Someone died in a car crash. That's too bad, but does every one of these tragedies require a (typically cheesy and poorly made) memorial to be built where the crash happened? Is that what needs to be remembered? Is that someone special's life best summed up with a makeshift memorial where they crashed? Was dying in a car crash the person's greatest achievement?
Today, I saw one that had taken this questionable practice to new lows. Apparently, the departed's last bit of driving involved a Porsche (or maybe he just loved the cars). Anyhow, someone apparently had a couple of flower arrangements made, including one made to look like the Porsche logo/crest. So what did this do? It gave the gang of idiots that constitutes my fellow commuters yet another excuse to drive two miles per hour and gawk at something. Like rubbernecking at accidents isn't bad enough!
So what better tribute to someone who died in a car crash than to set up a distraction that should inevitably cause another crash? Nice job!
8 comments:
Are you channeling Andy Rooney?
Andy: I don't have the eyebrows for that! ;)
My favorites are the styrofoam crosses. Those always suggest a bit of redneck class.
I always thought the creepy roadside memorials must be a Midwestern thing, but you've got them too?
Huh. I've never seen that up here. And from what you describe, I'm quite happy about that.
Eric: Yeah, those are lovely.
Scott: They may have started by you (who knows?), but we have been seeing them around here for a while.
Dan: You should be happy. They're ridiculous. I'm sorry about anyone's loss, but these are a silly way to memorialize a loved one.
Oh, they're down here in Arizona as well.
you know, i know the memorial makers have good intentions...but i loathe seeing roadside memorials...
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