Tour of the undertakers today

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Originally Posted by Ed

They will make discoveries previously unknown to medical science nesting in your beard

More Botanical than Medical Ed

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Whats the muslim coffin like?[/quote]

Were they aving a rag ED?


Sorry taxi coming

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Originally Posted by Ed

M - no I'm not that old!! 48 to be precise. The Muslim coffin is a straight sided box, no wide shoulders. The wide shoulders actuually represents the shape of the Christian cross, it is not there to accommodate hefty people. Plus, the Muslim version has a viewing flap - you lift it up and look at the deceased through a glass panel in the top of the coffin lid.

GG - but what sort of coffin do you want? Elm? Oak? Sea grass? On music, the bloke was telling me about a cremation where the family had 'Return to Sender' as the coffin went behind the curtains.

H'mm 48, today 2 funerals were held of 2 of my colleagues. One was only just older than me, so he'd be about 48 or 49. The other was about the same. Sadly one died of complications related to cancer he had, the other commited suicide, which was even worse.

Sorry to derail your thread on such a glum subject, but it's never too early to be planning you send off.

I did think about having my ashes scattered at sea, but having performed in a ceremony, it places a lot of stress on the crew that has to do the duty.

I've told my wife I want my ashes to be stuffed into a firework and then my children can light the blue touch paper, so I go off with a bang

No church ceremony either, one of these agnostic services where I can have the music I want played.

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I told the wife what I want, cardboard box, burn me and then dig a hole somewhere scatter me in it and plant an oak on top.

My father, he had an oak coffin cost a fortune all because his missus said he was not going in a plywood box. He though got what he wanted, a laurel on top of him

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Originally Posted by Magnum

I don't like the idea of seeing a dead relative, i can't even begin to imagine what it must be like to view an open coffin funeral. Imagine being a coroner though! They must be mad...
I would rather be cremated.
I don't like the idea of my body rotting 6 feet underground. Graves also take up a lot of space and the world is already overcrowding. A little tree in a memorial garden is all i would want, but to be honest i havn't given the idea much thought since im only 17.

I have to say that being able to say 'goodbye' to both my mum & dad (whilst at the funeral home) was a good thing - not quite the right words I know - but I'm sure you'll understand what I mean.

My mum died at home from cancer so it was a good thing to see her again lying peacefully free from pain.

My father died in his car from a heart attack (no other vehicle involved) so I hadn't time to say goodbye.

If anyone thinks this is a morbid subject then I apologise - but death is the 1 thing in life that you can't opt out of - so we might as well face it head on.

For me, like Ed I don't want to be embalmed unless neccessary; I want a basic non-denominational service with 'Affirmation' by Savage Garden played as the hymn, & 'Freebird' by Lynrd Skynrd as my coffin disappears - then I wish to be cremated & my ashes scattered at the place where I learned to sail.

Not fussy me, eh ?

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Originally Posted by Supervox

I have to say that being able to say 'goodbye' to both my mum & dad (whilst at the funeral home) was a good thing - not quite the right words I know - but I'm sure you'll understand what I mean.

My mum died at home from cancer so it was a good thing to see her again lying peacefully free from pain.

My father died in his car from a heart attack (no other vehicle involved) so I hadn't time to say goodbye.

If anyone thinks this is a morbid subject then I apologise - but death is the 1 thing in life that you can't opt out of - so we might as well face it head on.

For me, like Ed I don't want to be embalmed unless neccessary; I want a basic non-denominational service with 'Affirmation' by Savage Garden played as the hymn, & 'Freebird' by Lynrd Skynrd as my coffin disappears - then I wish to be cremated & my ashes scattered at the place where I learned to sail.

Not fussy me, eh ?

+1 although which version of 'Freebird' as you could be waiting a longtime for you coffin to disapear!

If I was going to select a long track it would be either Jungleland or Lost in the flood - Bruce Springsteen or Neil Young's - like a hurricane

For my send off by rocket I'd choose Born to run or Promised Land by Springsteen

VOx - I have now written my wishes down as well, and I've told Mrs what I want, cos so many people won't open a will until after a funeral, so it's too late. And by leaving instructions you ease the burden of those having to sort things out cos they know that they are doing what you wanted.

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Its a good idea, because you never know when your time will be up.

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I have told the missus though she has no choice, she is being buried, after all I need somewhere to dance.


why do I have Carrie type nightmares

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Plus I want my send off to be a happy affair. So best to write down what you want.

If I went tomorrow, I'd have had a rich and furfilled life to date, so my send off sholud be a celebration of my life, not an unhappy event