On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:18:20 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm,
Bruce L. Bergman quickly quoth:

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:52:02 -0400, Ned Simmons
wrote:

I lived in a teepee for a while, erecting one properly isn't easy. I
turned down some work at a large casket manufacturer several years
ago. Besides the fact that it was farther away than I prefer, building
furniture to be buried rubbed me the wrong way.

I want something far more practical if I go and there is any chance
they might want to take another look later.

I wonder if Preformed Line Products could be persuaded to build
caskets like their Armadillo splice cases - deep-drawn stainless steel
shell and a vulcanized rubber lining, bolted together with Stainless
bolts and nuts, and pressure tested for leaks before burial.

I can see the advertisements now: "Our finest mass-produced caskets,
ready to keep your recently deceased relative's body safe from the
worms for eons! Now in metallic paisley, religious red, basic black,
vulture violet, blasphemous blue, and Fonda yellow"

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