Was listening to a radio station the other day and along came an advert for a funeral home aka undertakers.

Now what struck me was the choice of music one has to pick from for when that moment arrives. Is it to be solemn or joyful? The ad gave an example of a couple of tunes.

Once one decides on the music for the big farewell have you told the family whether it is to be the big BBQ or the orange crate in the ground?

And to that ever so delicate question of how much is to be spent on the big farewell. Is it to be modest or is the undertaker going to make a big bundle?

I am curious. Solemn topic yes but maybe one can discuss it in a light-hearted manner?

Are you planning to leave us?

Shame.

Novo ... we all have to go some day.

We went to a friend's funeral and he was brought into the chapel with "In the Mood", which was apparently his favourite music.

Fair enough, .... but it went on for a very long time, and is quite repetitive, and we did smile as we didn't know whether to just sit still, staring glumly at his coffin, or snap our fingers and dance about a bit while it went on!

Certainly made us laugh rather than cry, and so "Gerry"

Indeed we do. I have planned a screening of "The Big Chill" followed by a piss-up.

Ashes to be scattered on a certain beach at low tide.

I either want a cardboard coffin thing and planted under under a tree or a big BBQ with my hubbies ashes added to mine - if that's what he wants (he says he'd like that but things change) and planted under a tree. I want it to be a quick thing so it's all over and done with and I don't want people moping about. I would also like to be there so I can enjoy the party afterwards. I don't really want prayers but a couple of poems would be nice and my favourite tunes of the moment will do thanks.

A BBQ for me, I agree with Piff Poff no prayers but some choice poems, maybe I'll find them myself.

I always tease the kids telling them I want Queen Don't Stop Me Now played when the lower my body, but they don't seem to see the funny side.

Oh and maybe if someone is going to Key West, Florida they could take my ashes and scatter them in the grounds of the hogs breath saloon, Thank you.

I like that one Lorna

With all that talk about BBQs, I often wonder about those Linda McCartney sausages.

CJAD perhaps? Funeral homes often advertise when Coronation Street is on CBC so that could tell you something about their target audience.

I don't much care if there's any sort of function upon my expiry and my bits can go as donations or to science or to cat food; whatever use can be made of them. However, in the event of any sort of ceremony I do think my former domestic partners should make the effort and wear stockings.

Hope you are planning to be around for a while. I was dismayed to find that there are currently no licensed such burial sites in Canada.
http://naturalburial.coop/canada/
http://www.ppo-canada.ca/death/burial.htm#can
Repatriating a body to the UK would pretty much defeat the object of the exercise for me.

You'd better keep up those alimony payments then.

I can't say I was thinking of that one, I'd very much like to outlast her so as to enjoy, however briefly, getting my house back.

The guys in the shop can run up a nifty shipping crate out of 7/16 OSB and 2x4 lumber and I think that will be good enough for me.

I rather like the idea of the old New Orleans style funeral. Slow and sad music up to the burial/cremation, then up tempo trad all the way back to the party.

As long as I am really dead I don't expect I'll care one way or another.