tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post6438757385243080037..comments2024-03-28T14:59:09.013-05:00Comments on PRACTICAL PARSIMONY: DIY Casket: Cottage Industry?Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-51944220089296144652013-04-10T17:52:45.119-05:002013-04-10T17:52:45.119-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-6462698346770249062011-12-08T23:02:58.072-06:002011-12-08T23:02:58.072-06:00tlc,
I think my brother's cremation about ten ...tlc,<br />I think my brother's cremation about ten years ago cost about $1000. My sil took care of that, so I don't know exactly. She could not afford a funeral and they had talked about cremation. He did not have a coffin, so I am wondering if a coffin was part of your mother's cost. Being prepaid is the best way if a person can afford it.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-34298485894466346872011-12-08T19:02:41.810-06:002011-12-08T19:02:41.810-06:00My mom's unexpected death shed some light on f...My mom's unexpected death shed some light on funeral expenses for me. It cost about $5500 and that included having her cremated. I too want to be cremated, being buried isn't even an option (creeps me out more than my body being burned). I'm in charge of my grandpa's estate, and luckily he has absolutely everything paid for in full already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-69063144314751961032011-12-05T11:20:15.873-06:002011-12-05T11:20:15.873-06:00kymber,
Whew!kymber,<br />Whew!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-39617302922506493782011-12-05T07:19:19.620-06:002011-12-05T07:19:19.620-06:00PracticalP - teehee. nope you read it right. cuz i...PracticalP - teehee. nope you read it right. cuz if i get sick or anything....well you know the rest!!!!<br /><br />('jes teasin' witchya!)kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-6682527368085644732011-12-01T23:05:42.660-06:002011-12-01T23:05:42.660-06:00kymber,
Maybe it was afternoon when I read your c...kymber, <br />Maybe it was afternoon when I read your comment but it seemed like morning after the nap...lol...I am getting goofy feeling. Good night!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-67072571865431465652011-12-01T23:03:47.418-06:002011-12-01T23:03:47.418-06:00kymber,
Thanks, even though I read your comment mu...kymber,<br />Thanks, even though I read your comment much earlier, I just now have the time and brain to send a reply. <br /><br />I am glad to see there are like-minded people who don't think it is gruesome, morbid, to build a casket in advance of one's own death. <br /><br />What you said about not leaving jambaloney is sweet. Then, I laughed because it could be construed as a threat. "If I am sick or whatever...well, he goes first." <br /><br />Now, you must realize I was reading this on Thursday morning, and I had not slept since early Wednesday morning. Then, I had a two-hour nap this afternoon. So, I had some bizarre thoughts and could not focus.laughing inappropriately. That is why I laughed at it as a threat. Really, I did not mean it. Just goofy thoughts and I laughed. <br /><br />Actually, the two-hour nap is wearing off. Now, I am babbling. Thanks for the comment.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-50942844258092590912011-12-01T14:19:03.083-06:002011-12-01T14:19:03.083-06:00PracticalP - i don't think it is morbid at all...PracticalP - i don't think it is morbid at all. in fact, once we get a few more thousand things done at the Manor - we plan to build our own coffins! we both want to be buried on our own land, jambaloney goes first because i will NEVER leave him alone! and i will put him in his box, a beautiful hand-made one, of course - and then our friends will help me carry him down to the river where he wants to be buried. i checked with the NS government and they have very few rules about being buried on your own land - i love Nova Scotia!<br /><br />anyway - our promise to each other is that he goes first. if i am sick or whatever...well, he goes first - end of story. some people may think THAT is morbid - but we have types of conversations all of the time.<br /><br />anyway - not trying to get too personal or anything...just wanted you to know that i think your post is awesome and not even a little bit morbid. in fact, i think it is very parsimonous!<br /><br />and thank you, dear friend, for sharing your thoughts!<br /><br />your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-86917773689877258492011-12-01T06:05:22.246-06:002011-12-01T06:05:22.246-06:00No, I don't think it is morbid. The cushy insi...No, I don't think it is morbid. The cushy insides is to make the remaining people feel comfort, not the dead person. Yes, the corpse will roll around if there is not cushioning around them as a buffer. It just would not look right to put blocks around them like you do a car to keep it from rolling downhill.<br /><br />Everything about a funeral is for the people in attendance, not for the guest of honor.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-66414484888164090532011-12-01T05:59:01.146-06:002011-12-01T05:59:01.146-06:00It would make them nervous but I hope to be cremat...It would make them nervous but I hope to be cremated anyway. That or bury me at sea which is probably costly and not green. <br /><br />I liked this post a great deal btw. Its an important issue even if we don't like to think about it. Its funny though that comfort is an issue in caskets. Do we really think it will bother us to be put to rest on a less than cushy pillow? I think the padding is to stop the body from rolling around as its carried from place to place. Am I being morbid here? If so, sorry!LindaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624659670781181099noreply@blogger.com