In a message dated 6/17/2004 2:47:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes:
> Where'd you hear 700 pounds? I heard 400 pounds by whatever reporter was on the air when they were moving from the caison to the steps. That I could believe - a couple hundred
> pounds for him and a couple hundred for the coffin.
I heard it on TV, where I get all my information (except for the stuff in that column in the Sunday Times Real Estate section). 400 sounds much more reasonable to me, but maybe still a little on the high side. I'll have to do a little calculation on it using the weight per cubic foot of wood, and get back to you.
Ralph
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