Tangoed

A horse drawn Hearse will travel at about 8 mph. Therefore today's Funeral was unacceptable to me and most of the General Public. Despite being offered a motorised hearse to cover part of the journey this was declined. Instead it was insisted upon, that the horse drawn carriage would cover the whole 15 miles during the busiest time of the day. The journey took just over 2 hours with a stop to change Horses as the poor things were knackered. I drove at a constant 8mph following 3 Limo's a Flower Hearse and the Horses. The tailback of traffic was horrendous. Behind in the distance I could see an Ambulance on an emergency call trying to get through??? If they were being called to a heart attack victim, then what chance did the casualty stand. This was especially selfish and should not have taken place. Even one of the mourners remarked that the deceased would not have liked all the fuss. People really need to start thinking outside the box. Again I say it is not what you do after someone dies that counts but what you do while they are alive. We had our fair share of irate motorists on the way and to be honest, on this occasion, I can understand it. A motorised Hearse will travel between 20-25 mph as we are well aware of the modern times and tolerances of other road users. The only amusing thing on the journey, was an old chap who looked to be about 80 on a racing bike, who stuck rigidly to the back end of my Limo for most of the way. I started to think that maybe his pedal had got stuck on my bumper....but no...this was the route he always took and no one was going to stop him. So he stayed with the cortege???? To make it worse he was wearing a bright orange vest and helmet!! which went well with all the black cars. You couldn't make it up.