Living to be 80

[pdub]

I know I posted the thing about "Life Explained" here a short while ago on the calendar, with the idea it was pretty darned important, at least it was to me.

And from the inbox tonight, I get this one. Form your own opinion about this one, because I don't really have one because now I'm re-confused about what your priorites ought to be in life.....


Will I Live to see 80? Here's something to think about. I recently picked a new primary care doctor. After two visits andexhaustive Lab tests, he said I was doing 'fairly well' for my age.(I just turned 60.)A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him,'Do you think I'll live to be 80?' He asked, 'Do you smoke tobacco, ordrink beer or wine?' 'Oh no,' I replied.. 'I'm not doing drugs, either!' Then he asked, 'Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs? 'I said, 'Not much... my former doctor said that all red meat isvery unhealthy!' 'Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing,hiking, or bicycling?' 'No, I don't,' I said. He asked, 'Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?' 'No,' I said. He looked at me and said,... 'Then, why do you even give a shit?

[Scott Liggett]

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Yes, why do you? No red meat, no smoking joints, no heavy drinking? What's the of living so long then? ;D

[pdub]

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Yes, why do you? No red meat, no smoking joints, no heavy drinking? What's the of living so long then? ;D

It's a quandry - watched Unit's dear daddy die slow last year, and.....who wants to live that long? Not that I'm gonna jump of a bridge but when I get that old, I've lived too long. No, I've STAYED too long, living is a different thing than just staying.

[Shawn Anderson]

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In some ways my dad had it right, smoked cigars, drank beer, ate what ever he wanted, spent his last day wrenchin on his hot rod till midnight then off to his girlfreinds place at midnight (for what ever you at your girlfreinds place at midnight ???) then went very suddenly and was gone before EMS arived. Dindn't know it and had a good last day, 58 seems kinda too soon though.

[Scott Liggett]

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My maternal great grand father lived to 97 drinking a martini every evening along with puffing a cigar. The idea is live in moderation.

I can't even think that far ahead.

[Huskinhano]

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That's funny...thanks PeeWee ;D

[pdub]

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Along the whole theme, I can't get away from this one:

This to me is not funny, it is just entirely too true from watching parents leave the earth. And I easily stand vulnerable to corrrection in opinon:

[Scott Liggett]

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I agree. One thing I've learned through my life is that there is a difference between living and existing. I won't be here one second onger if it becomes an existence.

[oldsman496]

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I recently watched my grandma 'will' herself to death. she was 100 yrs old. blind. nuthin' worked well in her body anymore, but her mind was perfect. and she just got tired of not being able to do anything but breathe and exist. It depressed her terribly and she couldn't shake it. So she left us....according to her, on purpose. The doctors told me this was not uncommon. I can kinda understand her motivation. 100 is a loooong life.

I just hope I never get to that point. My friends and family NEVER believed I would live to be 50. I've almost made it though. :P

[TheSilverBuick]

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Yes, why do you? No red meat, no smoking joints, no heavy drinking? What's the of living so long then? ;D

Scott, I think you missed the point, litterally ;D


My Grandma kept a bottle of Jack Daniel's on hand for a drink time to time, regularly stocked beer in her frige, and when she passed away at 93 years old, the Senior Citizens from her Senior group (the bulk of which were 15+ years younger than her), told several stories of her sneaking beer onto the Senior Tour Bus and other such drinking stories. Grandma sure knew how to have a good time Carpe Diem.

[Nik2]

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With 3 of my 4 grandparents being alcoholics, the one that wasn't an alky died when he was in his early 60s. The other three party animals were all 75-82. I'm just sayin'............

[oldsman71]

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5 out of 5 great uncles drank their livers out,
earliest died at 48, the last at 62, so it go's
both ways :-\ I cant touch the stuff
anymore, I about drank myself to death
about 20 years ago. I got alky poisoning
more than once.

[Mr4Speed]

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Balance in all things.

[sedandelivery55]

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I wouldn't mind living that long ONLY if I can still have a life. I don't mean sitting in front of the heater wrapped in a Snuggie and drinking Ensure. I want to be able to climb on my roof and fix it if needed, keep an illegal alien out of work and mow my own yard, or put a set of head gaskets on the '55, then drive it like hell for the afternoon. My neighbor is 73 and I've watched him cutting trees down in his backyard, doing his own landscaping (moved a dump truck load of top soil from the front drive to his back yard by wheelbarrow) and he does his own oilchanges and tuneups. If I can still do all that in 22-23 years, I'll be happy.

[TheSilverBuick]

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I wouldn't mind living that long ONLY if I can still have a life. I don't mean sitting in front of the heater wrapped in a Snuggie and drinking Ensure. I want to be able to climb on my roof and fix it if needed, keep an illegal alien out of work and mow my own yard, or put a set of head gaskets on the '55, then drive it like hell for the afternoon. My neighbor is 73 and I've watched him cutting trees down in his backyard, doing his own landscaping (moved a dump truck load of top soil from the front drive to his back yard by wheelbarrow) and he does his own oilchanges and tuneups. If I can still do all that in 22-23 years, I'll be happy.

Amen!