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Post by dyertribe on Apr 17, 2018 7:22:34 GMT
Re medical science option: it also depends on how and why you died. Bodies are used for anatomy lessons etc so must be fairly 'normal' so some cancers, bad accidents etc will make the body unacceptable.
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Post by Delta9 on Apr 17, 2018 7:35:48 GMT
My dad had signed up to be donated to Leicester university, but it wasn't possible because he died at home.
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Post by JohnV on Apr 17, 2018 7:47:01 GMT
low cost funeral is where a funeral director handles the transport of the body and it is cremated at a time convenient to the (any - it may not even be local) crematorium, with no mourners present About £2k. universities (medical science) may take a body for training/research but when my mum died they all seemed to have mortuaries full to overflowing, so it will likely depend very much on the time of year and the availability of space. ) to save some money by taking the body out to sea cable tying some scrap brake rotors to it then lobbing it in? Or is that illegal. The regulations and red tape involved with a (legal) burial at sea are complex and it certainly is not a cheap option. I understand that there is only 3 places where you can bury a body, off the Needles, off Tynemouth, and somewhere else on the south coast, I cant remember where .... near Brighton I think. The build and ballasting of the coffin is regulated as well and has to have a couple of hundred weight of ballasting to make sure it stays sunk
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Post by naughtyfox on Apr 17, 2018 8:56:56 GMT
How many bodies with bricks in their pockets on the bed of Blisworth and Braunston and Wasthill Tunnels? They could be there for many years.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 9:24:28 GMT
I wouldn't have thought it would be deep enough- boats propellers would tend to pick them up.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 9:29:55 GMT
) to save some money by taking the body out to sea cable tying some scrap brake rotors to it then lobbing it in? Or is that illegal. The regulations and red tape involved with a (legal) burial at sea are complex and it certainly is not a cheap option. I understand that there is only 3 places where you can bury a body, off the Needles, off Tynemouth, and somewhere else on the south coast, I cant remember where .... near Brighton I think. The build and ballasting of the coffin is regulated as well and has to have a couple of hundred weight of ballasting to make sure it stays sunk That's interesting John. So the only failsafe way to do it for free would be diy. One of my 3 uncles who died unnatural deaths flew a plane into the sea and was never found. It was recorded as "accidental" but I reckon it was deliberate. RAF pilot on training - not fighting. The other two were a 12 bore in the mouth and a hanging. Those two must have incurred funeral expenses I guess. It must be a bit nasty never finding the body I suppose, for the family.
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Post by naughtyfox on Apr 17, 2018 15:08:08 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 15:15:02 GMT
Yes but JohnV reckons that there are laws around disposal of bodies at sea. I guess he is talking about UK territorial water. Perhaps if one went into neutral water (if that exists) one would no longer be covered by any laws.
I think its shocking that people have to pay sensible money to get rid of a body. Surely it should be a £500 job - if that.
and I don't understand why you have to put a dead body in a coffin. This seems counterproductive.
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Post by naughtyfox on Apr 17, 2018 15:29:49 GMT
Why do we bury people in coffins? Related Questions What happens to a coffin when it is first buried? Is it possible to get a double coffin to bury two people in it? Do they bury people with their braces on? Why are people buried in their Sunday best clothing? How are the bodies of important people buried? Do claustrophobics prefer not to be buried in coffins? Is it possible to dig yourself out if you're buried alive in a coffin? Is it legal to be buried without a coffin? Could someone survive 24 hours if they are buried in a coffin underground, with only the air in the coffin to support them? If you were buried alive in a coffin, how long would it take to suffocate? www.quora.com/Why-do-we-bury-people-in-coffins
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 15:38:36 GMT
Fascinating.
I still don't understand why people are put in boxes before burial.
It just seems odd to add an extra layer of complexity to something which is actually incredibly simple. Safe disposal of a dead body. Do they bury horses in coffins ?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 15:50:35 GMT
I think its shocking that people have to pay sensible money to get rid of a body. Surely it should be a £500 job - if that. Well the Gov give most people 2k to sort out funeral and other sundries if your wife/husband dies before retirement age to help you along, if a funeral could be sorted for £500 I would have been quids in and off on a holiday....
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 15:56:54 GMT
Is that a means tested arrangement?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 16:00:29 GMT
No. But you do have to of paid NI contributions recently (or been given credits for them).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 16:13:14 GMT
Have to HAVE paid (In memory of MJG the doghouse)
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Post by bodger on Apr 17, 2018 16:14:20 GMT
there is also the option of 'natural burials' like the Sharpham Trust in Devon. Funeral director and coffin not necessary (body in the back of the family estate car?). no idea of the cost.
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