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Rosemarie Shiver - 14 May 2007 19:05 GMT

This was touched upon on the chronic pain NG and in another way on CNN.

Here in Florida, especially here in Central Florida, the water table is
rather close to the surface. I can be fined up to $1500 for each instance of
getting caught letting my Enbrel syringes or vials into the landfill -- it's
a bio-hazard, understandably, that can leach into the water system we all
depend upon for drinking.

Plus there's the cocktail of the other drugs I take dailybeing added to
the mix.

I'm not going to be buried for this reason -- no matter how
hermetically sealed the funeral homes say the coffin is, it ain't.

But I'm not too thrilled about the toxicity of the fumes released from
my being cremated, either. Here in this area, however, it's the better
option.

DH is all natural, no preservatives so I'll be looking for a DIY
longboat kit. I want to put him in the longboat, push him out ( tow him out)
on the lake and have the mourners shoot flaming arrows at the boat. The lake
near here is about a half mile wide and its American Indian name is
Istokpoga which translates to Dead Man's Lake. How appropriate!

But I wonder what kind of permits to apply for for this? LOL

If all y'all haven't thought about this -- perhaps ya oughta?

Hugs from Rosie

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spodosaurus - 15 May 2007 03:16 GMT

> This was touched upon on the chronic pain NG and in another way on CNN.
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> I'm not going to be buried for this reason -- no matter how
> hermetically sealed the funeral homes say the coffin is, it ain't.

I think you're being a bit over the top with your concern about this.
These substances will either break down during decomp or become so
diluted in the ground as to be negligible.

> But I'm not too thrilled about the toxicity of the fumes released from
> my being cremated, either. Here in this area, however, it's the better
> option.

You don't have nearly enough medication in you to release meaningful
toxic fumes. Unless your entire bodyweight is made of medication...

> DH is all natural, no preservatives so I'll be looking for a DIY
> longboat kit. I want to put him in the longboat, push him out ( tow him out)
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> But I wonder what kind of permits to apply for for this? LOL

I do not believe you'll be able to get a permit for human body disposal
in a lake.

> If all y'all haven't thought about this -- perhaps ya oughta?
>
> Hugs from Rosie

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Rosemarie Shiver - 15 May 2007 04:08 GMT

Hiya, Ari,

In this area it really isn't over the top because there are from 20 to
30 funerals every day. Each and every. We're rural but a big area for
retirees and many choose to be buried or cremated here. Even though I live
in a small town. Those numbers are only expected to increase...and the
bigger towns around herehave multiples of that, some 200-300.

Over a year's time that's a lot of, as they would say in the UK
"bloody" chemicals getting into the environs.

It may not be as much of a problem in other areas but those with water
problems, as in the West of the US, also face similar situations.

As to the DH...yes, probably. But I think the problem would mostly be
that you're not supposed to feed the alligators. <g>

Hugs from Rosie

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Nann Bell - 15 May 2007 23:20 GMT

The first answer I thought of when I saw the topic was, "better than I rest
now, I hope!"

There's always the option of just donating your body to medical science to do
with as they wish, but that does tend to be difficult for the survivors.
Mike suggested I do that with him once upon a time, but I can't bring myself
to donate the entire body for some reason. organs and/or skin for
transplant, sure, but not the whole body. Now he wants me to take him to a
moountaintop when he gets decrepit and leave him with a bottle of brandy. I
argue that the authorities might lock me up for it!

But if one of us dies tomorrow, we will be cremated locally - no viewing of
the body as neither of us cares for that. We'd have to have a local memorial
service and then another one down in Gator Country. And our ashes will be
buried, along with my father's and those of many other people and several
pets, in the garden of our church in Gainesville. We kinda already knew
all of that, but all the funerals we've been around since Mike was ordained
have really firmed it all up in our minds.

But, please, do not give the alligators a chance to feed on your DH! You
won't be doing us or the gators any favors by giving them a taste for human
flesh! Meanwhile, I'm trying to blow some rain showers down Florida
way.......

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> This was touched upon on the chronic pain NG and in another way on CNN.
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Rosemarie Shiver - 16 May 2007 03:28 GMT

I'm glad you've both got it all clear, Nann.

Ok, no gator food outta Normie. LOL Promise. His own choice is to scatter
his ashes in the back yard. By then we'll have this place paid for so can
do. <g>

Hugs from Rosie

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> The first answer I thought of when I saw the topic was, "better than I rest
> now, I hope!"
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> > Hugs from Rosie

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