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[Beer can]

SCG, your one of my hero's now, really awesome what your doing with those stones.
What's your opinion on the new one's, the fancy shmancy laser etched one's with the cool pics? Are they going to last? With your experience on these stones, do you think the new one's will survive the rest of time?

 

[Beer can]

Yeah, my Shepherd likes to roll in the stuff. It has its own special smell. Not my favorite.

Dog perfume
One of my beagles loved rolling in such stuff....i did not care much for it.

 

[Latestarter]

I may be in the minority, and know there are many that are all about their family history and such (my dad was one of those). But when I'm gone, a nice bonfire (with me on it) will be fine, I'm pretty sure it will be a lot hotter where I'm going anyway, and let the wind blow the remains wherever. I do very much appreciate what you're doing though SCG. My previous was not a knock against you or those you are helping to remember. Just a personal view about my own future "needs"...

 

[room onthebroom]

It is just vinyl flooring. Going with easy if possible. The laminate would be more durable. But time consuming to put in.
Hope you have a great time.

I meant vinyl. I cant think straight. It cracks me up to imagine my coop with laminate floor in it... DH would leave me for sure. We had a great time! I wasn't totally sure I was gonna be able to get up off the grass after sitting there for so long, but it was definitely worth a sore butt. It was also nice to splurge the extra $20 to have the petsitter come feed/potty the animals, close the big door in the coop, & turn the porch lights on for me. Very worry free!

15 hours of work later, and it was all suddenly so worth it.
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Lois looks amazing! If I didn't know where the damage was, I wouldn't have even noticed it. Thanks for the tips on reading the engravings too!

It will be awesome.... Last time I was in that area in the evening was during the Christmas light Parade Back in 1980s... A friend of mine was married to a sport fishing Captain... We all piled on his boat and set anchor near the Navy Vessel R n D yard.

deb

That sounds amazing! There were a handful of boats that anchored right there to listen. THAT would be the way to go!!!

Ladies since when are brazier's small med or large?????????????

Oh no!!! That's bad!!!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

SCG, your one of my hero's now, really awesome what your doing with those stones.
What's your opinion on the new one's, the fancy shmancy laser etched one's with the cool pics? Are they going to last? With your experience on these stones, do you think the new one's will survive the rest of time?

No hero for sure...
I don't work on anything newer than 1900, but I can say that all stones require some kind of maintenance. Acid rain eats away at them, overgrowth of trees/brush cover and push them, and the ground sinks and things become unlevel and slide. So there will always be damage. The stones and inscriptions may last longer, but everything is subject to the hands of time.

I may be in the minority, and know there are many that are all about their family history and such (my dad was one of those). But when I'm gone, a nice bonfire (with me on it) will be fine, I'm pretty sure it will be a lot hotter where I'm going anyway, and let the wind blow the remains wherever. I do very much appreciate what you're doing though SCG. My previous was not a knock against you or those you are helping to remember. Just a personal view about my own future "needs"...

I'm with you. I have no descendants, and even if I did, it only takes 2 generations to forget.

However, the cemetery is an amazing place to also see history (not just genealogy) including art/symbolism and even learning about who the engravers were, to when and why people died. It's really the one place where you can get a snapshot of time of the surrounding community.

I do imagine what it would be like if we didn't have cemeteries... if all of us thought like we did, and I'm glad we have them. We need a lot more people willing to take on the jobs of caretaker, though, to ensure we have these monuments for another generation to enjoy and study. This weekend I had 6 people stop by and chat with me about my work. All were glad I was providing the service and the guy that owned the abutting property even offered to allow me to arrange to get the trees or branches cut down that were overhanging, even though they were on his property, because he could imagine they'd fall and further damage the stones. To get people started thinking about how to preserve these monuments longer make what I do more worthwhile.

 

[perchie.girl]

I'm with you. I have no descendants, and even if I did, it only takes 2 generations to forget.

However, the cemetery is an amazing place to also see history (not just genealogy) including art/symbolism and even learning about who the engravers were, to when and why people died. It's really the one place where you can get a snapshot of time of the surrounding community.

I do imagine what it would be like if we didn't have cemeteries... if all of us thought like we did, and I'm glad we have them. We need a lot more people willing to take on the jobs of caretaker, though, to ensure we have these monuments for another generation to enjoy and study. This weekend I had 6 people stop by and chat with me about my work. All were glad I was providing the service and the guy that owned the abutting property even offered to allow me to arrange to get the trees or branches cut down that were overhanging, even though they were on his property, because he could imagine they'd fall and further damage the stones. To get people started thinking about how to preserve these monuments longer make what I do more worthwhile.

same here.... we in the US are only in year 241 as a nation with a couple hundred years of 'settlers" before that.

In Europe people only get to be buried for x amount of years... then they are stacked like cordwood in storage vaults if they are lucky. space will become an issue... I would rather have myself scattered to add back to the environment then a tree planted... Hang a plaque on that...

deb

 

[Peep_Show]

This came across my Facebock feed. It's called Corona II and on display at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY, which -- coincidentally -- is in the direct path of today's activities.

 

[perchie.girl]

This came across my Facebock feed. It's called Corona II and on display at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY, which -- coincidentally -- is in the direct path of today's activities.View attachment 1116874

 

[Beer can]

I may be in the minority, and know there are many that are all about their family history and such (my dad was one of those). But when I'm gone, a nice bonfire (with me on it) will be fine, I'm pretty sure it will be a lot hotter where I'm going anyway, and let the wind blow the remains wherever. I do very much appreciate what you're doing though SCG. My previous was not a knock against you or those you are helping to remember. Just a personal view about my own future "needs"...

I'm with you on that, and like SCG said, couple generations and no one will know or care who is taking up that prime real estate.
But... the DW wants to be burried so if I go first if she wants she can stick the urn in there with her. If she goes first I'll be fertilizer.
IMHO, we should be recycled back to the Earth one way or another, worm dirt (Not embalmed in a casket) or ash.
So we still need a stone. I'm thinking of carving our own, my great grandfather did out of a round boulder he chiseled a flattened face.
I like what DW's cousins did with her uncle's ashes, split them up in beer bottles and each got one. DW and her mother thought it was terrible. I know he would have approved and thought it hilarious.

 

[Beer can]

This came across my Facebock feed. It's called Corona II and on display at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY, which -- coincidentally -- is in the direct path of today's activities.View attachment 1116874

That's today ain't it lol. You just reminded me I have to get my welding mask out before I go to work. Going to have a whole generation with sunburnt eyes....
Stopped at Ace hardware the other day and asked if they had those glasses you can stare at the sun with. They had no clue what I was talking about, manager walked over and asked them if they lived under a rock Lol! Said he tried to get them and many had been in asking but he was told they couldn't carry them some sort of safety issue.