General Chat

Please don't be offended anyone, but I saw in the paper recently that there is a posssibility that people could be 'frozen' after they've died, then 'shattered' into tiny bits instead of cremation or burial. I quite fancy the thought of being freeze-dried, I don't fancy burial or cremation. What are your wishes? Joan

Hi Joan Never thought about it. Supposed it'd be different lol.

Im honestly not bothered, whatever is best for who has to arrange it

On the compost heap, down my garden, please. len

it's hopefully a long way off yet, so I haven't put too much thought into it. Frankly, since I'll be dead, I don't think I'll really care

hi joan,i,d like to be blasted into space and travel round the stars ,yes thats mine,xx joy

I'd like to be Cremated then ashes scattered so I'm not a nuisance to anyone. Dont fancy that freezing thingy yuk

They can do what they like, but I have a fancy for a 'burial' at sea - must be all my Naval ancestors!

I have written my instructions out and put them behind the clock....ashes...scattered half of them in Dublin and the olther half thrown into the Atlantic on the West Coast of Ireland. On the other hand, I have toyed with an Eco Pod in green....hmmmm you got me thinking, Our Joanie....lol BC

Lol Malc!!! It's just like what they do with coffee!!! I must admit the sending off to space appeals too, don't fancy the first bit though!! Mum used to say to me, 'Drop me out of a plane when I go' !! I did explain to her that the other people on the plane might have something to say about that!!! lmho :0) Joan

Don,t fancy being frozen at all. My kids know that i want to be cremated and my ashes thrown into the river Tyne where i was born and raised . Cath

It's funny how we never talk about things like this, yet we are all gonna be there sometime, it's the one certain thing in life isn't it? Joan

cremation probably ashes scattered in the garden lynnx

Joan...that is so true. My Mum discussed her death, cremation, in length at least ten years before she went, and made all the arrangements, including party! So by the time she died, the fear was not as great as it might have been. A very healthy attitude, I think. XX BC

hi joan. i want the thing where they turn you into a crystal..... then i want to dangle in a window, surveying the view..... lol, sue,xxx

i would like my ashes placed in a hugh pot with a lovley plant. kept forever, even if the family moved i'll still be with them. lynnxx

I am sure that can be arranged, Missy Sue! lol BC

Sue Smith!! Where'd your posh paws go??? Did you know i'd been to York this week, & brought back a fat rascal to share with this lot? lol I like the crystal thing actually, & the ashes in the plant pot, that's nice too!! :0) Joan x

The older I get the less I believe in anything but nature, so I'd want no service of any kind. I'd like to be cremated because I used to cook for a living, so it seems quite apt to end up being over cooked!!I 'd like to be cremated then I'd like my two daughters to scatter my ashes on Luskentyre Beach, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides. This would make them travel to the area to see just how gorgeous it is there. My maiden name was Udall which originated from 'Yew Dale', so I'd like to be cremated and buried under a Yew tree in a deep dark wood as an alternative. I think it's sad being buried in a grave that gets forgotten about over time. I'd prefer people to remember me as a good, kind hearted person rather than as a sad memory in a cold church. I'm only 41 so I hope to clock the 100 yet. Louise

I have already discussed this with my daughters, Burial for me in the grave I have for my husband in Lawnswood cemetery and I won't be too far away from my Mum and Step-dad. Sue