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Thread ID: 114799	2010-12-17 19:08:00	It was the coffin they carried him off in...	tuiruru (12277)	PC World Chat

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1162911	2010-12-17 19:08:00	Hi all I like it when you get synergetic coincidences (or is that a tautology?), so following on from this thread (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) where I alluded to slimline coffins, the fllowing popped up in the news media yesterday. You see, a former All Black said it, so it must be true eh? ;) Funeral directors forced to go large Newstalk ZB December 17, 2010, 12:12 pm Big people are creating bigger problems for funeral directors and cemeteries. South Auckland's Manukau Memorial Gardens is now planning to open an area with larger plots, in response to the obesity epidemic. Former All Black and now funeral director, Va'aiga Tuigamala, says the problem is widespread. He told Newstalk ZB suppliers are having to change their casket sizings, to meet demand, "an extra large or oversize casket is now considered a medium to small casket", he said. While bigger caskets and plots are also putting cost pressures on families planning funerals. It's worth following this link (nz.news.yahoo.com) to the above to see the comments on the article – kinda reminds me of this forum! (I liked the “It's better to burn out than fade away” one). I also like the bit in the article that says the problem is "wide spread" - good name for it.	tuiruru (12277)
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