How many more years do you have on this big blue marble?

Hmmm...I had a friend that died about four years ago. She was 112 years old.

Local newspaper had a lady that is 106 years old. I don't know her, but I know several of the family.

People are living longer, at least the ones that take care of themselves. Also, some states have dramatically different demographics than others. You would need to compare apples with apples to pull out the real numbers. Poverty stricken areas lack the adequate healthcare to achieve better age longevity.
 
RuffledFeathers said:
Hmmm...I had a friend that died about four years ago. She was 112 years old.

Local newspaper had a lady that is 106 years old. I don't know her, but I know several of the family.

People are living longer, at least the ones that take care of themselves. Also, some states have dramatically different demographics than others. You would need to compare apples with apples to pull out the real numbers. Poverty stricken areas lack the adequate healthcare to achieve better age longevity.
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Actually life expectancy is going down.

"Overall US life expectancy shortened by 1.8 years from 2019 to 2020, to 77 years."
 
fritowrdo said:
If I go by my MIL, she says you are old when you are a great grandparent like she is. So not quite there yet.
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We use the wagon wheel test. If you are old, you have to lay your penis on a wagon wheel to keep from pissing on your shoes. You are young if you have to hook it in the weel to keep from pissing on your hat.
 
batchaps4me said:
We use the wagon wheel test. If you are old, you have to lay your penis on a wagon wheel to keep from pissing on your shoes. You are young if you have to hook it in the weel to keep from pissing on your hat.
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Good place to drop this little gem from Willie Nelson…

The Penis Poem–by Willie Nelson​

My nookie days are over,
My pilot light is out.
What used to be my sex appeal,
Is now my water spout.
Time was when, on its own accord,
From my trousers it would spring.
But now I’ve got a full time job,
To find the gosh darn thing.
It used to be embarrassing,
The way it would behave.
For every single morning,
It would stand and watch me shave.
Now as old age approaches,
It sure gives me the blues.
To see it hang its little head,
And watch me tie my shoes!!​
 
OldDevilDawg said:
Actually life expectancy is going down.

"Overall US life expectancy shortened by 1.8 years from 2019 to 2020, to 77 years."
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Again, you're going with averages of multiple groups, including the poverty stricken and those living in a gluttonous manner.

I have many medieval ancestors that lived to be 100, or near to, despite the average death age being half today's average.

My parents are still living, my father is in his late eighties, and my uncle's and aunts, close cousins of same generation are similar age. Nothing is guaranteed, but I anticipate making my nineties, just knowing my family history. That assumes old age comes into play before any unexpected demise.

BTW, the 112 and 106 old people I mentioned earlier are not my family, nor are they of the same race.

The recent uptick in average death age in the last few decades has more to do with the rapid drop in infant mortality. The noted recent drop in average age is presumably an increase in unexpected deaths, such as murder, vehicle deaths (cars, boats planes) and famine type deaths.
 
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