Sorry to hear that Beerhead.
Nick ~ Wot DS said. You gotta just laugh it off... Difficult I know but it really is the only way.
Miss D ~ No laughing matter I know. I found it very hard. My thoughts are with you.
For what it is worth My FiL's ashes remain unscattered three years following his death. My BiL has them in an urn next to an identical urn containing the ashes of his partner's much loved dog that died a few weeks before the FiL (who hated dogs with a passion). BiL will not agree to scatter the ashes of his father as he is now unsure which urn contains Father and which the bloody dog.