why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

ccc_ · 05-19-2017, 08:36 AM

I used to care...now I don't
once i'm gone somebody else can decide

I was working a job in a large house and rather then make several trips, I bagged and boxed tools and equipment for one trip
as I went through the front door I tripped on something...a vase I thought initially

it turned out that dad was holding the door open against the wind

I was mortified, then charmed

I was the only one upset
according to lady of the house her dad had always been in the way

---------- Post added 05-19-17 at 08:40 AM ----------

Originally posted by Rupert

My guess is you won't feel a thing?

Yep, it won't matter to us when we re gone, but it can impact others both financially and emotionally.....it does deserve some serious thought.
Mrs Rupert wants us buried side by side...but I remind her we will be eternally side by side.....maybe she sees some uncertainty in that?

Regards!

my mom tried to duck that intimacy in the afterlife by declining any sort of burial

one of my sisters corralled the urn and buried it next to my dad
i'm reasonably sure the earth about their graves is roiled and tortured by anger and discontent as we read this

robtcorl · 05-19-2017, 09:03 AM - **1 Like**

Less depressing topic, last night's bratchos.

bertwert · 05-19-2017, 11:33 AM

There hasn't been any of this for a good few pages...

You Tube

Or maybe some singing for a change?

You Tube

tim60 · 05-19-2017, 12:32 PM

On the matter of funerals.

I believe the funeral makes no difference for the deceased. The purpose of the funeral is to help the bereaved in their grief. therefore let the bereaved organise what they want.

Cremation is fine.

robtcorl · 05-19-2017, 12:56 PM

Originally posted by tim60

I believe the funeral makes no difference for the deceased. The purpose of the funeral is to help the bereaved in their grief. therefore let the bereaved organise what they want.

Well said.

Originally posted by bertwert

There hasn't been any of this for a good few pages...

You've said too much.

Racer X 69 · 05-19-2017, 01:58 PM

What to do with me when I'm gone? When I have used up the vessel that has been Racer, what would I require of those who will care enough about me to do with that vessel?

I dunno.

Although I have considered death many times in my life, and the disposition of remains, I cannot say that once, have I ever given my final requirements a single serious thought. And I know that it something that every adult should do, first as a young man or woman, and then periodically revisit the subject as life goes on.

Something about personal responsibility.

I still do not have a will, so I'm not a very responsible guy.

Anyway, when I think about cremation, I wonder if there is still enough consciousness left that I may experience it? Makes me shudder to think about it, so then I think happy thoughts, like ripping down the Mulsanne at 230 in a Porsche 962.

Or I think about the more traditional method, embalming and burial. I know what they do at a mortuary, I've been in them and seen the people who can't move anymore. And I've seen relatives at funerals, like my Aunt a while back. I'm not so sure embalming is the way either.

Again, my thoughts drift to trying to beat Hans Stuck's 8 minute lap record in the BMW GTR at the Nurburgring. I have gotten within .8 seconds in the exact same car. Computer sim of course.

Then I think about a nice cedar box, some muslin fabric, and maybe some lime. Probably the most straightforward way to return the nutrients back to the Earth that I carried around for a bit.

Meanwhile, this weekend is the All Star race at Charlotte. Gotta go get the grass cut so I can watch qualifying later.

robtcorl · 05-19-2017, 03:29 PM - **1 Like**

This is the signature of a fellow member on my bbq forum:
"When I die, I'll donate my body to science too see how big my smoke ring is "

MarkJerling · 05-19-2017, 07:12 PM

Originally posted by Rupert

My guess is you won't feel a thing?

Yep, it won't matter to us when we re gone, but it can impact others both financially and emotionally.....it does deserve some serious thought.
Mrs Rupert wants us buried side by side...but I remind her we will be eternally side by side.....maybe she sees some uncertainty in that?

Regards!

I don't like the thought of a cremation as they have to stick your bones through a big coffee grinder to get it all fine enough to look like ash. We have an option here where you can be buried in an untreated cheap pine casket and not very deep so that you become fertilizer for a tree. I'd like that. This is for the bits that they can't use for others - I'm an organ donor.

I have only one condition and that is that I want a Packard hearse. (There is one in Wellington - so not too a hard request!)

robtcorl · 05-19-2017, 07:44 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

I want a Packard hearse.

I have mine picked out too.

MarkJerling · 05-19-2017, 08:10 PM - **1 Like**

I thought you're going in a giant Weber Bob!
Here's the Packard.

RoxnDox · 05-19-2017, 08:55 PM - **1 Like**

Cremation for me. Ideally it would be done by rolling me wheelchair up to the edge of Haleamaumau crater and tossing me down to meet Madam Pele in her fiery realm! Far more likely to be the traditional way, though...

I just want a memorial service to console those who are religious, and a big party afterwards. With lots of music, food, fun, and drinking toasts (not to me, but to the fun stories I was involved with ). I want to be sent off with a happy event, not a loss.

**rod_grant** · 05-20-2017, 12:39 AM - **1 Like**

I turned 70 earlier this month: bought myself a present.

Unregistered User 8 · 05-20-2017, 12:47 AM

Originally posted by rod_grant

I turned 70 earlier this month: bought myself a present.

Happy ( belated !! ) birthday mate.

**BigMackCam** · 05-20-2017, 01:40 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by rod_grant

I turned 70 earlier this month: bought myself a present.

Happy 70th, Rod!

That's a very nice ride... Are you enjoying it?

Compared to Mark's Packard, though, I'm not sure you'd get a coffin in it. An urn, perhaps...

**rod_grant** · 05-20-2017, 02:17 AM - **3 Likes**

Thanks Pete and Mike.
Yes it is a good ride.
I had an earlier Aurion (2007 Prodigy) and got it up to 150000 kms without any trouble at all.
My daughter-in-law now drives it (replacing her 21 year old Ford Falcon, with would you believe it, 148,000 kms!!)

Toyota will cease manufacturing in Oz later this year and for some unknown reason they are just about giving Aurions away; for base model like mine, normally $40,000 on the road (registered and all other costs paid) for the past few months they have been $29,990. Demo models and Toyota exec vehicles have been $2,000 less. Mine was an exec driven car and I got it even cheaper AND it had the navigation pack as a bonus!.
I am laughing!

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05-19-2017, 08:36 AM	#36331
ccc_ Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,400	I used to care...now I don't once i'm gone somebody else can decide I was working a job in a large house and rather then make several trips, I bagged and boxed tools and equipment for one trip as I went through the front door I tripped on something...a vase I thought initially it turned out that dad was holding the door open against the wind I was mortified, then charmed I was the only one upset according to lady of the house her dad had always been in the way ---------- Post added 05-19-17 at 08:40 AM ---------- Originally posted by Rupert My guess is you won't feel a thing? Yep, it won't matter to us when we re gone, but it can impact others both financially and emotionally.....it does deserve some serious thought. Mrs Rupert wants us buried side by side...but I remind her we will be eternally side by side.....maybe she sees some uncertainty in that? Regards! my mom tried to duck that intimacy in the afterlife by declining any sort of burial one of my sisters corralled the urn and buried it next to my dad i'm reasonably sure the earth about their graves is roiled and tortured by anger and discontent as we read this

05-19-2017, 09:03 AM - 1 Like	#36332
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Less depressing topic, last night's bratchos.

05-19-2017, 12:32 PM	#36334
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,756	On the matter of funerals. I believe the funeral makes no difference for the deceased. The purpose of the funeral is to help the bereaved in their grief. therefore let the bereaved organise what they want. Cremation is fine.

05-19-2017, 12:56 PM	#36335
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by tim60 I believe the funeral makes no difference for the deceased. The purpose of the funeral is to help the bereaved in their grief. therefore let the bereaved organise what they want. Well said. Originally posted by bertwert There hasn't been any of this for a good few pages... You've said too much.

