Long term cruising and age

[dgadee]

Not at all, but a voice of statistical reality who saw his partner go through cancer twice before 45 and his chain-smoking father live to 90. These cases are, of course, outliers on the bell curve, but the reality is that, in the context of this conversation, no amount of quinoa and yoga are going to keep you healthy for ever if your genes go against you.

But for the vast majority environment and self care are also reality.

 

[Daydream believer]

My new lawnmower will out live me……make you think!

Yes but you can look at that lawn mower and say;-
"You smug bar steward. You may outlive me, but the grass will still out live you. So there"

 

[Wansworth]

Yes but you can look at that lawn mower and say;-
"You smug bar steward. You may outlive me, but the grass will still out live you. So there"

I have never been vindictive towards my gardening tools

 

[ducked]

Not at all, but a voice of statistical reality who saw his partner go through cancer twice before 45 and his chain-smoking father live to 90. These cases are, of course, outliers on the bell curve, but the reality is that, in the context of this conversation, no amount of quinoa and yoga are going to keep you healthy for ever if your genes go against you.

And to state the undeniably bleedin obvious (against this wee flurry of denial, prompted by my pointing out the curious denial built-in to the OP's original question), of course everyones genes always go against them sooner or later.

 

[ducked]

I have never been vindictive towards my gardening tools

You've never stood on a rake, then.