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By about 6 months so far.
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No and it appears unlikely I will. He lived till almost 80. Doesn’t seem likely I’ll make 65.
I’ll miss some things for sure.
But I’m grateful for the life I’ve had
It’s surpassed everything I could’ve hoped for.
Thank you God for this mostly wonderful life
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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I've outlived my father by 15 years and counting, he died of arterial sclerosis at the ripe old age of 45.
That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink.
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My Dad made it to 88....his mom made 98...I'm at 72 and fighting cancer so who knows.
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I don't think so but I am in way better health than he was when he died. Double amputee from diabetes and heart disease.
Fight fire, save lives, laugh in the face of danger.
Stupid always finds a way.
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Not yet. He's going on 91, I'm going on 65...outlived one of my grandfathers though.
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G-mother passed at 104 G-dad at 98
Dad will be 91 in September
I'll be 65 December, I may have a ways to go................. At 26 I was half way to him, I'm 65 and he's 91, a little over 2/3s now, but he's still running away from me............. I'm gaining!
"...A man's rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box..." Frederick Douglass, 1867
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I'll be 60 this month. My Dad is 88 and in relatively good health.
Ron
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. Orwell
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my dad lives with me, he's 80, i check every morning to see if he's awake. he still works.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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I made it passed my grandfather
But he smoked 3 packs of Lucky Strikes and shot pool every day. Shoulda had a razor in his shoe .
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Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69 Pro-Constitution. LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
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My father was a bad alcoholic. He was told at age 30 he would die young if he didn't quit drinking. He didn't quit. He died when he was 63. He even live 15 years after he had a heart attack that he spent 3 days drinking to cover the pain and didn't tell anyone about.
I'm 60 now. I don't drink much, certainly not an alcoholic. I also have bradycardia - an unusually slow heart rate, though after testing mine is not a medical concern. My resting heart rate is 60.
The way I figure it, if I have my old man's constitution, if I take reasonable care of myself and, if your heart is factory-engineered to give X number of ticks and I'm using mine up slower than normal, I should live until I'm 150.
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Not yet. Both parents made it to 83-4 and were heavy smokers. Brain aneurysm for dad and leukemia for mom. About 10 more years for me to reach that mark, and to date zero medications in my life. Maybe do 3 or 4 aspirin a year if a headache materializes. Will take on Wyoming's 7000+ ft country for elk next fall.
Wife has out lived both of here parents by about 10 years. They only did about mid-50's. Her dad was a smoking alcoholic and her mom was morbidly obese. Presently, she's coming up on 67 next month, and with the exception of some digestive issues is doing well.
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I’m one year older than my grandfather.
After WW2, he drank, smoked pall mall non filters and hustled pool and cracked skulls in Ybor City, Tampa. Never hit a lick at a snake. A man’s man. 😃
My dad is 70 this month. Still in great shape.
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My dad made it to 97. Still sharp as a tack and only took two pills a day. One vitamin and one aspirin. One shot of Wild Turkey mid-afternoon followed by his one hour nap.
Super cool guy and if he wasn't my dad, he would still be my best friend.
He died in 2001 and I still miss him. I'll be lucky to make 80.
I'd rather die in a BAD gunfight than a GOOD nursing home.
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Yes. My father was murdered in 1969 on Halloween night. He was 26. I will turn 51 this year.
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my great grandmother lived till 114, rolled her own cigarettes.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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My father died just short of 91 even though he smoked and drank to excess most of his life. My mother passed at 73 as a result of a brain tumour. I am now past 83, next birthday in June. My paternal grandmother was 87. Another relative on my fathers side (unknown to me) was 105. I have definitely slowed down since hitting my 80's but it seems I might have a while to go yet. Jim
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Just lost Dad 9 days ago. I'll tie him on Sept. 8 2044. If'n I make it!
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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My great grandfather lived to be 89. He fought the Turk/muslims in the 1870s & some other wars too I think. In between wars he was a farmer so he didn't exactly have an easy life but he lived a long time.
My dad & grand dad both lived to 87.
I'll never make it. I'm 61 now & I could drop dead any minute.
Mike
Always talk to the old guys , they know stuff.
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