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You would be surprised at just how many people never plan to die and thus never had life insurance!
My advice is to preplan and prepay your final expenses with a funeral insurance policy. Then it's done and the price is frozen. People should do that even before life insurance because what seems like plenty today may not in the future (ie: a $5000 life policy was huge in the '60s).
I don't like the thought of my body being underground in a coffin for who knows how long, getting eaten by worms and maggots and rotting and all. I just feel better with the thought of being cremated but I don't know why. Why would I feel better about my body getting burned to flakes?
I don't like the thought of my body being underground in a coffin for who knows how long, getting eaten by worms and maggots and rotting and all. I just feel better with the thought of being cremated but I don't know why. Why would I feel better about my body getting burned to flakes?
Everyone has their choices, but just to be clear.....worms and maggots don't live that deep, and more importantly, you'll be in a concrete vault where nothing can get to you.
PS: A "coffin" has 6 sides. Caskets are what we use in the 21st century.
Oh, I figured people were still being put in wood coffins or something. You can tell how many people in my life have been cremated rather than buried. I have no idea what's going on with that.
Osito, I don't think wood coffins are legal or available anymore. Correct me here, Bludy-L, if I'm wrong. Aren't the only wood or carboard caskets used for cremation?
I think the Netherlands would be a great place to handle your funeral arrangements, as a former prime minister once said "the Dutch are a nation of undertakers"!
A drunk guy walks into the lobby of a funeral home, sees the funeral director standing behind a counter, walks up to him, and says, "Gimme a shot of whiskey."
The funeral director says, "You sot, this isn't a bar room, it's a funeral home."
The drunk looks around, realizes his mistake, and says, "Oh. Well then, gimme a bier."
Oh no..,.wood caskets are available in many different styles and woods.
They tend to be more expensive due to the fact they are completely hand made.
Jews and Muslims use very plain line caskets without any finish and without any metal parts.
You can be cremated in a metal casket although it is obviously ruined by the fire. They also tear the lid off the allow the flames access.
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Oh really? I did not know either fact. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by P47P47
Hey, Bludy-L, here's a joke for you -
A drunk guy walks into the lobby of a funeral home, sees the funeral director standing behind a counter, walks up to him, and says, "Gimme a shot of whiskey."
The funeral director says, "You sot, this isn't a bar room, it's a funeral home."
The drunk looks around, realizes his mistake, and says, "Oh. Well then, gimme a bier."
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