Once in a lifetime gift but unfortunately not for everyone

Congrats @DXP55 on making it to 80!

Most of us on here won't make it to 80 for 2 reasons. Firstly, the establishment is banking on the fact that we'll die before we become pensionable due to rising pension age. Secondly, because we'll all die young from AIDs, heart attacks, dementia, COVID, rabies, diabetes type II, lung cancer, autism, stroke, cardiac arrest, jaundice and pneumonia... because the Daily Mail said so.
 
Thanks everyone for the congrats.

I was born in Coplow St in Ladywood in Brum - I can remember playing on bomb site at back of us - We were lucky as we had a outside toilet where over the road they had a group toilets.
I remember the winter of 1947 when we heard a loud crack from out side and weight of snow had bought down cast iron gutter - I remember going to shop with mom and seeing her hand over ration vouchers for meat.
I started smoking at the grand old age of 7 - we used to wait outside of factory at going home time and pick up butt ends - we could buy one fag at shop. Milkman had horse and cart - My dad was a school caretaker so we did move around Brum a bit but my life has been normal blue collar -mostly physical jobs although I did have a few years in a Architects office - Was reasonably good at technical drawing but ended up on a out side physical job till I retired at 55.
I didn't drink in my youth as bottle of beer gave me wind - Never used drugs - never drank Coke or had burgers - Just a normal rocker with a Triumph Tiger 110.
Then got a car and picked up the my now wife - By then I had stopped smoking - so from age of 7 to 27 I smoked - not because I liked it but because everyone else did it.
The rest of my life has been getting a roof over our heads - We never qualified for council house - we don't have kids because we had a mortgage instead - By time we were in a possition to have kids we didn't want them - so now it's me and middle brother - as a normal family we don't talk about our younger brother who took Mom for every penny she could give them and she worked till 9.00 at night - This is after Dad died at 60

So just a normal uninteresting life except when I was 40 I found clay pigeon shooting - I was a reasonable shooter - Was Shropshire skeet champ in 1996 or there about but came about 25th in the whole shoot.
Around this time I got my first PC from well known seller in 90's and from there tried to understand how it works - unfortunatly I am a clockwork man - no spring or key and I am lost.
Bought my second PC from that place up north and it was a revalation - press enter and up it came - no going out to make a cup of tea.
Then I found OCUK and asked forum to spec me a PC - took the advise and built my own PC - It.s not hard is it - just put them together in right order.
That's it my mundane life. 80 yrs of good or bad - I don't know.

Getting old is OK if you are fit and healthy - I dread anything going wrong with me - Just had a blood test for diabetes as first thing eye hospital consultant said when he looked in my eye was have you got diabetes.
Not that I know about - Not heard from Doc so I must be OK which is a relief.

Ramble over - Look after your body - eat well and eat whole food - Drink in moderation and don't smoke.
 
Happy birthday and congratulations :)

I turned 50 last year, so I'm catching you up :p

Trying to keep myself in good nick. I go running twice a week, keep my weight below 12 stone. I have never smoked, but do enjoy a glass of wine :)

Life is a lottery, but looking after yourself will always help your chances of longevity.
 
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