On 11/30/2017 11:18 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2017-11-30, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> Cremation is smart. I don't see the value of putting a $3000 box in
>> the ground, never to be seen again.
>
> I'm not sure I see the value in "Cremation". Cost me almost $2K fer a
> lil' plastic box o' ashes. Are they really my mom? Got me! (shrug).
>
> nb
>

I see your point, but it would have been many times that for burial.
When a person dies, they should, as in life, be respected but spending a
lot of money gets no more. Funerals are really for the living. The
more extravagant are probably to make up for neglect of previous years
of life.