WayOT death markers

On Feb 1, 12:18*pm, Steve wrote:
On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 12:03:35 -0800 (PST), BJ Conner

wrote:
Little heart shapped markers on canal
levee where you fist scored.

Oh dear, that's an unfortunate typo.

I did it on purpose. Some people in roff get their jollys proof
reading finding mistakes. It will make LeCourse and Dickydeans day.

On Feb 1, 3:04*pm, "Wolfgang" wrote:
As for Hispanic influence, this is possible, but I've seen
nothing that has led me to believe so.

Nor I. They're quite common here, and quite often bear the first name
of the victim. I can't remember a one that has an identifiably
Hispanic name. It may well be that roadside shrines are prevalent in
Mexico, but my guess is this phenomenon has developed independently
here.

Joe F.

"redietz" wrote


Beyond being a good remembrance, it also can be a good alert that
certain sections of road are dangerous.


For sure ... after seeing them all on the section I mentioned, West to
Bozeman ... I may never take that route again

However since they are thick as trees in a rain forest along there, it seems
doubtful they increase driver care as they increase awareness of the danger
:-(

"BJ Conner" wrote

Pretty tacky IMO.


I tend to agree ... seems there are much better ways to remember a loved one
..... a "green burial," no marker, and occasional walks in a place he
enjoyed, for instance.

I know of several 'angler's rest' memorials and find them a bit tacky too,
but not nearly as much as scene of the crash crosses.

What I really wondered was if some variation on some religion is known to
suggest that the spot where the "soul departed" has to have a cross to help
that soul make it to heaven ( or some such thing )

To me, it seems a terrible place to actually remember ( you know, recall,
think about ) someone you loved

On Feb 1, 10:56*am, "Larry L" wrote:
A headline today in my local paper about the guy who got drunk and stoned
and managed to kill five guys on their way to work a few months ago *.....
forced the image of the five neat crosses erected by someone ( family I
assume ) next to the country road where the "accident" happened, about a
mile from here.

It seems such crosses are everywhere now ( in the West, at least ) ... try
the drive from West Yellowstone to Bozeman ... but I don't remember them
from many years back. * *Any guesses ( real information OK, too :-) as to
why they have increased in usage?

Larry L ( who wants any memorial that might be erected for me to be in a
place I loved, not the one where I suffered the last time )

If people want a memorial maby they could combine it with a litter
patrol. The state could put up a sign that say "Roadside clean up in
tne next mile by the XXX family in remembrance of Jose killed here in
2005"
Iraq would be a good place to put them up. If GIs were killed by an
IED put up a cross. Just install connedted to the fuse of a 280 mm
artillery shell.

Larry L wrote:

A headline today in my local paper about the guy who got drunk and stoned
and managed to kill five guys on their way to work a few months ago ....
forced the image of the five neat crosses erected by someone ( family I
assume ) next to the country road where the "accident" happened, about a
mile from here.

It seems such crosses are everywhere now ( in the West, at least ) ... try
the drive from West Yellowstone to Bozeman ... but I don't remember them
from many years back. Any guesses ( real information OK, too :-) as to
why they have increased in usage?





Larry L ( who wants any memorial that might be erected for me to be in a
place I loved, not the one where I suffered the last time )




jeez...i thought that was only a bible belt phenomenom. you're in real
trouble in californicatya if those kind of southern rituals are finding
their way west. you might want to prepare your poisonous snakes for
some interesting experiences too.

jeff (stigmata-r-us)

"Larry L" wrote in message
...
A headline today in my local paper about the guy who got drunk and stoned
and managed to kill five guys on their way to work a few months ago ....
forced the image of the five neat crosses erected by someone ( family I
assume ) next to the country road where the "accident" happened, about a
mile from here.

It seems such crosses are everywhere now ( in the West, at least ) ... try
the drive from West Yellowstone to Bozeman ... but I don't remember them
from many years back. Any guesses ( real information OK, too :-) as to
why they have increased in usage?





Larry L ( who wants any memorial that might be erected for me to be in a
place I loved, not the one where I suffered the last time )

When I was in Ecuador in the Summer of '96, I saw those types of memorials
(although much more elaborate) on the roadsides of the cliffs leading over
the Andes Mountains. Folks lose their lives in the Andes by the bus loads!

This site is pretty neat: http://tinyurl.com/2acabt keep clicking thru and
you will get to some amazing switchback roads!

Op

"Larry L" wrote in message
...

"redietz" wrote


Beyond being a good remembrance, it also can be a good alert that
certain sections of road are dangerous.


For sure ... after seeing them all on the section I mentioned, West to
Bozeman ... I may never take that route again

However since they are thick as trees in a rain forest along there, it
seems doubtful they increase driver care as they increase awareness of the
danger :-(

Y'all might want to consult those obliquely mounted yellow square signs
posted at odd intervals along the road side.......um......well in some of
the more civic minded portions of the country, anyway.

Wolfgang

"Larry L" wrote in message
...

"BJ Conner" wrote

Pretty tacky IMO.


I tend to agree ... seems there are much better ways to remember a loved
one
.... a "green burial," no marker, and occasional walks in a place he
enjoyed, for instance.

I know of several 'angler's rest' memorials and find them a bit tacky too,
but not nearly as much as scene of the crash crosses.

What I really wondered was if some variation on some religion is known to
suggest that the spot where the "soul departed" has to have a cross to
help
that soul make it to heaven ( or some such thing )

To me, it seems a terrible place to actually remember ( you know, recall,
think about ) someone you loved

It seems such a pity that so many people (not to mention entire cultures) go
through life without consulting you about what is acceptable and what is
gauche......ainna?

Wolfgang

"jeff miller" wrote in message
. ..
Larry L wrote:

A headline today in my local paper about the guy who got drunk and stoned
and managed to kill five guys on their way to work a few months ago ....
forced the image of the five neat crosses erected by someone ( family I
assume ) next to the country road where the "accident" happened, about a
mile from here.

It seems such crosses are everywhere now ( in the West, at least ) ...
try the drive from West Yellowstone to Bozeman ... but I don't remember
them from many years back. Any guesses ( real information OK, too :-)
as to why they have increased in usage?





Larry L ( who wants any memorial that might be erected for me to be in a
place I loved, not the one where I suffered the last time )




jeez...i thought that was only a bible belt phenomenom. you're in real
trouble in californicatya if those kind of southern rituals are finding
their way west. you might want to prepare your poisonous snakes for some
interesting experiences too.

jeff (stigmata-r-us)

Woe be unto the hapless snake that bites one of the denizens of this fetid
lair. Read a pretty decent book a couple of years ago......"The Snakebite
Survivors Club" by Jeremy Seal......seems to me that as a member, you might
find it interesting.

Wolfgang