Where would you like your final resting place to be?

[haysi06]

under George Clooney for me please :P)

[wolf63]

We had my dad cremated but couldn't decide what to do with the ashes.

My brother and I - with dad in his urn - took off in the car.

I wanted to turf him off a railway bridge as he had been a train driver all his days. But we couldn't agree where.

We drove around for ages and ran out of ideas. We went to McDonalds to think about it some more.

We took off in another direction. Due to our earlier snack I ended up being car sick.

Eventually we reached Loch Earn and my brother emptied the ashes into the Loch. Then he turned to me, I expected him to see something poignant, but he said "I wonder if I could use this urn for my beetroot".

It was hilarious at the time - my dad would certainly have approved.

[chris885]

poor George. No wonder he turned gay.

[chris885]

Clooney. Not wolf63s dad.

[Barmaid]

wolf, I am sorry, but that made me laugh. Reminded me of when we scattered my mother in law's ashes. She wanted to be scattered in the local churchyard over the grave of her daughter, but the local vicar wouldn't let us. So we thought "sod it, its what she wanted, we'll do it anyway). So under cover of darkness, we snook into the churchyard on December evening, first the security lights came on and we all froze. Then we worked out how to get round them, found the spot she wanted (although my sister in law did trip over a grave stone - you should have heard the language). Anyway, we scattered mil to the wind, unfortunately, at least 3 of our party were standing downwind. It was only when we got to the restaurant a little later that I had to take my sis in law to one side and say "you do realise that your mum is still stuck to your eyebrows" - they were white.

MIL would have died laughing.

[wolf63]

We wanted to bury my dad's ashes in the graveyard with my mum. But it was to cost too much. My brother was all for scaling the wall and digging a hole.

My dad wanted to be buried in the garden but as we had to sell the house that was a non-started. Imagine digging up your tatties to find bits of cremated Dad.

My brother probably still has the urn.

[Barmaid]

lol Wolf.

I think the most stressful thing for me was actually going to pick the ashes up. I took my fil and he just could not wait to undo the seal and have a look - this was whilst I was driving. He was a bit doddery, and I had to yell at him to leave her alone until I stopped - I had visions of him releasing the seal and the ashes going all over the car and me having to explain to the family that I had had to suck mum up the hoover.

[Ice.Maiden]

Excellent barmaid!! Soz - couldn't stop laughing at that one!!
Haven't considered what's going to happen to me yet, although one of my fave ideas is to have a green burial and have a tree planted over me, with a little plaque to mark the spot. Once, I found this pretty little churchyard not far from Papplewick Hall in north Notts. The driveway into it was boarded with bluebells growing wild, and I considered the possibility of being buried there one day, Failing all that - in my garden!

[jamie909]

wolf . . . theres a movie in that story . .. seriously

[haysi06]

Goodsy you just spoiled that for me!!!

:)

[sleepyj]

george clooney nice haysi ...my luck my ashes would be put down the loo and some one will p oo on me .story of my life .