Hearse Discrimination

[Scary Guy]

This past Sunday I was in the 29th annual Fraser city parade and had a lot of fun. I was in it with my friend/club member Daisy who I sold my old '82 Caddy to, and my other friend from the other hearse club Stan/Jinx with his '70 combination (also Cadillac) At the end of it we were at a carnival for a couple hours.

The only thing that really annoyed me was before the parade got started an older guy came over to Stan and said something, after which he came over to me, shook my hand, and said "I'm blah blah from such and such funeral home and I think what you're doing is a disgrace to my profession".

Now I don't mock death, nor do I worship it, and actually I pretty much completely fear it. But I enjoy and respect the car, the history behind it, and what it was used for. After me and Stan mulled over it a bit.

Eventually I'll have photos and possibly video up later of the parade.

[nmacarthur]

It's too bad when you get someone who is supposed to be a "professional". I know my own response would have been to tell that guy that it's unfortunate he feels that way. Perhaps if he tried to see that my interest is to preserve these cars and educate the public by opening their viewpoint on this part of the funeral service...

Basically, make him look like a sap for acting just like one. But in a nice way ;P

Can't wait to see your pics.

[Abnorml]

I have been to a lot of car shows and cruise-ins, I have never been told I could not enter. My hearse has won a few trophies and most of Her trophies were made up, for Her. At the Sonic there is a cruise-in the last Thur. of each month, it's starts in April or May and last until October. They sell raffle tickets the length of a car and She is always used. When I go to car show, after I set up everything and clean Her floor, I usually walk off and watch people. It's funny to me to watch the reaction of people. I found that if people are "car people", they don't care what kind of car you own.

[Flymanj3]

They sell raffle tickets the length of a car and She is always used. .

LOL - Last show we were at I told some people if they win I get a % - Just too bad my wife didn't have her Limo which is about 2.5' longer.

As I've been the only Hearse at the shows / cruises I've attended so far, (with very good responses I might add), next week our group plans to "Crash the Cruise" with 3 Hearses and at least 1 Limo... we'll see how they like us now -

[Hearse_SS]

So ya hearse discrimination does suck, ive fallen victem to it myself in a different way. It was a couple of years and i was tryin to get a job at cough a local mcdonald's. i parked in a spot to where you could see the car no matter where ya were at in the lobby. So manager comes out for an interview what not said shed check out my refrences and call the other mcdonalds i worked at and come back next week. so i was like ok, so a week rolls around, and i park in about the same spot. the same manager was there and said ya we cant hire ya because the other mcdonalds said your unrehirable, so i asked why, they couldnt tell me, which there suppost to. soooo i think it was jus cuz i had the hearse there, i so wish i could proove that and sue em for hearse hating lol


And by the way i am a new memeber so hopefully ill be posting a lot more lol and i belong to two hearse clubs, Just Hearse'N Around and The Dead Society

[kaptinkaos]

This past Sunday I was in the 29th annual Fraser city parade and had a lot of fun. I was in it with my friend/club member Daisy who I sold my old '82 Caddy to, and my other friend from the other hearse club Stan/Jinx with his '70 combination (also Cadillac) At the end of it we were at a carnival for a couple hours.

The only thing that really annoyed me was before the parade got started an older guy came over to Stan and said something, after which he came over to me, shook my hand, and said "I'm blah blah from such and such funeral home and I think what you're doing is a disgrace to my profession".

Now I don't mock death, nor do I worship it, and actually I pretty much completely fear it. But I enjoy and respect the car, the history behind it, and what it was used for. After me and Stan mulled over it a bit.

Eventually I'll have photos and possibly video up later of the parade.

I get this alot in public, but I know 4 different morticians that in secret, love what I do with the club, the cars & the caskets, but they can't publicly say anything.
I've been to many shows where morticians, current & ex, think I am a digrace to the funeral industry. I don't think I am but they are entitled to the opinions, even if they are wrong.

I customized my hearse, but it's hard to tell, other than the rims & center console. I kept mine subtle to honor the car as it was intended but to add my own personal touch to make it mine, safe & with some modern amenities. I don't go to all Chevy shows or Ford shows & tell them they are disgracing the intended design of their automobile, but I get told at least once at every shows I attend.

So ya hearse discrimination does suck, ive fallen victem to it myself in a different way. It was a couple of years and i was tryin to get a job at cough a local mcdonald's. i parked in a spot to where you could see the car no matter where ya were at in the lobby. So manager comes out for an interview what not said shed check out my refrences and call the other mcdonalds i worked at and come back next week. so i was like ok, so a week rolls around, and i park in about the same spot. the same manager was there and said ya we cant hire ya because the other mcdonalds said your unrehirable, so i asked why, they couldnt tell me, which there suppost to. soooo i think it was jus cuz i had the hearse there, i so wish i could proove that and sue em for hearse hating lol


And by the way i am a new memeber so hopefully ill be posting a lot more lol and i belong to two hearse clubs, Just Hearse'N Around and The Dead Society

First off, Welcome to the NHAA Board, looking forward to your input.

