Town May Offer Do-It-Yourself Funeral Site

The Straight Story

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Wed Dec-28-05 04:56 PM
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Town May Offer Do-It-Yourself Funeral Site

Town May Offer Do-It-Yourself Funeral Site

POSTED: 9:31 am EST December 28, 2005
UPDATED: 2:33 pm EST December 28, 2005

A family in St. George, Vt., wants to turn 50 acres of undeveloped land into a natural burial ground for do-it-yourself funerals.

One of the people proposing the plan, Lisa Carlson, said families could actually dig a grave or pick a spot to leave cremated remains -- no caskets, no concrete vaults and no embalming.

"The idea of a garden park and nature reserve just makes so much sense," she said.

http://www.local6.com/news/5688993/detail.html

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Sounds perfect for a friend of mine, he does everything himself including sex :)

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MN ChimpH8R

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Wed Dec-28-05 05:00 PM
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1. Hook the body up to a team of gophers and

fire a warning shot. :evilgrin:

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TallahasseeGrannie

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Wed Dec-28-05 05:00 PM
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2. I have long wanted to be

cremated because I don't want to lie stiff and still for a couple hundred years in a box in cement and then gross people out when they finally have to move me.

But I don't much like the whole fire schtick, either. This would be perfect. But alas, Vermont is a long way away and very, very cold.

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politicaholic

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Wed Dec-28-05 05:02 PM
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3. Hmm, I'm wondering how I could bury myself...

The only thing I could think of is digging the hole, dying, and hopefully someone will be kind enough to fill it.

Of course there's the elaborate trap door contraption, but I doubt they would allow building a platform with a pully system.

What to do, what to do...

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