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qazplm135

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57. a male in the US at 60

Tue Aug 27, 2019, 01:41 PM

Aug 2019

who doesn't smoke and is relatively healthy can expect to live until 84 on average.
And those who live until 84, can expect on average to live until 92.5.

So given he is 78, and I hope don't smoke, the numbers suggest he might easily be able to live another 14 years or more.

Which I mean 14 years doesn't feel like a long time, but to make it to the 90s is a pretty good life.

Still...it's always too short! I long for the days when we live hundreds of years healthy.

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And now I'm 78. Jeez. I didn't think I'd live this long. [View all] trof Aug 2019 OP

Congratulations. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #1

78 is OLD. trof Aug 2019 #3

Yes but there are lots of people who make it into their 90s FakeNoose Aug 2019 #15

Something I learned some decades ago GeoWilliam750 Aug 2019 #30

78 doesn't have to be old. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2019 #44

Yes, old, but old is not what it used to be. Plus that figure prob for born 2018. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #51

a male in the US at 60 qazplm135 Aug 2019 #57

Good for you. Srkdqltr Aug 2019 #2

Well, I'm still glad to be here. trof Aug 2019 #4

And you're a favorite around these parts, trof blm Aug 2019 #5

Well thank you! Do you mind telling me something? trof Aug 2019 #6

When I started here I was already known as blm Aug 2019 #9

Oh yeah. trof Aug 2019 #7

I hear ya. My 2 siblings and I are all in our 70's and it just doesn't seem possible. Arkansas Granny Aug 2019 #8

Having a positive attitude and a zest for life procon Aug 2019 #10

Happy birthday!❤ Karadeniz Aug 2019 #11

Happy Birthday! Moostache Aug 2019 #12

"How terribly strange to be seventy" solara Aug 2019 #13

78 is the new 58! KT2000 Aug 2019 #14

Sending positive energies to you for many, many (as many as you want) more years to japple Aug 2019 #16

78 is the new 50 Danmel Aug 2019 #17

Did you say 38? world wide wally Aug 2019 #18

Happy Birthday, and ditto on Savannah! LisaM Aug 2019 #19

Check out the Thunderbird Motel. trof Aug 2019 #67

"If I had known I would live this long I would have taken better care of myself" Skittles Aug 2019 #20

Too true. trof Aug 2019 #68

oh that's great Skittles Aug 2019 #70

You rascal! Congratulations, Happy Birthday & Anniversary!! appalachiablue Sep 2019 #82

My mom is 90. I took her to the new Tarantino film. Auggie Aug 2019 #21

Just saw it today. trof Aug 2019 #69

Yeah. But I was really squirming when Pussycat asked Cliff ... Auggie Aug 2019 #75

That's a tough movie to watch with your mom. trof Aug 2019 #81

Happy Birthday! If it was your birthday... PatrickforO Aug 2019 #22

WooHoo Lulu KC Aug 2019 #23

Hang in there, friend UpInArms Aug 2019 #24

I've been into genealogy for 20 years PatSeg Aug 2019 #25

Many More trof! joanbarnes Aug 2019 #26

Happy Birthday!! chowder66 Aug 2019 #27

I had to re-read the first line of your OP True Dough Aug 2019 #28

Happy 78th! JohnnyLib2 Aug 2019 #29

Go for 22 more BD's! at140 Aug 2019 #31

I turned 70 last year and some mornings I wake up and wonder.... George II Aug 2019 #32

Sounds like a life well lived. Well done. IADEMO2004 Aug 2019 #33

WooHoo! Piasladic Aug 2019 #34

Don't worry about any "sell by date". Break all the records for longevity or at least die trying! Ohioboy Aug 2019 #35

Happy birthday!! CottonBear Aug 2019 #36

We did! trof Aug 2019 #71

Happy Birthday, trof! calimary Aug 2019 #37

Happy birthday! H2O Man Aug 2019 #38

Good for you trof! Happy Birthday. panader0 Aug 2019 #39

Happy Birthday localroger Aug 2019 #40

The formula for determine if you are old MLAA Aug 2019 #41

Happy Birthday! flotsam Aug 2019 #42

I will be 78 the 10th of September..... chillfactor Aug 2019 #43

Hell YEAH you're old! lillypaddle Aug 2019 #45

Congratulations! And wishing you the Happiest of Birthdays! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2019 #46

You make me feel so young! Ohiya Aug 2019 #47

Congrats on the BD. Sad about Johnny Harris closing. I'm going to miss that fried chicken. Lochloosa Aug 2019 #48

Life exp born 2018 is 76 m, 81 f in USA; 80 m, 84 f in Canada Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #49

Congratulations. According to CDC tables, at 78 you might expect about 9 more years. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #50

Happy Birthday 🎁🎈🎂 underpants Aug 2019 #52

Congrats - 78 years of age..but young at heart....no small fete.... asiliveandbreathe Aug 2019 #53

You've got 92 rec's for this thread Maeve Aug 2019 #54

When you donco Aug 2019 #55

You have to live long enough to see Trumps in jail dawg day Aug 2019 #56

Will be 80 in Jan. When young, I found it hard to imagine being 65. bobbieinok Aug 2019 #58

Having been to both, I can say that Savannah is nothing like New Orleans.. whathehell Aug 2019 #59

I found the architecture and the ambience very similar. trof Aug 2019 #72

I think it was Jack Benny who said Mr.Bill Aug 2019 #60

happy birthday! barbtries Aug 2019 #61

Uh, I'm a Leo, but thanks. trof Aug 2019 #73

if your birthday is August 26, barbtries Aug 2019 #77

I don't believe I mentioned a date, but it was on the 22nd. trof Aug 2019 #78

aha! barbtries Aug 2019 #80

Happy (belated) birthday!!! BumRushDaShow Aug 2019 #62

Some people just keep on and on.... defacto7 Aug 2019 #63

Congrats trof ornotna Aug 2019 #64

The best age to be trof.... Joe Nation Aug 2019 #65

Go enjoy the beach my friend. Ferrets are Cool Aug 2019 #66

Many thanks for all the kind wishes and HBDs. trof Aug 2019 #74

I had a friend a decade or so ago who remained active and mentally sharp until 96. Kablooie Aug 2019 #76

Happy Birthday! gademocrat7 Aug 2019 #79