Nancy Young wrote:
> (apologies to those who find that term offensive)
>
> We went to Las Vegas for my BIL's funeral and there it was ...
> funeral food. I'd asked, what happens after the funeral? Are we
> going out or something? Understand, the only person who lives there
> is my SIL and she didn't have the room or the energy to host a whole
> bunch of people from out of town.
>
> My other SIL asked the reverend, he said, oh, we can do food.
> So, for free, absolutely free (of course I thought of Dave Smith's wife)
> they put out a bunch of food. I didn't take a very close look, but there
> were sandwiches from somewhere, a big platter of them, plenty of fruit
> and vegetable/dip platters. Kentucky Fried Chicken. A sheet cake and
> a homemade cheescake type thing, that was so very good. Soda/coffee.
>
> Anyway, I asked around, discreetly, who can I pay (okay, I didn't put it
> that way, I was more polite), the answer was a firm NO. No matter how
> I worded it, NO. Okay, I don't want to offend, still I feel funny eating
> the
> free food.
>
> One woman was working behind the buffet, I said, I wanted to say how
> very much we appreciate this fabulous spread of food, blah blah. She
> answered me with impeccable southern manners (well, she did, I know it's
> Las Vegas!) and said, we were Happy to do it, the choir considers Lyn
> family etc etc.
>
> Well, there you have it. Then, they insisted we take the food home. There
> is only one home and no room there for the food, so it all went back to my
> other SIL's suite. WOW, what a place they had. Just gorgeous, even to a
> large private patio in front of a meandering (manmade) stream. It was
> really
> something. A Marriott Resort & Spa.
>
> Anyway, the whole thing, from the funeral to the food, it was all so well
> done.
> Heh, in the funeral, you know where they pick out hymns? One of the 'hymns'
> was that 60s song about the GTO? So funny. Obviously my BIL was very
> into cars and racing.
>
> nancy

Nancy, I think you broke a cardinal rule... what you do in Vegas stays
in Vegas. LOL

Well, hey... it's Vegas, I'm suprised there was no Elvis impersonator!
<G>

Sheldon Newton