Dust to dust. And composting humans. I'd recommend it for the orange
goon but that would be toxic waste! HawHawHaw!
California lawmakers have approved a new way of returning those who have
died to the earth, after Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill allowing
human composting on Sunday.
Cremation, which accounts for more than half of burials, is an energy-intensive process that emits chemicals such as CO2 into the air. Through human composting, or natural organic reduction (NOR), the body
is naturally broken down into soil.
Assembly Bill 351, drafted by assembly member Cristina Garcia, allows
for the natural organic reduction of human remains to soil, as a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional burial methods.
“With climate change and sea-level rise as very real threats to our environment, this is an alternative method of final disposition that
won’t contribute emissions into our atmosphere,” Garcia said in a statement.
The process involves placing the deceased in an 8ft-long steel box with biodegradable materials such as wood chips and flowers. After 30 to 60
days, the body breaks down into soil that can be returned to relatives.
California is the fifth state to legalize human composting, after
Washington, Colorado, Vermont and Oregon. The demand for such after-life
care has been growing in recent years said Micah Truman, founder and CEO
of Return Home, a funeral home in the Seattle area that specializes in
human composting.
“With cremation, instead of sitting with our person and saying goodbye,
we are very divorced from the process,” he said.
Not everyone is supportive of the new California bill, with the
California Catholic Conference saying the composting process “reduces
the human body to simply a disposable commodity”.
“The practice of respectfully burying the bodies or the honoring of the ashes of the deceased comports with the virtually universal norm of
reverence and care towards the deceased,” it said.
But Truman said there was such a large demand for human composting, and
so few states that allow it, that people from 12 different states have brought their loved ones over state lines to be composted at Return Home.
Truman said that when a body is composted, it is returned to the family
to do with it as they wish. Customers have planted trees and flowers, or spread soil into the ocean.
One farmer requested before dying that his body be returned to the farm
he spent his life tending. “There is no limit to what can be done with
the soil after death,” Truman said.
Composting runs at about $5,000 to $7,000, compared with the median
price of
$7,225 for casket burials and $6,028 for cremation in California.
Garcia, who had tried to pass the bill for the past three years,
emphasized the environmental argument for composting in a statement.
“The wildfires, extreme drought and heat dome we just experienced remind
us that climate change is real and detrimental and we must do everything
we can to reduce methane and CO2 emissions,” she said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/19/human-composting-california-human-remains-green-burial
On 9/20/2022 6:25 PM, kmiller wrote:
Dust to dust. And composting humans. I'd recommend it for the orange
goon but that would be toxic waste! HawHawHaw!
California lawmakers have approved a new way of returning those who
have died to the earth, after Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill
allowing human composting on Sunday.
Cremation, which accounts for more than half of burials, is an
energy-intensive process that emits chemicals such as CO2 into the
air. Through human composting, or natural organic reduction (NOR),
the body is naturally broken down into soil.
Assembly Bill 351, drafted by assembly member Cristina Garcia,
allows for the natural organic reduction of human remains to soil,
as a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional burial
methods.
“With climate change and sea-level rise as very real threats to
our environment, this is an alternative method of final disposition
that won’t contribute emissions into our atmosphere,†Garcia >> said in a statement.
The process involves placing the deceased in an 8ft-long steel box
with biodegradable materials such as wood chips and flowers. After
30 to 60 days, the body breaks down into soil that can be returned
to relatives.
California is the fifth state to legalize human composting, after
Washington, Colorado, Vermont and Oregon. The demand for such
after-life care has been growing in recent years said Micah Truman,
founder and CEO of Return Home, a funeral home in the Seattle area
that specializes in human composting.
“With cremation, instead of sitting with our person and saying
goodbye, we are very divorced from the process,†he said.
Not everyone is supportive of the new California bill, with the
California Catholic Conference saying the composting process
“reduces the human body to simply a disposable commodityâ€.
“The practice of respectfully burying the bodies or the honoring
of the ashes of the deceased comports with the virtually universal
norm of reverence and care towards the deceased,†it said.
But Truman said there was such a large demand for human composting,
and so few states that allow it, that people from 12 different
states have brought their loved ones over state lines to be
composted at Return Home.
