Rona said:
But I haven't met Steve O'Shea yet, so I'm not goin' anywhere!!!!
Heavens, Rona.
Please don't go anywhere, yet.
I'd not checked this thread out before ... got a wee shock to see what it was all about. Morbid indeed.
Years ago I'd have said I'd have wanted to be preserved in my collection of marine invertebrates, keeping a watchful eye over museum collections I'd laboured over and developed for quite a few years. Then a very dear friend died, was cremated, and had his ashes spread through one of our favourite dive spots. A rather weird thing happened ~ 6 months ago, almost to the day, 10 years to the day after the death, and I'd gone for a dive with TTF in that very spot (that I hadn't visited since his death) - and the entire thing was unplanned.
I'd always needed a place to go and talk to him, so did so anywhere and anytime I had chosen to. Nevertheless, I'd still wanted a site where I could go and visit him physically, and being cremated I felt deprived of that opportunity. It was tough (and still is).
I'm afraid that cremation is out of the question for me. I don't want to be spread about by the oceans, agitated here and there, of no fixed abode, even though I'm happy out there. I'd actually like to rest, and would sooner be buried. Sure thing in years to come I'll be moved from my resting place (given competing demands on space), but I'll be right there, easy to locate, should anyone ever want to come and chat to me. It's important for the living, and I think I'll be listening in, as there are a few people out there that I'd like to keep in touch with.
Hmmmm. Heavy stuff.