Not Your Problem
May 15, 2019 06:06:10 #
"Cremains" - Today's word from Word-A-Day. I knew what this word meant, but I was surprised at the pricing if you don't choose cremation.
“If the ever-soaring price of condos in New York City has your head spinning, wait until you shop for a cemetery plot. ... Basic cemetery plots across the five boroughs now generally cost $4,500 to $19,000, not including hefty fees for foundations, interments, and maintenance. ... An in-ground plot for cremains at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn is only two square feet and starts at $1,200.”
Jane Margolies; Property for the Afterlife; The New York Times; Mar 17, 2019."
In-home storage is free. Of course, once you're gone, your money worries are gone, too. Let someone else worry about cost.
“If the ever-soaring price of condos in New York City has your head spinning, wait until you shop for a cemetery plot. ... Basic cemetery plots across the five boroughs now generally cost $4,500 to $19,000, not including hefty fees for foundations, interments, and maintenance. ... An in-ground plot for cremains at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn is only two square feet and starts at $1,200.”
Jane Margolies; Property for the Afterlife; The New York Times; Mar 17, 2019."
In-home storage is free. Of course, once you're gone, your money worries are gone, too. Let someone else worry about cost.
May 15, 2019 06:10:28 #
jerryc41 wrote:
"Cremains" - Today's word from Word-A-Da... (show quote)
Jerry
Don't die. . . that will teach them a lesson!!!
Smile,
JimmyT Sends
May 15, 2019 06:17:35 #
Mix the ashes into some concrete and make a bench. Or mix a pinch into your cookie dough every time you bake and distribute dad to the universe....
May 15, 2019 19:00:49 #
ashes for the rose bushes...................dont waste $ on an urn...........no one cares.
May 16, 2019 05:43:28 #
dancers wrote:
ashes for the rose bushes...................dont waste $ on an urn...........no one cares.
Also makes a Beautiful memorial!!!!
May 16, 2019 06:31:18 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Also makes a Beautiful memorial!!!!
I have no one in my life who would remember me... no parents. siblings or children.................free as the breeze am I!
May 16, 2019 07:13:56 #
Earlier this year, I applied for (and received) approval for myself and my wife to be buried in a National Cemetery. I got the approval letters about 2 weeks ago. If you or your wife are veterans, you are entitled to be buried in a National Cemetery. However, they are rapidly running out of room for in-ground burials. They are now requiring that you be cremated and you may be "interred" in an above ground "vault".You will also receive a marker plaque. The incredible thing is, all of this is absolutely free!
May 16, 2019 09:09:11 #
02Nomad wrote:
Earlier this year, I applied for (and received) ap... (show quote)
I thought a veterans cemetery would be nice. I mentioned it to my wife but she was not
receptive to the idea.
May 16, 2019 09:13:13 #
Stash wrote:
I thought a veterans cemetery would be nice. I mentioned it to my wife but she was not
receptive to the idea.
receptive to the idea.
What difference would it make in the ground is in the ground!!May 16, 2019 09:22:44 #
I buried my father in 2014 and was quite surprised at the cost! Even opening up the gravesite (which he had already purchased) was close to $2,000! The price is right and you are removing that responsibility from your kids.
May 16, 2019 09:37:47 #
I would argue the free part. If one of you is a veteran, that person paid with years of service to this country. Some of those years may have involved very dangerous locations.
Those of us living here with the freedoms we enjoy are indebted to those who served.
--Bob
Those of us living here with the freedoms we enjoy are indebted to those who served.
--Bob
02Nomad wrote:
Earlier this year, I applied for (and received) ap... (show quote)
May 16, 2019 09:45:50 #
I told my wife when I die, just stick a ham bone up my **s and let the dogs drag me away.
May 16, 2019 10:02:20 #
I told my family that I wanted to be useful after I died. I told them to scatter me on a patch of ice. They replied that we live in Southern California and it would be difficult to find one. So I told them that I wanted to spend my eternity on a shelf in my son's closet.
May 16, 2019 10:17:26 #
May 16, 2019 10:22:59 #
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