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| Thread ID: 102708 | 2009-08-29 23:16:00 | Cremation - ashes etc | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 805211 | 2009-08-30 02:56:00 | Sorry to hear about the news, Digby :( | Renmoo (66) | ||
| 805212 | 2009-08-30 03:34:00 | I don't see anyone jumping up and down and saying, "Me first!!" Myself included for that matter. :-) The fact is,the end will come when it will come. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 805213 | 2009-08-30 03:35:00 | So what are the ashes we will get ? What percentage of those will be wood and what will be of my father ? It's all burnt, coffin, lining, clothes etc etc. So, no disrespect but it's why I went with my second choice in my will of having the bare minimum, a cardboard coffin, no fancy bits, no ceremonies. Burn it and be done. The point is to remember and mourn the person anyway, you can do that without knowing the percentage. To be honest though bone is the part that is the hardest to burn and most of the remains (apart from bits of metal etc) would be that. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 805214 | 2009-08-30 03:42:00 | The fact is,the end will come when it will come. The end is nigh lol |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 805215 | 2009-08-30 03:44:00 | It's all burnt, coffin, lining, clothes etc etc. So, no disrespect but it's why I went with my second choice in my will of having the bare minimum, a cardboard coffin, no fancy bits, no ceremonies. Burn it and be done. The point is to remember and mourn the person anyway, you can do that without knowing the percentage. To be honest though bone is the part that is the hardest to burn and most of the remains (apart from bits of metal etc) would be that. They would take the handles off wonder if the cremators give them back or do they sell them to the scrap man for social club money? |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 805216 | 2009-08-30 03:44:00 | I still have the ashes from my first born son and the box weighs about 4# or almost 2 kilos . The volume of the container (rectangular/square) is about 10"x6"x8" or 25 . 4cm x 15 . 2 cm x 20 . 3 cm . I scattered my wife's ashes and believe me they are rather stone-like in texture and color - ashen white-ish gray and smaller than a small fingernail . By law in the US it is required that the casket of a suitable burial container be cremated with the body, so it too is in ashes, but I believe that they use a special container that is totally mass-less after the fire . My dad has now been scattered (this weekend) and my buddy will be scattered next . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 805217 | 2009-08-30 04:03:00 | I still have the ashes from my first born son and the box weighs about 4# or almost 2 kilos . The volume of the container (rectangular/square) is about 10"x6"x8" or 25 . 4cm x 15 . 2 cm x 20 . 3 cm . I scattered my wife's ashes and believe me they are rather stone-like in texture and color - ashen white-ish gray and smaller than a small fingernail . By law in the US it is required that the casket of a suitable burial container be cremated with the body, so it too is in ashes, but I believe that they use a special container that is totally mass-less after the fire . My dad has now been scattered (this weekend) and my buddy will be scattered next . Seems that we like to spread ourselves around . |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 805218 | 2009-08-30 04:16:00 | Digby: There's one thing that might bother you a little, but don't let it get to you as people mean to say something, but they can some times not say the right things . One that bothered me at first until I understood the reason for the statement was: "I know just how you feel" - which of course, they do NOT . It happens and we tend to say to ourselves "No you don't! I feel this way and there's no way YOU can feel like I do" . I know the feeling as I've been there a number of times already myself . Please accept my deepest feelings for you at this time and remember that the memorial is for those who survive the passed one, and it should be a time of closure, not being upset when people try but don't really know the right things to say in the circumstances . They mean only the best of things for you at this time as do I . This too, will pass . . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 805219 | 2009-08-30 09:33:00 | My local crem carries out more than 20 per day and I have often wondered how they ensure good seperation of the ashes. In other words, do you get a mixture of ashes? Any of you work in a crem to answer this? |
blanco (11336) | ||
| 805220 | 2009-08-30 10:33:00 | Blanco: I would like to think that they do a decent job at clearing it out each time. I do know for animals unless you go to a good place, they'll do a few animals at a time so what you get will only be part your friend. This is why we've had a look around already (even though our dogs are about 1 and 2) to make sure we know what we're going to be in for before that time comes and end up just going to the most convenient/first option. If a crematorium did anything like that I don't think they'd be around very long after it was made public. But, uhh, if it is common knowledge and that is in fact true, I think I might buy some thermite and make my family do it for me. |
wellyg33k (11804) | ||
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