What a bunch of square pants!

[Platapus]

Unfortunately, my final resting desires are probably illegal.

After harvesting any organs that may be useful, I would want my body to be dumped in the middle of a huge forest. To be assimilated back into nature.

My body could feed countless animals, bacteria, and in the end help feed the forest itself. I am a part of nature. Nature has a system of "recycling".

I find the idea of pumping my body full of chemicals and locking it in an airtight box so only the anaerobic bacteria can feed on me to be abhorrent.

Cremation is a lot cleaner, and what I will probably be forced to do, but at the same time a waste of nutrients. Soylent Green jokes aside, there is much in nature that could benefit from a body that I no longer have a use for.

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Unfortunately, my final resting desires are probably illegal.

After harvesting any organs that may be useful, I would want my body to be dumped in the middle of a huge forest. To be assimilated back into nature.

My body could feed countless animals, bacteria, and in the end help feed the forest itself. I am a part of nature. Nature has a system of "recycling".

I find the idea of pumping my body full of chemicals and locking it in an airtight box so only the anaerobic bacteria can feed on me to be abhorrent.

Cremation is a lot cleaner, and what I will probably be forced to do, but at the same time a waste of nutrients. Soylent Green jokes aside, there is much in nature that could benefit from a body that I no longer have a use for.

Hopefully you will have some element of control over it and when your time is near you can just take a long hike and have it the way you desire.Of course in the grand scheme of things even the Russian guy with the fancy grave will get recycled everyone fades away sooner or later his efforts are wasted.

[ETR3(SS)]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Unfortunately, my final resting desires are probably illegal.

After harvesting any organs that may be useful, I would want my body to be dumped in the middle of a huge forest. To be assimilated back into nature.

My body could feed countless animals, bacteria, and in the end help feed the forest itself. I am a part of nature. Nature has a system of "recycling".

I find the idea of pumping my body full of chemicals and locking it in an airtight box so only the anaerobic bacteria can feed on me to be abhorrent.

Cremation is a lot cleaner, and what I will probably be forced to do, but at the same time a waste of nutrients. Soylent Green jokes aside, there is much in nature that could benefit from a body that I no longer have a use for.

That's why I plan on being buried at sea. Think of all the fish that could feed on me, and then think of all the people that could feed on those fish. And then think of those people thinking about what the fish ate last, my ass.

I find the idea of pumping my body full of chemicals and locking it in an airtight box so only the anaerobic bacteria can feed on me to be abhorrent.

Do it like we do over here. They die you do the wake then throw them in the ground the next day. None of that pumping the body full of chemicals to preserve it until they get round to eventually putting it in the ground.

[Wolferz]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Do it like we do over here. They die you do the wake then throw them in the ground the next day. None of that pumping the body full of chemicals to preserve it until they get round to eventually putting it in the ground.

We have all those pesky environmental laws here. If you get planted you must be encased in a sealed metal box which is then encased in a sealed concrete vault. We just can't have your mortal remains polluting the ground water.

[u crank]

Originally Posted by Wolferz

If you get planted you must be encased in a sealed metal box which is then encased in a sealed concrete vault.

Sounds like zombie prevention to me.

[Wolferz]

Originally Posted by u crank

Sounds like zombie prevention to me.

If Zombies came by to eat my brains they'd starve to death. Oh, wait, they're already dead.

Originally Posted by Wolferz

We have all those pesky environmental laws here. If you get planted you must be encased in a sealed metal box which is then encased in a sealed concrete vault. We just can't have your mortal remains polluting the ground water.

Can you cite the environmental laws?
It would appear that natural burials are allowed in the States.
It also seems that the concrete liners are only to make the cemetery look pretty and the sealed metal box is only to hold the preserving chemicals which law doesn't actually require you to add in the first place.

[Wolferz]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Can you cite the environmental laws?
It would appear that natural burials are allowed in the States.
It also seems that the concrete liners are only to make the cemetery look pretty and the sealed metal box is only to hold the preserving chemicals which law doesn't actually require you to add in the first place.

It's all about the Benjamins I suppose. Disposal of the dead is a big business.

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by Wolferz

We have all those pesky environmental laws here. If you get planted you must be encased in a sealed metal box which is then encased in a sealed concrete vault. We just can't have your mortal remains polluting the ground water.

I don't think it's that hard if you're not in the city limits and you can even do it in many cities. Around here, outside the city limits, about all you need to do is report it, get a legal death certificate and the rest is up to you. I do think there are some acre laws, can't bury too close to someone elses land.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Just found this site for the UK - http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk/

The nearest one to me looks like a lovely place.

It's all about the Benjamins I suppose. Disposal of the dead is a big business.

Depends how big you let it grow.
For example, outside of town usually its still the neighbours that dig the grave, the family that carries the coffin, the wake/removal is at the house and the cortege walks to the cemetery.
In town the only difference is they have paid gravediggers and the removal is usually from a death house.

[Wolferz]

When ETR says "EAT ME!" he means business.

I'd rather be eaten by birds. That way I stand a better chance of becoming the crap that just landed on your shoulder.

If you want a fairly simple recycle, have your body fed to shoats..

[AVGWarhawk]

Simply lay the stone down. Many stones are made that lay down. Inscription on top.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Simply lay the stone down. Many stones are made that lay down. Inscription on top.

That would work for me