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Old 01-10-2008, 03:16 PM
 
Location: Kauai
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lol!...that may be what they say but no matter how you try to rationalize it your life is divided into three equal segments: youth 0-25; middle age 26-49; old age 50-75...
OK, but what about 75-100? What segment is that? My mom will be 80 this year and "ain't dead yet!" as she will happily remind you, as she tosses stuff into the dumpster or gives it away in preparation for our move to the islands... (35 pair of shoes to the local Salvation Army yesterday, and something like 20 purses - you can accumulate a lot of junk in 80 years!) Are you planning on hanging it up at 75?

At 45, I do NOT feel that I will be entering "old age" in 5 years, either! And "middle age" starting at 26??? I hadn't even finished my schooling at that age (OK, I went back to school at 27, but still...). I will not be "old" when my son is only 16 (though he may think so). I don't plan to stop working until about 70 (unless I hit that lottery).

I would say youth is 0-20; young adult, 21-39; middle age (or "prime" for some of us), 40-54; mature and slowing a bit. 55-69; oldish but still up for a good time, 70-84; gettin' ready to call it quits (but not dead yet! and that's an accomplishment!), 85+.
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Old 01-10-2008, 03:41 PM
 
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I would say youth is 0-20; young adult, 21-39; middle age (or "prime" for some of us), 40-54; mature and slowing a bit. 55-69; oldish but still up for a good time, 70-84; gettin' ready to call it quits (but not dead yet! and that's an accomplishment!), 85+.
Being 44 I really like that.
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Old 01-10-2008, 06:16 PM
 
Location: fern forest, glenwood, hawai'i
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(unless I hit that lottery).

I would say youth is 0-20; young adult, 21-39; middle age (or "prime" for some of us), 40-54; mature and slowing a bit. 55-69; oldish but still up for a good time, 70-84; gettin' ready to call it quits (but not dead yet! and that's an accomplishment!), 85+.

wish we had a lottery over here. guess, we just have to keep licking those stamps and entering the publisher's clearinghouse sweepstakes! lol.

well, i'm in the mature and slowing a bit category. the body is slowing a little, but not the mind. just don't take into consideration a former post when i mixed up the two joes!

85+ category: just about ready to call it quits but must fulfill the "bucket" list. do whatever you damn well please (no criminal activity allowed) before you kick the bucket. think there's a movie coming out with morgan freeman and jack nicholson (my fav. actor) on this subject.
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Old 01-11-2008, 10:09 AM
 
Location: illinois
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75-100 is an unrealistic segment, in my opinion...the average lifetime of an american male optimistically is 75 and for a female it optimistically is 80...any man or woman who lives beyond those years is, quite literally, extraordinary, and for them to have quality of life in those extra years is really amazing...we all anecdotally know people who've lived to be in their mid to late 80s and even into their 90s...but anecdotal information is not sufficient data to make conclusions about what is a realistic expectation and what is not realistic...based on real data, combined with genetic factors, i do not expect to live beyond 75...i don't see that as a bad thing or fatalistic...it's just realistic and that's okay with me...helps me plan my the rest of my life in every aspect.


[quote=Sweetbeet;2477226]OK, but what about 75-100? What segment is that? My mom will be 80 this year and "ain't dead yet!" Are you planning on hanging it up at 75? At 45, I do NOT feel that I will be entering "old age" in 5 years, either! 70-84; gettin' ready to call it quits
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Old 01-11-2008, 10:10 AM
 
Location: illinois
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but there's only one timjoe.


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i mixed up the two joes!
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Old 01-11-2008, 10:13 AM
 
Location: Kailua, Oahu, HI and San Diego, CA
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75-100 is an unrealistic segment, in my opinion...the average lifetime of an american male optimistically is 75 and for a female it optimistically is 80...any man or woman who lives beyond those years is, quite literally, extraordinary, and for them to have quality of life in those extra years is really amazing...
Check out your own life expectancy, TimJoe. You may be surprised.

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Hank (who is 75 with a life expectancy into his 90s)
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Old 01-11-2008, 10:25 AM
 
Location: illinois
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now hold on just a durn minute here, folks!...this appears to be another statement that, if true, is nothing short of shocking...nothing available in maui for under $500k...come on...that can't be true, right?

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Maui ... you wouldn't live in anything under $500,000 here.
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Old 01-11-2008, 10:28 AM
 
Location: illinois
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does anyone else here who lives on maui think this estimate for electricity is much too high?...for one thing, my understanding is that many folks who live on the islands hardly ever use air conditioning, opting instead simply to open windows.

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Maui ... Elec (AC) $250-400/month.
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Old 01-11-2008, 11:32 AM
 
Location: Kauai
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Check out your own life expectancy, TimJoe. You may be surprised.

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Hank (who is 75 with a life expectancy into his 90s)
So cool! I'm expected to live to 95. Now if I can just start flossing my teeth, cut out coffee and exercise a bit more, I might even reach 100.

I used my current zip code (in NY), and tried to be honest. I might try it again later using a Hawaii zip and see if the result is different.
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Old 01-11-2008, 12:03 PM
 
Location: illinois
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first of all, i am happy for hank, who now has reached the optimistic life expectancy of an american male!...now, i went through the calculator (lotta questions!) and my life expectancy came out to be 73...that's very interesting because it's just about what i expected, especially since my paternal grandfather, father and granduncles all died between 72 and 75.

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Check out your own life expectancy, TimJoe. You may be surprised.

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Hank (who is 75 with a life expectancy into his 90s)
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