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20th April 2013, 10:06 AM
#61
I think you have to shop around every year, NEVER accept the renewal quote without checking around. As a matter of interest, i always get my contents and house insurance with same company, as i found to my cost, if you have a claim it stops them kicking you backwards and forwards between companies before they settle. KT
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29th April 2013, 11:32 AM
#62
With one of those life policies, you pay for ever, and if you stop paying, you get nothing back. If you wish, you can pay for a funeral jobbie at todays prices, which could save your Family loads, if you live till a ripe old age. Ps Golden Charter is one company, and no I am not an agent for them!
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30th April 2013, 06:31 AM
#63

Originally Posted by
ron kendall
With one of those life policies, you pay for ever, and if you stop paying, you get nothing back. If you wish, you can pay for a funeral jobbie at todays prices, which could save your Family loads, if you live till a ripe old age. Ps Golden Charter is one company, and no I am not an agent for them!
Of course you do realise death is only natures way of telling you to slow down.


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller

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30th April 2013, 09:48 AM
#64
I am not allowed to pass away.
Hi shipmates, when I was young we all use to play football in the local park after school as we were all from poor familys none of us did not have a proper football to play with, the only boy who had one was the son of the local undertaker{ James } he had the lot all the kit, and real football boots we all hated him as he had everything... and use to tell us what side to play on? or NO BALL I gave him a good hiding a few times, to put him his place. He said he would get me back one day? Well time has moved on he is now the boss of his dads business all his employees' call him sir he is a multi millonaire ,I have a funeral plan with his company bought a few years ago. What will he do to me to get revenge on me now? I better live longer than him ? I would never trust an undertaker.
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30th April 2013, 09:54 AM
#65
What will he do to me to get revenge on me now?
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Hi Louis , you had better hope he is Not into necrophilia.
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30th April 2013, 11:32 AM
#66
Bounce the cheque Louis , When I worked for the Co-op I was talking one day to the undertaker manager , he said his worst nightmare was a large local estate , where the relatives would say , solid hard wood coffin , silk lined , 6 cars , and a hearse , he just knew he was not going to get paid
Rob Page R855150 - British & Commonwealth Shipping ( 1965 - 1973 ) Gulf Oil -( 1973 - 1975 ) Sealink ( 1975 - 1986 ) 

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30th April 2013, 01:56 PM
#67
JC a gay necrophiliac what next all too much to take in. One, not gay was caught on the job in the Hunter Valley NSW in the back of the funeral vehicle bringing a female body to the funeral directors. The hue & cry over that was quite something, people went to his house all sorts of things happened. Do not recall what his eventual sentence was. A gruesome business.
Wonder if a funeral costs cheque was bounced, the funeral director could disinter the party & return them to their-its home? Would sure cause a stir.....I recall in Sydney, or NSW, a funeral director did not have to be licensed so many quite odd things occurred & were reported on, not sure if that is still the case or not.
Last edited by leratty; 30th April 2013 at 01:57 PM.
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