Buried or Cremated?

[BambooToTheFuture]

I honestly prefer my steak medium rare but each to their own!

[Bedford Red]

Cremation for me, then they can put my ashes in the trench they dig outside somewhere. I definately don't want to be buried.

[Ardiles]

There's something quite natural about nature taking your body back as it decomposes.  But I don't want that to happen to me.  Cremation for me.

[Jimmy HaveHave]

It gets abit creepy thinking of worms having a nibble

[Barry Scott]

I don’t care, because I’ll be dead. If anything’s salvageable donate it, if not mash me up and flush me down the toilet.

[chalkies shorts]

I don’t care, because I’ll be dead. If anything’s salvageable donate it, if not mash me up and flush me down the toilet.

Totally agree. Couldn't really give a fuck. If any of me is good for anyone else then just take it. The rest just chuck somewhere.

[RedRag]

In line with some views expressed, I won't be here so why should I care also applies to me.

There is still however plenty of room to go a step further and consider what those you may leave behind will find most consoling.  Ask them over Sunday lunch or when next at the Legends.

In most cases, cremation will be the more economical, the easier to arrange and the more flexible.  I personally like the fact that you can share ashes about.  Mantelpiece, the offshore fishing trip (mind the wind, obviously), the garden, a favourite place, different relatives, the flight back home etc.

Disposing of a body by contrast leaves your options much more limited.  You can rule out the County Ground and also the back garden if your spouse or heirs might want to sell your house appealingly one day.  On days where my self esteem goes into overweening overdrive, I do consider a mausoleum in the grounds of a country estate I may one day own.

If you're not emigrated or thinking of it, then Venks' prepayment and advance attention is especially considerate.  Well done, Sir.

Edit:  WTAF!  I'd switched over from Spain v Croatia at 3-1 with 10 minutes to go

[swindonmaniac]

Got a load of paperwork through the post from a company offering to collect you from home/hospital (once dead of course),  cremate you, no service or anything then send the ashes back to the family for around £1700 payable now up front.
Sounded like a good deal to me and to me I was really interested but put it to one side and forgot all about it.   Haven't seen this offered anywhere else since, did I dodge a speeding bullet or has anyone else heard of this ??,  Great offer in theory, but is this a scam ??.

[RobertT]

Mummification and left in a Pyramid laden with Gold - you CAN take it with you.

That or the wheelie bin.

[Cookie]

Waste incinerator will do for me. I may be able to generate enough energy to charge a kettle for a cup of tea.

[fuzzy]

Got a load of paperwork through the post from a company offering to collect you from home/hospital (once dead of course),  cremate you, no service or anything then send the ashes back to the family for around £1700 payable now up front.
Sounded like a good deal to me and to me I was really interested but put it to one side and forgot all about it.   Haven't seen this offered anywhere else since, did I dodge a speeding bullet or has anyone else heard of this ??,  Great offer in theory, but is this a scam ??.

That is called direct cremation. we got bumf recently from a company that does the whole shebang for a smidge under £1600. Pure Cremation in Hampshire.

[Ginginho]

Not much of a choice, can't I just continue to live?

[BambooToTheFuture]

Not much of a choice, can't I just continue to live?

I still like the idea of cryogenics. You know...just in case. Be mad to see how the world was in around 200 years (provided we haven't already caused our own demise).

[Samdy Gray]

I want to be a tree pod.

https://www.capsulamundi.it/en/

[Legends-Lounge]

Not much of a choice, can't I just continue to live?

You can be buried at sea.