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Ashes rehashed
Q: A friend of mine read an article that you had about taking ashes and making them into garden stones. If you have this info if you could please forward the info to us.
G.H.
A: Contact Ashes in Stone, (800) 897-3405 or www.ashesinstone.com. Prices for a cast stone made with a portion of your loved one’s ashes range from $179 to $289 including engraving or a graphic. In addition, stones made without ashes but with chambers in which to store ashes are available ($130 to $210).
Owner Carol Bojarsky says the business began manufacturing pet cremation urns and memorials and added services for humans last year. Human memorials now make up 10 percent to 20 percent of the orders.
Having the ashes made into a diamond also is a possibility, albeit a considerably more expensive one. Prices begin at $3,499. Contact Life Gem, (866) 543-3436 or lifegem.com for details.
Q: I have an old but really neat Okeeffe & Merritt free standing gas stove that looks like a 1956 Buick Roadmaster with all the chrome! I need someone to do some repairs to it and wondered if you can give me name(s) and phone numbers. While not used completely (don’t think the oven has been used in years), its top burners were used until recently when a gas odor was detected and the gas line shut off. Would like to have it serviceable, though.
Unrelated, do you know of a use for or an organization that could use about three or four dozen clear glass baby food bottles with lids? They are all in good shape and, before I tossed them into recycling, I thought I’d check with you. My dad used them in his workroom as containers for screw, bolts, washers, etc. but, I don’t have a workroom.
D. D.
A: The jars are usually needed by the Children’s Museum.
The stove? Contact Appliance Associates, 814 Romeria Drive or 454-5896.
Q: I work for a local nonprofit organization called GENaustin, the Girls Empowerment Network.
The mission of the organization is to foster healthy self-esteem in girls by engaging them to explore and define their personal values and to build skills that empower them with confidence and courage to make wise choices. In August we are having a training for our volunteers and I am trying to arrange for former UT softball pitcher Cat Osterman to be our guest speaker. However, I am having trouble finding any contact information for her! You always seem to have the answers once anyone seems to have reached a dead end and I was hoping that perhaps you could help me out.
Thanks so much!
Sincerely,
E. C.
P.S. In 1995 you came to my fifth-grade class at Laurel Mountain Elementary School and spoke to us about what it is you do. You taught us helpful tricks on how to research. You encouraged us to ask questions and get the answers we were looking for; I never forgot that.
A: Fan mail can be sent to southpaw Osterman in care of the Texas Softball Office, University of Texas, P.O. Box 7399, Austin, TX 78713.
Too unbelievable to answer
… . because a form of this urban legend makes it to my inbox way too often. Snopes.com calls this cell-phone scare “Fuelish Pleasures.” Could it happen? Possibly. Has it? No. You should not be distracted when filling you car’s tank — by the children, the phone or the radio. Do not get in and out of your car in cold climates while fueling. It could cause static and a dangerous spark.
Q: (Heard of) three incidents in which mobile phones ignited fumes during fueling operations.
You should know that:
Mobile phones can ignite fuel or fumes.
Mobile phones that light up when switched on or when they ring release enough energy to provide a spark for ignition.
Mobile phones should not be used in filling stations, or when fueling lawn mowers, boats, etc.
I ask you to please send this information to ALL your family and friends, especially those who have kids in the car with them while pumping gas.
A. R.
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