To b. norton
 
Last year our friend of 7 years died and we were grief stricken, as anyone
else would be I imagine, and we wanted to have Sid buried so we could visit
and pay our respects.
 
Since we live in an apartment, a backyard burial was obviously out of the
question.  Our vet suggested a local pet cemetary which turned out to be
less than 5 miles from us.  I never even knew it was there.
 
It wasn't cheap.  To the best of my recollection, it cost us around $500+ which
 included a headstone with a metal engraving of a picture of Sid.  This
did not include a yearly maintenance fee of $25 or we could have opted for a
 one-time perpetual maintenance payment of $300.
 
A less expensive option is cremation but we didn't want to do that.  I'm not
sorry that we spent the money.  Sid meant a lot to us and I couldn't put a
monetary value on that.  And, it sure is nice to be able to take fresh flowers
and visit.
 
     mike
 
[Posted in FML issue 0758]