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Heart of the City by Steenz for May 05, 2012
May 04, 2012
May 06, 2012
Transcript:
Kat: So I was interviewing Mr. Finster for our social studies report. I bet I'm the only one who go to interview an undertaker! Heart: ya know, it's weird, but you don't think of undertakers as regular people. Mr. Finster seems pretty normal though. Kat: I've seen him at family picnics in a bathing suit. His suit had little skulls all over it. Heart: Ok, that's weird.
To Redkaycei Repoc, yesterday: yes, it is more environmentally friendly to bury (except, perhaps in a metal coffin) because everything decomposes naturally. Cremation not only requires huge quantities of energy, but the resulting cremains are considered a hazardous material, as any toxins held in the body are concentrated. Since it is popular these days to “spread the ashes”, there is little to no control over where they end up. Not so in properly designated cemeteries.
As to the argument I always hear about land use and running out of room…realise that most cemeteries were established on the edge of town- then the town engulfed them. There’s plenty of land available on the outskirts of any city, it’s just that we want convenient access.
And to really put it into perspective, so that you understand how little the impact of burial is…if you were to take the entire population of the planet, 7 billion, put them all in one cemetery and provide one 4’ X 8’ plot for every single one, with no 2-tier burials- and allow for road easements- you would use no more than 100 miles square…equivalent to a small corner of the Province of Saskatchewan. The world is a really big place.