I don't know about the Colorado rules regarding a casket for cremation. That sounds bizarre; what's possible justification is there for such a strange law other than to make more money for the funeral industry? It sure sounds like a scam to me. If all they need is something to transport the body, then a strong cardboard box should be adequate and it would burn nicely.

It's a goal of mine to give the funeral industry the least amount of money possible when my time comes. After what happened when my father died, I was permanently soured on them. Yes, I know they perform a service but that salesman was working my mother over good at a time when she was very vulnerable. Never before or since had I felt such contempt for someone as I did that day. To me, he was at least as bad as the low-life con-artists who rip off the elderly. I don't know if there's a Hell, but if there is, I hope an especially unpleasant corner of it will be reserved for people like that.