I found a dead person in the dumpster at my work.

[scotpens]

. . . Reminds me of the guy who committed suicide on the train tracks next to my dad's business. Body parts and various fluids all over the parking lot.

Damned inconsiderate of the man, I say. If you're going to kill yourself, at least do it in a way that doesn't inconvenience others -- or gross them out.

 

[Australis]

I've heard about funeral homes closing and whatever's left behind being dumped. You mentioned something about a ledger? Could be the same kind of thing?

On the way to work, about 10 years ago, the train was delayed. Turns out the fast train that comes t'other way had sucked someone standing too close under the wheels. They let our train through. The entire platform had been hosed down, and the police were picking up... bits... and putting them in blue bags. The skin was a strange pastel blue. That's an experience I don't want to repeat.

 

[KimMH]

It doesn't seem creepy so much as sad that no one claimed them or was taking care of them.

Finding a corpse or person you know dead would seem very upsetting, though.

 

[Bears Discover Fire]

. . . Reminds me of the guy who committed suicide on the train tracks next to my dad's business. Body parts and various fluids all over the parking lot.

Damned inconsiderate of the man, I say. If you're going to kill yourself, at least do it in a way that doesn't inconvenience others -- or gross them out.

Seriously!

ok seriously (for seriously) I guess if you're at such a low that you'd step in front of the next available freight train, you've long stopped worrying over your demise's reception by the public at large.

Dad was pretty freaked out by it, and brought in counselors to help employees who witnessed the carnage.

 

[Jenee]

Back in the day when I worked in fast food, one afternoon I was asked to take the trash out to the dumpster. I got halfway across the parking lot when a full grown german shepard walked out of the woods behind the lot and into the fenced in dumpster area.

Well, not wanting to tangle with a dog as big as I was, I turned around and went back into the restaurant. The manager happened to be standing there when I came back in with a full cart still full trash and looked at me questioningly.

I said "there's a dog in the dumpster."

and she, totally spooked out, asked "is it dead?"

 

[Windoze 95]

My restaurant is located along the banks of the Mississippi River. A few years ago, a dead body washed up on shore right outside of our patio. That was creepy.

^ That is scary beyond my wildest nightmares.

Good thing I live in a town where there's so much forest, a couple of coydogs would scatter the remains across a ten mile radius before anybody looked in the dumpster.

 

[Holdfast]

My restaurant is located along the banks of the Mississippi River. A few years ago, a dead body washed up on shore right outside of our patio.

Stop killing diners with food poisoning, and it'll stop happening.

 

[Nerdius Maximus]

Wow, how much would someone have to hate you to dump your ashes in the trash?

Maybe he was a garbage man and that's what he wanted.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Just out of curiosity: Are there no laws governing the disposal of cremated ashes, as there are with un-cremated Human remains?

 

[Pingfah]

I would think the laws regarding the disposal of uncremated remains are more a public health and safety issue than anything to do with respecting the dead, I can't see why there would need to be a rule regarding the disposal of vases of ash.

Pure guess work there mind, i'm no expert.

 

[Kestra]

I know you can't just scatter ashes anywhere you like and there are some places it isn't allowed, but I don't know about just dropping a sealed urn of them in the trash. I can't imagine why that would be an issue.

 

[flandry84]

Back when I worked as a postman I delivered a parcel to a local solicitors office."Do you know what's in this,"the guy asks me,"some poor guys ashes"".
It seems the dead guy expired overseas and got posted back to get spread out in the old country.

 

[KimMH]

^ Bet that's not even the craziest thing you ever delivered either . . .

 

[RJDiogenes]

I would think the laws regarding the disposal of uncremated remains are more a public health and safety issue than anything to do with respecting the dead, I can't see why there would need to be a rule regarding the disposal of vases of ash.

Pure guess work there mind, i'm no expert.

I know you can't just scatter ashes anywhere you like and there are some places it isn't allowed, but I don't know about just dropping a sealed urn of them in the trash. I can't imagine why that would be an issue.

Very interesting. I can't see any logical reason, either, but it just seems weird.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Back when I worked as a postman I delivered a parcel to a local solicitors office."Do you know what's in this,"the guy asks me,"some poor guys ashes"".
It seems the dead guy expired overseas and got posted back to get spread out in the old country.

^ Bet that's not even the craziest thing you ever delivered either . . .

Attempting unsuccessfully to do "Please Mr. Postman" joke...

 

[RJDiogenes]

He's lucky he didn't end up in the dead letter office.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

That would not get my stamp of approval. I think I'd even go postal if that happened. I would not go crazy and wear address or anything like that, though.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

Just out of curiosity: Are there no laws governing the disposal of cremated ashes, as there are with un-cremated Human remains?

Yep, though it varies from state to state. While we buried my Mom's cremated remains in the family plot at the cemetery, I did look into the laws for scattering ashes in California (pdf).

 

[RJDiogenes]

Interesting. It does say "Cremated remains may not be disposed of in refuse, or in any manner other than that provided by law," but that may only apply to scattering. I can't find any links on Google about the legality of deep sixing an occupied urn.

 

[scotpens]

In reality, I should think it would be pretty difficult to enforce laws regarding the disposal of cremation ashes. You can scatter or dump ashes anywhere. Unless you make an announcement or a public ceremony of it, who's going to know?

“My, the roses in the garden are blooming bigger than ever this year. Are you using some new fertilizer or something?”