Gjac wrote:
JAXFL wrote:
I have a way to measure time that is really scary. Go get your measuring tape and a pare of scissors...now pull out 85 inches of tape and lock it there. Now match your age in inches to the tape. (example if you are 65 years old mark the 65 inch mark) now take the scissors and cut the tape off at your age...and throw it away... what inches that are left is what the government says you have to live.... enjoy what inches you have remaining.
That is a good word picture, but just remember in order for the gov't to come up with those actuarial tables(which are based on averages)some live longer and some live shorter the only problem is we don't know which path we are on.
If you pull out the tape to 85 inches and you died before that...don't bother with the rest of the example.....;)