Anyone on death's door, or know someone who is . . . ?

[The Tradition]

Only the rich. Technically their pyres are made from sandalwood and then ghee as you said. I'm going with particle board and margarine. Actually, I did the preplan thing. I know the dude who will do my cremation. He's pretty cool and zany. Sadly no pyre but one of them machines.

Not sure I'd want a "zany" mortician.

 

[dosjotas1]

Not sure I'd want a "zany" mortician.

C'mon, who doesn't like the "I cremated the wrong body" practical joke?

 

[GOHOX69]

C'mon, who doesn't like the "I cremated the wrong body" practical joke?

Nyah that don't happen.

 

[GOHOX69]

Not sure I'd want a "zany" mortician.

All funeral directors are weird. He may as well be zany.

 

[WisestIowan]

I know the dude who will do my cremation.

What happens if he dies before you?

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

I like the Viking floating funeral pyre. Like the send off Ragnar ( Ernest Borgnine ) got…

 

[GOHOX69]

What happens if he dies before you?

He's got a team

 

[hawkmart]

Had a cousin who rented a farmhouse outside Iowa City with a couple of friends for a summer many years back. Owner had a coffin in the basement. There were several houseguests that summer that had a thing for relations in that coffin...

 

[IACub]

Think of the smell.

If I'm dead what do I care?

 

[torbee]

I had a cousin who made his brothers casket out of wood. Not sure if there are parameters to make it legal or what. But it couldn’t have cost more than $100 in material. I kind of like the idea.

Before or after he died?

I think I'd be a little freaked out if one of my siblings was building my coffin while I was still kicking.

 

[torbee]

I'm sure the new owner won't mind.

My grandpa drove and serviced the fleet of hearses at Runge mortuary as his post-retirement "job" after selling the two Amoco stations he owned.

He liked to joke that "In 15 years, I never had a single passenger complaint. But the tips sucked."

 

[SWIowahawks]

Before or after he died?

I think I'd be a little freaked out if one of my siblings was building my coffin while I was still kicking.

He died suddenly at the age of 27 so it was after.

 

[torbee]

He died suddenly at the age of 27 so it was after.

Oh man, that's sad.

 

[Moral]

The woman at the store that likes to over share at me let me know her mom has COVID and cancer. I’ll let her know about this deal.