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Your address can determine how long you will live

bathina — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:58:04 GMT

Sometimes, a mile or two makes a difference in life expectancy. How long will you live, based on your address? Check it out here:

https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/interactives/whereyouliveaffectshowlongyoulive.html

My address says I'll live to 82 years old. The average life expectancy for my state is 78. I guess I'm staying put.

Re: Your address can determine how long you will live

Silver Fox1 — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:16:23 GMT

Thanks @bathina, My area says 82.5 years. Think I'll stay put too !!!

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tsavorite — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:18:39 GMT

Ok you got me beat...only 80 1/2yrs old here! Checked out my parents address (both passed on at 83 and 85yrs old) and the census said 75! looks like they beat the census in that area.

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Nightowlz — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:24:01 GMT

Oh Geez I will be dead before you know it.

Good thing this is a bunch of BS LOL!!!

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StephfromIdaho — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:33:43 GMT

79 for me.

i think this is only relevant if you are comparing Chicago to post falls, idaho

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shoesnbags — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:37:33 GMT

80.6 for me, but I'm planning on more than that.

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grandma2pkmh — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:42:56 GMT

@bathina It says they can't find me. What does that mean?? Am I dead or going to live forever. lol

Re: Your address can determine how long you will live

Laura14 — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:47:37 GMT

@grandma2pkmh wrote:
@bathina It says they can't find me. What does that mean?? Am I dead or going to live forever. lol

@grandma2pkmh I'm in purgatory too!

I feel a bit like Bruce Willis in the 6th Sense. I am going to be really upset if I've stressed this much and I've been dead the whole freaking time!

Re: Your address can determine how long you will live

bathina — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:50:12 GMT

Did you ladies put in your complete address? I plugged in my zip code only at first, and I got the "we can't find you" message. Either way, @Laura14 and @grandma2pkmh, you are both a hoot!

Re: Your address can determine how long you will live

seaBreeze — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:55:15 GMT

That's good to know .... I've got 14 more years left. Was thinking about buying another cat, but now that's not a good idea.

I do believe there is some logic behind the prediction ... in my area, we are loaded with radon (northeast).

Re: Your address can determine how long you will live

Laura14 — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:56:15 GMT

@bathina I did not. I don't like to give that stuff up to a site I don't know. I'll put in my employer address since I'm about half dead from him anyway.

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Laura14 — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:59:26 GMT

Well it doesn't even process when I put in the full address.

I'm definitely dead.

You should all be honored to be posting with the beyond. For some reason, I thought the hot place would look different than this though.

Re: Your address can determine how long you will live

denisemb — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:02:55 GMT

76.3 years.

Don't have a lot of faith in this, as our pizza guys can't find their way here half the time, much less an ambulance, LOL

Re: Your address can determine how long you will live

bonnielu — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:05:28 GMT

Yippee, 85.2. Heck I live on a mountain way above the rest of the area.

Re: Your address can determine how long you will live

bathina — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:08:59 GMT

@denisemb wrote:
76.3 years.

Don't have a lot of faith in this, as our pizza guys can't find their way here half the time, much less an ambulance, LOL

Perhaps the fact that an ambulance can't find its way to your place is a contributing factor? Just a thought.

Re: Your address can determine how long you will live

bathina — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:10:06 GMT

@bonnielu wrote:
Yippee, 85.2. Heck I live on a mountain way above the rest of the area.

You win the prize for longest life! Must be rarified air up on that mountain!

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bonnielu — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:16:15 GMT

@bathina I live rather rural but close enough to get to two major cities... Baltimore and Washington. Each are 65 miles either east or south.

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dulwich — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:17:39 GMT

Where I live now in AZ 78 - where I am moving to be next week in CA 82 - unless the move finishes me off!!

Re: Your address can determine how long you will live

Laura14 — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:22:52 GMT

Apparently the state of Georgia doesn't exist. I've put in three addresses from surrounding towns and it looks at me.

Just for kicks, I tried a different state and Iowa, you're good!

I guess this is why they call it the Bible Belt. No one is actually walking on the earth around here.

Re: Your address can determine how long you will live

denisemb — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:25:58 GMT

@bathina wrote:
@denisemb wrote:
76.3 years.

Don't have a lot of faith in this, as our pizza guys can't find their way here half the time, much less an ambulance, LOL
Perhaps the fact that an ambulance can't find its way to your place is a contributing factor? Just a thought.

You've got it! LOL We live in an area of FL that has numbered St., Rd., Ave., Court, Place, Drive etc. Some adresses are actually "100 St. Rd."!!!

I guess there is some kind of a "rule" that Ave. runs N to S and Rd. runs E to W...but that all goes to heck when our major crossroad is SW!!!!