Green burials are gaining traction in the Washington area (Soylent Green?)

washngtonpost.com ^ | June 6, 2011 | Rachel Saslow

[He Rides A White Horse]

LOL....a photo is worth a thousand laughs....

[Darksheare]

Now we just need Corzine scolding the bear belly for feedig the bear.

[Viking2002]

As an aside about tax returns - anyone here who knows me knows what I'd like to do with hairy-legged dirt worshipers, so I won't go there - we've been waiting for our hard-manipulated earned state tax refund for two months now. My wife finally got fed up, called the comptroller's office, and someone (who may be out of a job now) actually admitted that THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THE REFUNDS. They usually send out state payments on Mondays, but they're doing them five days a week now, as they collect tax money from others who don't know how to game the crooked system. Hey, it's only $700, but it beats paying out an extra $2,000. We were raped enough last year, and we want our dinner and a good-night kiss out of it.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

[Ladysforest]

“The truth is these “green burials” are cheap, cheap, cheap.”

My brother requested a “natural burial”. I didn’t believe that NY would even ALLOW such a thing, but there are a few natural burial cemeteries here.

The closest I found to him was in Ithaca (Cornell - go figure), so I pre-arranged it all for him.

When I first made the arrangements, the place had only been operating about a year. Plots were $500. I think opening/closing was the same amount (if you couldn’t dig the hole yourselves, which IS allowed). By the time he croaked, less than nine months later, the price had nearly doubled! You see, they started to get popular, directors saw the opportunity, and bounced the price.

So, it was still a bargain. They have strict rules. If you want a box burial, it can have NO junk-it must be built all of wood, no varnish, metal, etc. His children decided to bury him in a casket, and to my surprise the only one that fit the specs was really nice. It was plain, but for some reason, it just looked “better” to all of us than the traditional ones.

We had a large flat stone that we had dug from our garden the year before, that is his grave-marker.

The men of the family lowered him into the grave with ropes. And I have to say, it was a much nicer and more personal experience than I expected - much better than the usual commercial funeral and burial that we have become accustomed to.

[rockrr]

When I go I want to be cremated and then dumped into the ventilation system at the dhimmicratic convention - I love getting under their skin ;-)

[Daffynition]

It's the unflappable Brit humor. Long ago, I posted a story about a RAF pilot and his coffin...which his family built themselves, for his send-off. [I can't find the original story. Dang!] This is the image of his family in their back yard building the coffin, a replica of his aircraft. I thought it was charming. Others not so much.

All I have is the image [no link]:

Don't forget the funny coffins of Ghana...

[Deaf Smith]

http://www.civilwarundertaker.net/history.htm
Embalming came in during the War Of Northern Aggression so war dead could be returned to families for burial.

[JoeProBono]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-453975/The-final-WWII-ace-goes-grave-coffin-shaped-like-Hurricane-fighter.html

[poobear]

Don’t get me started pal about anyone taking care of me. I’d just as sure stop all SS/Medicare payments.

Please tell me when I have to stop paying the 15 percent self employment tax too?

Let everyone die as far as I’m concerned. REALLY! NO, REALLY!

I am over the whole damned thing!

You live, have a family, provide for yourself. Period. If not? Go out in your backyard and commit suicide. Think I’m kidding?

[Daffynition]

Thank you! You’re a genius! I couldn’t find that!

[poobear]

Sorry for your troubles Viking.

I'm a bit fed up too. I can't walk due to a long ago injury. I don't collect a dime for my disability. Never thought I should. Meanwhile, turds get handicapped parking spaces, money you and I pay into the system and voting privileges.

I am sitting on one hip as we type. This whole thing sucks!

[steelyourfaith]

Thanx for the ping PROCON !

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !