the concept of "peak Oil " is blarney

[jamesqf]

Originally Posted by NachtRitter

Wow... this thread has gone way ...
... off topic

Hey, that's what threads are for!

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by Christ

Your body is no longer necessary after you're dead. It's just a rotten old car with no engine. Why not recycle it?

Solves several problems, land use not being the least of them.

It's a good idea, but almost nobody will go for it. The majority will make sure that practice is illegal.

When I die, I simply want to be pushed into an unmarked grave and covered over with dirt. It shouldn't cost anything to die, but somehow the government and business have colluded to get just a few more $$ out of what was once a person.

If my body could be used as energy, that's something I would consider.

[user removed]

Va will pick up your corpse and dispose of it for free, which would be one choice. The other would be to be cremated and put in an envelope so my wife could have her body placed above it in her casket, then I can kiss her #$%^ for all eternity.

regards
Mech

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by Old Mechanic

Va will pick up your corpse and dispose of it for free, which would be one choice.

As with energy, nothing in life is free. VA doesn't have any money, it only has other people's money. I don't want to forcefully take the money of strangers just to dispose of my corpse. I certainly don't want the last thing my body does to suckle at the gov't teat.

Ideally, family or friends would fire up the backhoe for 5min and scrape out a hole. With the money I saved by not having a funeral, I will throw a party for everyone that cared to show up.

How is that for OT?

[IamIan]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

As with energy, nothing in life is free.

True ... but , the corpse has value to the right buyer ... organ donors ... blood donors ... Medical students ... Embalming Students ... Forensic body farms ... etc.

Supply and Demand.

One person's trash is another person's treasure.

[2000mc]

Originally Posted by cfg83

NachtRitter -



Here is my question :



Is the squirrel holding a :

A - Nut?
B - Donut hole?
C - Mini football?
D - None of the above?

CarloSW2

[Fat Charlie]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

As with energy, nothing in life is free. VA doesn't have any money, it only has other people's money. I don't want to forcefully take the money of strangers just to dispose of my corpse. I certainly don't want the last thing my body does to suckle at the gov't teat.

How is that for OT?

Screw 'em. They reelected the ass-clowns who sent me to die and didn't even have the decency to wait until I got home to do it. They're on the hook for my cremation whenever it needs doing even if I outfoxed them and didn't die when they planned.

I'll see your OT and raise you a rant.

[jamesqf]

Originally Posted by IamIan

True ... but , the corpse has value to the right buyer ... organ donors ... blood donors ... Medical students ... Embalming Students ... Forensic body farms ... etc

For me, just strip off any usable parts, and set the rest out as a banquet for the coyotes & vultures.

[thomason2wheels]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

Agreed. I'm among the greatest champions of efficiency and conservation, but I don't see it as necessary. It is the scarcity of a resource that necessitates innovation, not conservation in and of itself. The more scarce and desirable a resource, the more innovation to conserve it.

The law of supply and demand...we continue every year to increase our energy demands using a resource that is rapidly becoming unaffordable. Pretty soon, the middle class will be doing what the poor already do. Some already are. Soon there will be even more people riding on 2 wheels because the consumption of fuel by a 4 wheeler is increasingly being deemed financially impractical.

[cfg83]

jamesqf -

Originally Posted by jamesqf

For me, just strip off any usable parts, and set the rest out as a banquet for the coyotes & vultures.

How very Tibetan of you!

CarloSW2