How long do you want to live?

Soon after retiring to Devon, my dad's health started to deteriorate and he became maudlin. He drew my brother and me into a conspiracy. "I don't want to be one of those old boys in a home on a plastic chair with my trousers round my ankles waiting for the next accident. If it looks like I'm getting that way, row me out to the middle of the harbour and push me over the side." Every time he said it we agreed we would do this for him. Our resolve was never tested though, because the older he got, the less he said it, until eventually, he stopped saying it altogether. The will to live seems to outweigh everything in the end. He was 86 when he died.

I have no interest in living now. Just sticking around long enough to see the kids into their 20s.
Another 15 years and then Ill be buggering off. Thatll be 45ish.

The younger and more drama queeny one's prediction, the greater the likelihood of lingering for the full 120 years.

That reminds me of a philosophical question. If you had to choose one of these options, would you choose to know when you were going to die or how you were going to die?

Really never expected to live this long (76 this year). Certainly there is ageing,more creaky bones but no mental deterioration.

However the vast majority of my contemporaries take some kind of medication,lots of heart stuff, prostate cancer,diabetes and the like . Most just get on with it. I have outlived all of my mother’s family and am beginning to approach the father’s who all died in their eighties.

Was always aware of the value of time from a very young age, worked from 11 to 74 and loved every job, saw the world and continue to do so.

I have stopped collecting wine, especially very long maturity bottles, and have olenty. Bought my final GT3RS last year and will track it in Europe in September .

There is absolutely no doubt that I will start to get rid of stuff I no longer need. Most of the cars will go, watches ,antique toys, huge car library and so on.

As long as I am mobile and independent I will still travel-just finished a 15,000km road trip winter season and planning the Europe trip next.

I have no desire to live a very diminished life or to be a dependent. No retirement home “ for active seniors” with cheery staff who use the plural “ and how are we today?” Nonsense.

Therefore I will elect euthanasia when the time comes-legal and easy in Canada. Not fearful -could be a few years or tomorrow but zero chance of being 90 and no wish to be some TV watching codger reminiscing about the good old days with other codgers.