Truman said that when a body is composted, it is returned to the
family to do with it as they wish. Customers have planted trees and
flowers, or spread soil into the ocean.
One farmer requested before dying that his body be returned to the
farm he spent his life tending. “There is no limit to what can be
done with the soil after death,†Truman said.
Composting runs at about $5,000 to $7,000, compared with the median
price of
$7,225 for casket burials and $6,028 for cremation in California.
Garcia, who had tried to pass the bill for the past three years,
emphasized the environmental argument for composting in a statement.
“The wildfires, extreme drought and heat dome we just experienced
remind us that climate change is real and detrimental and we must do
everything we can to reduce methane and CO2 emissions,†she said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/19/human-composting-california-human-remains-green-burial
Recompose, the first human-composting funeral home in the U.S., is now
open for business
Jan. 22, 2021 at 6:00 am Updated Jan. 22, 2021 at 5:19 pm
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Technobarbarian wrote:
On 9/20/2022 6:25 PM, kmiller wrote:
Dust to dust. And composting humans. I'd recommend it for the orange
goon but that would be toxic waste! HawHawHaw!
California lawmakers have approved a new way of returning those who
have died to the earth, after Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill
allowing human composting on Sunday.
Cremation, which accounts for more than half of burials, is an
energy-intensive process that emits chemicals such as CO2 into the
air. Through human composting, or natural organic reduction (NOR),
the body is naturally broken down into soil.
Assembly Bill 351, drafted by assembly member Cristina Garcia,
allows for the natural organic reduction of human remains to soil,
as a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional burial
methods.
“With climate change and sea-level rise as very real threats to
our environment, this is an alternative method of final disposition
that won’t contribute emissions into our atmosphere,†Garcia
said in a statement.
The process involves placing the deceased in an 8ft-long steel box
with biodegradable materials such as wood chips and flowers. After
30 to 60 days, the body breaks down into soil that can be returned
to relatives.
California is the fifth state to legalize human composting, after
Washington, Colorado, Vermont and Oregon. The demand for such
after-life care has been growing in recent years said Micah Truman,
founder and CEO of Return Home, a funeral home in the Seattle area
that specializes in human composting.
“With cremation, instead of sitting with our person and saying
goodbye, we are very divorced from the process,†he said.
Not everyone is supportive of the new California bill, with the
California Catholic Conference saying the composting process
“reduces the human body to simply a disposable commodity†.
“The practice of respectfully burying the bodies or the honoring
of the ashes of the deceased comports with the virtually universal
norm of reverence and care towards the deceased,†it said.
But Truman said there was such a large demand for human composting,
and so few states that allow it, that people from 12 different
states have brought their loved ones over state lines to be
composted at Return Home.
Truman said that when a body is composted, it is returned to the
family to do with it as they wish. Customers have planted trees and
flowers, or spread soil into the ocean.
One farmer requested before dying that his body be returned to the
farm he spent his life tending. “There is no limit to what can be >> done with the soil after death,†Truman said.
Composting runs at about $5,000 to $7,000, compared with the median
price of
$7,225 for casket burials and $6,028 for cremation in California.
Garcia, who had tried to pass the bill for the past three years,
emphasized the environmental argument for composting in a statement.
“The wildfires, extreme drought and heat dome we just experienced
remind us that climate change is real and detrimental and we must do
everything we can to reduce methane and CO2 emissions,†she said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/19/human-composting-california-human-remains-green-burial
Recompose, the first human-composting funeral home in the U.S., is now open for business
Jan. 22, 2021 at 6:00 am Updated Jan. 22, 2021 at 5:19 pm
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I'll bet they'd get a lot more business if they included a free bag of Resurrection Lily bulbs with the finished compoperson. Probably
wouldn't hurt to also develop some unoffensive messaging to inform
potential customers that it's also called a Spider Lily........to
attract the anti-religion people.
--
bill
Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.
On Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 7:48:39 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:Recompose, the first human-composting funeral home in the U.S., is now
Technobarbarian wrote:
On 9/20/2022 6:25 PM, kmiller wrote:
Dust to dust. And composting humans. I'd recommend it for the
orange goon but that would be toxic waste! HawHawHaw!
