Friday, March 26, 2010

1982...They Don't Play In New York City

Dead or alive they don't care: the sign says no parking pal.

The New York Daily News, one of the world's great fish wraps, tells the story of a police tow truck that removed a minivan parked outside a New York City funeral home. Not any minivan though, this was a meat wagon, industry parlance for a vehicle that transports the dearly departed.

Redden's Funeral Home director Paul DeNigris said a windshield placard had fallen flat. The van's tinted windows helped obscure the white cardboard box that held the remains. He says he was a wreck after discovering the van missing early this month in Manhattan. He rushed to the tow pound, where he discreetly explained the circumstances and got the van back and got the body to the airport in time for a scheduled flight to Miami.

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