OMG! This might explain why in Ithaca NY the ambulance company garage is right next to a funeral home with the same name!! I've always been very perplexed by that! (Obligatory "If I have an emergency I hope they call the right one!" dad joke every time I pass it)
woofwoofgrrl t1_j6abumk wrote
Reply to TIL until the early 1970s, funeral homes in the US doubled as ambulance services. If you were hurt or sick, you’d probably be transported to the hospital in a hearse. by LazeLinez
OMG! This might explain why in Ithaca NY the ambulance company garage is right next to a funeral home with the same name!! I've always been very perplexed by that! (Obligatory "If I have an emergency I hope they call the right one!" dad joke every time I pass it)