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Helen said:My Dad had one trout he caught mounted.
Eagle43 said:I agree with C-T. Y'all come with me to the Nursing Home. Gonna go there today, where it's my Mom's 86th birthday. Notice her and most of the other residents. It is not pretty. In fact, I hate to go in there. I get an 18-20 year flash-forward, when someone will be putting me out to sun. To repeat, ad nauseum, carpe diem. No matter how young you are.
My uncle, who was 86 when he died, was an avid fisherman who fished until he was about 84. He could no longer wade, but he found a nice spring-fed creek that allowed him to stand on the banks and cast size 22 Tricos. He caught a lot of fish that way. He also was in a fishing club that had a stocked pond and he could sit in a lawn chair and cast spinners. Not as much fun as catching steelhead, but he adjusted. My FIL is 77. He is an artist and still does art and craft shows by himself. He plans to quit when he hits 80. I agree with your point, but I think 75 is negotiable. One of the reasons I plan to RE (55) is because I want to be able to have some time to fish and kayak while I can still get around. When I can't get around, I'll do surf fishing. I see lots of guys in their 70s and 80s doing that and you get to sit down most of the time. I think if you are able to tweak your expectations, you can go longer than 75.Cut-Throat said:It has become pretty apparent to me that any meaningful activity should be completed before age 75. Otherwise it most likely will be too late. I don't mean financially plan to die at age 80. Financially I would plan to age 100. But enjoying activities after age 80 is clearly on borrowed time.
tomz said:I think if you are able to tweak your expectations, you can go longer than 75.
I have to agree that it makes no sense to procrastinate, and if you enjoy doing things in your 60s & 70s then it might be worth doing them again in your 80s. I'm not saving sex for old age, although I'm inclined to let some of the younger participants ripen a little...Cut-Throat said:I have got a lot of friends age 65-75. I visit with them a couple times weekly. Age is definitely catching up with them. I hear about their trips to the doctor for various tests. Not fun at all. The tests may even be more painful than the disease they are testing for! A lot of them can no longer accompany me on my annual trek to Alaska. Some can no longer wade the local trout streams. Some are marking time to the next Hip replacement, Back surgury and Cancer treatment.
It has become pretty apparent to me that any meaningful activity should be completed before age 75. Otherwise it most likely will be too late. I don't mean financially plan to die at age 80. Financially I would plan to age 100. But enjoying activities after age 80 is clearly on borrowed time.
Oh yes, there may be some anecdotal evidence that folks are living great lives into their 90's, but I wouldn't plan on it anymore than looking at Firecalc and taking the BEST possible outcome, and withdrawing 10% per year!
I think it helps setting deadlines to do things that are important in life. Just as we do in FireCalc; take the worst possible scenario and get the important things done now.
It's not time to grow up yet, is it? Good thing you can still fake being young & immature!Jarhead* said:Jarhead, who in two months, will have to bid farewell to his 60's. (Holy Crap)
Maximillion said:but you must be a pidgeon, not happy unless you are pooping on someone??
I moved to an area that offers 4 Seasons recreation, it was a deliberate choice, and people that moved to this area did it for the same reasons.
Dude, do you need to go on another fishing vacation?Cut-Throat said:Thinking of this thread, I mentioned to him that anything beyond age 80 is 'icing on the cake'. He told me that reaching age 80 is much harder than people think. He will be 74 this summer.
These people excercised daily, but still have to face the reality of life and the things that they have no control of.
Nords said:Dude, do you need to go on another fishing vacation?
You're becoming an expert at noticing the negatives. Maybe it's time to accentuate the positives-- how many healthy people did you see today?