Getting ready for that long dirt nap

[SweetMK]

The wife and I have been married 47 years,,

the last couple months, I have been giving her backhoe operating lessons,,

If she can get the backhoe started,, I might be "gone" before even the neighbors know that I have passed,,

She is a pretty good operator!!

 

[MRB1]

I want a headstone for my wife and me. Our ashes will be combined and buried in the family plot. Even though cremation is a form of pre-heating, There is no reason for embalming, casket, vault or other added expenses. Dead is dead.

 

[SweetMK]

I had to do a quick count,, IIRC,,
over the last 4 years, there have been 7 family members pass,,
and no funeral service.
Mom, two sisters, a BIL, a SIL, a niece and a nephew,,

I think that is the new way??

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[BC38]

I had to do a quick count,, IIRC,,
over the last 4 years, there have been 7 family members pass,,
and no funeral service.
Mom, two sisters, a BIL, a SIL, a niece and a nephew,,

I think that is the new way??

When you say "funeral service" I am guessing you mean the traditional open-casket type of service where the embalmed remains of the deceased are there for the grieving family and friends to pay their last respects?
That has always been the way my family observed and grieved the passing of a loved one. I always went to these family funerals, but at the same time I've always felt kind of creeped out by them too.
On the other hand, my wife's family tradition has always been a cremation of the remains, followed by a memorial service for the dearly departed.
Personally, ever since I was a teenager, I have always preferred the idea of cremation over burial. I never really bought into the idea of being buried and having a plot of real estate forever dedicated to, and allocated for, my remains. That just never really made sense to me.
Cremation always just seemed like a cleaner, more logical choice to me.
Thankfully my wife and I are on the same page on this subject (and most other subjects too, BTW).
But that's just me.

 

[Rustyt1953]

One of the things that I find a bit unsettling is how a lot of folks in these parts refer to visitations and viewings as "layouts".

 

[S-W4EVER]

The

Free spot in a national cemetery.

+1. I hope to be buried in the same Veterans’ Cemetery as my Dad and my little Brother.

 

[BC38]

One of the things that I find a bit unsettling is how a lot of folks in these parts refer to visitations and viewings as "layouts".

Yeah, the flippant attitude reflected by that phrase just seems wrong, and more than just a little disrespectful to me.
But I admit that I am pretty old school (emphasis on the OLD part).

 

[jeffrefrig]

I'm a cremation kinda guy. Cheap. I only hope I know when "the time is now" so I can eat a bunch of unpopped corn. A window in the hot box would be pretty cool, but they don't have them. Funerals are a big waste of money, and look at all the prime real estate being wasted on dead bodies; not to mention all the prime wood that could become stocks for rifles & revolvers. I'll ask for my ashes to be put with my dad's in the Beaver River up in New Brighton, PA. Half of my mom's are in my back yard and the other half are in my sister's yard. I have no clue what my nieces did with my two sisters' ashes. Thinking about it, I might see if whoever's left alive will put my dogs' ashes with mine and dump them in the river. If people down in Cincinnati start seeing trails then I know my job will have been done.

 

[Kinman]

Death is just the beginning of a new adventure...pronounced dead, meatsack burned and remains dumped in the river...prepaid. Don't get much easier than that my friends.

 

[jeffrefrig]

One of the things that I find a bit unsettling is how a lot of folks in these parts refer to visitations and viewings as "layouts".

Being "laid out" is just plain disrespectful. What's worse is when they extend the viewing past the sell-by date. One was a friend of mine. My wife was pregnant at the time and her sense of smell was stronger than usual. She had to wait outside as much as possible. Her Godfather was all week long; well, 5 days. That last day was just uncalled for. Plus he was Catholic so they had to do that thing where they keep repeating some holy thing over & over. I waited outside. I'm glad I wasn't paying for that one. There would've been words exchanged, privately, of course. Jeez, a few sticks of incense or something...

 

[TX-Dennis]

Six generations of family are buried in the same little cemetary in Texas. I do visit from time to time and take time to acknowledge them all - as well as other more distant family members buried there. There's even an open air structure - not sure what to call it - where funerals can be held that is dedicated to one set of my great grandparents. It was paid for largely by my last living great uncle and bears the picure and names of his parents who are buried adjacent to it along with other family members.

I've never really cared about my "final arrangements" thinking that whatever my wife and son decide is okay with me. Recently, though, I've begun to think that my earthly remains should probably be with theirs.

 

[S-W4EVER]

Hoping for graveside service only with US flag over a closed coffin.

 

[steelslaver]

Old biker from Missoula¶checked into it and when he checked out he had a funeral pyre. Requires 4 cords of wood, which by law, the forest service is obligated to let you collect.

 

[pawncop]

One of the responsibilities I had in the ER was assisting the interns and residents. I have chosen to be part of the willed body program and will have one last opportunity to teach. After that, who cares?

 

[rwsmith]

I'm thinking about letting................

...the doctors have me. No overpriced funeral charges. About the only way to cheat the undertaker.

 

[ladder13]

…..

I’m hopin’ to be in heaven 10 minutes before the devil knows I’m dead.

Absent from the body, present with the Lord, you got this.

 

[yaktamer]

One of the responsibilities I had in the ER was assisting the interns and residents. I have chosen to be part of the willed body program and will have one last opportunity to teach. After that, who cares?

My ex told me that when she goes she wants to donate her body to science. I said, "More like science fiction."

 

[DixieRanger]

My ex told me that when she goes she wants to donate her body to science. I said, "More like science fiction."

Yaktamer, ya need to put that one in funnies thread. What a hoot!

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[Rustyt1953]

To keep the wee ones otherwise occupied.