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05/05/2024 12:33 pm
A week ago I went into the hospital with a perforated colon. After 5 days of non-stop IV antibiotics, I was released to rest and recuperate and I've been feeling better every day as my system slowly starts working again. Not that long ago, the identification and treatment of this condition (diverticulitis) wasn't as reliable and people didn't always pull through. So that's my roundabout way to ask this... Would you prefer your final ride to be in a Rolls or a Caddy? I recently picked up models for both to add to my rather large hearse collection.
Peregrine Models (made by Milestone Miniatures) 1966 Rolls Royce (one of 50)
Motor City USA Sunset Coach 1966 Cadillac Deluxe
05/05/2024 1:08 pm
Yesterday, while underway to the bi-monthly swap-meeting in Houten, The Netherlands, I saw a Tesla Model 3 as a hearse....
05/05/2024 1:40 pm
None of the above for me; I want my "final ride" to be in a '55 Nomad driven by my son.
05/05/2024 2:08 pm
05/05/2024 2:11 pm
Randy,
I'm glad to hear that you're home and recovering nicely. Those are good looking models. It appears that the Rolls has a luggage rack on top, does that mean that maybe you can take it with you ?
Steve
05/05/2024 2:36 pm
I saw a Tesla Model 3 as a hearse....
These are popular in the States, known as "Final-drive, Direct-deposit, or U-next." You simply drop dead in your Tesla hearse, self-driving mode is then activated, and you'll be taken to the cemetery or crematorium. No fuss, no mess.
Musk is fascinated with death and the letter "X."
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05/05/2024 2:53 pm
I am glad you are doing better, Randy ! Those automobiles are both very impressive rides and certainly would make quite a final trip for someone. (although they would have to of been suffering from a malady that made them shrink to 1/43 their normal size ! 
Each of them is a respectful last journey, but I could also go in a 1950 Pontiac surfer-mobile and it would still be ok with me. As the song goes : "Long May You Run" !
05/05/2024 3:00 pm
There's a cremation place next door to where I work. Our buildings are separated by less than one foot. Twice now Anaheim fire department has shown up because they thought our building was on fire. I guess the cremation place was doing something to where they clean out the chambers and flames were coming out of the tops of the pipes. They were shooting up about 3 to 4 ft above the top of the pipes. The first time it happened was just about when we were starting work at 7:00 a.m. I had to walk the fireman back there and tell him that it's not our building as he kept insisting it was and when we walked to the back of our parking lot he looked over and saw it. He appeared to be a little bit embarrassed. As to why the fire department did not know that that was a cremation place I have no idea. I'm sure that they would have to know and just mistakenly thought it was our building.
05/05/2024 5:10 pm
My final ride will be a '41 Packard 120, body by Henney. Pre-arranged for.
Saint Clair Shores, Michigan
05/05/2024 5:47 pm
I'm very pleased to hear that you're feeling better Randy; that can be a nasty issue.
05/05/2024 6:24 pm
clean out the chambers and flames were coming out of the tops of the pipes. They were shooting up about 3 to 4 ft above the top of the pipes.
Steve Jacobs reacted
05/05/2024 7:00 pm
Glad you're feeling better. I have been through this and it's not pleasant. When I had the attack, I was emceeing our Air National Guard base show where we raise money for their family relief fund program. I never felt pain like that before.
Jack Dodds and Randy Rusk reacted
05/05/2024 8:55 pm
Or how about this circa 1959 Jaguar Mark 9 hearse. Or the Daimler DS420 hearse in the background.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
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