IHateUncleJamie I really wanted to get past this but I suggest you read her posts again. Particularly whenever anyone says the OP cannot have been expected to let everyone through, she pops up with this:
"This thread has become rather bullying and unneccesary, when PPs have merely answered others requests, with their experience of what might give a procession away. It's not a topic that ought attract any lack of kindness, and thought for others, in posting
I hope MNHQ come along soon with a 'be kind ' reminder, I've certainly asked them to."
NB*Not the last sentence indicating she went running to MNHQ because people (in her view) were not being 'kind'. Yet I have not seen anyone be unkind. Except herself.
"I've been astonished by the lack of respect that PPs have been taught growing up by their parents, on this thread."
"No point in arguing with those that can't take a moment to apply logic to the whole picture and want to argue minor issues. Nor be extra patient out of respect.
We have nothing in common. And are unlikely to agree. Respect your views, don't want you to be in my large circle of people. And you wouldn't be as you'd be spotted too quickly."
"I have seen some shocking PPs comments on here and worry that some people really don't care about others."
"@Ginnymweasley. See my point above. Outed yourself. Hope your important routine life stuff doesn't ever ever have to make you think about what has been discussed. 🥺"
"Well done you for believing you have proved a minor random point irrelevant to this thread. Of your own making about motorway traffic and LED lights: and struggled to read the full thread which said many ways you might suspect they are trying to follow funeral as a procession of cars, in context of what you observe. And to be extra patient, more observant & give benefit of the doubt in case it's their worst day ever, as it won't be yours.
Of course if you're terribly busy, who cares eh? I mean all that many PPs have said, is to try to have a bit of humanity. I havent argued with OP. Of course you haven't disagreed with that?! Of course not.
I do despair of some MNers who don't engage their critical thinking nor kindness first, before posting petty points."
"On a thread about a family's worst day, there are some unpleasant people on here. Even OP said she understood and thanked PPs for the different perspectives & tips."
"We are talking about a funeral here. No one has condoned the lady who shouted at OP. OK & others asked how they might have known and several PPs made suggestions to look out for. This thread has become rather bullying and unneccesary, when PPs have merely answered others requests, with their experience of what might give a procession away. It's not a topic that ought attract any lack of kindness, and thought for others, in posting
I hope MNHQ come along soon with a 'be kind ' reminder, I've certainly asked them to."
All of the above is all because someone disagreed with her or because she was asked to clarify what she meant re 'indicators'. There is a reason many have called her out. As MulticolourMophead has said: I am always respectful towards funerals, but you've been blethering on in this thread about 'indicators' and ignoring the posters who have asked you how to identify a funeral procession when these indicators are absent. And judging from replies, a lot of people are unaware of these 'indicators'.
Loki keeps on saying there are 'indicators' then when asked to clarify, she refuses and says it is petty or insignificant. So she is saying the indicators themselves are petty and insignificant, while acting as if they are major giveaways. The 'indicators' she said are simply generic every day things people dressed up (people dressed in black for a funeral became 'dressed up' when it was pointed out to her lady is in pink) when people normally dress up to go to work, to a job interview, to a work function etc. So that eliminates that as an exclusive 'indicator'. Then there was the lights on, which almost no one but her knew of - and lights during the day are compulsory in some cars, not to mention UK's bad weather, and the fact that light-coloured (ie white) cars are recommended to have their lights on permanently, in order to be seen. Ok, that one is gone, too. Next people are 'trying to keep up with the procession'. How can anyone tell if the person is trying to keep up with the procession, or the general flow of traffic?
See what I mean, there are no indicators. She came on saying there were 'indicators'. Then when people said how the indicators are just general driving/living, she accused people of being petty yet those posters made valid points, what she said were indicators, were not indicators at all. So she thought they were significant enough to call indicators, yet when anyone says 'but that is standard', it is then 'insignificant'. Any request for her to explain is met with RTFT fgs. And then parroting the 'unpleasant posters' bit. She has cast aspersions on people suggesting they are 'arseholes' and 'outed them self' as 'arseholes'. She has called posters unpleasant after being asked to clarify, while dodging the question. And as I've shown above, she has stated herself she has reported people and asked MNHQ to tell people to be 'kind', yet as the above shows, she is the only one who has been unkind. Disagreeing with people is not unkind. Calling people arseholes, refusing the clarify a couple of points (that she felt significant enough to mention, but suddenly became insignificant when people showed holes in her 'indicators'), instead repeating snidely and slyly (to no one in particular) about 'unpleasant' and 'unkind' people and telling everyone she was running to MNHQ. If you really can't see now how that poster has been derailing the thread with their sly gaslighting comments about people being 'unpleasant' and 'unkind' while dismissing their (truly valid) points as 'petty and insignificant' while boasting about running to MNHQ, I just can't....