Cremation or burial when you die

Recycle what you can and dispose of the rest. I'm not going to care, I'll be dead.
 
1.) I won't care, 'cause I'm dead.
2.) I originally thought cremation, because I believe God's green spaces should be for the living, like parks for kids to play in, not somber areas where old bones lie.
3.) But, now having a child, maybe she might want a place to come visit and reflect. I suppose I should ask her someday.
 
GRG55 said:
In the bed of the F350? :D
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No. In a Duke. So he looks cool!

And Ted beat me to it. I replied before I read the whole thread. mea culpa.
 
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Cremated, then spread the ashes over any convenient body of water. (NOT the toilet!)
 
Cremated and my ashes thrown in the Atlantic Ocean. Not the Pacific, that water is too cold.
 
Ryanb said:
Personally, I'd prefer burial as well. Something about the thought of cremation doesn't set well with me, even though that seems to be the most common method these days.
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Something about being eaten by bacteria and worms doesn't set well with me. I'll take cremation.
 
I have a friend that said when he dies, he wants to be cremated and have us throw his ashes out of a plane.
"NO!" I chimed in. "We open an urn in and try to dump ashes out and we are all going to get a face full of Rick"
 
I guess cremation because Rodney wants to build something.

 
RJM62 said:
It's that carbon footprint thing.

Rich
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hah! the ultimate irony perpetrated by the majority of (a certain ilk) that believe in the MMGW religion but not in the afterlife.
 
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A guy I know said, "Cremate me, then pack me in a parachute on the back of a funny-car or top-fuel dragster. Then scream down the track, pop that chute, and watch that cloud of dust explode."

My folks know a family in rural CO, not far from where they live. They had a "cowboy funeral" for one of their family members. Carried her casket on the back of a wagon out to a spot under a tree that looked out on the mountains. The men in the family got off their horses, ran the ropes under the casket, and lowered her in. Sort of. The grave digger didn't square off the sides very well and the casket got stuck halfway down and the foot-end started dropping but the head end didn't. I've met some of the men in that family - you don't want to be on their bad side. My dad is pretty good friends with them and was able to keep them from having to dig a second grave for the guy that screwed up.

But as far as a final resting place goes, that's not a bad way to end up.
 
Ryanb said:
I agree. An urn sitting on the mantle isn't the same as having a physical gravesite to visit. I don't like knowing that after cremation, there's nothing left. Doesn't sit well with me, but each to their own.
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When my Dad passed, i had him cremated, and his cremains are buried at a national cemetery, his gravesite overlooking the pacific.
 
SkyDog58 said:
Because in A&P school I was taught not to mix them. Geesh! Next you'll be suggesting that I use auto gas with ethanol. You are dangerous.
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I'm full of bright ideas. Next thing you know I'll be telling you to run your turbine engines LOP. Just pull the mixture lever back... ;)
 
SkyDog58 said:
And I would do that but the JPI on my turbine doesn't have CHT on all cylinders.

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Oh you can do it just fine with the single probe EGT/ITT. Problem is that the resolution of those mixture knobs on turbines tend to be really coarse. It's hard to get anything other than "full rich" or "idle cut-off." :D
 
My instructions are as follows;
First, take EVERYTHING that could possibly be used to save another living person. Even take things that could be used as a bad example - my liver comes to mind !
Next take whatever is left of the shell I made my earthly journey in and put it on a Viking boat and set it all ablaze and adrift as the start of an incredible party.
 
I am marked as a donor for now. I think when I hit 65 or so I will have that removed since most of my parts will be worn out.

My moms husband passed away recently at 88. He was marked for a donor. All they wanted was his skin. My mom put her foot down and said no way.

My wife has told me that I will be cremated. Then when she passes she will be cremated and our ashes will be mixed together and we will be buried in the Philippines near her hometown.

I can't be put in a box because I am terribly claustrophobic......
 
Ted DuPuis said:
You do realize where they put ashes, right? ;)
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Technically inside a giant baggie, but then that goes inside the box. :)

Y'all are reminding me I still have three ancestors in the house that need scattering. And if I can convince the wife of it, a dog and a cat.

That or we're definitely re-writing the will and whoever gets our stuff, also takes all five of those urns, plus two more, and must place them in a prominent location on a mantle or shelf.

Hahahaha. We've joked about being the jerks that start this... every generation makes the last generation keep their urns in plain view... hahaha.
 
evapilotaz said:
Cremation or burial when I die. What should I put in my will Assuming I don't go down in flames in an airplane. Help me decide
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I'm not a lawyer, but this is a mistake. Your will will not be read until after your funeral or cremation. This information should be included in a letter of instruction to be kept separate from your will. If you are like most folks you will keep you will in a safe deposit box which will not be immediately accessible. This is one of many hits I got from Google:

https://celebratelives.wordpress.com/checklist-and-instructions-at-my-death/

My wife and I belong to a memorial society that provides cremation services...search around.

Bob
 
I have given this a lot of thought. How many people really visit the graves of loved ones with any regularity? Not many. Conversely, how many people feel guilty that they don't visit a loved ones grave, or put flowers there, or whatever? A whole bunch I suspect. I know I fit that description. I made the decision that I will not put my loved ones in that situation. I have clear written instructions. Donate whatever can be used, cremate the rest and whoever does the cremation disposes of the remains however they wish, ill probably go to the landfill and that suits me just fine. My world view is different than others and I have beliefs that I base much of this on.
 
retpd2001 said:
Read the book "Stiff", it lists just about everything done to a dead body. It is actually funny in a dark sort of way, worth the read, then I bet you dont donate to science.
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GREAT book. I have read all her books, love them.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
I have a friend that said when he dies, he wants to be cremated and have us throw his ashes out of a plane.
"NO!" I chimed in. "We open an urn in and try to dump ashes out and we are all going to get a face full of Rick"
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That is a concern. I have performed this function many times and have found the solution to be placing the ashes in a paper bag and attaching a cord to the bottom of the bag. Whether it is a cracked-open door on a Piper or a Cessna window folded up against the wing, if you can squeeze the bag through the opening just hold on to the end of the cord and wave goodbye. Slow flight, of course.

Bob
 
Actually Bob is mostly right, but there is one more step. If you want a certain step taken after your death from burial/cremation to organ donation, it behooves you to let your next of kins who might be around know your wishes. Hospitals, for example, will not usually harvest organs even if the deceased is listed as a donor, if the relatives protest.
 
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