tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post5065513997141635262..comments2024-01-16T03:42:46.705-05:00Comments on The Downward Spiral: Death Be Not Proud: Indiana Casket Company Lays Off 100, May Shut DownBill Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-70097099567693872212013-08-23T14:31:53.643-04:002013-08-23T14:31:53.643-04:00This is a sad day in the world of casket companies...This is a sad day in the world of <a href="http://www.elmwoodcaskets.com/caskets.htm" rel="nofollow">casket companies</a>, as if it wasn't already a sad trade.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523238066500293131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-19968607709408882242012-06-12T00:05:34.061-04:002012-06-12T00:05:34.061-04:00I know this post is late but jobs in this area (Ba...I know this post is late but jobs in this area (Batesville) are still non-existent. The company had been doing overtime after the closing of second shift. They are running 10 hrs a day most of the time. A lot of good, hard working people lost their jobs at no fault of their own and are now having a hard time finding new employment. As far as the "importing" caskets from China, the hardware on the caskets are from China. They sent some work to Mexico and other work to Tennessee. The only thing this company has been worried about since it was taken over by "a board of directors" instead of being family ran, in money. HR and upper management do not like "associates" that have an opinion or a brain. If you can be a robot and let them tell you how, when, and what to think--you are fine. I would not buy a Batesville Casket for any family member, go with Aurora or Genesis. Cremation is not hurting the business, we make cremation caskets also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-85941340210811114742012-01-20T13:17:10.823-05:002012-01-20T13:17:10.823-05:00My late father, ever the practical engineer, insis...My late father, ever the practical engineer, insisted that he be cremated and not we not have any elaborate funeral. A service in the backyard was as much as he'd allow because of the wasted expense of the whole process. If there'd been a way we could have done the cremation at home I suspect he'd want that instead. We paid like $700 to get a bag of ashes (he didn't want an overpriced urn either) and to have the government legalities handled. He's in the backyard now with his garden. Probably strictly violates some stupid law (great fertilizer, dad is).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-23812065168604544162012-01-20T03:01:20.878-05:002012-01-20T03:01:20.878-05:00I say that your blog is awesome! Happy New Year!I say that your blog is awesome! Happy New Year!Beaverton SEOhttp://www.bizsuccesscenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-15116866084925327352012-01-19T04:41:52.043-05:002012-01-19T04:41:52.043-05:00Used to see their trucks all the time around here ...Used to see their trucks all the time around here in Illinois. Sad, but I to would not pay for an expensive funeral. I will opt out for cremation. After they have removed all good vital organs from my body to be used by somebody else. Then they can cremate me and put in an urn. Cobalt blue please.defshepardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029515057003737645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-62844058082661560972012-01-18T16:34:49.882-05:002012-01-18T16:34:49.882-05:00I intend to go out like that Brad Pitt charachter ...I intend to go out like that Brad Pitt charachter in Legends of the Fall... fighting a big ole bear with a knife. <br /><br />Anything else is just damn unnatural.TheWarriorMaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-29031613067720531452012-01-18T13:47:36.551-05:002012-01-18T13:47:36.551-05:00Just throw me in a hole in the ground with a blank...Just throw me in a hole in the ground with a blanket over me and a rock with my initials carved in it on top. Wanna honor me? Say some nice words, don't put me in a shiny mahogany box.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-86554855348168215222012-01-18T10:39:19.459-05:002012-01-18T10:39:19.459-05:00*start excerpt*
Batesville Casket already had enou...*start excerpt*<br />Batesville Casket already had enough to worry about, with rising cremation rates creating flat sales for its core products.<br /><br />But it can’t ignore another nagging trend: Imports from China make up a rapidly growing portion of the U.S. industry.<br />*end excerpt*<br /><br />More at http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/05/04/story6.html?page=all <br /><br />This article is a few years old, but I'm sure the trends have, if anything, accelerated.<br /><br />It just shows you that all manufacturing in this country (and even in Mexico) must compete with Chinese imports. That will continue to be the case until 1) the Chinese standard of living matches that of the US and/or 2) it costs too much to ship products around the world (just a matter of time).greatbluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272481895573751738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-39907251982839185042012-01-18T10:18:31.936-05:002012-01-18T10:18:31.936-05:00just not at 6 grand a pop...just not at 6 grand a pop...starskeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02661141833059602897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-18267019353550811242012-01-18T09:34:14.366-05:002012-01-18T09:34:14.366-05:00This is a fascinating story, one that warrants fur...This is a fascinating story, one that warrants further digging (er, investigation). People just don't stop dying because they can't afford it. Our culture has so thoroughly bought into the model developed by the funeral industry that people will go into debt to "properly honor" their loved ones with the big, expensive send-off. And most state laws are really restrictive in giving people options (guess who lobbied for those laws?).<br /><br />I can't believe there are now so many people going out to Home Depot for a sheet of plywood and some nails to make their own casket that Batesville has to shut down an entire shift of workers.<br /><br />So what is it? Must be something big. More people renting caskets and then going to cremation? Suddenly more competition from rival casket makers? Letting the state take on the expense by not picking up the bodies from the hospital or morgue? Is Batesville selling more of their low-end models with lower profit margins?<br /><br />Seems like casket-making was one of those businesses that are always in demand, like beer-making.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809202917469138601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-15957389866524066212012-01-18T08:36:55.714-05:002012-01-18T08:36:55.714-05:00FlackSpeak® - I like it!FlackSpeak® - I <b>like</b> it!starskeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02661141833059602897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-44285877685861922672012-01-18T08:14:58.134-05:002012-01-18T08:14:58.134-05:00My hope is with each new piece of evidence, more p...My hope is with each new piece of evidence, more people will begin to see clearly the bigger picture of permanent economic contraction across countless industries. And with that awareness, they will make personal plans that enable them to live intelligently going forward.<br /><br />Even in the permanent economic contraction of the industrial, non-renewable resource based economy, there is room for meaningful living. <br /><br />It just isn't going to be cushy like many fortunate people in the USA have experienced for the past half a century.John Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17222958547864356881noreply@blogger.com