I always suspect those white vans. Particularly late at night.

Interesting take on keeping it silent to not cause other people grief.

Plain, white vans are also used to transport the deceased when a person passes away at home.

you just never know what is in those white vans.

maddielee - a hearse transports the deceased from their home to _____ here in Maine. Is that not the norm?

That’s a whole new perspective!

Ha. I seriously considered prius-dwelling and that's one thing the van dwellers make a point of: any white van is always suspicious unless it's parked in a fleet lot, so they tell people to try to avoid getting a white vehicle. A blue minivan can park on a residential street most places and if you don't stay more than one night people won't notice, but a white one has everyone watching you.

Oh, I used to love that show, bpath!

“maddielee - a hearse transports the deceased from their home to _____ here in Maine. Is that not the norm?”

in my area of Florida it’s usually a white unmarked van. When my mother died after a long illness, the neighbors were surprised when we let them know she had passed. They thought the white van was some sort of delivery person.

Recently there was an article about a group of older gentlemen who play pickle ball near the gate of a retirement community. They always pause and remove their hats when a white van leaves the complex. Then the high-5 one another for not being in the van.

Yes, even back in the 1970s when I worked one summer in a hospital in Miami, they took away people and parts of people in a van, not a hearse, out the back door by the kitchens.

Lol about the pickle ball dudes high-fiving!

Well, now I'm getting nervous. I just looked out the window and there's a white van in one driveway, a white sedan in another, and a white minivan just parked in front of the house across the street...and a white SUV just drove by. Maybe I should check my pulse?

edited to add, one of the vans has the name of an interior decorator on it...do I believe it? Not for a second lol

I once toured a retirement village. The joke there was when you heard the ambulance siren it meant a tee time just opened up.

"White Van Man" is a thing in the UK. You can say, "Oh, he's a white van man" There even used to be a TV show called 'White Van Man'

localeater, thanks. you reinstated the earworm that hit me yesterday when I heard "Secret Agent Man" on the radio.