Surlytaco

Well, Mr. Veiny Cock, the only thing unusual is how worked up clients can get. They're very particular, which I can understand--it's an emotional time. These stones can cost upwards of $20,000.

The pay, frankly, is really good. My hourly rate tripled from being an employee to now, being my own boss.

Who doesn't?? I wear at least one pair a day.

Well I've seen tons of concrete ones from the early 1900s that are basically illegible now. Concrete has come a long way, even in the last20 years. The CN tower was made with something special like 19 MPA concrete, and was a huge slip-form project at the time. Now'n'days I don't think I could even order 19 MPA concrete because most buildings are 30+.

The granite stones from the early 1900s are still just fine and perfectly legible once the moss gets scraped off.

Edit: an apostrophe

Reedit, I've also seen new stones that were basically concrete blobs on the ground with someone finger-painting the deceased's name in while everything was still wet. I've also see what basically amount to dog-houses set over graves that look brutal.

The most depressing stones are ones for kids. They're physically lighter but depressing.

Or fucking sarcoidosis ..