How long do you expect to live?

lumberjim · 03-06-2010, 10:04 PM

Life expectancy.

seems like a 65 year old can be spry, and have 20-30 years left, or be on death's door. I've met both.

I meet a lot of people, and get to see their birth dates..... i hate it when someone tells me that 'this will be my last car' .....but some times I can tell it's the truth they speak.

How long will you live, excluding accidental death......?

classicman · 03-06-2010, 10:11 PM

Long enough to enjoy grandchildren. At that point my life will be complete.

SamIam · 03-06-2010, 10:32 PM

I'm more concerned with being able to get around and have all my mental faculties entact than I am living to some advanced age and be drooling in a wheel chair and peeing my pants in some nursing home. If that means I die at 60, so be it.

Datalyss · 03-11-2010, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

drooling in a wheel chair and peeing my pants in some nursing home.

I was starting to have a good time here again until I saw this post. Is this how you see all people in wheelchairs? As someone in a wheelchair, I'm seriously offended.

Pie · 03-11-2010, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

I'm more concerned with being able to get around and have all my mental faculties entact than I am living to some advanced age and be drooling in a wheel chair and peeing my pants in some nursing home. If that means I die at 60, so be it.

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Originally Posted by Datalyss

I was starting to have a good time here again until I saw this post. Is this how you see all people in wheelchairs? As someone in a wheelchair, I'm seriously offended.

She didn't say that. Stop projecting your hangups on her.

Datalyss · 03-11-2010, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Pie

She didn't say that. Stop projecting your hangups on her.

Do you need a wheelchair to get around, huh? Do you have a birth defect that severely affect your balance?

squirell nutkin · 03-06-2010, 10:56 PM

I will probably live until I die, possibly longer, but it's hard to say.

My friend is always talking about if he builds a house he will make it one story so he won't have issues with the stairs. I ask him why he expects to be infirm in his old age. I expect to bop till I drop. My dad walked his usual 4 miles a few days before he died.

Datalyss · 03-11-2010, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

I will probably live until I die, possibly longer, but it's hard to say.

Add this answer to the poll. It's a good one.

Shawnee123 · 03-06-2010, 11:34 PM

About 20 years less (fewer?) than I have. I figure I'm ahead, so I picked 91-100.

DucksNuts · 03-07-2010, 03:21 AM

With the amount of cancer in my family, I'm voting for under 70.

bluecuracao · 03-07-2010, 04:25 AM

Most of my ancestors have lived into their 90s, so I'm holding out for that.

Griff · 03-07-2010, 06:28 AM

I really have no idea.

glatt · 03-07-2010, 08:30 AM

With my family, I'd give it a range from 78 - 82.

Pie · 03-07-2010, 08:34 AM

I've already outlived some close relatives, and I'm 35. I voted for under 60.

squirell nutkin · 03-07-2010, 10:02 AM

I was looking at an actuarial table of life expectancy once and the funny thing is, the longer you live, the longer you are likely to live.
e.g. at birth to the first year you have an avg life expectancy of something like 65 yrs. Make it to age one and your LE jumps to something like 71. With each passing year yourLE grows slightly. Pass certain milestones like making it through the shoals of the sudden heart attack at 40-60 and you see another small leap in LE.

I wish I had a copy of it. Lawyers and ins companies use them in calculating judgements.

View Poll Results: at what age will you carc it?
I won't see 60	2	10.00%
61-70	3	15.00%
71-80	7	35.00%
81-90	3	15.00%
91-100	4	20.00%
rasputin 101+	1	5.00%
Voters: 20. You may not vote on this poll

03-06-2010, 10:04 PM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	How long do you expect to live? Life expectancy. seems like a 65 year old can be spry, and have 20-30 years left, or be on death's door. I've met both. I meet a lot of people, and get to see their birth dates..... i hate it when someone tells me that 'this will be my last car' .....but some times I can tell it's the truth they speak. How long will you live, excluding accidental death......? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-06-2010, 10:11 PM	#2
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Long enough to enjoy grandchildren. At that point my life will be complete. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-06-2010, 10:56 PM	#7
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	I will probably live until I die, possibly longer, but it's hard to say. My friend is always talking about if he builds a house he will make it one story so he won't have issues with the stairs. I ask him why he expects to be infirm in his old age. I expect to bop till I drop. My dad walked his usual 4 miles a few days before he died. __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

03-06-2010, 11:34 PM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	About 20 years less (fewer?) than I have. I figure I'm ahead, so I picked 91-100. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-06-2010, 10:32 PM	#3
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	I'm more concerned with being able to get around and have all my mental faculties entact than I am living to some advanced age and be drooling in a wheel chair and peeing my pants in some nursing home. If that means I die at 60, so be it.

03-07-2010, 03:21 AM	#10
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	With the amount of cancer in my family, I'm voting for under 70.

03-07-2010, 04:25 AM	#11
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Most of my ancestors have lived into their 90s, so I'm holding out for that.

03-07-2010, 06:28 AM	#12
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I really have no idea. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-07-2010, 08:30 AM	#13
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	With my family, I'd give it a range from 78 - 82.

03-07-2010, 08:34 AM	#14
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I've already outlived some close relatives, and I'm 35. I voted for under 60. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

03-07-2010, 10:02 AM	#15
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	I was looking at an actuarial table of life expectancy once and the funny thing is, the longer you live, the longer you are likely to live. e.g. at birth to the first year you have an avg life expectancy of something like 65 yrs. Make it to age one and your LE jumps to something like 71. With each passing year yourLE grows slightly. Pass certain milestones like making it through the shoals of the sudden heart attack at 40-60 and you see another small leap in LE. I wish I had a copy of it. Lawyers and ins companies use them in calculating judgements. __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

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