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Now that the pestilent Grey Nomads are again clogging our highways north with their caravans, I would predict an increase in funeral advertisements.

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Garpal Gumnut said:
Now that the pestilent Grey Nomads are again clogging our highways north with their caravans, I would predict an increase in funeral advertisements.

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Yeah GG , Love the Nomads driving up the Bruce at 75km wearing Fitover Style sunglasses with extra dark lenses and looking into the distance through the READING section of their Bi-Focals. :eek:
 
Yes you are right. They are nauseating and prolific. I find the MUTE button and shutting my eyes helps.
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Ijustnewit said:
Yeah GG , Love the Nomads driving up the Bruce at 75km wearing Fitover Style sunglasses with extra dark lenses and looking into the distance through the READING section of their Bi-Focals. :eek:
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rumpole said:
Yes you are right. They are nauseating and prolific. I find the MUTE button and shutting my eyes helps.
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lol

I will ask Wayne Swan to release $20 billion to build a one way single lane caravan highway around Australia. Then they could keep on going round and around in safety.

gg
 
Garpal Gumnut said:
I will ask Wayne Swan to release $20 billion to build a one way single lane caravan highway around Australia. Then they could keep on going round and around in safety.

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I suggest you contract Jeremy Clarkson and the Top Gear team to do a study for it

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Some of the ads I've seen have recruited rather ancient celebrities to do the ads for them. There was one in a country area that used Lou Richards (old Aussie Rules footballer who was about 85 when he did the ad). I assume the message here is "Remember this guy? He might be famous but he's old just like you and pretty soon we are all gunna kick the bucket so you'd better get your funeral sorted ;) "

Having said that, I find people over a certain age get a bit obsessed with funerals and death. My parents (now departed) were always telling me about all the funerals they attended as if they were 21st Birthday parties! And my FIL had organised my MIL's funeral before she had even passed away :eek:
 
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That sounds rather sinister doesn't it? :eek: What I meant was she was very ill and had severe Alzheimers and we new she was going to last only a few more days and FIL had already contacted funeral directors and organised a tentative date etc. :eek: I just thought that was a bit odd as in our family we never even talk about the funeral until after the person has actually passed away. Mind you, FIL is one of those highly organised highly efficient sort of people.
 
Miss Hale said:
That sounds rather sinister doesn't it? :eek: What I meant was she was very ill and had severe Alzheimers and we new she was going to last only a few more days and FIL had already contacted funeral directors and organised a tentative date etc. :eek: I just thought that was a bit odd as in our family we never even talk about the funeral until after the person has actually passed away. Mind you, FIL is one of those highly organised highly efficient sort of people.
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Sorry to laugh, I didn't realise the circumstances. It did sound funny at first look though.
 
Miss Hale said:
Some of the ads I've seen have recruited rather ancient celebrities to do the ads for them. There was one in a country area that used Lou Richards (old Aussie Rules footballer who was about 85 when he did the ad). I assume the message here is "Remember this guy? He might be famous but he's old just like you and pretty soon we are all gunna kick the bucket so you'd better get your funeral sorted ;) "

Having said that, I find people over a certain age get a bit obsessed with funerals and death. My parents (now departed) were always telling me about all the funerals they attended as if they were 21st Birthday parties! And my FIL had organised my MIL's funeral before she had even passed away :eek:
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I think that generation were very organised.

When I learned that my mother was dying (she was in NZ and I was in Oz) I arrived at her hospital bed to be greeted with a list of instructions for the post-funeral arrangements. The funeral itself was totally organised down to her having given the funeral director the sheet music for the songs, and specified the actual flowers and design of the casket . She further instructed me on what to do with the flowers when the funeral was over (take them home and put them on the fold out card table so visitors paying their respects in the following days could admire them again!!).

I had no decisions to make and, although it was actually funny, I was grateful for her foresight and organisation as it meant we could spend the last couple of days of her life just being together.

Eventually she concluded that she'd imparted everything she had to say so said:
"You can go and tell the nurse I'm ready to die now, no point in dragging things out".
I suggested it wasn't quite that straightforward but did as she suggested, much to the amusement of the nursing staff.

She died a peaceful morphine induced death soon after and I'll always believe her ready acceptance of death was at least in part due to her planning so sensibly for it.
 
Garpal Gumnut said:
Now that the pestilent Grey Nomads are again clogging our highways north with their caravans, I would predict an increase in funeral advertisements. gg
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Yeah the GNs around here have been sprucing up their Winnebagos for a few weeks, the driveways are starting to empty. Great warriors for their community, oh it cold, we're into the motor home, see you later.

I shouldn't wonder for their final journey, their caskets will come with an annex, folding chairs, tv antenna, gps and air con. And a bar fridge for the sunset rouge.

Sometimes I turn the tv off in disgust at the funeral ads. Only problem is, a local funeral business is a sponsor for the radio station, so the onslaught of ads continues, there's no escape.
 
As a libertarian anarchist I believe the State is responsible for the disposal of my body after death and should pay for my funeral.

I could not give a monkeys how they do it.

I have been registered at birth, examined, immunised, enrolled, licensed, judged, taxed, recorded, counted, obliged to vote, pay for water and energy, and endured the rule of fools.

I am buggered if I am going to pay after death, for the disposal of my body.

gg
 
I liked the ones clive robertson did where he says your kids will sell your stuff on ebay as soon as you snuff it.
 
Garpal Gumnut said:
As a libertarian anarchist I believe the State is responsible for the disposal of my body after death and should pay for my funeral.

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I would think that a Libertian Anarchists would just expect to rot where they dropped if society worked the way they hoped.
 
I know a guy who bought many,many coffins at auction!
His father tried a few for size because he wanted enough room to move!!

What's with that!!?





And ohh!! He says get someone to help you get out, cos it's really difficult
 
I would bet London to a brick that the Insurance Companies start flogging Funeral Insurance on this long weekend.

Most Grey Nomads will be couched in van parks in their hideous caravans watching TV this weekend.

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