New Posts For Thread: Should funerals be nationalised?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727597/should-funerals-be-nationalisedI don't like those television advertisements designed to scare the elderly into taking out insurance. "Funerals can cost £7,000" they warn, "can your family afford it?"First of all, seven grand for a send-off is obscene profiteering. And, secondlyRe OP .....Abslutely ****ing not. I'm not owned by the state and I sure as hell wont be buried by the bastards.Gravestone to be:Just Checking .. Out :)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727597/should-funerals-be-nationalised?post_id=549772837#549772837Re OP .....Abslutely ****ing not. I'm not owned by the state and I sure as hell wont be buried by the bastards.Gravestone to be:Just Checking .. Out :)Sat, 27 Aug 2016 03:04:05 -0500AFTER THOUGHT - ye just might kill yourself doing that?wear safety goggles and earth yourself from shocks?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727597/should-funerals-be-nationalised?post_id=549772069#549772069AFTER THOUGHT - ye just might kill yourself doing that?wear safety goggles and earth yourself from shocks?Fri, 26 Aug 2016 20:31:27 -0500I buried a pet two yeras(or years)ago. I had some marble from a fireplaceI'd kept and it took a couple of hours to carve his name into it. Why are people forking out thousands of pounds for a rock? Are ye all nuts.Form a committee and get the law chahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727597/should-funerals-be-nationalised?post_id=549772059#549772059I buried a pet two yeras(or years)ago. I had some marble from a fireplaceI'd kept and it took a couple of hours to carve his name into it. Why are people forking out thousands of pounds for a rock? Are ye all nuts.Form a committee and get the law chaFri, 26 Aug 2016 20:29:28 -0500It's amazing how easily people will part with their money when the circumstances are right.And the higher the price tag the easier they are to fleece.People who will freely pay many thousands without questioning the price for a funeral, will scrutinihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727597/should-funerals-be-nationalised?post_id=549766007#549766007It's amazing how easily people will part with their money when the circumstances are right.And the higher the price tag the easier they are to fleece.People who will freely pay many thousands without questioning the price for a funeral, will scrutiniFri, 26 Aug 2016 09:11:04 -0500I have no family so I'm relying on the dog to bury me in the back garden.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727597/should-funerals-be-nationalised?post_id=549765803#549765803I have no family so I'm relying on the dog to bury me in the back garden.Fri, 26 Aug 2016 08:47:25 -0500Some people wouldn't mind if their corpse was dumped in a skip... With a buzzard pecking at your bones.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727597/should-funerals-be-nationalised?post_id=549764849#549764849Some people wouldn't mind if their corpse was dumped in a skip... With a buzzard pecking at your bones.Fri, 26 Aug 2016 04:55:28 -0500* they were actually kerbed memorials.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727597/should-funerals-be-nationalised?post_id=549764809#549764809* they were actually kerbed memorials.Fri, 26 Aug 2016 04:39:55 -0500Whole thing is a rip off ,as most on here already know.Last year my father was pricing up replacing 2 headstones and was being quoted about £6k (for 2) for ones he liked the look of.I had a look on the internet and it was soon obvious that most monuhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727597/should-funerals-be-nationalised?post_id=549764801#549764801Whole thing is a rip off ,as most on here already know.Last year my father was pricing up replacing 2 headstones and was being quoted about £6k (for 2) for ones he liked the look of.I had a look on the internet and it was soon obvious that most monuFri, 26 Aug 2016 04:38:42 -0500Cue, 'Headstone Wars', 'Celebrity Embalming', 'Coffin Building on Benefits' '16 Urns and Counting'. C4 luvvin it.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727597/should-funerals-be-nationalised?post_id=549764773#549764773Cue, 'Headstone Wars', 'Celebrity Embalming', 'Coffin Building on Benefits' '16 Urns and Counting'. C4 luvvin it.Fri, 26 Aug 2016 04:28:50 -0500I will be having a Bowie funeral. So will Mr Makybe.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727597/should-funerals-be-nationalised?post_id=549762211#549762211I will be having a Bowie funeral. So will Mr Makybe.Thu, 25 Aug 2016 15:09:13 -0500