I have had the same problems in the past where what I drie has caused issues with my job, even with my current job it has come up & I'm a independent contractor. It's hard to prove, but if you can you maybe able to get a suit going. I was fired from a job because I drove the most expensive car there on minimum wage. Because I drive a custom Cadillac Hearse they thought I was stealing from the company, even though my previous job is what paid for my car, I still got fired. I did see a lawyer over that but in Arizona, you can get fired with no reason & the company isn't required to give a reason, so I couldn't do anything other than file a no slander order on them for lying about the theft of money & merchandise. The funny thing is the guy who did steal the money & merchandise up & left to Mexico 3 weeks later with out notifying anyone. Didn't want to get caught since the company was still investigating everyone after I was let go.

[Hearse_SS]

Damn that sucks, i just i still dont get why people are sooo afraid and mortafyed with the cars. I mean there just misunderstood oversized cadillac station wagons, lol. but ya its like ya know you wont hire sumone at mcdonalds even though they have the experince and want to work at mcdonalds and yet you wont hire em because theres a hearse sitting outside. And the funny thing is i am still currently employed at a local resturant and i drove the hearse one day and one of the females goin into the bar got my attnetion and was like you work in a restruant and drive a hearse? i was like ya. she then went on to say that might look bad on the business, i didnt know what to say lol

[Scary Guy]

People need to get over it, badly. I get discriminated against for the way I look already though so I'm used to it.

[kaptinkaos]

Damn that sucks, i just i still dont get why people are sooo afraid and mortafyed with the cars. I mean there just misunderstood oversized cadillac station wagons, lol. but ya its like ya know you wont hire sumone at mcdonalds even though they have the experince and want to work at mcdonalds and yet you wont hire em because theres a hearse sitting outside. And the funny thing is i am still currently employed at a local resturant and i drove the hearse one day and one of the females goin into the bar got my attnetion and was like you work in a restruant and drive a hearse? i was like ya. she then went on to say that might look bad on the business, i didnt know what to say lol

Earlier back in this thread is a video of McDonalds refusing us service & telling us to Fuck off because we showed up in Hearses. I'll see if I can find the Video again.

People need to get over it, badly. I get discriminated against for the way I look already though so I'm used to it.

Me Too.

[Guest]

It was a couple of years and i was tryin to get a job at cough a local mcdonald's. i parked in a spot to where you could see the car no matter where ya were at in the lobby. ...

Please don't take this the wrong way. I'm not trying to flame you.

HOWEVER, I don't think driving the hearse to a job interview would be a very expedient way of getting hired.

Businesses have to think about their bottom line. They have to do whatever they can to get customers and maximize their revenue.

They are probably assuming that your hearse would scare away customers, which it very well may. I can't really blame them for making that decision. Business is business, after all.

Is your hearse your daily driver? If so, i'd highly recommend that you get something else. I would say about 95% of potential employers would not be cool with it.

[Scary Guy]

Parking around the block is good, at least until you get the job/become union.

I tried looking for the McDonalds video and couldn't find it. Thought I saved it on my computer

[Guest]

yeah i've parked a distance away and walked before when my daily driver was unavailable.

[kaptinkaos]

Here's the link to the video that was salvaged from the damaged VHS tape:

https://www.kaosfuneralcars.com/mcdonalds.wmv

[Flymanj3]

Maybe I'm one of the lucky ones - as far as work, I've been known to have some weird cars so when I pulled up in my Hearse the fist time my Boss / supervisor just said "Oh, I knew it was you" along with "THAT is the coolest car you've had so far" (Of course, I wasn't trying to get a job there, been working there for over 30 yrs.)

As for business & the bottom line, just last night we went to a new Ice Cream shop that opened only 5 days ago. The OWNER came right out and started looking over the Hearse - "This is wild" he said. I told him there is about 5 other guys in the area with hearses and we sorta have a small group... "Bring 'em all down" he says, Hang out and have FREE Ice Cream".

PS - still haven't "Crashed the Cruise" yet - rain.
We'll try again next week

[Guest]

As for business & the bottom line, just last night we went to a new Ice Cream shop that opened only 5 days ago. The OWNER came right out and started looking over the Hearse - "This is wild" he said. I told him there is about 5 other guys in the area with hearses and we sorta have a small group... "Bring 'em all down" he says, Hang out and have FREE Ice Cream".

yeah it really depends on who runs the place. i've heard stories that lots of fast food places generally were not cool with hearse drivers as customers, even.

there are the businesses that *want* hearses there to attract attention. i'm not really sure why mcdonald's has a problem with it. it's not like they're a classy restaurant or anything.

it's all a matter of perception and how they think it will affect their customers, i guess.