coffin swapping for cremations???

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

I hope they're properly sterilized to prevent passing on potentially fatal germs.
Most funeral services exploit the grief period to inflate prices.
Cardboard coffins are dearer than pine.
In true Land Rover style, how about a DIY chipboard or MDF jobbie?

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When my uncle who was an ex WW2 RAAF member died, my cousin took the coffin home and painted it up like a "WW2 Spitfire" and it looked fantastic. As he only had a window of a few days to do it and it was in the winter months, he had a bit of difficulty getting the paint to dry. The Funeral Home people loved it and wanted him to take it on as a side line for them, as they said customers (or should that be customers families) would be into footy team colours, vehicle makes, etc. He declined as he decided it was to much stress trying to get the job done in such a short window of time.

Cheers, Mick.

could be worse it seems

FBI scrutinizes funeral home that also makes money selling body parts

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Originally Posted by incisor

could be worse it seems

FBI scrutinizes funeral home that also makes money selling body parts

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An extra elbow would often be handy, for working on Land Rovers.

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Originally Posted by incisor

could be worse it seems

FBI scrutinizes funeral home that also makes money selling body parts

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At least thwy waited until death, instead of the normal practice of waking up in a bath filled with ice with your kidneys removed. [bigwhistle]

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Plastic bag, to keep in the leaky bits.

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Then off to the body farm, a gift that keeps giving

Curiosity got the better of me so I googled and watch a cremation on Youtube, cardboard boxes were used in them, so it might be case case of coffins are only rented for cremations.
I felt a bit sick after watching the crem workers going through the process, not a job I could do .

The funeral director said the coffin was silky oak with a pine transfer box inside

Funeral home says it swapped grandmother’s coffin for cheaper box to protect it | Australia news | The Guardian

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

The funeral director said the coffin was silky oak with a pine transfer box inside

Funeral home says it swapped grandmother’s coffin for cheaper box to protect it | Australia news | The Guardian

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Seems like a lot of trouble, why not remove the body and put it in the freezer then put it back into the silky oak casket, seems a lot to coffin swapping to and throw.
seems we don't really get told what goes behind the scenes.
What about the preparation of the body fees, not many people want to view their loved ones so why pay for services of embalming and makeup etc, this I believe is done as the norm.
When I go I do particularly want my blood drained and formaldehyde pumped into me.

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Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

When I go I do particularly want my blood drained and formaldehyde pumped into me.

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You would no doubt prefer it then, than before you go. [biggrin]

Crematorium disagrees.

Crematorium disputes funeral director's claim coffin 'temporarily swapped'
Crematorium disputes funeral director's claim body swapped into cheaper coffin due to cremation delay - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)