Stupid question of the day

[Snowflake 0]

Why are ash dives illegal?

[BigM 2]

Who says they are???

"When I die, I want to go like my grandmother, who died peacefully in her sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in her car."

[diablopilot 2]

Never heard that before.....

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[Snowflake 0]

When I did my dads I was told it was illegal and to not bring it up to much. This was in California it might be different in other states or mis information. The person who told me this was the DZ manager at the time.


PS I think it's like jay walking illegal if you know what I mean

[FrogNog 1]

Ah, you were in California. That explains it. The California Air Resource Board probably would have gone nuts if they heard you were distributing particulate matter into their air.

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[Avion 0]

I presume ash dives are illeagal because most states regulate the manner in which personal remains may be disposed of, and speading ashes over populated areas I'm sure would be disapproved of.

[mjosparky 4]

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Why are ash dives illegal?

It is not illegal to spread ashes in the air. There are companys in CA that you can hire to do this from an airplane. What makes most ash dives maybe a little, you know a touch over the line is the permit. You have to have a permit and do it in certain areas.
Like someone already said, you don't want to do it over a housing development.
I was on one at Perris about a month ago, it was pouring rain and no one said anything to us about a permit.

Sparky

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[itllclear 1]

If you really want to know -- from the California Department of Consumer Affairs Websire:

As long as a family member is involved -- go for it.

Harry
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In California, you may choose any of the following methods of disposition of cremated remains:


Placement in a columbarium or mausoleum - There may be additional charges for endowment care, opening or closing, recording, flower vase, and nameplate
Burial in a plot in a cemetery - There may be additional charges for endowment care, opening or closing, recording, outer burial container, flower vase, and marker
Retention at a residence - The funeral establishment or crematory will have you sign the Permit for Disposition showing that the remains were released to you and will file it with the local registrar of births and deaths. You may not remove the cremated remains from the container and you must arrange for their disposition upon your death
Storing in a house of worship or religious shrine if local zoning laws allow
Scattering in areas of the state where no local prohibition exists and with written permission of the property owner or governing agency. The cremated remains must be removed from the container and scattered in a manner so they are not distinguishable to the public
Scattering in a cemetery scattering garden; or
Scattering at sea, at least 500 yards from shore (this also includes inland navigable waters, except for lakes and streams)
Cremated remains may not be transported without a permit from the county health department and they may not be disposed of in refuse.

Scattering

Cremated remains may be scattered as described above by a licensed cemetery, cemetery broker, crematory, registered cremated remains disposer, funeral establishment staff member, or the family. All cremated remains must be removed from the container for scattering. Avoid inhalation of the dust from the cremated remains, since there may be health risks.

"Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there."

"Your statement answered your question."

[CSpenceFLY 1]

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I presume ash dives are illeagal because most states regulate the manner in which personal remains may be disposed of, and speading ashes over populated areas I'm sure would be disapproved of.

Makes you think twice about leaving the lid off your BBQ grill.

[slug 1]

We've actually given this topic some thought since we're not getting any younger.

I figure as long as I can die in bed my wife can put me in the new freezer and no one will be the wiser.

R.I.P.? Sorrry he can't come to thephone he's running a errand I'll have hime Email you when he gets back

R.I.P.

Only in calif would they try and require a permit for ash dives

[rmsmith 1]

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I figure as long as I can die in bed my wife can put me in the new freezer and no one will be the wiser.

And you could still submit absentee ballots!

[mjosparky 4]

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Avoid inhalation of the dust from the cremated remains, since there may be health risks.

Oh No, did you see Rich's face when he landed?

Sparky

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[ryoder 1,590]

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I presume ash dives are illeagal because most states regulate the manner in which personal remains may be disposed of, and speading ashes over populated areas I'm sure would be disapproved of.

Makes you think twice about leaving the lid off your BBQ grill.

That reminds me a an episode of "Married, with Children".

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[kelpdiver 2]

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I presume ash dives are illeagal because most states regulate the manner in which personal remains may be disposed of, and speading ashes over populated areas I'm sure would be disapproved of.

Aye - I think a good number of people would be freaked out if they knew they were breathing in bits of people, even if the health consequences would seem to be insignificant.

I have myself an underwater ledge in Carmel in mind, should it come to it.

[PsychoBob 0]

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I figure as long as I can die in bed my wife can put me in the new freezer

Then later, if they can get you to the DZ and up to altitude before you thaw you could do a popsicle dive. A frozen lawn dart!

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[Praetorian 1]

***Avoid inhalation of the dust from the cremated remains, since there may be health risks.[/quote

What health risks???? I mean as long as you don't huff the deceased, I don't see how you could accidentaly inhale enough ash to do measureable damage. Any one who claims biohazard status for ash really needs more time with a basic biology text

Good Judgment comes from experience...a lot of experience comes from bad
judgment.

[SkymonkeyONE 4]

I have participated in at least ten ash dives. No one ever gave us any grief about it.

[Snowflake 0]

Now that I think on it a little more I think he told me not to mention it to the funeral people.......Like I said I think it's jaywalking type illegal.