Call it creepy, but I use to work in a cemetery.
I’m from a really small town, a town that is so small that a city’s street department also had the duty of taking care of the town cemetery (imagine that).
I was able to enjoy the greatest jobs and duties throughout my career as a summer help worker and among them was funeral clean up. I’m not really going to explain further.
Recent news in the Michael Jackson hoopla claimed the Jackson family will invest in a $25,000 solid bronze, 14-karat gold plated, custom casket.
25,000 DOLLARS!
You could feed an entire family for one year off that price tag! Instead it’s going to sit and rot in the ground.
It’s important to remain sympathetic during this tough time for the Jackson family, but you have to admit that $25,000 is insane for a glorified box.
Wasn’t this guy in horrible debt? I could find about 1,000,000 other ways you could use that money.
I understand some families want to give the loved one outstanding final treatment, but in my personal opinion expensive coffins are quite possibly the biggest waste of money around.
I just don’t get it.
Jackon’s casket, which was ordered last night from Batesville Casket Company is called a Promethean and will feature a flame blue velvet interior and a hand-polished mirror finish.
This is the same casket used to bury the late singer, James Brown and is extremely rare. That’s what I call going out in style.
