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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (66231)	8/14/1999 9:19:00 PM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 132070

Just order a "simple cremation" and specify a cardboard coffin (since it will be burned up anyway). That should run well under $1,000 (which is, of course, extravagant given the actual labor and energy consumption, but some things we just don't bargain over), and you can provide your own vase (urn, if you will) for the ashes. Capacity should be about a litre or a quart and a half--otherwise you may wind up as a friend of mine did calling for damp paper towels to clean up part of her mother.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (66231)	8/15/1999 4:18:00 PM
From: DJessen33	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Wow. I didn't expect such a strong response. Perhaps because I haven't buried anyone. I went to a lot of funerals as a child being bought up in a small town. (Once, I snuck back and touched the lips of the dead person. Funny feeling...<g>) I haven't been to one now for 25 years or so. I don't understand the guilt and weak-minded association you refer to. Something has to be done with a person's body when they die. People also want to see the person in the flesh before they are buried (or start rotting). I see the funeral homes as providing a service. Now, they may take advantage of some people in a time of grief. If this is what constitutes your anger, I can understand. Otherwise, I don't know of any business that doesn't try to separate you from your money... DJessen33