Make a pact on how long you will live for (1 Viewer)

[dmac37]

As I get older (50's) I tend to think about my ultimate expiration date more than I ever used to.

You can roll the dice and let nature take it's current course and decide the random age of your death or what would be the minimum age you would choose if you could decide/guarantee the age your time was up? This means regardless of health or situation this is the age your time is up.

I think I might go as low as 75 considering the number of younger deaths that seem to happen and the decline in quality of life once you are older.

 

[GoFishTN]

If I live 50 more years (86) I would be good.

 

[Mister CIA]

One beeelion.

 

[BillyBarooo]

43. i have 4 yrs left. i'm sure of it

 

[pollardsvision]

70 sounds good. Longer would be awesome, but for a guarantee, anything more seems greedy. I could be talked into lower.

Also, I won't be having children, so it makes sense to kick the bucket before I can't take care of myself.

 

[Wingnut]

20 years ago I would answer maybe 70...but my mom and dad are 73, and that seems too young to me now. That said, once you hit 70ish, what are you doing besides waiting for the end? Sure there are some at that age that are active but that's not the norm IMO. I mean, you're not traveling much anymore, not going to amusement parks, concerts, etc...where's the incentive? I mean there's family, and of course you spend as much time with them as you can, but you're just making memories you won't have for long...what's the point?

So my answer is 69. I got no time for 70.

 

[Raider Nation]

As I get older (50's) I tend to think about my ultimate expiration date more than I ever used to.

You can roll the dice and let nature take it's current course and decide the random age of your death or what would be the minimum age you would choose if you could decide/guarantee the age your time was up? This means regardless of health or situation this is the age your time is up.

I think I might go as low as 75 considering the number of younger deaths that seem to happen and the decline in quality of life once you are older.

I did a pole sorta/kinda similar to this. I was hoping for a better run than 75.

 

[GregR]

I'm not making a pact with anyone on how long I'll live. Who are you, the Devil?

And if so, can you make yourself look like Elizabeth Hurley in her prime still?

 

[James Daulton]

I'd like to have at least 15 years of good retirement and watch my kids be adults for a while before I kick it so 75 sounds good.

 

[Otis]

75 is s solid number.

 

[bostonfred]

20 years ago I would answer maybe 70...but my mom and dad are 73, and that seems too young to me now. That said, once you hit 70ish, what are you doing besides waiting for the end? Sure there are some at that age that are active but that's not the norm IMO. I mean, you're not traveling much anymore, not going to amusement parks, concerts, etc...where's the incentive? I mean there's family, and of course you spend as much time with them as you can, but you're just making memories you won't have for long...what's the point?

So my answer is 69. I got no time for 70.

what's the point of any of this?

 

[fantasycurse42]

Interesting topic:

Saw my grandma last week and it has been upsetting me all week. She had no clue who I was (and I was the favorite out of her 4), didn't recognize the names of my brother or cousins, had food on her clothes and was itching her scalp. Honestly, it was so saddening and terrible. She is 85.

My grandpa on the other side is also about 85. He lives in assisted living but is fully with it, still calls, asks about my wife, kid, etc. I'm excited to pay him a visit today and cheer me up after my visit to my grandma last week.

Anyways, it's more about state of mind than age for me. When I get to that state of my grandma, I don't want to be around.

 

[comfortably numb]

Interesting topic:

Saw my grandma last week and it has been upsetting me all week. She had no clue who I was (and I was the favorite out of her 4), didn't recognize the names of my brother or cousins, had food on her clothes and was itching her scalp. Honestly, it was so saddening and terrible. She is 85.

My grandpa on the other side is also about 85. He lives in assisted living but is fully with it, still calls, asks about my wife, kid, etc. I'm excited to pay him a visit today and cheer me up after my visit to my grandma last week.

Anyways, it's more about state of mind than age for me. When I get to that state of my grandma, I don't want to be around.

Right.

I fully hope in 40 years when I'm in my late 70s that this country has fully adopted dieing with dignity cultures instead of forcing me to live

 

[Parrothead]

80 while bedding my 25 year old girlfriend

 

[Osaurus]

Interesting topic:

Saw my grandma last week and it has been upsetting me all week. She had no clue who I was (and I was the favorite out of her 4), didn't recognize the names of my brother or cousins, had food on her clothes and was itching her scalp. Honestly, it was so saddening and terrible. She is 85.

My grandpa on the other side is also about 85. He lives in assisted living but is fully with it, still calls, asks about my wife, kid, etc. I'm excited to pay him a visit today and cheer me up after my visit to my grandma last week.

Anyways, it's more about state of mind than age for me. When I get to that state of my grandma, I don't want to be around.

This always makes me think about quality of life.

 

[NutterButter]

75 is solid. 20 years of good retirement and the young years (pre 10) with the grandkids. Although I financially prepare to live until 100, I don't see those years beyond 80 as anything special.

 

[McGarnicle]

900 years, like Moses.

 

[Wingnut]

20 years ago I would answer maybe 70...but my mom and dad are 73, and that seems too young to me now. That said, once you hit 70ish, what are you doing besides waiting for the end? Sure there are some at that age that are active but that's not the norm IMO. I mean, you're not traveling much anymore, not going to amusement parks, concerts, etc...where's the incentive? I mean there's family, and of course you spend as much time with them as you can, but you're just making memories you won't have for long...what's the point?

So my answer is 69. I got no time for 70.

what's the point of any of this?

beer/pot combo last night.

 

[cstu]

20 years ago I would answer maybe 70...but my mom and dad are 73, and that seems too young to me now. That said, once you hit 70ish, what are you doing besides waiting for the end? Sure there are some at that age that are active but that's not the norm IMO. I mean, you're not traveling much anymore, not going to amusement parks, concerts, etc...where's the incentive? I mean there's family, and of course you spend as much time with them as you can, but you're just making memories you won't have for long...what's the point?

So my answer is 69. I got no time for 70.

what's the point of any of this?

beer/pot combo last night.

You can do that in your 70's.

 

[jamny]

I'd like to make it to 80