California lawmakers have approved a new way of returning
those who have died to the earth, after Gavin Newsom signed
into law a bill allowing human composting on Sunday.
Cremation, which accounts for more than half of burials, is
an energy-intensive process that emits chemicals such as CO2
into the air. Through human composting, or natural organic
reduction (NOR), the body is naturally broken down into
soil.
Assembly Bill 351, drafted by assembly member Cristina
Garcia, allows for the natural organic reduction of human
remains to soil, as a more environmentally friendly
alternative to traditional burial methods.
“With climate change and sea-level rise as very real
threats to our environment, this is an alternative method of
final disposition that won’t contribute emissions into >>>> our atmosphere,†Garcia said in a statement.
The process involves placing the deceased in an 8ft-long
steel box with biodegradable materials such as wood chips and
flowers. After 30 to 60 days, the body breaks down into soil
that can be returned to relatives.
California is the fifth state to legalize human composting,
after Washington, Colorado, Vermont and Oregon. The demand
for such after-life care has been growing in recent years
said Micah Truman, founder and CEO of Return Home, a funeral
home in the Seattle area that specializes in human
composting.
“With cremation, instead of sitting with our person and >>>> saying goodbye, we are very divorced from the process,â€
he said.
Not everyone is supportive of the new California bill, with
the California Catholic Conference saying the composting
process “reduces the human body to simply a disposable
commodity†.
“The practice of respectfully burying the bodies or the >>>> honoring of the ashes of the deceased comports with the
virtually universal norm of reverence and care towards the
deceased,†it said.
But Truman said there was such a large demand for human
composting, and so few states that allow it, that people from
12 different states have brought their loved ones over state
lines to be composted at Return Home.
Truman said that when a body is composted, it is returned to
the family to do with it as they wish. Customers have planted
trees and flowers, or spread soil into the ocean.
One farmer requested before dying that his body be returned
to the farm he spent his life tending. “There is no
limit to what can be done with the soil after death,â€
Truman said.
Composting runs at about $5,000 to $7,000, compared with the
median price of $7,225 for casket burials and $6,028 for
cremation in California. Garcia, who had tried to pass the
bill for the past three years, emphasized the environmental
argument for composting in a statement.
“The wildfires, extreme drought and heat dome we just
experienced remind us that climate change is real and
detrimental and we must do everything we can to reduce
methane and CO2 emissions,†she said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/19/human-composting-california-human-remains-green-burial
"Carbon neutral funeralsopen for business
Jan. 22, 2021 at 6:00 am Updated Jan. 22, 2021 at 5:19 pm
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/recompose-the-first-human-compositing-funeral-home-in-the-u-s-is-now-open-for-business/
1021717080693&hsa_kw=body%20composting&hsa_mt=p&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=CjwKCAjwyaWZBhBGEiwACslQo3rUq7-Y5qJsNtdJMTWYy9FHUXmMmGfPeRHa87Op_Nfjqg-i8Ij6SRoC5cgQAvD_BwE
Earth provides the Pacific Northwest’s most sustainable >>> funeral option. Make arrangements online, over the phone, or
in-person."
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I'll bet they'd get a lot more business if they included a free bag of
Resurrection Lily bulbs with the finished compoperson. Probably
wouldn't hurt to also develop some unoffensive messaging to
inform potential customers that it's also called a Spider
Lily........to attract the anti-religion people.
-- bill Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.
Well, guess I squandered my money needlessly on my place for
eternity, down at the Santa Margarita Comm. Cemetery? Wonder if I
can get a refund on my burial plot?
Silas Marner Jr.
film...@gmail.com wrote:kwd-1021717080693&hsa_kw=body%20composting&hsa_mt=p&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=CjwKCAjwyaWZBhBGEiwACslQo3rUq7-Y5qJsNtdJMTWYy9FHUXmMmGfPeRHa87Op_Nfjqg-i8Ij6SRoC5cgQAvD_BwE
On Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 7:48:39 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:Recompose, the first human-composting funeral home in the U.S., is now
Technobarbarian wrote:
On 9/20/2022 6:25 PM, kmiller wrote:
Dust to dust. And composting humans. I'd recommend it for the
orange goon but that would be toxic waste! HawHawHaw!
California lawmakers have approved a new way of returning
those who have died to the earth, after Gavin Newsom signed
into law a bill allowing human composting on Sunday.
Cremation, which accounts for more than half of burials, is
an energy-intensive process that emits chemicals such as CO2
into the air. Through human composting, or natural organic
reduction (NOR), the body is naturally broken down into
soil.
Assembly Bill 351, drafted by assembly member Cristina
Garcia, allows for the natural organic reduction of human
remains to soil, as a more environmentally friendly
alternative to traditional burial methods.
“With climate change and sea-level rise as very real
threats to our environment, this is an alternative method of
final disposition that won’t contribute emissions into >>>> our atmosphere,†Garcia said in a statement.
The process involves placing the deceased in an 8ft-long
steel box with biodegradable materials such as wood chips and
flowers. After 30 to 60 days, the body breaks down into soil
that can be returned to relatives.
California is the fifth state to legalize human composting,
after Washington, Colorado, Vermont and Oregon. The demand
for such after-life care has been growing in recent years
said Micah Truman, founder and CEO of Return Home, a funeral
home in the Seattle area that specializes in human
composting.
“With cremation, instead of sitting with our person and >>>> saying goodbye, we are very divorced from the process,â€
he said.
Not everyone is supportive of the new California bill, with
the California Catholic Conference saying the composting
process “reduces the human body to simply a disposable >>>> commodity†.
“The practice of respectfully burying the bodies or the >>>> honoring of the ashes of the deceased comports with the
virtually universal norm of reverence and care towards the
deceased,†it said.
But Truman said there was such a large demand for human
composting, and so few states that allow it, that people from
12 different states have brought their loved ones over state
lines to be composted at Return Home.
Truman said that when a body is composted, it is returned to
the family to do with it as they wish. Customers have planted
trees and flowers, or spread soil into the ocean.
One farmer requested before dying that his body be returned
to the farm he spent his life tending. “There is no
limit to what can be done with the soil after death,â€
Truman said.
Composting runs at about $5,000 to $7,000, compared with the
median price of $7,225 for casket burials and $6,028 for
cremation in California. Garcia, who had tried to pass the
bill for the past three years, emphasized the environmental
argument for composting in a statement.
“The wildfires, extreme drought and heat dome we just >>>> experienced remind us that climate change is real and
detrimental and we must do everything we can to reduce
methane and CO2 emissions,†she said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/19/human-composting-california-human-remains-green-burial
"Carbon neutral funeralsopen for business
Jan. 22, 2021 at 6:00 am Updated Jan. 22, 2021 at 5:19 pm
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/recompose-the-first-human-compositing-funeral-home-in-the-u-s-is-now-open-for-business/
Earth provides the Pacific Northwest’s most sustainable >>> funeral option. Make arrangements online, over the phone, or
in-person."
https://earthfuneral.com/?utm_term=body%20composting&utm_campaign=GF+%7C+NB+%7C+Human+Composting+Oregon+%7C+Search&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=9039600664&hsa_cam=17663777422&hsa_grp=139398576438&hsa_ad=608567351425&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=
I'll bet they'd get a lot more business if they included a free bag of
Resurrection Lily bulbs with the finished compoperson. Probably
wouldn't hurt to also develop some unoffensive messaging to
inform potential customers that it's also called a Spider
Lily........to attract the anti-religion people.
-- bill Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.
Well, guess I squandered my money needlessly on my place for
eternity, down at the Santa Margarita Comm. Cemetery? Wonder if I
can get a refund on my burial plot?
Silas Marner Jr.
you could put a for sale ad in the New Times. Inflation might get you
more than you paid for it.
