AIBU to think this is the worst Facebook check in status ever?

[Sunnymeg]

A message has appeared on my Facebook wall from brother in law to say he has checked in at his local crematorium. I knew he was going to a funeral, but surely I am correct in thinking that this is so not the thing to do!

I was at a funeral recently the man had teenage kids they were taking pictures with relatives and their dads friends.

Just told DH about this and he has made me promise, if he dies before me, to log into his FB at his funeral, check him in and tag all his mates!

Check him in ,

Very poor taste

Wondering if this has happened to anyone else ?

I was looking to use a hotels wifi,
I had to agree to terms & conditions first. The next day there were loads of likes and comments on my check in.I hadn't done it on purpose , it was a shite hotel .

Yanbu.

One of my FB friends recently checked into the local hospital. She gleefully followed up that she was there to get some 'damage' corrected following the birth of her child.

Well that was a bit TMI some folk keep nothing private

I had a friend updating her husbands testicular cancer journey with pictures.i hid the photos but somebody must have said something because she put up a snippy status about raising awareness

Dsvid Cameron took a selfie at Nelson Mandela's memorial, didn't he?

Yeah he did he was sitting with the cool kid borak obahama

There you go then, it's obviously OK.

someone did the same on my Facebook feed recently....then they posted all the pictures up of everyone crying while the cremation was taking place. I felt slightly shocked by it. So distasteful.

I never intended to check in on FB from a bar in Cyprus when I was on holiday. I wanted to use their WiFi while I sat and enjoyed a peaceful cup of coffee one morning and it seemed to check in automatically with the status about where I was. Made me a bit uncomfortable as I don't like to advertise that my house may be empty.

I have never known anyone check in from a funeral though. Maybe I am just old fashioned, but it doesn't sit comfortably with me.

I remember when we arranged my MIL's funeral 18 months ago. I was pretty taken aback when my BIL put the arrangements up on FB as the main way of announcement before any of the main family members who don't necessarily do social media had been phoned and told.

I am glad none of my DDs even glanced at their phones during my MIL's funeral. They had turned them off for once in their lives.

I hate when people check themselves into A&E on Facebook. A friend did it this evening and I (correctly) predicted that crowds would be responding "OMG are you ok hun" within five minutes.

I defriended her for it. Some rules exist for all our safety and happiness. The not-checking-in-at-A&E is a rule I am unwilling to break, even for friends.

Oooh harsh time you okay hun?

Oh hun.

someone on my FB page checked into a crematorium too and postied pics of her and her DH at the funeral - I was a bit gobsmacked tbh - she was defriended as it was the last of a long stream of inappropriate postings.

Somehow a friend of a friend popped on my FB feed a couple of weeks ago, posting check in and photos at what appeared to be her father's funeral .

So I guess not that unusual, sadly.

In defence of your BIL...

It is now very easy to check in accidentally on Facebook - happened to me recently (not at a funeral, luckily). If there was a Facebook invitation for the funeral - which lots of people now do, even normal ones (not just 'Oh Huns") because it is a convenient way of sharing maps to the venue etc - you can easily check yourself in by clicking on the page while you have Location Services turned on on your phone.

So, in this scenario, your BIL puts location services on because he needs to use Maps to find the venue, clicks on the Facebook page to check the address and, hey presto, once he is at the venue, he is checked in.

I managed to go to the minor injuries unit on Monday without even telling anyone!

Re photos, I don't know, it doesn't seem so bad. Dp's uncle died last year and the family took photos as they don't see each other much and not all of them could go, so the ones who couldn't could at least see photos of everyone else being together.

I did do a double take at his cousin videoing the coffin going in though, that did seem a bit much. But each to their own I suppose, no-one seemed to object (least of all the occupant).

I've seen professional funeral photographs posted by family and friends in the USA. Maybe it's a trend just waiting to catch on here . Luckily they weren't tasteless enough to show photos of the open casket, another tradition I hope doesn't come over the pond!

Videoing a funeral though. That's beyond tacky. I suppose they thought it was helpful for those who couldn't attend, but still. Going to funerals is stressful and draining. Would you really want a momento of that?

Dear god! How tacky. The other day, on telly, I saw a man walking round with a Go Pro on a selfie stick, filming himself walking round. What a fucking narc.

omg is this real., checking in at a crematorium for a funeral?

what did he want, people to "like" it?

what is actually wrong with some people ?

I have found out why BIL posted that status. His boss got awkward because he has had time off this year to go to three funerals. Boss suggested that he was looking for another job and asked if he was going to job interviews. So he posted the check in status and took an order of service in to work which he left on his desk, just so they know he wasn't telling porkies about why he wanted the time off.