Would you oppose this?

**catnapper** · 12-20-2005, 05:22 PM

My neighbor called me tonight all up in arms about a new business that wants to move in down the street. I personally found it eerie, but nothing that makes me mad or raring to fight to stop it..... they want to build a human crematorium up the street. Would you fight it? Or do you think of what good it could bring to the area (namely jobs and money -- which we NEED)

**chocolatepuppy** · 12-20-2005, 05:26 PM

I don't think I would mind it,up the street, but I wouldn't want it right next door.

**caseysmom** · 12-20-2005, 05:31 PM

I have to admit it might creep me out. I am not sure of the processes and the air pollution ...sorry that is kind of gross, is this area zoned for commercial?

**catnapper** · 12-20-2005, 05:38 PM

Yup, my area is DEFINATELY zoned commercial. My HOUSE is zoned residental/commercial. Some guy once came up to me out of the blue and offered me a staggering amount of money to turn my house into a Chinese restaurant!

**caseysmom** · 12-20-2005, 05:42 PM

I have an undertaker that lives across the street, he is a wonderful man but I am a bit creeped out. Can you tell I get creeped out over death

**lizbud** · 12-20-2005, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by catnapper

Yup, my area is DEFINATELY zoned commercial. My HOUSE is zoned residental/commercial. Some guy once came up to me out of the blue and offered me a staggering amount of money to turn my house into a Chinese restaurant!

Why didn't you take the offer?

About the question, I said no way
because I live in a residental area & don't want any business next door.

**moosmom** · 12-20-2005, 05:44 PM

Hell, I live upstairs in a renovated building that used to be a funeral home AND I used to work at a funeral home, so no, I don't think I'd mind. Death doesn't bother me, as long as it's not my own.

**Laura's Babies** · 12-20-2005, 05:46 PM

I see no problem with it. It is a necessary service that someone must provide and it has to BE somewhere......

**lizbud** · 12-20-2005, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by caseysmom

I have an undertaker that lives across the street, he is a wonderful man but I am a bit creeped out. Can you tell I get creeped out over death

That is so weird. There was a lady in my card club who was married to
a guy who was an undertaker. Everytime we all got together I'd find myself
just staring at her & wondering if her husband ever acted weird around the
house. I just thought it a strange occupation.

**catnapper** · 12-20-2005, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by lizbud

Why didn't you take the offer?

About the question, I said no way
because I live in a residental area & don't want any business next door.

LOL... because we had just refinanced at the time and didn't want to pay the pre-payment penalty.... hind sight dictates how stupid we were!

The street is a mix of businesses and residences. There is an accountant, an architect, a BURIAL VAULT company, an outlet village, a very oh-la-la restaraunt.... plenty of small businesses. The same neighbor who's up in arms about the crematorium was also up in arms when a cake decorator tried to move in down the street

**Toby's my baby** · 12-20-2005, 06:32 PM

I picked not sure, because it does need to be SOMEWHERE, but I really wouldnt want it THAT close to me. . .

**Craftlady** · 12-20-2005, 07:04 PM

I worked next door to funeral home for 4 years.
Funeral homes are always close to or in residential/commerical areas by design. The older funeral homes were exactly converted homes with undertaker living upstairs. A third cousin of family was an undertaker they lived upstairs.
Funny thing my old roommate from college worked out of funeral home back in 1980's (ambulance service) and when I went to visit her, I slept on couch in viewing area of funeral home. It took few minutes to get used to sleeping in there. LOL Thank god there were no bodies in there.

**Alysser** · 12-20-2005, 07:09 PM

I am not sure to this. I mean they have to put it somewhere but I hate death. I would probably find it eerie and kind of creepy. I mean dead people next door!

**jenluckenbach** · 12-20-2005, 07:34 PM

OK, now you will know exactly how strange my mind works........

But the one thing that I would want to know is "Would there be any SMELLS associated with what they do?" I would not mind the building or business being close to me, but what if terrible odors come from the process?

EEEWWWWWWWWWWW

**Suki Wingy** · 12-20-2005, 07:36 PM

I would not mind. I don't really get creeped out/scared at anything I can think of, other than ringing phones and accidentally loosing/tossing something I might need.