--
bill
Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.
film...@gmail.com wrote:kwd-1021717080693&hsa_kw=body%20composting&hsa_mt=p&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=CjwKCAjwyaWZBhBGEiwACslQo3rUq7-Y5qJsNtdJMTWYy9FHUXmMmGfPeRHa87Op_Nfjqg-i8Ij6SRoC5cgQAvD_BwE
On Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 8:44:08 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:Recompose, the first human-composting funeral home in the U.S., is now
film...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 7:48:39 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:
Technobarbarian wrote:
On 9/20/2022 6:25 PM, kmiller wrote:
Dust to dust. And composting humans. I'd recommend it for
the orange goon but that would be toxic waste!
HawHawHaw!
California lawmakers have approved a new way of
returning those who have died to the earth, after Gavin
Newsom signed into law a bill allowing human composting
on Sunday.
Cremation, which accounts for more than half of burials,
is an energy-intensive process that emits chemicals such
as CO2 into the air. Through human composting, or natural
organic reduction (NOR), the body is naturally broken
down into soil.
Assembly Bill 351, drafted by assembly member Cristina
Garcia, allows for the natural organic reduction of
human remains to soil, as a more environmentally
friendly alternative to traditional burial methods.
“With climate change and sea-level rise as
very real threats to our environment, this is an
alternative method of final disposition that
won’t contribute emissions into our
atmosphere,†Garcia said in a statement.
The process involves placing the deceased in an 8ft-long
steel box with biodegradable materials such as wood chips
and flowers. After 30 to 60 days, the body breaks down
into soil that can be returned to relatives.
California is the fifth state to legalize human
composting, after Washington, Colorado, Vermont and
Oregon. The demand for such after-life care has been
growing in recent years said Micah Truman, founder and
CEO of Return Home, a funeral home in the Seattle area
that specializes in human composting.
“With cremation, instead of sitting with
our person and saying goodbye, we are very divorced from
the process,†he said.
Not everyone is supportive of the new California bill,
with the California Catholic Conference saying the
composting process “reduces the human body
to simply a disposable commodity†.
“The practice of respectfully burying the
bodies or the honoring of the ashes of the deceased
comports with the virtually universal norm of reverence
and care towards the deceased,†it said.
But Truman said there was such a large demand for human
composting, and so few states that allow it, that people
from 12 different states have brought their loved ones
over state lines to be composted at Return Home.
Truman said that when a body is composted, it is returned
to the family to do with it as they wish. Customers have
planted trees and flowers, or spread soil into the
ocean.
One farmer requested before dying that his body be
returned to the farm he spent his life tending.
“There is no limit to what can be done
with the soil after death,†Truman said.
Composting runs at about $5,000 to $7,000, compared with
the median price of $7,225 for casket burials and $6,028
for cremation in California. Garcia, who had tried to
pass the bill for the past three years, emphasized the
environmental argument for composting in a statement.
“The wildfires, extreme drought and heat
dome we just experienced remind us that climate change is
real and detrimental and we must do everything we can to
reduce methane and CO2 emissions,†she said. >>>>>>
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/19/human-composting-california-human-remains-green-burial
"Carbon neutral funeralsopen for business
Jan. 22, 2021 at 6:00 am Updated Jan. 22, 2021 at 5:19 pm
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/recompose-the-first-human-compositing-funeral-home-in-the-u-s-is-now-open-for-business/
Earth provides the Pacific Northwest’s
most sustainable funeral option. Make arrangements online,
over the phone, or in-person."
https://earthfuneral.com/?utm_term=body%20composting&utm_campaign=GF+%7C+NB+%7C+Human+Composting+Oregon+%7C+Search&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=9039600664&hsa_cam=17663777422&hsa_grp=139398576438&hsa_ad=608567351425&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=
I'll bet they'd get a lot more business if they included a free bag of
you could put a for sale ad in the New Times. Inflation might getResurrection Lily bulbs with the finished compoperson.
Probably wouldn't hurt to also develop some unoffensive
messaging to inform potential customers that it's also called
a Spider Lily........to attract the anti-religion people.
-- bill Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.
Well, guess I squandered my money needlessly on my place for
eternity, down at the Santa Margarita Comm. Cemetery? Wonder if
I can get a refund on my burial plot?
Silas Marner Jr.
you more than you paid for it. -- bill Theory don't mean squat if
it don't work.
