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Not trying to be morbid or owt but going to a funeral today has reminded me how short our stay is on this planet and how you've got to make sure you make the most of each day because before you know it, you're a gonna.

The friend that we buried today was even more bolshy than me and lived life to the full, sadly it was cancer that got him in the end but he was more than happy with the mark he'd left on this planet.

Anyway, enough of me waffling, just remember that coffins don't have pockets and try and leave this world a better place than before you were here. :thumb:
 
Out of the 6 of us who grew up together, from 14 years old at high school, two are already dead, and I only turned 40 this year. :(
 
Not trying to be morbid or owt but going to a funeral today has reminded me how short our stay is on this planet and how you've got to make sure you make the most of each day because before you know it, you're a gonna.

The friend that we buried today was even more bolshy than me and lived life to the full, sadly it was cancer that got him in the end but he was more than happy with the mark he'd left on this planet.

Anyway, enough of me waffling, just remember that coffins don't have pockets and try and leave this world a better place than before you were here. :thumb:

How right you are...it's when you get into your 60s and you feel like a 40-year-old that the awful realisation starts to hit you that the coming few years are your last few years!! :( How can that be??

What I can't get out of my head is that when I think back 30 years, it seems like only yesterday. Look forward 30 years and I'll be 90 plus (and that's if I'm lucky enough to get there)... Sort of puts your mortality into perspective...

And when I think of the quality of life that a lot of relatives and friends have endured before their passing, I really don't want to be 90 (perhaps not even 80)...but it ain't far away! :(

What to do!?
 
How right you are...it's when you get into your 60s and you feel like a 40-year-old that the awful realisation starts to hit you that the coming few years are your last few years!! :( How can that be??

What I can't get out of my head is that when I think back 30 years, it seems like only yesterday. Look forward 30 years and I'll be 90 plus (and that's if I'm lucky enough to get there)... Sort of puts your mortality into perspective...

And when I think of the quality of life that a lot of relatives and friends have endured before their passing, I really don't want to be 90 (perhaps not even 80)...but it ain't far away! :(

What to do!?

One of the last WW1 veterans, Henry Allingham, lived to be 113 years old.

In one memorable interview, he attributed his longevity to "cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women - and a good sense of humour".

I can do without the fags but the other three have some appeal.
 
Having more history than future is a scary place to be.

A heart attack and triple by-pass later I do try to live by the pockets and shrouds motto.
Just need a small lottery win to be able to retire.
 
Learnt the hard way with both parents that there are no pockets in a shroud. Dad worked bloody hard all his life, retired due to ill health at 53 and died at 61 leaving Mum well off, but she would not spend money on herself - and died 10 years later. Wish I'd been able to make her spend more of their hard earned on herself rather than leaving it to others - in her case mainly our 2 children.

We intend to make full use of SKI holidays - Spending the Kids Inheritance! We've given both of them a superb education leading both into well paid jobs and good futures, so what we have is for us.
 
Having recently turned 61 I am pleased to say that I am still opinionated, outspoken , sometimes arrogant ( so says mrsnomoney) , but find I spend more time thinking of others , and am generally more tolerant of people with opposing views. I can empathise with Mercy1 s thoughts of feeling 40 , and sometimes when i bump into old friends that i have not seen for years , think, sh*t he/she looks bloody old , then realise they must be thinking the same. Sorry to hear you have lost a mate Lee , but he obviously enriched your life by being around , and his passing has given you pause for thought. Just as well we do not generally know when we are going to check out , so as the song says "look on the bright side of life ". pecker up son!
 
Out of the 6 of us who grew up together, from 14 years old at high school, two are already dead, and I only turned 40 this year. :(

It's 16 years since I left school and I've lost four friends in that time. :(
 
Sorry to hear you have lost a mate Lee , but he obviously enriched your life by being around , and his passing has given you pause for thought.

He was a proud socialist and believed in the power of honest graft, he couldn't abide shirkers and spongers.

He also liked a drink, smoked like a chimney and would always have a betting slip in his top pocket.
 
Life is like a roll of toilet paper... it runs much faster when you get near the end.
 
I do wish more kids today would look at their possible inheritance as a bonus rather than an expectation.
I know life is tough these days - as it always has been - but really, every individual needs to make their own way in life.
It's understandable that parents wish to give their loved ones a leg up when possible, but their first priority should be to fulfilling their own lives.
I have made that clear to my family and they accept it. But all around me I see people haemorrhaging their money as if the children have never grown up.
The trouble is that the more they give the more the young 'uns want and will happily take. Where does that end?? Don't parents/grandparents already give enough?
It's actually counterproductive because while the Bank of Mum and Dad is around they have less incentive to manage or live with what they have got...and we all need to do that...

(Not saying all youngsters like this - apologies to those who are not! :dk: :D)
 
Very sorry to hear about your mate, Lee.
Sounds a good sort.

I agree .... Enjoy every day that you are here.
Don't waste a minute of it.
If you're not happy with the way it is going ... As yourself -- What can I do to change it ?

TO THYSELF BE TRUE.
 

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