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  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

    Getting old is better than the alternative!

    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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    Slow Eddie
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    Im 73 and, I am starting to wonder if that is the case. Although, I do need to stick around to take care of my wife and 2 children. Besides, SWMBO tells me that dying is not an option!

    Tonto

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    • S Slow Eddie

      Living so long you get old and decrepit, or dying before that happens? But not too young either!

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      Not so long that you get advanced Alzheimer's

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      • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

        Quality of life is a relative thing; to me it's being mobile and my mind sharp. When the time comes that I become immobile or lose what little senses I have I hope that the redeemer will be kind enough to take me quickly. That said; getting old ain't for sissies!

        The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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        You know how there's that saying, "The only reward for good work is more work?" Well there's a corollary, "The only reward for surviving is old age."

        The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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        • S Slow Eddie

          Living so long you get old and decrepit, or dying before that happens? But not too young either!

          Commander Vimes

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          PIEBALDconsult
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          Health is the slowest way to die.

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          • Richard Andrew x64R Richard Andrew x64

            You know how there's that saying, "The only reward for good work is more work?" Well there's a corollary, "The only reward for surviving is old age."

            The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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            Mike Hankey
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            I'm there and not liking it. :)

            The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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            • S Slow Eddie

              Living so long you get old and decrepit, or dying before that happens? But not too young either!

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              A dog would have been put down. Tax payers are not allowed such luxuries.

              Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

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              • S Slow Eddie

                Living so long you get old and decrepit, or dying before that happens? But not too young either!

                Commander Vimes

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                DRHuff
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                Not sure which is better. But I do know what is [best](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo9buo9Mtos)

                If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.

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                • S Slow Eddie

                  Living so long you get old and decrepit, or dying before that happens? But not too young either!

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                  jmaida
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                  My Dad and his brothers all passed away in their mid 90's. They stopped eating and just faded away. They did their job.

                  "A little time, a little trouble, your better day" Badfinger

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                  • S Slow Eddie

                    Im 73 and, I am starting to wonder if that is the case. Although, I do need to stick around to take care of my wife and 2 children. Besides, SWMBO tells me that dying is not an option!

                    Tonto

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                    Daniel Pfeffer
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                    Slow Eddie wrote:

                    Besides, SWMBO tells me that dying is not an option!

                    Only as long as your expected future income is higher than your life insurance... :-\

                    Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                      Getting old is better than the alternative!

                      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                      Daniel Pfeffer
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                      That depends. Old age in reasonably good health - yes. Old age in constant pain and debility - not necessarily. (YMMV)

                      Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                        A dog would have been put down. Tax payers are not allowed such luxuries.

                        Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

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                        Daniel Pfeffer
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                        The one freedom you have in all countries is the freedom to commit suicide.

                        Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                        • S Slow Eddie

                          Living so long you get old and decrepit, or dying before that happens? But not too young either!

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                          My mom's side of the family all suffered from dementia. She was worried that that was in her future as well. Unfortunately she died from an undiagnosed cancer which metastasized in her brain. They tried to remove it but it came back in 3 weeks very aggressively. She suffered for 3 months with dizziness, nausea and vertical double vision before she passed away earlier this year. :rose: She was 81. One thing I learned from this was if you get vertical double vision (not horizontal) GO SEE A NEUROLOGIST IMMEDIATELY!

                          Kelly Herald Software Developer

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                          • D Daniel Pfeffer

                            The one freedom you have in all countries is the freedom to commit suicide.

                            Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                            It is illegal in most countries, weird as that may sound. In the Netherlands, it is 'theoretic legal'. Just never mention it, or be locked up.

                            Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

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                              It is illegal in most countries, weird as that may sound. In the Netherlands, it is 'theoretic legal'. Just never mention it, or be locked up.

                              Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

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                              Daniel Pfeffer
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                              Punishable by death, I presume... I was not referring to assisted suicide, or even to attempted suicide, only to suicide.

                              Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                                Punishable by death, I presume... I was not referring to assisted suicide, or even to attempted suicide, only to suicide.

                                Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                                Daniel Pfeffer wrote:

                                I was not referring to assisted suicide, or even to attempted suicide, only to suicide.

                                That's my option. Not while my parents alive. ..but.. aight, imagine this; having a choice between 30 years of pain, or sweet release? Why should I choose 30 years more of pain?

                                Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

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                                  Daniel Pfeffer wrote:

                                  I was not referring to assisted suicide, or even to attempted suicide, only to suicide.

                                  That's my option. Not while my parents alive. ..but.. aight, imagine this; having a choice between 30 years of pain, or sweet release? Why should I choose 30 years more of pain?

                                  Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

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                                  Daniel Pfeffer
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                                  Eddy Vluggen wrote:

                                  Why should I choose 30 years more of pain?

                                  Your life, your choice. The question is whether you may involve someone else in your suicide. I, personally, believe that this should not be permitted; there is too much danger of a slippery slope. Your opinion may differ.

                                  Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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