Those caskets are expensive! I think a good set of plans is about $80 - $100, that would be the ultimate DIY. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300
On March 1, 2017 6:56:47 PM EST, Curley McLain via Mercedes <[email protected]> wrote: >ayup! Right there with shysters. > >One way to keep em from cheating you is to BYOC. (BYO casket) Buy one > >here, and the local FD can't rip you off. http://trappistcaskets.com >And, the $$$ goes to a good cause, not buying a bigger boat or plane >for >the FD. > >> Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <mailto:[email protected]> >> March 1, 2017 at 5:40 PM >> When my mom died in 06 they had funeral insurance with the local >> funeral home. You buy a policy for an amount like $10k or so then >all >> the funeral stuff is done with that, casket, the service, embalming, >> transport, whatever. So a few months later I am sorting through all >> the estate stuff, and I find this other insurance policy for $10k, no > >> idea what it is. So I call up the insco to find out, I have to send >> them paperwork so a coupla weeks later I get a call from them saying >> they paid the funeral home with the proceeds. I told the girl my mom > >> had a policy specifically for that, why did they pay this to the >> funeral home. She says well they called and said they needed to get >> paid for the funeral. Keep in mind as far as I knew they were not on > >> this policy, my dad was the beneficiary. The girl had no idea why >> they had done that, there was no real record of it and however it >> sorted out. I didn't even know she had this policy, it was something > >> she bought ages ago. WTF? >> >> So I call this woman I had dealt with at the funeral home, she was no > >> longer there and I get the runaround. So I call my auntie, who knows > >> everyone in this little town, and she gets me the name of the head >guy >> over there. So I ring him up, explain the situation, where is this >> money? He claims not to know anything about it but will check and >get >> back to me. A week later no call, so I ring him back, finally reach >> him, and he hems and haws and yeah they should not have got that >money >> as there was another policy specifically for the funeral. He never >> could explain exactly what happened but it was pretty clear I busted >> him and his little scam. I suggested I would have my dad's lawyer >and >> the county prosecutor (I had dealt with her extensively related to >> another situation of people ripping them off) discuss the matter with > >> him, and OBTW how much exactly did that funeral cost and how much was > >> that other policy? A few days later I get a check for like $17k >which >> included however much that policy was worth and the leftover from the > >> funeral costs. So basically this outfit was a bunch of damned >> thieves, tried to rip me/my dad off for $17k. I got to thinking >about >> how many other people they probably scammed like that, no one would >> really ever know unless they did a really detailed study of all the >> dead person's papers and such to figure it all out. My parents's >> stuff was a complete mess, so it was kinda happenstance I found this >> policy and then chased it down. >> >> --FT >> >> >> >> >> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mailto:[email protected]> >> March 1, 2017 at 5:23 PM >> Indiana University has a whole program ( >> https://medicine.iu.edu/give/body-donation/ ) dedicated to the >> donation and handling of human bodies for medical research. We had a >> guy assigned to us that was in contact with us through the whole >> process. He even got to wail on the funeral director who picked up my > >> Mom’s body from the care facility then more or less held her hostage >> for the costs of transporting and storing her. This guy was the >> “designated” funeral home for the facility and they called him first >> instead of calling the people at IU like they were supposed to. He >> refused to release her body unless we paid his costs ($350) for >> removal and transportation. >> >> We immediately contacted our guy at IU. All we know is that the guy >> from IU went down and saw the funeral director face to face and >within >> minutes her body was being transported to IU like it should have been > >> to begin with. >> >> I talked to a high school buddy of mine who runs a funeral home in >the >> same area about it and he knew about this particular guy and his >> business. Apparently he was known for pulling stunts like this. He >> said that the IU people probably suggested that he wouldn’t like a >> complaint to the state about his practices as he had been busted and >> fined for similar infractions in the past. >> >> -D >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <mailto:[email protected]> >> March 1, 2017 at 4:23 PM >> My wife and son did these ceremonies for the people in the cadaver >> lab, they are treated very seriously and very considerately, and the >> students learn to appreciate them too, having carved up the bodies. >> It is kind of a humbling experience and makes the bodies more "human" > >> after they are done. >> >> --FT >> >> >> >> >> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mailto:[email protected]> >> March 1, 2017 at 2:09 PM >> Just remember what DBV says: It’s all in your genes. >> >> My Mom lived into her mid 80s but the last 3-4 years she was in an >> assisted living facility, which is just a fancy name for a nursing >> home where you can still pretty much care for yourself. >> >> She didn’t have dime to her name, but most facilities will take a >> certain number of Medicare patients to comply with accreditations, I >> believe. Mom was super anti-social as she aged, and went through >> roommates left and right. We kept telling her that Medicare wouldn’t >> pay for a single/private room, but I’m pretty sure she kept being a >> PITA to anyone she was paired up with just to get her own room. After > >> about a year of this they finally relented and gave her a private >room. >> >> When my brother set her up there he pretty much had to sign over her >> Social Security in total to the facility. They took it all for her >> room and board and I think she got to keep like $50 of it that went >> into a sort of commissary fund so she could buy stuff in their little > >> “store”. >> >> Mom went in her sleep one night, which was great - we should all go >> that way - and other than being a curmudgeon was pretty sharp until >> the end. >> >> On a related note, she willed her body to science, more specifically, > >> to Indiana University’s School of Medicine. She had made the >> arrangements years ago, and was very clear that this was what she >> wanted. The claimed her body before any of us could see her and that >> was it. They don’t tell you what they do with the remains, but when >> they’re done with them they cremate them and then either return the >> “cremains” to the family or bury them in a common crypt in Crown Hill > >> Cemetery in Indianapolis. >> >> It’s a really cool thing that they do - once a year they have a >> non-denominational memorial service for all the families of the >donors >> on campus that is mandatory for all first year medical students to >> attend. Then they take the cremains to Crown Hill and inter them in >an >> area set aside for those who have donated their bodies to science and > >> hold a graveside ceremony as well. really nice way to memorialize >> these folks and honor the families as well. >> >> And personally, I like the Inuit thing - when you get old they put >you >> on an ice floe and let you drift away... >> >> -D >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <mailto:[email protected]> >> March 1, 2017 at 1:10 PM >> Yeah that is how it usually works, docs want to do some procedure, or > >> there is some injury, and it goes downhill fast. My mom had gall >> bladder surgery, she lasted about a week after that. My dad had that >> done too, which is what ended up landing him in the NH as he decided >> he wasn't going to do any rehab to get back to the ALC so that was >> that, now he just lies in the bed and watches TV, does nothing else. > >> Not quite my idea of living life, but his choice. I hate seeing all >> his money drain away to go to that place, esp when to my way of >> thinking he has no particular life, but its his money so his choice I > >> guess. Nothing more I can do for him in that regard, he made his >> choices. >> >> --FT >> >> >> >> > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
