jmcquown wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
>>If it is your custom and habit to bring vittles to the home of the
>>bereaved, do your level best to bring it in non-returnable containers.
>>There are a number of inexpensive options in supermarkets these days
>>for disposable containers
>>
>>Don't ask for first dibs on his power tools. Don't ask if she plans
>>to stay in their home. Don't ask for a piece of her jewelry. (Don't
>>laugh. You wouldn't believe some of the outrageous things people will
>>"inquire about" -- wanna be first in line, y'know.)
>
>
> And I know it happens, which is really pitiful. Someone you (not *you*
> Barb, the collective you) claim to have loved has died and all you can think
> is me, me, me, what am I gonna get? Tacky, tacky, tacky.
>
> Thanks for the excellent suggestions.
>
> Jill
>
>

The collective term for you is "y'all". HTH :-)

Bob