Reply to: Anyone healthy?

[Zippy]

So an average of 82 (which on reflection might be a better way of expressing it). Wow.

Aye. Amazing really considering none of them were posh and had quite hard jobs (farm labourers, blacksmiths etc.). My grandmother gave up smoking at the age of 84 for her 'health'

[TimberWolf]

I think it's 989. One of my grandfathers rather lowered the batting average by snuffing it on his way to the tobacconists.

So an average of 82 (which on reflection might be a better way of expressing it). Wow.

[Zippy]

I think it's 989. One of my grandfathers rather lowered the batting average by snuffing it on his way to the tobacconists.

[TimberWolf]

If we're talking grand and great grand that's 8 not 12. As you're only going back 2 generations.

8 great grandparents + 4 grandparents = 12.

[TimberWolf]

Ah wasn't paying attention!

It was my mistake, you caught me between edits.

[norrahe]

You've quoted my post in which I said 4, instead of 12, to account for great grand parent, so 335 isn't all that great (or grand).

Ah wasn't paying attention!
If we're talking grand and great grand that's 8 not 12. As you're only going back 2 generations.

[TimberWolf]

Hmmm, from what I've been told mine were all mid 80's and 90's so let's say 335?

Is there a prize??

You've quoted my post in which I said 4, instead of 12, to account for great grand parent, so 335 isn't all that great (or grand).

[norrahe]

Come on then, who has the highest scoring grand and great grand parents? (add all 4 ages together). Or lowest, for a laugh

Hmmm, from what I've been told mine were all mid 80's and 90's so let's say 335?

Is there a prize??

[TimberWolf]

Come on then, who has the highest scoring grand and great grand parents? (add all 12? ages together). Or lowest, for a laugh

[norrahe]

Come think of it, my mother's mother died early too. The males reached a good age though, I think. I haven't seen anyone less than 75 on the male side, and that 75 figure doesn't square with what I recall my father saying. I'm sure he said his father was still working at 87 and that he planned to beat him.

Early death is genetically transferred down the maternal side, honest

[TimberWolf]

You might want to pull your finger out then...................tempus fugit and all that..........

Come think of it, my mother's mother died early too. The males reached a good age though, I think. I haven't seen anyone less than 75 on the male side, and that 75 figure doesn't square with what I recall my father saying. I'm sure he said his father was still working at 87 and that he planned to beat him.

[norrahe]

However, last year and the year before I've had a plethora of illnesses ranging from chest infections, depression, abscesses, a whole bunch of stuff one after the other. But this year I have been absolutely fine again.

I think extreme stress/emotional turmoil can knock your immune system for six because that is the only explanation I have for the period of illness.

Ah dear old stress, don't ya just love it

Had a couple of days of his contract first time in years, layngitis, normally happy to go in and infect everyone, but losing your voice when you've got conference calls all day, not good.

Though norovirus was interesting as it came on just as I had an interview for another contract, not good, train journey home as even worse.

[shaunbhoy]

Grandmother 33 (his second wife lived to 81 though, but not my genes), Great grandmother 37

I keep meaning to ask my mother more about her side of the family.

You might want to pull your finger out then...................tempus fugit and all that..........

[Zippy]

Thanks for the offer but I suspect it would be awkward anyway (zey are Germans on meine mutter's side). I always used to wriggle out of visiting them too as a kid, so I don't know most of them.

AH them Germans. You are right - can't get info for them.

[d000hg]

Coming up to middle age, only about half a stone heavier than I was when I was 18, 32 stone. Quit smoking years ago (cigs and other stuff). Prob drink a bit too much but who doesn't.
Can still run steadily for an hour.
OK I guess. Could do better.
But have genes with longevity - grandparents died mostly of old age and accidents in their 90s.
And gramps was a heavy drinker. Fell off his bike when he was 92 and fractured his skull. Died of MRSA a week later.

FTFY