05-19-2017, 01:58 PM	#36336
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,073	What to do with me when I'm gone? When I have used up the vessel that has been Racer, what would I require of those who will care enough about me to do with that vessel? I dunno. Although I have considered death many times in my life, and the disposition of remains, I cannot say that once, have I ever given my final requirements a single serious thought. And I know that it something that every adult should do, first as a young man or woman, and then periodically revisit the subject as life goes on. Something about personal responsibility. I still do not have a will, so I'm not a very responsible guy. Anyway, when I think about cremation, I wonder if there is still enough consciousness left that I may experience it? Makes me shudder to think about it, so then I think happy thoughts, like ripping down the Mulsanne at 230 in a Porsche 962. Or I think about the more traditional method, embalming and burial. I know what they do at a mortuary, I've been in them and seen the people who can't move anymore. And I've seen relatives at funerals, like my Aunt a while back. I'm not so sure embalming is the way either. Again, my thoughts drift to trying to beat Hans Stuck's 8 minute lap record in the BMW GTR at the Nurburgring. I have gotten within .8 seconds in the exact same car. Computer sim of course. Then I think about a nice cedar box, some muslin fabric, and maybe some lime. Probably the most straightforward way to return the nutrients back to the Earth that I carried around for a bit. Meanwhile, this weekend is the All Star race at Charlotte. Gotta go get the grass cut so I can watch qualifying later.

05-19-2017, 03:29 PM - 1 Like	#36337
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	This is the signature of a fellow member on my bbq forum: "When I die, I'll donate my body to science too see how big my smoke ring is "

05-19-2017, 07:12 PM	#36338
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,422	Originally posted by Rupert My guess is you won't feel a thing? Yep, it won't matter to us when we re gone, but it can impact others both financially and emotionally.....it does deserve some serious thought. Mrs Rupert wants us buried side by side...but I remind her we will be eternally side by side.....maybe she sees some uncertainty in that? Regards! I don't like the thought of a cremation as they have to stick your bones through a big coffee grinder to get it all fine enough to look like ash. We have an option here where you can be buried in an untreated cheap pine casket and not very deep so that you become fertilizer for a tree. I'd like that. This is for the bits that they can't use for others - I'm an organ donor. I have only one condition and that is that I want a Packard hearse. (There is one in Wellington - so not too a hard request!)

05-19-2017, 07:44 PM - 1 Like	#36339
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by MarkJerling I want a Packard hearse. I have mine picked out too.

05-19-2017, 08:55 PM - 1 Like	#36341
RoxnDox Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington, USA, Terra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,494	Cremation for me. Ideally it would be done by rolling me wheelchair up to the edge of Haleamaumau crater and tossing me down to meet Madam Pele in her fiery realm! Far more likely to be the traditional way, though... I just want a memorial service to console those who are religious, and a big party afterwards. With lots of music, food, fun, and drinking toasts (not to me, but to the fun stories I was involved with ). I want to be sent off with a happy event, not a loss.

05-20-2017, 12:39 AM - 1 Like	#36342
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	I turned 70 earlier this month: bought myself a present.

05-20-2017, 12:47 AM	#36343
Unregistered User 8 Closed Account Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,694	Originally posted by rod_grant I turned 70 earlier this month: bought myself a present. Happy ( belated !! ) birthday mate.

05-20-2017, 01:40 AM - 1 Like	#36344
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,695	Originally posted by rod_grant I turned 70 earlier this month: bought myself a present. Happy 70th, Rod! That's a very nice ride... Are you enjoying it? Compared to Mark's Packard, though, I'm not sure you'd get a coffin in it. An urn, perhaps...

05-20-2017, 02:17 AM - 3 Likes	#36345
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Thanks Pete and Mike. Yes it is a good ride. I had an earlier Aurion (2007 Prodigy) and got it up to 150000 kms without any trouble at all. My daughter-in-law now drives it (replacing her 21 year old Ford Falcon, with would you believe it, 148,000 kms!!) Toyota will cease manufacturing in Oz later this year and for some unknown reason they are just about giving Aurions away; for base model like mine, normally $40,000 on the road (registered and all other costs paid) for the past few months they have been $29,990. Demo models and Toyota exec vehicles have been $2,000 less. Mine was an exec driven car and I got it even cheaper AND it had the navigation pack as a bonus!. I am laughing!