Originally Posted by barry12345

Yes there have been a few I suspect this year. At least if the majority of them remained on site until their demise. For those members their minds where probably still intact.

Even the majority of older guys like myself are never sure there will be another year. We just hope so I suspect. I do not feel old but the reality is I am. Plus it is getting worse.

My question is how did I get to this point or where have the years gone? As you age time appears to speed up because we get so familiar with things I feel.

I guess the first indication I got of actual aging was not getting involved in certain things now with a long time frame. Still my health remains relatively good at this time. Thank god the wives as well. I really do not know what I would do without her.

As the time of departure approaches and nothing can be done about it I automatically just adjusted to the reality of it. Maybe I will make eighty in decent shape and perhaps not. What you cannot change does not bother you I find. There would be no point in dealing with it mentally. It is just is what it is.

The absolute is one would change assets for age reduction without any question. Only if we could take our wives back in time as well. Since there is no reality there I am content if both the wife and myself exit this life with little difficulty.

Women I find are in general more fatalistic or grounded in reality than us guys in this area anyways. As for myself I feel I have had a good general ride up to this point. Some of our friends and aquaintences have already unfortunately departed.