Good morning all!
Dear TCB, Thank you for the offer of a shrine. You are sweet as always.
I think I had to buy the two plots because they are in the military section. It was odd how it all came about but a good lesson for some.
My Mother told me for years after Dad died that I didn’t have to worry about a thing for her, that everything was paid for except the opening and closing (which was union) of the grave.
We fought for years about my getting one near them. She didn’t want me to be down here in Florida by myself. My stand was that when the pioneers made the trek out West and one of them died, they buried them where they fell. They didn’t drag the bodies with them all the way to California or where ever they were going. I couldn’t see the expense of having my body shipped to a place I never lived and didn’t give two figs about. Not to mention that I thought I wouldn’t be anywhere near them since Dad was in the military section.
Anyway, she kept at me until one day I said I would call and ask about it. The sales guy told me it was odd that I had picked that day to call because there was a pair of plots that had just been given up by a couple that had made other plans. They were one row down and two or three over from where my Dad is and since I was the daughter of a vet, I could get them.
I bowed to fate and said I’d take them but I wanted payments for the entire package like my Mom had. That’s when I found out that Mom hadn’t bought the entire package for herself—she had only bought the plot itself. Dad was taken care of but she was not.
What a shock a roo that was and has now been corrected.
Anyway let that be a lesson to you to make sure you understand exactly what you are buying. In my case, I chose that one of the graves I have is the full package and the other is only the ground. I think that if I ever marry, since I bought the plot, the least he can do is take care of the rest but I will make sure that is understood.
Not exactly a pleasant morning topic but one we all have to deal with sooner or later.
