saving energy costs on the dead!!!!!!!! - Page 3

cashman · 02-07-2007, 18:40

well ive moved on since my loss, still go up the graveyard occasionally,(last week) to renew flowers n clean up a bit, also to have a natter, some may think i'm knocked but stuff em,its my way of coping.

garinda · 02-07-2007, 18:52

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Originally Posted by cashman

well ive moved on since my loss, still go up the graveyard occasionally,(last week) to renew flowers n clean up a bit, also to have a natter, some may think i'm knocked but stuff em,its my way of coping.

I agree Cashy. It's whatever is right for each and every person, and getting peace and comfort wherever you happen to find it.

lindsay ormerod · 02-07-2007, 18:56

Once you have been cremated the remains go into a "Cremulator" ; it basically reduces whats left to powdery ash, and sieves all the bigger bits, like hip replacements,metal plates etc. Only know that cos I once fancied undertaking as a career.

cashman · 02-07-2007, 19:02

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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod

Once you have been cremated the remains go into a "Cremulator" ; it basically reduces whats left to powdery ash, and sieves all the bigger bits, like hip replacements,metal plates etc. Only know that cos I once fancied undertaking as a career.

now yer begining to scare me lindsay.

Margaret Pilkington · 02-07-2007, 19:06

Yes, Cashy.....if going to the graveyard gets you through......and gives you some focus then so be it. It is what is right for you.

WillowTheWhisp · 02-07-2007, 19:09

Cremulator! That was the word I was trying to think of. Thanks Lindsay.

I agree with Margaret and Rindy on this - make the most of your loved ones whilst they are here and cherish the memories.

garinda · 02-07-2007, 19:13

Since I've just been told I'll be going through a cremulator, I might make myself useful after my passing, and tell my neighbour she can put me in the pot holes, in our unadopted, unmade road.

lindsay ormerod · 02-07-2007, 19:13

No probs; I was quite serious about it as a career; but it's really expensive to get into; you have to pay for the exams yourself and then find a funeral director willing to take you on as work experience to do the "practical" side of it. Costs a fortune and not many funeral directors willing to let you in as a novice !

Margaret Pilkington · 02-07-2007, 19:16

You know Lindsay, Ithought after I had given up on nursing, I would have liked to do something along those lines. Too old now though.

lindsay ormerod · 02-07-2007, 19:23

It was before I had my daughter; not sure if I could do it now,something very strange happens when you have a child of your own and things that didn't bother you before upset you ! Don't think I could cope with children's funerals.

Margaret Pilkington · 02-07-2007, 19:26

Well, during my time at QPH as it was then i was instrumental in the sensitive arrangements for babies that were lost before the age of viability. I maintained the book of remembrance and provided cherished mementoes of the babies(footprints, handprints and Blessing Cards) I found it very humbling but very rewarding.

Margaret Pilkington · 02-07-2007, 19:27

I do agree though that having children of your own in some way softens your heart, but I think it is good to be able to empathise with the bereaved.
It isn't something that everyone can do.

panther · 03-07-2007, 06:11

i seen it on telly once and all the tales that people say are rubbish, you dont get burned at once in the same furness, it will only carry one!! they probably have a few burning together but they dont shove ya all in one oven!!!
plus the rumour that goes around saying that they use your coffin again is also a lie, they burn the lot!.....
at first it put me off getting cremated, but in the long run, its cheaper and i'd rather have me family go on holiday then spend on a funeral, your dead it doesnt matter how they get rid, you cant feel it!

lettie · 03-07-2007, 07:46

I have absolutely no objection to this at all. I like to remember my relatives as they were when they were alive and I very rarely think of their funerals. I don't care what's done with me when I'm dead and if I have to wait to go through the furnace then I won't know about it.

I do have one question though........ Will the savings that are being made be passed on to the consumer???

WillowTheWhisp · 03-07-2007, 08:17

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Originally Posted by panther

i seen it on telly once and all the tales that people say are rubbish, you dont get burned at once in the same furness, it will only carry one!! they probably have a few burning together but they dont shove ya all in one oven!!!

Maybe some places have smaller one person ovens and some places have bigger ones? Cashman seemed to be talking about first hand knowledge.