There once was a time when cemetery etiquite was never a question in the Norman Rockwell-esque America I grew up in. The cemetery was for the memory and honor of the dead. Tombstones where there in memoriam of a deceased relative and were not jungle gyms for the enjoyment of feral youth brought in by uninvolved slack-jawed parents. There were no rules signs posted since no one needed to be reminded of any rule, common sense and decorum were the only rules in effect unless you wanted a firm reminder from the rest of the community.

-----Original Message-----
From: alwayschaos@yahoo.com
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 5:27 AM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] WAS - cemetaries

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Wendy wrote:
> Ok..I'm going to chime in as well. Cemetary's are for DEAD
people. >I know that sounds reall harsh to most..but the people are
DEAD and >they really don't care

But *I* care and I'm sure there are others who do.

Yes, cemetaries are where we "keep" our dead, but they are for the
living. It's the tribute of the living to the dead that make
cemetaries places that we should be respectful of. If not that,
we'd just build a pyre and be done with it.

When caretaking one of my relative's plots, I would be angry -no
furious- if I were to come upon a "pile" or have to scrub that
carefully selected (and expensive) headstone because some careless
dog owner didn't do the right thing.

As such, we need to be respectful of the FAMILIES who have
memoralized their relatives who have passed on and keep our dogs out.

It's all about respecting others.


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