Got wind turbine blades? Build bridges.

[Rustyiron]

So you're saying it's just like farming and the oil and gas industry then. Won't argue that one.

Oil & gas are also subsidized but not even close to the same extent. I've heard that number before but I'm not confident enough of my memory to repeat it.

 

[Rustyiron]

I went to the funeral of a pilot friend a couple of weeks ago, and it was the first time I have ever seen a wooden casket. It was white with wooden hand rails and some decorative art, very tasteful.
I don't know if price was a factor or that was his wish.

Family and friends built the coffin and vault for the last funeral I went to 2-3 years ago. The "vault" was built in my shop.
In Maine it's legal to be buried on your property, this one was on his home place.
Pretty nice "home grown" funeral.

 

[Jstpssng]

knowing what happens to a corpse in a sealed box.... all the liquids. Blech.

I believe that the liquids are removed.

I don't care what they do to me when I'm gone. It's not like I'll be needing this body again. Otherwise I might have taken better care of it.

 

[MossRoad]

I believe that the liquids are removed.

I don't care what they do to me when I'm gone. It's not like I'll be needing this body again. Otherwise I might have taken better care of it.

If you're embalmed, the body fluids are replaced with other fluids.
In Indiana, there's no requirement for the removal of body fluids, or embalming.
Refrigeration can be used in place of embalming.
Body fluids aren't removed for cremation.

Have you ever been a pall bearer at a funeral? The corpse is heavy. About 60% of the body is water.

 

[5030]

Without reading the whole thread I read elsewhere they can be ground up and added to asphalt as a filler for making highways.

 

[BravoXray]

Fun Indiana Trivia....

Who's the largest casket manufacturer in the U.S.?

Batesville Casket Company - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I saw some of their trucks in Florida when I went to my daughter's in November.
I talked to one of their drivers a few years ago, said they were a great company to work for.

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

Government regulations should state that if the manufacturer cann,t come up with a safe way to re-cycle the product they make, then it should not be allowed, by law, to manufacture them.

Government wanted them to begin with...

 

[bigtiller]

I don't care what they do to me when I'm gone. It's not like I'll be needing this body again. Otherwise I might have taken better care of it.

Without reading the whole thread I read elsewhere they can be ground up and added to asphalt as a filler for making highways.

Jtp...Do you have a road in mind? 5030 has an idea.

 

[Rustyiron]

Jtp...Do you have a road in mind? 5030 has an idea.

That post couldn't be inserted in a funnier spot than where it was.

 

[bigtiller]

That post couldn't be inserted in a funnier spot than where it was.

I got a big laugh out of the timing of the two also.