Ooh a vaguepost!
Huh?? 
Pretty much everything.
Thereās great racing today and tomorrow along with big hurling, rugby and soccer games this weekend and I canāt get one bit excited about anything.
Iād say I know 50 people going racing today and I canāt muster enough interest to go meet my friends.
put one foot in front of the other and shuffle out, once you are there you will find joy
do not waste energy ruminating
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Would you think about picking a fight with someone on the internet? It works for some people i knowā¦
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That david/richard Attenborough fella. Why half the country, and most of the forum, has to go weepy at the mere sight of him is beyond me. And he can shove his birthday up his arse.
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Anyone turning 100 is a big deal.
As my mother says āMany reach the 90 but very few reach the 100ā.
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Globally, roughly 2,000ā3,000 people turn 100 every day
Hereās a quick way to estimate it:
The UN estimates there are about 700,000ā900,000 centenarians worldwide today.
Most people who reach 100 do not live many years beyond that age, so the number of people becoming 100 each year is broadly in the same ballpark as the number currently aged 100+.
Dividing 800,000 by 365 gives about 2,200 per day
For comparison:
In the UK, there are about 16,600 people aged 100+.
In the US, there are around 100,000+ centenarians
Japan has the highest number per capita, with well over 100,000 centenarians
So while reaching 100 is still rare, itās happening thousands of times every single day worldwide. And tell your ma to keep her beak out of it.
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What Derek Mooney is paid from RTE
What anyone is paid from RTE
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Came in to post the same
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When I see the limited life some people are having at 90, I hope to God Im gone before then
Ive a neighbour nice lady who sits by the window all day every day. The local care people shower her and the family do everything else for her. In fsirness she seems very content, but I would hate to live like that
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Push me into traffic.
Not yet ye bastards.
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From where you are now you might but we become adjusted over time.
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Itās the only show in town
It all depends on your quality of life.My neighbour was 102 and passed away during the week.Shes been a widow for about 20 years but has kept very active in these groups for old people (active age) etc.My mother (84) is the same,she has some club on a Monday,some other one on Wednesdays and they all go to the Gym on Fridays.Theyre always out and about going on day trips and a couple of times a years they go away for 3 night during the week as its cheaper.Between all that and getting Mass in on Sunday morning its a busy enough life.She had a couple of falls last year but thankfully nothing was broken.They reckon all them weekly gym sessions toughened her up,normally a fall at that age can be deadly.
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Yeah, look, itās a cliche, but at that particular age, all you want is your health.
I have another neighbour of mine, sheās in her 90s and absolutely flying it, still driving here, there and everywhere.
So look, if I had that sort of health at that age, itd be a Godsend.
However the quality of life for some in old age is worse than bad. I wouldnāt fancy sitting in front of a window all day long and not being able to move. Not for me, but each to their own.
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At first glance I read āshe had a couple of fellas last yearā¦ā and I thought you were remarkably open minded about it.
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Youād like it well enough if you were 89ā¦ā¦
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As with all of life you play the hand thatās been put in front of you.
Speculating as to what that will be is pretty pointless.
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Yes, but weāre not all civil servants