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Post by Travis on Jan 8, 2008 12:33:35 GMT -1
Ever been to a funeral and genuinely felt the subject's presence in the chapel? Well if not, you could do now apparently..... Cremations to warm mourners
Mourners shivering in a chapel are to be kept warm using heat generated from cremating their loved ones.
The idea will be tried at a crematorium near Manchester where grieving friends and relatives have complained of the cold during services.
Tameside Council will use heat from cremating bodies to keep the mourners warm at Dukinfield Crematorium.
Town hall chiefs say the heat generated will be enough to power the boiler and light the chapel, reports the Daily Telegraph.
But they admit it is a "sensitive" issue and have promised to consult clergy and the wider community.
Robin Monk, environment chief of Tameside Council, said: "I'm not sure how people will react, but we don't want to upset anyone. We will carry out full consultation with priests, vicars and the public before a decision is taken."
But the Rev Vernon Marshall, of Old Chapel, said: "As a final act of generosity, it's a lovely way for the dead to provide comfort for the living at a difficult time."Thoughts?  |
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Post by jh1980 on Jan 8, 2008 12:36:42 GMT -1
That is WEIRD and I'd not be happy with it at all!
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Post by Travis on Jan 8, 2008 12:51:35 GMT -1
Seems a little distasteful to say the least, warming yourself at the expense of the person you're mourning.
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Post by MozzaBedfordSpur on Jan 8, 2008 12:53:50 GMT -1
Absolutely ridiculous, has the world changed or have I changed? |
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Post by jh1980 on Jan 8, 2008 12:55:16 GMT -1
Just had a shiver down me.
Then again if my wishes are respected I won't be cremated in the first place... unless I change my mind at some point.
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Post by Travis on Jan 8, 2008 12:57:06 GMT -1
Absolutely ridiculous, has the world changed or have I changed?   |
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Post by Travis on Jan 8, 2008 12:58:21 GMT -1
Just had a shiver down me. Then again if my wishes are respected I won't be cremated in the first place... unless I change my mind at some point. Burial at sea? |
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Post by Golden_Boy™ on Jan 8, 2008 12:58:35 GMT -1
Thats some WEIRD shit! I wouldn't want to be near any of that. Why can't they sort the heating out, bloody northern cheapskates! |
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Post by jh1980 on Jan 8, 2008 13:00:04 GMT -1
No fella... just "proper burial" instead of turned into a pile of ash first!  |
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Post by fcredblue on Jan 8, 2008 13:01:37 GMT -1
Thats some WEIRD shit! I wouldn't want to be near any of that. Why can't they sort the heating out, bloody northern cheapskates! thats becaue you're a twiglet, only get about a minute out of you.... |
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Post by fcredblue on Jan 8, 2008 13:02:24 GMT -1
"i can smell gas" - "no thats just your nan"
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Post by HURLOCK on Jan 8, 2008 13:03:17 GMT -1
tight arsed northerners
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Post by Travis on Jan 8, 2008 13:04:02 GMT -1
"i can smell gas" - "no thats just your nan" Your referring to Xmas dinner back at yours, surely?  |
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Post by fcredblue on Jan 8, 2008 13:05:46 GMT -1
"i can smell gas" - "no thats just your nan" Your referring to Xmas dinner back at yours, surely? no we had a roast |
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Post by Golden_Boy™ on Jan 8, 2008 13:06:10 GMT -1
Thats some WEIRD shit! I wouldn't want to be near any of that. Why can't they sort the heating out, bloody northern cheapskates! thats becaue you're a twiglet, only get about a minute out of you.... Fuck off Nigel. |
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Post by fcredblue on Jan 8, 2008 13:07:34 GMT -1
thats becaue you're a twiglet, only get about a minute out of you.... Fuck off Nigel. haha ;D ahhhhh bisto |
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Post by T C on Jan 8, 2008 13:10:13 GMT -1
teacher " johnny why weren't you at school yeaterday? "
" Sorry miss but my dad got burnt and couldn't bring me"
" oh sorry to hear that...is he okay? "
" Not really , they don't fuck about at the crematorium you know ! "
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Post by Mrs H on Jan 8, 2008 13:10:59 GMT -1
Ever been to a funeral and genuinely felt the subject's presence in the chapel? Well if not, you could do now apparently..... Cremations to warm mourners
Mourners shivering in a chapel are to be kept warm using heat generated from cremating their loved ones.
The idea will be tried at a crematorium near Manchester where grieving friends and relatives have complained of the cold during services.
Tameside Council will use heat from cremating bodies to keep the mourners warm at Dukinfield Crematorium.
Town hall chiefs say the heat generated will be enough to power the boiler and light the chapel, reports the Daily Telegraph.
But they admit it is a "sensitive" issue and have promised to consult clergy and the wider community.
Robin Monk, environment chief of Tameside Council, said: "I'm not sure how people will react, but we don't want to upset anyone. We will carry out full consultation with priests, vicars and the public before a decision is taken."
But the Rev Vernon Marshall, of Old Chapel, said: "As a final act of generosity, it's a lovely way for the dead to provide comfort for the living at a difficult time."Thoughts? It's better than putting them up the garden to boost the growth of your rhubarb. |
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Post by Neko Bazu on Jan 8, 2008 13:12:26 GMT -1
To be fair, I can see some of the eco-warrior families around the country loving this idea!
Make it an opt-in system, and why not? As many say, each to their own, not that I'd go along with it!
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Post by Neko Bazu on Jan 8, 2008 13:13:13 GMT -1
teacher " johnny why weren't you at school yeaterday? " " Sorry miss but my dad got burnt and couldn't bring me" " oh sorry to hear that...is he okay? " " Not really , they don't fuck about at the crematorium you know ! " ;D |
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