On Thu, 18 Jan 2018 13:26:48 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

On Thursday, 18 January 2018 16:58:03 UTC-4, wrote:
On Thu, 18 Jan 2018 10:23:47 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

That story was all over the local news yesterday.
When Mom dies about 6 years ago, they insisted that we have a viewing prior to cremation to avoid a mix up like the one out west at that time. Of course this meant paying the makeup artist and renting a coffin so I could go view and confirm that it was her.

What, if it wasn't her in the coffin she wouldn't be dead anymore?

The idea was to make sure the right body was going to cremation...and hopefully to get the correct ashes back. Plus of course to gouge as much as they can while they can.

Do you really believe they don't just give everyone a shovel full of
ashes and say it is their loved one?
This is all symbolic anyway. I agree the whole funeral business is a
big scam. I just want to be buried in the back yard with my dogs. That
can be cremated remains conveyed in a zip lock bag or just hire a guy
with a back hoe and dump me in the hole.

Makes no difference to me. I will be dead,
'passed on! This redneck is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired
and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in
peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the bar stool 'e'd be pushing up
the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the
twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run
down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible!! THIS IS AN
EX-REDNECK!! - John Cleese