-04-30T10:11:00.000-04:00That's just in really poor taste. I bet they're e...That's just in really poor taste. I bet they're either the last people to get the apartment, or else that finder's fee will be poetic justice in extreme!<BR/><BR/>Tink *~*~*<BR/><A HREF="http://MyMobileAdventures.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">My Mobile Adventures *~*~*</A>Tink *~*~*https://www.blogger.com/profile/07997190070554972582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-41415349038270359652008-04-30T09:27:00.000-04:002008-04-30T09:27:00.000-04:00I had to respond to this. When my father-in-law di...I had to respond to this. When my father-in-law died, he left behind a big, well-known, beautiful victorian home. At his wake, a realtor from town walked up to my sister-in-law, handed her a business card and said, "Sorry to hear about your dad, but when you're ready to sell that gorgeous house, give me a call." <BR/><BR/>We were appalled and tore that woman's card up into about a million pieces. The gall of some people amazes me, which makes me think that post might not be a joke.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07628744950564301288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-45175441497624464842008-04-30T01:31:00.000-04:002008-04-30T01:31:00.000-04:00When they did something like that on "Scrubs," it ...When they did something like that on "Scrubs," it was kind of funny. That someone did it in real life is just wrong on so many levels. . . .<BR/><BR/>I've read, though, that in New York people follow the obits and try to beat each other to the relatives' doors to cash in on that rent control stuff.<BR/><BR/>But it's still tasteless and tacky.Mamacita (The REAL one)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15400978384217375737noreply@blogger.com