[kbace6]

Drink a little wine and gain a little weight? Hmmmm.

How do you live past 90? Sunday on 60 Minutes

[TheVillageChicken]

Not interested in being a nonagenarian.

[jblum315]

Nope!

[gerryann]

I'd love to if I can be in somewhat good shape and have at least half of my mind left. I watched the show.....coffee, wine, higher blood pressure, gain weight.....sounds like it could be fun getting there.

[redwitch]

Nope, not me. Growing old was never on my bucket list. I'm still not convinced I want to live to 70.

[zcaveman]

Not on my list but I am shooting for 80. 10 years to go!

Z

[TheVillageChicken]

Originally Posted by zcaveman

Not on my list but I am shooting for 80. 10 years to go!

Z

I'll race you.

[billethkid]

absolutely YES!!!!!!!!!

My aunt always wanted to take flying lessons....her great grand children gave her a gift certificate for a flying lesson on her 100th birthday.....which she promptly used the following weekend.

When she was down to visit us when she was 97 I was holding her arm going up the steps and taking one step at a time. She asked if I was doing that for me because she said she goes up at a normal pace!!!

I want to be like that at 100.....still too much to do.

[pooh]

Yes for me, too....assuming I still have my health and a reasonably functioning brain.... Why not?

[Didiwinbob]

No, just is not want I see in my virtual "crystal ball"

[Happydaz]

Absolutely! I love so many things that I could stay interested and involved whether I could dig in the garden or not. I love to see my grandchildren and children too! I would hope my wife was with me all the way. That would be hard to adjust to, if she were to die before me. Still, if I have all my faculties, it would be AOK to live past ninety. I am very interested in living past 110!

[red tail]

I love life. I always have. I loved my work and now I love my leisure time. as long as my health and money is there, im in it for the long haul!!!

[manaboutown]

Friends of mine live where the study is being conducted - in Laguna Woods Village. They recognized some folks in the "60 Minutes" show. A relatively new gate was shown which could only have been filmed within the last two months.

One of my big questions is does an aging person do better in a 55 and over community such as LWV or The Villages than "out in the world"? I believe the socialization and peer support system (outside one's immediate family) which is so readily available in such a community adds to a senior's happiness and longevity.

A large percentage of my paternal ancestors lived well into their nineties, highly functional. On my maternal side no one has lived past 88 to my knowledge. It is the luck of the draw genetically but the factors brought out in the study can make a huge difference.

As for me, I want to go the distance if my mind and body continue to function well enough for me to remain happy and involved.

[DougB]

I want to live long enough to be as big a pain in the ass to my kids as they were to me.

[tippyclubb]

Darn I 'm going to have to quit this wine drinking. 90 is way too old for me plus we might be out of money at 91.