In message of 24 May, "Edna" <ekbrit@rogers.com> wrote: > Hi Jeremy, Been watching this thread and tend to agree with your > statement... > > "The women remained at the house > (where the first leg had taken place); after all, someone had to make the > sandwiches." > > Think you hit the nail on the head. A much more serious problem is that many funerals are advertised in the newspapers with time and place. Sometimes, the place of the deceased's death is given. It is not beyond the wit of the odd thief to work out that the home will be empty and several valuable items may be had there for the asking. So they have done a spot of burglary during the funeral service. The answer with this is for someone to stay behind in the house. -- Tim Powys-Lybbe                                          tim@powys.org              For a miscellany of bygones: http://powys.org