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From what I think I understand, cremation usually leaves the bones, which are then ground to produce the "ash" that goes into the urn.
Why not just bury the bones in an ossuary? It would be much smaller than a typical grave, and that's what ends up in the vast majority of coffins eventually anyway (certain "incorruptible" bodies notwithstanding), so why not just start there and skip the grinding step?
Why do cemeteries have fences? Because people are dying to get in!
I worked on a groundskeeping team for a small cemetery (in the US) as a summer job when I was in high school. Mostly, it was mowing grass, trimming weeds, cleaning lichen off stones (we got to use the power washer for that, which was always exciting), etc. There were typically only a few burials per month. We didn't do the burying; that had to be subcontracted out because it required special equipment and a lot of pa…
Also, here's a free pet peeve: it's only a graveyard if it's next to a church. You're welcome!
I worked on a groundskeeping team for a small cemetery (in the US) as a summer job when I was in high school. Mostly, it was mowing grass, trimming weeds, cleaning lichen off stones (we got to use the power washer for that, which was always exciting), etc. There were typically only a few burials per month. We didn't do the burying; that had to be subcontracted out because it required special equipment and a lot of pa…
I friend of mine asked to borrow my hoe. After me saying '?' and '!', then he explained that, yes, in the UK you dig a hole with a hoe.
(Pedantic Brit here) I think most Brits would say 'with a spade' if asked how to dig a hole and would use a hoe to break up soil, disrupt weeds, harvest roots, etc [0].
Why do cemeteries have fences? Because people are dying to get in!
Maybe not the place for this question, but I've been wondering about it recently: From what I think I understand, cremation usually leaves the bones, which are then ground to produce the "ash" that goes into the urn. Why not just bury the bones in an ossuary? It would be much smaller than a typical grave, and that's what ends up in the vast majority of coffins eventually anyway (certain "incorruptible" bodies notwith…
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I friend of mine asked to borrow my hoe. After me saying '?' and '!', then he explained that, yes, in the UK you dig a hole with a hoe.
> in the UK you dig a hole with a hoe (Pedantic Brit here) I think most Brits would say 'with a spade' if asked how to dig a hole and would use a hoe to break up soil, disrupt weeds, harvest roots, etc [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoe_(tool)
Why do cemeteries have fences? Because people are dying to get in!
Rescue workers, hard at work at the scene, have already recovered 158 bodies so far and expect that number to climb as digging continues into the night.