Lainey

I wondered the same. It is to leave a larger inheritance to family members?

SSSnakeSSS

Having just had a life threatening/changing event at a young 57, I agree with Lainey, I want to live as long as I can be independent. I do not want to be a burden on any of my loved ones. So a deer suit makes alot of sense in that frame of thought.
I sincerely hope to live at least another 20 years, but they really need to be in good health to make it worthwhile.

martha

It's weird how as kids we get these ideas in our heads. For some reason, 56 was the magic number that popped into my head as a kid. Unfortunately, I'll be 56 in May so I sure hope that wasn't a premonition that comes true! The one thing I do know without a doubt is that I want to die before Dean. I couldn't stand losing him. I just hope that it doesn't happen for many years and that we're both healthy during those years. He seems to have good longevity genes from his mother's family. Mine don't seem to be so -- parents died at 64 & 69, brother 46, aunts and uncles and cousins ranged from 29 - ~70. Only my grandmother lived a long life. After quitting smoking at 85, she lived to 94. I think it was her orneriness.

RENDERMAN

I intend to live forever - so far, so good.

-Steven Wright

RENDERMAN

Martha I think we should have a big meet before May just in case J/K

martha

I agree! FFFII is March 23. C'mon down!

S1997

^^^

I dunno, Dean. It sounds like Martha is your mushroom taster!

Legal Bill

My mom lived to 92. My dad lived to 73. I'm 51. Not knowing whose death genes I got, for financial planning purposes, I'll use early 80s.

Now, if I got my mom's death genes and make it into my 90s, it doesn't really matter cause she wasn't very sure where she was or what was going on for those last 10 years, so I don't think I'll care if I have no money. The nursing home will look about the same no matter how big my bank account.

If I have dad's death genes and I go 10 years before the money runs out, then the heirs will get something and I'm fine with that.

As for the deer suit, I'm concerned that at 78 or so, I'll have trouble putting it on. Even if I can get into it, I'm not sure I'll be able to navigate the rocks and fallen branches I'll encounter along the trails to the hunting grounds while peering out of eye slits cut into the neck of the deer costume. If I fall, I'll go unnoticed by the hunters and either starve or freeze to death, neither of which is pleasant or fast. Is there any chance you ladies will put together a motorized version of the dee suit??

Grannyrod

How about if I sew in a litlle warming gadget, a GPS device, and make bigger eye slits?

Lainey

Very creative, Granny. Now I know why I hired you.