Strange feelings

[Floorist]

A few days ago, three young boys fell through the ice on a pond near here. An 8 year old died. It brought back bad memories.
Back in the 80s when I lived in Buckner Mo, three small boys fell through the ice just a short distance from my house. The Gragg brothers all died.
A few months later, their mother hired me to put carpet in the house. I will always swear that I heard children's voices in that house, but I was the only one there.
About 10 years ago, my daughter's boyfriend (they were soon to be married and he's the father of my grandson) was murdered in a public housing apt. About a month later, I had to change the carpet in that apt. I was really uneasy, but I had to do it.
Anyone else ever feel, uneasy about doing a job like that?

 

[DarisMulkin]

I did a number of jobs where someone was murdered or committed suicide. Worst was the murdered job. Two people were murdered including a baby in a crib 1 1/2 years old, the mother, then the father committed suicide on the couch. When I arrived there was newspaper covering the blood spots. I just ripped the carpet up not thinking anything about it. Went back to the shop for lunch and they told me what was going on.
Another suicide a guy stuck a hunting rifle in his mouth and pulled the trigger. It was like a grenade went off. There was pieces of parts in other rooms around corners even. I was told this time that I would have to go in and cut out the padding then replace it. Oh, his 14 year old daughter came home and found him.
Don't know how some people think.

Daris

 

[Ken]

We showed up to a jobsite one morning to find a customer had passed away just before we got there. The family had us come back after everything was taken care of. I swear to God I felt a pat on my back and no one was there but me.

 

[Incognito]

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[highup]

I feel pretty lucky not being around that kinda stuff.
........but I've been around my fair share of fruitcakes.

 

[DarisMulkin]

I can have a morbid sense of humor at times. On the job that the guy comitted suicide in, well my helper got sick if he saw a dead animal in the road. He made me go i first to cut out the pad. Well everything was removed from the area down to the bare floor. We had to do the upstairs and basement and he wanted the basement. So anyway working in the kitchen I found a piece of drywall mud that was real thin and cupped. I called for him to come up and I showed him the piece of mud. He asked what it was and I said" I THINK IT IS A PIECE OF SKULL." He ran out of the house screaming and got in the van. I ended up finishing up the job myself. Costed me but hey it was fun.

Daris

 

[rugaddict]

i did an embalming room at a local funeral home----house about 150 years old ---every creak had me sweatin bullets---could not wait to run out of there

 

[DarisMulkin]

i did an embalming room at a local funeral home----house about 150 years old ---every creak had me sweatin bullets---could not wait to run out of there

The funeral homes embalming room that I've done were all with drains and such in the floors and nice marble tables where there were drains to catch any left overs. The rooms also had bodies in them, one of a guy who had been autopsied and another of an old woman. They took us in for a look see.

Daris

 

[Floorist]

I have done viewing rooms in funeral homes. That was close enough for me.

 

[DarisMulkin]

We always had to work in the funeral homes at night. You would hear the pumps and equipment running made it kind of eery feeling at first. After the first few days you settled down, that is until the owner who lived upstairs came down at 3 in the morning in his PJ's and stood behind you and coughed. My helper about shit himself.

Daris

 

[highup]

I have done viewing rooms in funeral homes. That was close enough for me.

You'll get closer some day.

 

[highup]

I have done viewing rooms in funeral homes. That was close enough for me.

My brother and I were working in a hall next to one of the viewing rooms. They told us there was a viewing from noon to 1pm. We scooted our tools out of view and made ourselves disappear for a while.
Next day they had another one.............. My brother noticed the name on the door was the same as the previous day. He asked the funeral guy if the same guy died twice.
They had forgotten to change the name on the door. Man were they thankful he saw that.

I did an embalming room once. It was coved 4 feet up one wall. Day two, there was a casket in the room. I always wondered if they were messin' with my head. (no, I didn't peek)
Those funeral people can be real characters.

 

[DarisMulkin]

My brother and I were working in a hall next to one of the viewing rooms. They told us there was a viewing from noon to 1pm. We scooted our tools out of view and made ourselves disappear for a while.
Next day they had another one.............. My brother noticed the name on the door was the same as the previous day. He asked the funeral guy if the same guy died twice.
They had forgotten to change the name on the door. Man were they thankful he saw that.

I did an embalming room once. It was coved 4 feet up one wall. Day two, there was a casket in the room. I always wondered if they were messin' with my head. (no, I didn't peek)
Those funeral people can be real characters.

In the home where the owner came in behind us, well we were working a Saturday during the day. The room we were doing was dead center of the funeral home where they would talk with people about the plans. It was also glass on 2 walls. The curtains on the room was open and people would walk by and laugh. So I went out and looked in to see what was so funny. On the one pane of glass there was a sign. It said "DON'T FEED THE ANIMALS!" So they have a sense of humor also.
They also eat very well. Food was brought in or cooked on site and it was always very good stuff.

Daris

 

[havasu]

Mortuaries give me the heebie jeebies.