Maybe? I hadn't considered "flipping" my burial plot, before....Vacation burial plot? You go down there a few times a year for a short getaway-from-it-all dirt nap? Maybe you should look into time-sharing it.
I'd hate for a business opportunity to pass me by..... BTW, I
also have a vacation burial plot down at Rose Hills, in Whittier,
CA,! Rose Hills told me that I couldn't sell it... They said I
couldn't back out of the deal, my parents had made with them, 60
years ago....
--
bill
Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.
On Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 8:44:08 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:Recompose, the first human-composting funeral home in the U.S., is now
film...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 7:48:39 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:
Technobarbarian wrote:
On 9/20/2022 6:25 PM, kmiller wrote:
Dust to dust. And composting humans. I'd recommend it for
the orange goon but that would be toxic waste!
HawHawHaw!
California lawmakers have approved a new way of
returning those who have died to the earth, after Gavin
Newsom signed into law a bill allowing human composting
on Sunday.
Cremation, which accounts for more than half of burials,
is an energy-intensive process that emits chemicals such
as CO2 into the air. Through human composting, or natural
organic reduction (NOR), the body is naturally broken
down into soil.
Assembly Bill 351, drafted by assembly member Cristina
Garcia, allows for the natural organic reduction of
human remains to soil, as a more environmentally
friendly alternative to traditional burial methods.
“With climate change and sea-level rise as
very real threats to our environment, this is an
alternative method of final disposition that
won’t contribute emissions into our >>>>>> atmosphere,†Garcia said in a statement.
The process involves placing the deceased in an 8ft-long
steel box with biodegradable materials such as wood chips
and flowers. After 30 to 60 days, the body breaks down
into soil that can be returned to relatives.
California is the fifth state to legalize human
composting, after Washington, Colorado, Vermont and
Oregon. The demand for such after-life care has been
growing in recent years said Micah Truman, founder and
CEO of Return Home, a funeral home in the Seattle area
that specializes in human composting.
“With cremation, instead of sitting with
our person and saying goodbye, we are very divorced from
the process,†he said.
Not everyone is supportive of the new California bill,
with the California Catholic Conference saying the
composting process “reduces the human body
to simply a disposable commodity†.
“The practice of respectfully burying the
bodies or the honoring of the ashes of the deceased
comports with the virtually universal norm of reverence
and care towards the deceased,†it said.
But Truman said there was such a large demand for human
composting, and so few states that allow it, that people
from 12 different states have brought their loved ones
over state lines to be composted at Return Home.
Truman said that when a body is composted, it is returned
to the family to do with it as they wish. Customers have
planted trees and flowers, or spread soil into the
ocean.
One farmer requested before dying that his body be
returned to the farm he spent his life tending.
“There is no limit to what can be done >>>>>> with the soil after death,†Truman said.
Composting runs at about $5,000 to $7,000, compared with
the median price of $7,225 for casket burials and $6,028
for cremation in California. Garcia, who had tried to
pass the bill for the past three years, emphasized the
environmental argument for composting in a statement.
“The wildfires, extreme drought and heat
dome we just experienced remind us that climate change is
real and detrimental and we must do everything we can to
reduce methane and CO2 emissions,†she said. >>>>>>
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I'll bet they'd get a lot more business if they included a free bag of
you could put a for sale ad in the New Times. Inflation might getResurrection Lily bulbs with the finished compoperson.
Probably wouldn't hurt to also develop some unoffensive
messaging to inform potential customers that it's also called
a Spider Lily........to attract the anti-religion people.
-- bill Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.
Well, guess I squandered my money needlessly on my place for
eternity, down at the Santa Margarita Comm. Cemetery? Wonder if
I can get a refund on my burial plot?
Silas Marner Jr.
you more than you paid for it. -- bill Theory don't mean squat if
it don't work.
Maybe? I hadn't considered "flipping" my burial plot, before....
I'd hate for a business opportunity to pass me by..... BTW, I
also have a vacation burial plot down at Rose Hills, in Whittier,
CA,! Rose Hills told me that I couldn't sell it... They said I
couldn't back out of the deal, my parents had made with them, 60
years ago....
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