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Only after I'm dead, thank you.

Our oldest daughter has now decided to make a career change, and is studying to be a mortician.

If I stick around another year or so, perhaps I can get a family discount.

LarsMac;1429220 wrote: Only after I'm dead, thank you.

Our oldest daughter has now decided to make a career change, and is studying to be a mortician.

If I stick around another year or so, perhaps I can get a family discount.Can I have your avatar?

No.

eta, You're starting to depress me Lon.

Not right now Lon although thanks for the offer.

Your present train of thought is not putting you off your food is it Lon ?

Bruv;1429259 wrote: Your present train of thought is not putting you off your food is it Lon ?


No, as a matter of fact I am about to fix up some Scallops.

Glad to hear it...................I was getting worried about you.

I like the idea of a green burial but I'd be happy with cremation. The idea of my chemically preserved body encased in an overpriced casket makes me feel a little nauseated.

SnoozeAgain;1429272 wrote: I like the idea of a green burial but I'd be happy with cremation. The idea of my chemically preserved body encased in an overpriced casket makes me feel a little nauseated.


Does the idea of a liquified, moldy, bug and worm infested body encased in a very inexpensive cloth sack appeal to you?

Yes it does, actually. I like the idea of being fertilizer for a big oak.

SnoozeAgain;1429277 wrote: Yes it does, actually. I like the idea of being fertilizer for a big oak.


I like the big Oak idea except I prefer my cremated remains to do the job.

Lon;1429282 wrote: I like the big Oak idea except I prefer my cremated remains to do the job.


But, look at all the wasted hydrocarbons.

I mean, 1) how much energy is consumed to properly cremate the average human? and 2) how much potential nutrient for plants could the average human provide.

I say we start making memorial gardens real gardens.

Lon;1429274 wrote: Does the idea of a liquified, moldy, bug and worm infested body encased in a very inexpensive cloth sack appeal to you?


Hence cremation. Scattered to the winds. Ashes to ashes.

No embalming for me. Either my cremated ashes will be used to fertilize a tree or there is a company that will incorporate them into a large fireworks rocket for scattering in a way that will make someone smile.