News from the grave
There was a small item on the news yesterday.
Average lifespan here in Ireland is now 82.
This means I have anther nine years to enjoy myself so there is no need to call the undertaker just yet. Though seeing as life expectancy increases every year, I’ll probably have another nine or even ten years to look forward to by this time next year?
However I have a sad bit of news to impart.
I have been a smoker for the last fifty seven or so years. Therefore, according to the Gospel According To The Anti-smokers where they state quite categorically and definitively [and proven by research] that smoking will knock ten years off my life expectancy, then I apparently died last year.
Bugger!
Sorry about that.
Tricky things, averages.
The average Will is seven years old when it is applied – so if you want to live at least another 7 years, just don’t make a Will.
The average age of deaths from Covid is also 82 – so what’s the big deal?
Presumably average age is based on the age of death measured over a year, or something like that? If so, infant mortality, road deaths, suicides, hospital deaths and the like will skew the average down a fair bit? Technically it should be based on the average of deaths should be calculated and confined to those who died of old age. But old age in itself can’t be defined medically.
The average age of Covid deaths in Ireland was 83, the moral of the story was to catch Covid so as to live longer!
I can’t. Smoking is protecting me. 🙂
You are correct young man.
According to a former Surgeon General here in the U.S., pipe smokers on average live longer than nonsmokers. It is possible that he is a pipe smoker himself which may cast some doubt on this statement.
PLEASED TO BE LIVING IN MELBOURNE WE ARE BOTH 84.GOOD HEALTH TO YOURSELF AND YOUR WIFE AND FAMILY AND THANK YOU FOR THE ENTERAINMENT WE GET FROM YOUR BLOGS.EAMONN
Welcome Eamonn to my humble little place. And good health to you too.
Wow! My readership must be nearly in double figures now?
Sorry to hear about your decease, but nice to know that there is an afterlife and read your words of wisdom from beyond the grave 🙂
PS: Maybe you could ask Anna if she could contribute the occasional article?
There’s no sign of her. She must be in the other place.
Damn but it’s hot down here….