posted on November 11, 2005 03:35:24 PM new
Anybody familiar with this. I joined about 5 years ago. Cost 1,000.00 and when you kick the bucket, they pick up your bod, cremate it and give the ashes to your loved one to have a ceremony, dump you in the lake or off a bridge, or whatever. Good deal, I think. sorry to be morbid
posted on November 11, 2005 03:54:05 PM new"Slap yer ass on the grill... Fill the shakes till they spill... Then, just for fun... Blow yer nose on the bun! You deserve a break today... So jump up and run away... From..."
posted on November 11, 2005 06:16:27 PM new
Yeah, every night I have to tuck Ralphie into bed (after he says his prayers) and read to him:
"hadde a wickered Kish for to hale dead tunes from the bog
lookit under the blay of her Kish as she ran for to sothisfeige her
cowrieosity and be me sawl but she found hersell sackvulle of swart
goody quickenshoon ant small illigant brogues, so rich in sweat.
Blurry works at Hurdlesford.
(Silent.)
566 A.D. At this time it fell out that a brazenlockt damsel grieved
(sobralasolas!) because that Puppette her minion was ravisht-of her
by the ogre Puropeus Pious. Bloody wars in
Ballyaughacleeaghbally.
II32. A.D. Two sons at an hour were born until a goodman
and his hag. These sons called themselves Caddy and Primas.
Primas was a santryman and drilled all decent people. Caddy
went to Winehouse and wrote o peace a farce. Blotty words for
Dublin.
Somewhere, parently, in the ginnandgo gap between
antediluvious and annadominant the copyist must have fled with his
scroll. The billy flood rose or an elk charged him or the sultrup
worldwright from the excelsissimost empyrean (bolt, in sum)
earthspake or the Dannamen gallous banged pan the bliddy
duran. A scribicide then and there is led off under old's code with
some fine covered by six marks or ninepins in metalmen for the
sake of his labour's dross while it will be only now and again in
our rear of o'er era, as an upshoot of military and civil
engagements, that a gynecure was let on to the scuffold for taking that
same fine sum covertly by meddlement with the drawers of his
neighbour's safe.
Now after all that farfatch'd and peragrine or dingnant or clere
lift we our ears, eyes of the darkness, from the tome of Liber
Lividus and, (toh!), how paisibly eirenical, all dimmering dunes
and gloamering glades, selfstretches afore us our fredeland's plain!
Lean neath stone pine the pastor lies with his crook; young
pricket by pricket's sister nibbleth on returned viridities; amaid her
rocking grasses the herb trinity shams lowliness; skyup is of
evergrey. Thus, too, for donkey's years. Since the bouts of Hebear
and Hairyman the cornflowers have been staying at Ballymun,"
So, although he prefers the light, carefree, happy-go-lucky whimsy of Joyce, I did promise to move up next week to the meatier Thomas with:
"Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Dog"
posted on November 11, 2005 08:16:27 PM new
The Neptune Society was originally organized as an affordable, advance arrangement group and their business model has saved many families thousands of dollars over the years. They would originally scatter the ashes at sea. I wasn't aware that they had expanded their services to include other final disposition options. The primary advantage to being a member is the pre-planned arrangements that the bereaved family doesn't have to worry about or be taken advantage of by a greedy funeral home operator.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on November 12, 2005 04:01:26 AM new
Yes, they will give the ashes to the bereaved and they can do whatever they want with them. I think it is a great price and like Sparky says it saves the family from making decisions and spending a lot of money on funerals
posted on November 12, 2005 08:01:32 AM new
No Classic THEY won't , but I would be happy to. Just send me the plane ticket, I'll take care of the arrangements .
posted on November 12, 2005 08:22:34 AM new
$1,000 sounds like a great deal. After paying almost $5,000 for my husband's funeral (he had no insurance), I've begun to rethink this funeral thing. It's for the living anyway, not the dead. I could care less what happens to me when I'm gone. Once I'm gone, I'm outta here and on to the next life, which hopefully won't include having to sell on eBay! LOL!
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
posted on November 12, 2005 12:22:10 PM new
"Once I'm gone, I'm outta here and on to the next life, which hopefully won't include having to sell on eBay!"
Cheryl-if ya ask Meg, she'll tell ya Ebay IS heaven LOL
posted on November 12, 2005 01:38:56 PM new
I dont think thats such a great deal. Doesnt social security kick in at least a 1000.00 or somewhere around that as a death benefit?
DB, I think max burial benefit on SS is only $225. People tend to have many misconceptions about SS benefits. Alas, they also get a great big shock when they reach retirement.
posted on November 12, 2005 03:47:24 PM new
Yeah, maybe youre right. Come to think of it, I am sure now I was thinking of something else. The ss was only 250 or something like that....
posted on November 12, 2005 06:27:28 PM new
Have you priced a funeral latel? In 1995 I purchased a Neptune Socity cremation. My ashes will go to the Fort Snelling Cemetary outside of Mpls & will be given a Military burial. I do not want any kind of cerremony, I am not a believer in any religion. I do not believ in any sort of after life. So this is fine with me. Once you are dead, your dead period.
posted on November 12, 2005 06:33:51 PM new
Have you priced a funeral latel? In 1995 I purchased a Neptune Socity cremation. My ashes will go to the Fort Snelling Cemetary outside of Mpls & will be given a Military burial. I do not want any kind of cerremony, I am not a believer in any religion. I do not believ in any sort of after life. So this is fine with me. Once you are dead, your dead period. Let me tell you about SS, if you are single, a widow, or a widower, you will get ZIP, & the amount is $250.00. Not $1000.00
posted on November 12, 2005 06:41:47 PM new
I priced a cremation just this week (my husband has stage 4 lung cancer). The price includes viewing, a service and cremation ... just under $5000. The cremation alone ... $1200, no service, no nuthin.
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