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#1 Shortpoet-GTD

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Posted 28 August 2013 - 05:44 AM

This article from the Smithsonian brings up an interesting question; how old is too old?
Would you want to live past 100 years of age, or longer?

(An MIT study, included in the article, speaks to the fact that people in China are
living 5 years less on average because of the polluted air from coal.)
http://www.pri.org/s...tion-14402.html

Article (with links to video's) here.

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Posted 02 September 2013 - 08:26 AM

I'd take two or three lifetimes if I could get them.  Since I have no children I wouldn't be adding to population glut and there are so many things I'd love to do.  Already on Medicare and in good health, I know I'll likely have at least 25-30 years more but that's not enough damn it! :biggrin:

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Posted 02 September 2013 - 10:41 AM

View PostPhil, on 02 September 2013 - 08:26 AM, said:

I'd take two or three lifetimes if I could get them.  Since I have no children I wouldn't be adding to population glut and there are so many things I'd love to do.  Already on Medicare and in good health, I know I'll likely have at least 25-30 years more but that's not enough damn it! :biggrin:
Me too. But that Medicare deduction from my check- :vava: Ouch.

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Posted 02 September 2013 - 12:47 PM

Enjoy it while you can, last I heard it goes insolvent by 2023 without  a major fix. :sad:

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Posted 02 September 2013 - 03:05 PM

View PostPhil, on 02 September 2013 - 12:47 PM, said:

Enjoy it while you can, last I heard it goes insolvent by 2023 without  a major fix. :sad:
By 2023, I'll either be golden (from winning the lotto) or still working at 75, OMG. :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy:
(There's a lady working at our company that's 86! What? I need to find out what her secret is.) :laugh:

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Posted 03 September 2013 - 09:20 AM

One of the reasons I like owning land is there is always a reason to get up and do something every morning. :biggrin:   My mother worked into her seventies as a practical nurse and my grandmother died scrubbing her floors at 97.  The guy we use for moving earth around is also in his 70's.  I think 70 is the new 50! :laugh:

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Posted 04 September 2013 - 05:19 AM

View PostPhil, on 03 September 2013 - 09:20 AM, said:

One of the reasons I like owning land is there is always a reason to get up and do something every morning. :biggrin:   My mother worked into her seventies as a practical nurse and my grandmother died scrubbing her floors at 97.  The guy we use for moving earth around is also in his 70's.  I think 70 is the new 50! :laugh:
With that measure, I'm only in my late 30's. :laugh:

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Posted 04 September 2013 - 09:25 AM

Both my wife and I think we are 20 year olds trapped in a seniors body and it isn't funny! :angry: :laugh:

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