Somewhere a clock is ticking...

[ali_in_london]

The news of Michael Foot's death has just been round the office. On hearing the age he reached (96), a colleague and I had exactly the same reaction. And yes, it involved a reference to cricket.

Comments

[rjw1]

of course talkign to my parents about recent death in the family they didnt think late sixties was a good innings. given that they are early sixties.

[clarisinda]

I sort of feel like people are due at least a year or two of retirement before they pop off, so 65 seems like a particularly bad time to go... And anyone younger than my dad (70).

[gin_gerkitten]

The maternal side of my family were ridiculously long-lived - anything under ninety counted as early, and I knew three of my great-grandparents. Then my grandfather broke the streak by popping off at 76. I still feel cheated out of a good ten years worth of his company.

[reddragdiva]

I answered as if it was radio buttons rather than tickyboxes.

[purplecthulhu]

Ooops - me too!

[pfy]

Ditto!

[ali_in_london]

UK politician. Now that he's dead, people are saying good things about him.