Would you use a second hand coffin?

[alchemist]

A couple of alternatives that are now slowly starting to appear are

 

Promession

 

and

 

Resomation

 

TBH, I would prefer the first one, sounds more environmentally friendly

[alchresearch]

I think the quality of a funeral and the coffin is a throwback to Victorian times (if not before) and the style and expense of the "carriage" on which you ascend to Heaven was in some way significant.

[Janus]

Tell me how many professions there are where no corruption of one sort or another takes place?

 

If there are 8 cremations per day at the crem, and each time the body is removed first. Then at the end of the shift the local undertaker rolls up in the van and returns the 8 coffins to his place. If the guy operating the crem gets a bung of £50 per coffin x8 coffins x5 days = 2 grand per week. Then there is the mark up for the undertaker from the gift that keeps giving.

 

I am not suggesting most crems are at it, but I would wager that some are. It`s a grave concern.

[Obelix]

If all goes to plan mine will be a roll of carpet in a body farm. Or just left in a field....

[apelike]

I think the quality of a funeral and the coffin is a throwback to Victorian times (if not before) and the style and expense of the "carriage" on which you ascend to Heaven was in some way significant.

 

Definitely, its all a show to impress the neighbours.

 

Just look at the way an expensive funeral is carried out, the funeral staff are just actors who wear Georgian/Victorian garb. Some funerals also have a procession with one of the above walking in front of the hearse with a posh silver topped walking stick. To top it all they then have a slow drawn out procession and then complain about drivers being disrespectful when they cause a hazard with a traffic tailback.

 

Unfortunately the people who are in mourning and upset are easily encouraged to part with money for the show.

[poppet2]

Something I do believe is a great waste of money, is the flowers. Florists use their tired flowers with only one day left, knowing people will only see them for a few hours on the wreaths.

Some cemeteries have a policy of throwing all flowers away the next day.

[catmiss]

I signed to leave my body to medical science when I was 18. As I've got older and the probability of me dying of something really common increases the chances are I won't be required for research or teaching. If I had my way the kids would put me in a black bag in the bin rather than line the pockets of a funeral director but I think this may be illegal.

[A.B.Yaffle]

When I die I want any organs that can be recycled to go to someone else. After that, make the rest into meat to be served in a restaurant and spare one or two poor animals who are still alive from suffering a very unpleasant and barbaric death at the abattoir!

Longpig is supposed to a very tasty alternative to pork!

[Minerva99]

Its all basically the same as then and nothing has changed much since.

 

I would have to agree with this. I work in probate. Within the last 3/4 years we had a deceased client who was a very large gentleman.... the funeral directors, who were struggling to find a crem to accommodate him could not even remove the handles from the coffin to make him fit.... never mind remove him from the actual coffin. I do believe that there is legislation regarding this but I am not personally familiar with it.

 

Secondly, donating to medical science- 1. No offence but they don’t always want/accept the body; 2. If used by medical students they may not be treated with as much respect as you might wish for (not intentionally apparently but because they become so indifferent to the many bodies); 3. Often because only 1 limb is labelled- when you are returned to your family/interred the majority of the pieces may not be actually you (I have learned the above from a medical student).

 

Having said that ..... as far as I’m concerned, you can chuck me in a spare box when I’ve gone... and if, in the process, someone else could be helped because of me... well I’m all for it!!!

[rayggb]

Tell me how many professions there are where no corruption of one sort or another takes place?

 

If there are 8 cremations per day at the crem, and each time the body is removed first. Then at the end of the shift the local undertaker rolls up in the van and returns the 8 coffins to his place. If the guy operating the crem gets a bung of £50 per coffin x8 coffins x5 days = 2 grand per week. Then there is the mark up for the undertaker from the gift that keeps giving.

 

I am not suggesting most crems are at it, but I would wager that some are. It`s a grave concern.

There is a fiddle in every job ,I agree.