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Activities Page 9 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Friday, January 10, 2020 Ashes have waited 30 years Rne/s——-Believe makeorslesfe to be scattered over Hawaii Dear Abby the Funeral Consumers Alli- enough money to do that. ance, and this is what he told I’m a very giving person, me: and I would love to make DEAR ABBY: Thirty “There is no impediment them dinner ifI knew them ANCNERY,y CENCINGG,, PISTOL. years ago, a friend of my to your taking the ashes and better. One time I brought ANS SAILING, ee WILL husband’s roommate passed placing them where you someone a huge amount of paleé OFFICAL away of AIDS and was cre- wish since there are no rela- beautiful organic vegetables, mated. His family had os- tracized him. I have no idea tives who have an interest but that wasn’t enough. He who they are or where they them on an airplane, be sure was in them. If you plan to carry buy really upset I didn’t him wine on one of the BN 2008, THE MAvoR oF are. The roommate left and ERACLEA ITALY, later died, also from AIDS. to have them in a scannable dates. What to do? -- REAL- \NNED PEOPLE FROM He left his friend’s ashes container -- nothing metal LY WISH I COULD BUILDING SANDCASTLES ON THE BEACH. in his old room in my hus- or such heavy earthenware band’s house in the San that an X-ray scanner would DEAR REALLY WISH: Francisco Bay area with in- be prevented from seeing The person who was really structions to scatter them in inside. There is no require- upset that you didn’t buy Hawaii. ment that you carry a death him wine on one of those The ashes have been sit- certificate, or any other cer- dates should have been told ting reverently in a card- tificate, with you. You do not that you are on a fixed in- board box on a shelf in our need ‘papers’ to walk around come and it wasn’t within several homes for all these with an urn or to travel with your budget. You should also 30 years. We are still togeth- one. have told him you were re- er, but getting old. There is “As far as scattering goes, ciprocating within your abil- no paperwork of any kind. people scatter ashes all the ity. If he needed a drink that All we know about the de- time. Cremated remains are badly, he could have paid for ceased is his name and the fact that he was a friend. Before I die, I would like sterile calcium and no threat at all to the environment. While public lands usually his own. You're lucky to be rid of him. In the future, TELL the =< Mut to resolve this problem and discourage, or prohibit by man you are seeing that af- Bourn 1922, THe PAPER HOUSE| ICKPORT, MesSACHUSETE arrange for the ashes to have rule, scattering of ashes, it is ter you know him better, you 1S & HOUSE MADE ENTIRELY OUT OF yeaa THERE'S — & FULLY FUNCT!WONAL CLOCK MADE OF THE s a permanent resting place, common practice that cannot would love to treat him to preferably in Hawaii. I have be stopped. Use discretion some home-cooked meals, a nephew who lives on the and care -- there is no such which might actually be nic- Big Island, where the scatter- thing as ‘ashes police.”” er than what you can afford ing should take place. How to buy him in a restaurant. should I proceed, in light of DEAR ABBY: I am older He might appreciate both ACROSS 1 Imported cheese PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED the no paperwork problem? and on a fixed income. At your candor and the food. If -- MIKE IN CALIFORNIA times I still date, and I'm he doesn’t, I think you will 5 Deadly snake not sure how to handle this. be lucky to be rid of him, 10 Inatizzy G|U|FIFRBS/A/UIN/|ABBBIAIBIY DEAR MIKE: I applaud After one or two dinners out too. 14 Japanese soup LIGIO|RBBH|Y|P/E|/D BOB LIE your caring heart and your or glasses of wine, etc., I PS. 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