by Sgurr » Wed Jun 27, 2018 1:15 pm
When I sold golf books, very near the 18th hole on The Old Course, golfers used to patronise my shop. One such was describing how her grand-daughter had applied to their club, and to check if she was OK had to play a round with a senior member. "Is there anything you need to know? " "What happens if they DIE, granny" "Well, you win of course, but just summon an adult. You should be OK." The conversation turned to death on the links. An American customer OWNED a golf course, and said it had happened on hers in the middle of some tournament. They had just pulled the body into the rough and carried on. I can't think of any other "sport" where this would have happened. Imagine pulling a body into the tramlines at Wimbledon. Out of real, or assumed respect, they would cancel the rest of the game if not complete fixture.
Re ads. I complained to Helen about ads for funeral plans following me around the site, and they seem to have stopped. Good heavens, you don't want to be thinking of that at 79. Far too soon.