Not Quite a Viking Funeral

Agree creepy. There are several outfits which will include ashes in artificial reefs along the Gulf Coast.

My parents ashes were combined and then scattered together off Ship Rock at the Isthmus, Catalina Island. Their first date was on the "Great White Steamer" to a Dance at the Casino, Avalon Catalina, 82 years before their ashes were scattered. A friend supplied his 48 foot power boat, and all of the family members had a wonderful day celebrating their lives at the Island, with a meal at anchor before we headed home to Long Beach, where both of my parents were born in 1905.
 
My brother spreads ashes from his plane in the coos bay area for a small fee. helps pay for his gas. Had a lady that wanted him to dump her body from the plane whole. said that the coffins and cremation cost to much. He turned her down.
 
In the late 70's, while working at Rocky Mountain National Park (Estes Park, CO) I was doing flight training in nearby Longmont. I also scattered ashes over the "Front Range" on several occasions to earn money for flight time.

On the first scattering job I flew to the appropriate location and got ready to do-the-job. I got everything ready, uncorked the urn and opened the window, and moved the urn toward the open window. That's when I learned about something like the "venuri effect." In an instant a smallish quantity of "uncle Fred" was swirling around the inside of the small Cessna 152. Happily, about 90% of "uncle Fred" got to his intended destination ... but the remainder took a while to clean-up the interior when I returned to the airport.

I learned that a preferred technique was to extend the CAPPED urn outside the open window THEN remove the cap. Live ... and Learn!

Best,
C&M
 
Casey":1ixc6tvm said:
In the late 70's, while working at Rocky Mountain National Park (Estes Park, CO) I was doing flight training in nearby Longmont. I also scattered ashes over the "Front Range" on several occasions to earn money for flight time.

On the first scattering job I flew to the appropriate location and got ready to do-the-job. I got everything ready, uncorked the urn and opened the window, and moved the urn toward the open window. That's when I learned about something like the "venuri effect." In an instant a smallish quantity of "uncle Fred" was swirling around the inside of the small Cessna 152. Happily, about 90% of "uncle Fred" got to his intended destination ... but the remainder took a while to clean-up the interior when I returned to the airport.

I learned that a preferred technique was to extend the CAPPED urn outside the open window THEN remove the cap. Live ... and Learn!

Best,
C&M
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That reminds me of the Mel Brooks film "Life Stinks" in which they went to dispose of someone's ashes and the wind blew them back into their face. It was based on this true story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TomNJvN6ktM
 
I had a good friend that was a Mennonite and when he died they put him in his sleeping bag and buried him... kinda elegant and simple.

I think most caskets are a waste... beautiful wood and metal, single use boxes at wildly marked up prices.... I checked out wicker baskets and that is what I want.... somehow I can't imagine being tossed out an airplane window or fed to the fish...

Joel
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Buddy I fished with a lot, 1970s, wanted to be ground up for sturgeon chum ... unfortunately he died in Oklahoma, and we could not get to him fast enough. :-)
 
Cremate me. The wife/family know. Then spread half at Shallow Bay, Sucia and half at my favorite surf spot back home. Both hold great memories and even greater sunsets. 8)
 
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