Dear Folks,

As for me, I have an obligation to live long enough to see Guy Fawkes Day, 2030.

But, what about you?

Just how much longer do you believe you will live?

And, another thing:  Will you go out the same way as William Holden?

As you know, he died on The River Kwai.

Some here have told me that they expect to live another 20 years, but I seriously doubt this, just judging from the way they post topics on TV.

Here we are, living in the jungle.

Everybody knows that jungle living does not promote longevity.

So if you were a betting person:

How many more days would you say that you have, being logical, and not biased.

My goal is 2040, since it has a good ring to it.

And you?

2039, perhaps?

For one thing, I know that I will outlive MOST forum members on TV.

This is a given.

But, also, nothing to crow about.

Anyway, how many more days, …  do you think?

Will you live to see tomorrow?

This is just one more of Rummy’s known unknowns.

Best regards,

Gamma

Note: I so-much miss Donald Rumsfeld, these days.  Who would not?  I wish he were here today, guiding our off-course world.

We, his friends, called him Donny, as in…”Donnybrook”, of course.

I very much love this excellent photo of Rummy.

I would give almost anything I have to give...just to...

Have him here with us now.

There are unknown unknowns.

Nice tie and suit, by the way, too....!!!!

Living in the jungle can lead to longevity...

• Varî Vãti Marubo: A senior elder of the Marubo tribe in the Amazon, she has lived her entire life deep in the Amazon rainforest. In 2024, she was estimated by her tribe to be over 120 years old, or approximately 107 based on government records, making her one of the oldest people living in the Amazon.

• Maria Lucimar Pereira Kaxinawá: A member of the Huni Kuin people in the Amazon, she was believed to be 131 years old when she passed away in 2022.

I don't think Pattaya can be considered as the 'Jungle', unless you mean the concrete jungle....

I hope to live to 2069, but I doubt I'll achieve it!

7 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

For one thing, I know that I will outlive MOST forum members on TV.

This is a given.

Clears throat.....

With new modern health care and whats coming in the future for health care i have a pretty good shot at lasting many decades more.

Never spent a single night in the hospital in my 49 years. Never had any mahor health issues other than a large number of broken bones.

2.50 for a hot box and a buck and a half a beer....

If all goes well let's say 2080 and beyond...... Ill post about Sammy for you and upload it to your consciousness.

9 minutes ago, simon43 said:

Living in the jungle can lead to longevity...

• Varî Vãti Marubo: A senior elder of the Marubo tribe in the Amazon, she has lived her entire life deep in the Amazon rainforest. In 2024, she was estimated by her tribe to be over 120 years old, or approximately 107 based on government records, making her one of the oldest people living in the Amazon.

• Maria Lucimar Pereira Kaxinawá: A member of the Huni Kuin people in the Amazon, she was believed to be 131 years old when she passed away in 2022.

I don't think Pattaya can be considered as the 'Jungle', unless you mean the concrete jungle....

I hope to live to 2069, but I doubt I'll achieve it!

Yes.

And, as a true scientist, you must understand that the evidence contradicts this seemingly logical hypothesis.

In fact, for some important reasons, city life is more conducive to furthering longevity.

So much, I guess, for the pastoral life which I and many prefer.

One day at time. Then repeat?

2 minutes ago, blaze master said:

Never spent a single night in the hospital in my 49 years.

There is always the unexpected.

4 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

There is always the unexpected.

True. I have done a decent job of trying to take better care of myself as I get older.

Stopped drinking more than 20 years ago. 11 years for cigs. Decent diet. Walk daily for exercise. Lots and lots of sex to keep my mojo up as well.

June 2072 heart attack having sex

Beautiful topic to post and this is one of the reasons folks that I keep coming back to this forum , thankyou for your service Sir

Sadly most people who are of mature age are in denial

George, you haven't made about comment about your life expectancy? (It might be rather short if you're recognised in Pattaya by certain AN members!)

When are you planning to die? All your posts suggest a stressful life, which can't be good for your heart.

32 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Dear Folks,

Most surprisingly, I never imagined that, these days, I would feel such tremendous nostalgia for Rummy.

Yet, I do.

Rummy was here yesterday, and then gone yesterday, but I wish he were here today.

3 minutes ago, simon43 said:

can't be good for your heart.

Presuming one has a heart, then a heart-healthy lifestyle is best.

But, this Topic is not really about lifestyle.

How many more years do you expect to live?

Please be optimistic, yet realistic, in your estimation based on existing evidence.

11 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Beautiful topic to post and this is one of the reasons folks that I keep coming back to this forum

You should listen to L.A. Woman.

13 minutes ago, blaze master said:

True. I have done a decent job of trying to take better care of myself as I get older.

Stopped drinking more than 20 years ago. 11 years for cigs. Decent diet. Walk daily for exercise. Lots and lots of sex to keep my mojo up as well.

This is weird.

Very weird.

But, for those that might not know....

https://youtu.be/TMiAQPABgHA

And, another....(NO need for age restriction. Must be due to the Epstein fallout, or something. I have no idea. It's just the Doors....nothing more...)

23 minutes ago, blaze master said:

Lots and lots of sex

Just beware.

You need to practice SAFE SEX.

Never attempt sex practices similar to those practiced by Mr. Hands.

A Boeing employee?

Boing

Boing....

So unexpected, to die with a tummy ache.

26 minutes ago, khaosokman said:

June 2072 heart attack having sex

June is the best of months....

I'd be very happy to live long enough to see my younger daughter get through high school, university, and into a nice job - maybe even meet a good man and settle down. She's 14, I'm 69, so I need to make it to my early 80s at least.

I think that's doable, despite all my bad habits.

My other children are much older, and doing really well, so it would be nice to see all of them happy and prospering before I go.

7 minutes ago, simon43 said:

George, you haven't made about comment about your life expectancy? (It might be rather short if you're recognised in Pattaya by certain AN members!)

When are you planning to die? All your posts suggest a stressful life, which can't be good for your heart.

According to all indications, he has settled into what he considers a scientifically sound regimen. Eighteen hours a day are spent mopping floors in a mental institution somewhere in Australia. To balance this demanding schedule he undertakes three annual pilgrimages to Pattaya, where he throws himself mercilessly into the transgender nightlife with the enthusiasm of a man conducting very serious longevity research and statistical fieldwork among ladyboys. In his telling this blend of relentless labor, tropical mischief, and unwavering dedication is nothing less than the real fountain of youth. In fact he claims he settled on this regimen after studying the internationally acclaimed Susan Harris Khaosok Guide to Winning the AN Thumbsdown Race.

The small technicalities are politely ignored. He is about fifty kilos overweight, lives on a diet that could be entirely serviced by a drive through window, and performs no exercise that might trouble his heart even slightly. None of this concerns him in the least. As far as he is concerned the evidence is already overwhelming. Mop, Pattaya, repeat. Immortality, apparently, is just a matter of sticking to the same routine.

3 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

I'd be very happy to live long enough to see my younger daughter get through high school, university, and into a nice job - maybe even meet a good man and settle down. She's 14, I'm 69, so I need to make it to my early 80s at least.

No worries.

You will.

Free Four

You get your chance to try in the twinkling of an eye
Eighty years, with luck, or even less

5 minutes ago, Terrance8812 said:

He is about fifty kilos overweight,

How do people here even know these things about TV members???

Rather astounding.

57 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Dear Folks,

As for me, I have an obligation to live long enough to see Guy Fawkes Day, 2030.

But, what about you?

Just how much longer do you believe you will live?

And, another thing:  Will you go out the same way as William Holden?

As you know, he died on The River Kwai.

Some here have told me that they expect to live another 20 years, but I seriously doubt this, just judging from the way they post topics on TV.

Here we are, living in the jungle.

Everybody knows that jungle living does not promote longevity.

So if you were a betting person:

How many more days would you say that you have, being logical, and not biased.

My goal is 2040, since it has a good ring to it.

And you?

2039, perhaps?

For one thing, I know that I will outlive MOST forum members on TV.

This is a given.

But, also, nothing to crow about.

Anyway, how many more days, …  do you think?

Will you live to see tomorrow?

This is just one more of Rummy’s known unknowns.

Best regards,

Gamma

Note: I so-much miss Donald Rumsfeld, these days.  Who would not?  I wish he were here today, guiding our off-course world.

We, his friends, called him Donny, as in…”Donnybrook”, of course.

I very much love this excellent photo of Rummy.

I would give almost anything I have to give...just to...

Have him here with us now.

There are unknown unknowns.

Nice tie and suit, by the way, too....!!!!

I would suggest an even more important question is how many more healthy years do you expect to live?

In the UK the latest statistics from ONS says the average healthy life expectancy is < 61 years.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/bulletins/healthstatelifeexpectanciesuk/between2011to2013and2022to2024

I've just hit 60 so according to them have about 6 months left to enjoy myself before my health starts to decline to the point where I can no longer enjoy myself as much as I could in my 50s :(

Enjoy it whilst you can & to that point, (sorry I don't want to thread <deleted> but I can't find the thread where the topic about being able to spend your money in retirement came up)

A couple of video/books for guys that have the "Problem" of spending money in retirement...

I know it sounds trite but there are a lot of guys (me included) who struggle to move from saving to spending & are not living their best life with the limited time they have left because they're afraid to spend money enjoying the time they do have left.

"Death is as close as our breath." "You can never die tomorrow; you must die now."
-Ajahn Chah

Why worry, be happy - It's uncertain. But it will happen.

17 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

How do people here even know these things about TV members???

Rather astounding.

Reading your disjointed forum thread devoted to estimating one’s own expiration date has a certain bleak efficiency to it. Of all the possible ways a person might spend a perfectly usable evening, calmly sitting around calculating the approximate day and week they expect to stop existing ranks somewhere near the bottom of the productivity ladder. It is arguably even worse than attempting to count the wiry gray hairs protruding from one's own backside. A fair definition would be the intellectual equivalent of staring into the refrigerator for twenty minutes and then closing the door without taking anything out. One imagines a troubled man hunched over a keyboard, carefully budgeting the remainder of his biological shelf life the way an accountant in the back office of a logistics operation allocates small boxes of carefully counted paper clips to staff.

The exercise is impressive mainly for its complete lack of consequence. No answer will improve anyone’s chances of living longer, dying better, or even having a slightly more interesting Thursday. It simply produces a series of numbers that become obsolete the moment they are posted. If contemplating one’s own statistical disappearance is meant to pass for deep reflection, then the bar for you offering anything resembling a meaningful thought has sunk to a level normally associated with damp basements and molding storage boxes. In short, if the goal is to spend time thinking about absolutely nothing of value, this topic is performing magnificently.

If I wake up tomorrow, that's always a good start. Another 10 yrs, and make to 80, even better 🙄

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

As for me, I have an obligation to live long enough to see Guy Fawkes Day, 2030.

Is the 625th anniversary of the gunpowder plot significant to you?

He came with the comet, and he went with the comet....

Who among us does not love Twain.

He is truly one who proves the VERY OLD and true APHORISM:

Twain was stardust, he was almost the same as Einstein, but better.

Joni is such a Siren.

Wax in the ears, or....

Her voice will ring in your cranium for weeks.

By the way: Who paved paradise?

She's in the mood.

Totally unforgettable

Wish I could, though, sometimes.

Her voice just bores in.

She should be hired by The Boring Company, maybe....

https://www.boringcompany.com/

29 minutes ago, SamSpade said:

I would suggest an even more important question is how many more healthy years do you expect to live?

Please start your own health-related Topic.

I only care about number of years ahead.

Anyway, you might get hit by a bus, tomorrow.

Then, you prediction of HEALTHY years vs UNHEALTHY years would really not matter much.

So, ....: You expect to live another 100 years, and every year will be healthy?

FLACCID, if one lives long enough, of course....

We all love Merle Streep.

((Hard to believe that such an iconic actor as she is still alive. But, she is alive.))

53 minutes ago, connda said:

"Death is as close as our breath." "You can never die tomorrow; you must die now."
-Ajahn Chah

Why worry, be happy - It's uncertain. But it will happen.

So, you continue to skirt the main question?

When will you die?

Your best estimate?

Or, are you just too superstitious to make a guess or a bet?

You might think, if you do guess or bet, that you will die like Twain, far too early?

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

If I wake up tomorrow, that's always a good start. Another 10 yrs, and make to 80, even better 🙄

10 years, only?

For a chimney sweep, you are already past your expiration date.