Insensitive to paint windowsills with wake across the road?

danniemcq

Title says it all really. Had planned to paint windowsills of the house today but an old lady across the road died and the wake is today it seems. Would it be inappropriate to carry on and paint it today or should I wait? I won’t get a chance for the rest of the week really with work and weather.

Oh and by road i don't mean main road seperating us more of a cul de sac road wide enough for a car really

My name is URL

I don't think so but if you feel that the people mourning might see it that way then best leave it for another day

dvpower

Depends.

What slogans were you thinking of?

Kiera

No not at all. Paint away wee Dannie....

biko

Now you have an excuse to put it off, I'd take it.

easyeason3

Forget about your windowsills.

Take yourself across the road to the wake, have a few drinks, tell a few stories & sing a few songs.

tommyhaas

danniemcq wrote: »

Title says it all really. Had planned to paint windowsills of the house today but an old lady across the road died and the wake is today it seems. Would it be inappropriate to carry on and paint it today or should I wait? I won’t get a chance for the rest of the week really with work and weather.

Oh and by road i don't mean main road seperating us more of a cul de sac road wide enough for a car really

I dont think there's anything wrong with doing it, but its a cracking excuse to give the Wife if you just couldnt be arsed doing it

Biggins

Not heard about that one to be honest but if they are of an old tradition and put such value in something like that, it might be the respectful thing to do and put it off for another day.

You come out of it a better person for having respect more so for others and their feelings.

Scuid Mhór

the mourners might be even more saddened by the sight of your neglected windowsills.

danniemcq

dvpower wrote: »

Depends.

What slogans were you thinking of?

I actually looked at my post a few times before i posted it thinking is there anyway this could be thrown off topic after hours style and thought not. I guess there is always one!

Kiera wrote: »

No not at all. Paint away wee Dannie....

Sorry Kiera the guys make to good a point that this is a brilliant excuse! although i have the sound of my ma in my ear saying "you'll never plough a field by turning it over in your mind" but hey what do mothers know...

I'd say people at a wake would have better things to be looking at than you at your windowsills tbh.

Kiera

danniemcq wrote: »

Sorry Kiera the guys make to good a point that this is a brilliant excuse! although i have the sound of my ma in my ear saying "you'll never plough a field by turning it over in your mind" but hey what do mothers know...

I know best, Dan!

Sykk

Not to be the insensitive one here but.. Tens of thousands of people die every day.. The world can't come to a stop every time it happens.

Go paint the hell out of the windowsill!

Pauleta

I dont think they will notice. The only people that give a toss about death protocol is the elderly and nobody listens to them anyway.

Dravokivich

Did she have a deep fear of painters?

Sean Quagmire

Paint them black out of respect...

ejmaztec

Gotta paint em black, it's in the rules.

phasers

Were you not invited?

How rude

KittyeeTrix

Well unless your a nudist who would have the stereo blaring and be slugging cans of Bavaria whilst painting I don't see the problem!!:)

recylingbin

Whatever about insensitive, it's a bit stupid to paint windowsills when the weather is like this if you're using gloss.

I'd only think it insensitive if it were during the removal or if it was a tragic death..