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OT: We are very lucky
"Max Demian" wrote in message ... On 02/03/2021 19:18, Rod Speed wrote: "Max Demian" wrote in message o.uk... On 02/03/2021 09:45, tim... wrote: "Max Demian" wrote in message Based on my family history, I expect to live to 90 or so. But what then? what do you mean by that? [...] what do you do with yourself doddering around like a 90 YO Yeah; even being a healthy 95-year-old would hardly be worth it, from what I've seen of people of that age and more. I know one who is still doing fine. FSVO "doing fine". He continues to do what he has done for as long as I have known him and thats more than 50 years now. He doesnt drive as much as he used to but that is likely because our drivers licensing system is very stringent indeed for the elderly. We dont have anything like your motability system. People say, "He's marvellous for his age." No one ever says that about him. |
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More Heavy Trolling by Senile Nym-Shifting Rodent Speed!
On Wed, 3 Mar 2021 10:20:54 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: FLUSH the trolling senile asshole's latest troll**** unread |
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OT: We are very lucky
On 02/03/2021 11:59, Andrew wrote:
On 02/03/2021 11:39, Andrew wrote: On 02/03/2021 10:54, Max Demian wrote: On 02/03/2021 09:45, tim... wrote: "Max Demian" wrote in message o.uk... On 01/03/2021 18:22, williamwright wrote: I had a thought this morning, as a lay there too idle to get up. So just now I googled to get my facts straight. We represent the 300,000th generation of humans (OK, I do. My kids are 300,001st; their kids are the 300,002nd.) But until only about seven generations ago almost everyone died before they were fifty, and many died in their thirties. Go back further and few survived beyond their twenties. So aren't we incredibly lucky?Â* We had a one in 43,000 chance of being humans who can expect a long lifespan. Doesn't mean we are happy. Based on my family history, I expect to live to 90 or so. But what then? what do you mean by that? what happens afterwards or what do you do with yourself doddering around like a 90 YO Yeah; even being a healthy 95-year-old would hardly be worth it, from what I've seen of people of that age and more. My dad lived to 86 (I think) beyond 80 he was virtually house bound. Is that a life? That's rather soon. My father lived to 92, though, towards the end, found it hard to go far due to heart problems (which are a family trait). Fortunately, none of our family suffered from dementia My mother had it and died at 87. I don't know if it's hereditary. The ONS website has an interesting interactive graph showing the percentage of the population over 65 and over 80 from 1996 to 2036. Looks like we need a global pandemic to slow down or reverse this trend. Oh dear. Forgot the link One of the benefits of ageing https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulat...ation/july2017 |
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