Geezers (more on ashes) TABC

[CFritz7001@aol.com]

Friends, The TABC list has grown so much over the past year, that many of you are newcomers, and won't know the following: A year of so back, I let the list know about my plans for the disposition of my ashes. Ever helpful, several TABC members promptly offered suggestions as to the design & construction of a "suitable receptacle for said ashes. One (I believe it was Austin Baer) came up with what I consider to be the ultimate solution to my need, and sent a sketch of it to the List. I still have a copy of it, but it's somewhere among a pile of TABC message printouts that must be well over a foot high. Maybe yhis word descroption will suffice for now: Picture a chrome-plated container, octagonal (what else) in shape, with the letters "R.I.P." substituted for "MG" on one face, and a suitable epitah engraved on the other face to identify its contents. This RIP container could be mounted to the badge bar of the TC, but other locations are also possible. Before anyone asks, the capacity of the RIP container would probably not be large enough to contain much more than a representative sample of the ashes of the dear departed. (It would have to be pretty large to accommodate the ashes of some of us, I'm sure -- No offense intended to any largish TCers out there. I know of a small foundry nearby which could produce such a container or "repository" if any of you are interested.

[Mark McCombs]

When I saw "ash" I figured KILN DRIED. You guys are bringing me down; We need to stay in the land of the living. Regards Mark TC8126

----- Original Message ----- From: CFritz7001@aol.com> To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 2:50 PM Subject: [mg-tabc] Geezers (more on ashes) TABC > Friends, > The TABC list has grown so much over the past year, that many of you are > newcomers, and won't know the following: A year of so back, I let the list > know about my plans for the disposition of my ashes. Ever helpful, several > TABC members promptly offered suggestions as to the design & construction of > a "suitable receptacle for said ashes. One (I believe it was Austin Baer) > came up with what I consider to be the ultimate solution to my need, and sent > a sketch of it to the List. I still have a copy of it, but it's somewhere > among a pile of TABC message printouts that must be well over a foot high. > Maybe yhis word descroption will suffice for now: > Picture a chrome-plated container, octagonal (what else) in shape, with > the letters "R.I.P." substituted for "MG" on one face, and a suitable epitah > engraved on the other face to identify its contents. This RIP container > could be mounted to the badge bar of the TC, but other locations are also > possible. > Before anyone asks, the capacity of the RIP container would probably not > be large enough to contain much more than a representative sample of the > ashes of the dear departed. (It would have to be pretty large to accommodate > the ashes of some of us, I'm sure -- No offense intended to any largish > TCers out there. > I know of a small foundry nearby which could produce such a container or > "repository" if any of you are interested. > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >

[Joe Gates]

I believe you have the wrong car! Your correspondence suggests an answer to the question as to why Abingdon encoded its T-Types as A, B, C, D and F (no E) TA = Transport Ashes TB = Transport Bier TC = Transport Coffin TD = Transport Dead TF = Transport Funeral and TE = Transport Empty Unless TC = Transport Crematorium! Joe Gates TC 8765

----- Original Message ----- From: CFritz7001@aol.com> To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: 30 November 2001 09:50 Subject: [mg-tabc] Geezers (more on ashes) TABC > Friends, > The TABC list has grown so much over the past year, that many of you are > newcomers, and won't know the following: A year of so back, I let the list > know about my plans for the disposition of my ashes. Ever helpful, several > TABC members promptly offered suggestions as to the design & construction of > a "suitable receptacle for said ashes. One (I believe it was Austin Baer) > came up with what I consider to be the ultimate solution to my need, and sent > a sketch of it to the List. I still have a copy of it, but it's somewhere > among a pile of TABC message printouts that must be well over a foot high. > Maybe yhis word descroption will suffice for now: > Picture a chrome-plated container, octagonal (what else) in shape, with > the letters "R.I.P." substituted for "MG" on one face, and a suitable epitah > engraved on the other face to identify its contents. This RIP container > could be mounted to the badge bar of the TC, but other locations are also > possible. > Before anyone asks, the capacity of the RIP container would probably not > be large enough to contain much more than a representative sample of the > ashes of the dear departed. (It would have to be pretty large to accommodate > the ashes of some of us, I'm sure -- No offense intended to any largish > TCers out there. > I know of a small foundry nearby which could produce such a container or > "repository" if any of you are interested. > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >