As your mortality begins to stir you...how do you want to die? (1 Viewer)

[Mike Frezon]

And not one person has mentioned a death involving Emily Ratajkowski (or pick a flavor of your choice)?

Now THAT would be a way to go...

 

[vidiot33]

All of us must die, it's simply a question of when. An important second question is being ready for what comes next. I know many are very uncertain about that, but there verifiable assurances about what comes next and how to prepare. Please PM if you're interested in hearing more.

 

[Walter Kittel]

Now THAT would be a way to go...

So much for my idea of simply slipping away in my sleep.

- Walter.

 

[atfree]

And not one person has mentioned a death involving Emily Ratajkowski (or pick a flavor of your choice)?

Now THAT would be a way to go...

I'd like to die like my father died... My father died f******. My father was 57 when he died. The woman was 18. My father came and went at the same time.- Richard Pryor

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2004/jun/07/comedy

 

[Richard V]

Riding a shark, strapped to a rocket filled with TNT, into the mouth of a erupting volcano.

 

[Stan]

Riding a shark, strapped to a rocket filled with TNT, into the mouth of a erupting volcano.

Volcano wouldn't be bad, but you'd still have those 10-15 seconds falling and realizing that you're about to be incinerated/vaporized.

 

[Scott McGillivray]

I should have died back in 2009 in a serious motorcycle accident. Would have been ok. I should have just bled out internally and passed. Would have really sucked for my wife of only 1 year.
Now...as others have said, I would like to go doing something heroic and sacrificial.

 

[Stan]

Going in for back surgery Sept. 20th. If it's my time, simply not waking up from the anesthetic would be a nice, comfortable way to go. No horrible injuries from a car accident or a prolonged painful illness, just quietly vanish.

Kind of a morbid topic, but something we all eventually have to deal with.

My mother went through a long, slow fading away as her health failed.

Lived for years in an assisted living place, towards the end, moved to a hospice facility. They knew the signs of when the end was coming. My sister called me on a Friday, my mom was still talking. Couldn't get a flight until Sunday and when I arrived she was in a coma, and she passed away a few days later.

Not the way I want to go, such a burden on family and friends, just make it quick.

To lighten up things with some politically incorrect humor, I could just move to Chicago and somebody will shoot me

 

[BarryR]

I'm half serious when I say this, but I don't want to go before I clean out and get rid of a lot of no longer necessary stuff. Why leave a bunch of junk for others to deal with? Go spartan the older you get!

 

[Mike Frezon]

I'm half serious when I say this, but I don't want to go before I clean out and get rid of a lot of no longer necessary stuff. Why leave a bunch of junk for others to deal with? Go spartan the older you get!

Now THAT'S a righteous thought! The converse is difficult--to say the least.

 

[Scott Burke]

I would like to go out like Paul, knowing I had run the good race and fought the good fight.

 

[atfree]

I would like to go out like Paul, knowing I had run the good race and fought the good fight.

Newman? Or Sorvino?

 

[Robert Crawford]

This thread subject matter reminds me of a Richard Pryor joke he told many years ago in one of his concert films. He was talking about the death of his father, who died from a heart attack having sex. "My father came and went at the same time" Sounds like a great way to leave this earth. Warning: Profanity prevalent in the video link below"

 

[Stan]

I'm half serious when I say this, but I don't want to go before I clean out and get rid of a lot of no longer necessary stuff. Why leave a bunch of junk for others to deal with? Go spartan the older you get!

Oh yes, definitely want to do a clean-up. Especially old porn mags and videos from the '90s Maybe a teen, early '20s thing, but something you grow out of eventually, don't know why I've kept them.

If my time is up, not something I'd want my family to have to deal with.

I've been cleaning up gradually the last year or so. When you buy a house, you really begin to accumulate a lot of crap, something I couldn't do when younger and living in apartments, no space. So I'm tossing things out or donating them. I'm not some goofy hoarder, but stuff just builds up, especially when you have a basement with lots of storage space.

If I come across something, realize I haven't used it in 10+ years, probably not necessary, maybe somebody else would appreciate it, so it goes to Goodwill.

 

[Clinton McClure]

I have that same mindset Stan, except if I don't use something for 6 months - 1 year, it's gone. I live a very uncluttered life. My wife on the other hand...

 

[BarryR]

Yes, that's the thing--you can organize everything, and then put it on a storage shelf. But if ten years go by and it's still untouched, why keep it? I'd keep photos, but unless I'm creating a museum in my honor, why keep a lot of misc.? However, many times before I dump some relic I take a photo of it. Takes up much less space.

 

[Stan]

I have that same mindset Stan, except if I don't use something for 6 months - 1 year, it's gone. I live a very uncluttered life. My wife on the other hand...

The odd part is many times when I've gotten rid of stuff after X number of years not being used, two weeks later I'll need it, only to realize that now it's gone, so may have to agree with your wife

Kind of like when my car was getting a little old, so dropped the collision coverage to save a few bucks. I'd swear to God, a week later somebody sideswipes me in a parking lot. No witnesses, nobody left a note, just a big scrape down the side of my car and the passenger side mirror hanging on by the wiring. Sometimes people can be so obnoxious.

 

[Clinton McClure]

Insurance is a different matter altogether and I even keep full coverage on my (almost) 17 year old Toyota with 363,000 miles on it because the day I drop full coverage is the day a deer jumps out in front of me. (Besides, my job requires me to keep full coverage on my car.)

 

[dana martin]

given this a though a time or to, the older you get and start to loose those you love helps to cement your mortality then you ponder the question of will you go peacefully or in pain, with dignity, or from a malady that robs it from you,, we went though that with my Grandmother and the Wife's Grandmother as well, one moment of clarity then confusion.

if God grants me one wish, i will pass while sitting on a riverbank, fishing, because that is one of the few things that brings me peace. be my luck the biggest fish ever would end up on the line after i am gone, Karma would have to do that

 

[Stan]

Insurance is a different matter altogether and I even keep full coverage on my (almost) 17 year old Toyota with 363,000 miles on it because the day I drop full coverage is the day a deer jumps out in front of me. (Besides, my job requires me to keep full coverage on my car.)

Just call me "Grandpa". 1998 car, and I just flipped 92,000 miles. Full coverage would be nice, but I'd have to spend about $2K to fix the damage then get a new policy.

It's a Monte Carlo, really a two door Lumina, just before they switched to a much nicer looking style. But it runs and runs, front wheel drive so I never get stuck in the snow. I've done brakes, tires and oil changes. The only major repairs have been an alternator and replacing the "accessory" belt. So I keep it, no need for an upgrade with monthly car payments.

To stay on topic, death needs to be quick, preferably without me involved Since I'll obviously be there, just hope it's quick. Maybe something gruesome from the "Final Destination" films, but no knowledge of what's coming up, just poof, it's over.