@sandw40 Yes, although it's all relative. A ripe old age 200 years ago was about 60. Most TX'd (time-expired) in their late 40's and into the early 50's. Now, with better diets, more reasonable domiciles, fewer great intruders and fears on our peace of mind in urban centers (less fight-or-flight cycles in a day or in a week), we are in better health by 55 and beyond, But, we still do age, and our economy has permitted many of us to be able to afford the kind of advanced care that forestalls our ends for 20 years or more. We just need more air conditioning, higher costs for grub and necessities, and the good will of people who know us to lend a hand now and then.