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How old is your oldest living (close)relative?

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  • 07-11-2011 1:12am
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    Einhard
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭


    My granny is 92 this year, and she's a frickin legend. She won't join any of those active retirement groups because she says they're for "old fogies", and she loves going out to the pub. Last Saturday week I was in watching the telly at about 1am, and she came in the door with my dad, both slightly worse for wear having been in the pub the whole night. It's a strange sensation when you're granny has a more active social life than you do! She also has this funny habit of getting up to answer the phone whenever one rings on the telly. Ah bless.

    Anyway, how old is your oldest close relative? And do you have any funny stories about them?


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    John Doe1
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    M great granny is 102 an on her way out:(


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    Bipolar Joe
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    John Doe1 wrote: »
    M great granny is 102 an on her way out:(

    Herself and Einhard's Gran should go out together, make a night of it.


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    Einhard
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭Einhard


    John Doe1 wrote: »
    M great granny is 102 an on her way out:(

    Sorry to hear that JD.
    Bipolar Joe wrote: »
    Herself and Einhard's Gran should go out together, make a night of it.

    :D They'd probably drink us all under the table!


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    pragmatic1
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    106 and in fairly good form.


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    wiger toods
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    gandalf the grey, 2500 years old!


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    Bannasidhe
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    Grand uncle who is 98. He was in the RAF in WWII and still has the David Niven moustache and 'chocks away, Roger. Wilko.' accent.


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    wiger toods
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    being serious actually, All my grandparents are gone:( so my dad. just went 60! funny story? he once cut a clamp from his car.:P


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    Sitec
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    "Must be about 80 now"


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    Einhard
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭Einhard


    Bannasidhe wrote: »
    Grand uncle who is 98. He was in the RAF in WWII and still has the David Niven moustache and 'chocks away, Roger. Wilko.' accent.

    Is his name Biggles?

    Just so you know, I'll be disappointed if the response is in the negative!


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    Dudess
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    Your gran seems fuppin awesome Einhard! Mine is 94 - very frail by now, but up to age 90 she was relatively youthful. Her mind is still sharp though.


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    brummytom
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    Do great aunties count as 'close'?


    If they do, then 94 I think. I don't have any grandparents though so I'm not pleased with long-life genes unfortunately.


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    OutlawPete
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    Was in the Olympia tonight and was glad to see that Maureen (from Maureen's Bar) is still with us. She must be in her mid 80's. Lovely woman and I can't remember ever seeing a gig or a play when she wasn't there with a smile on her face greeting her patrons. A true Dublin legend and just for the sake of the thread: she's my granny!


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    psychward
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    My granny is 96 and had a part time job until she was 88 . Legend !


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    stovelid
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    Mother in law at 85.

    My nana passed away at 94 a year or so back.


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    Pherekydes
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    My brother is 57. I'm 51.


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    Dudess
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    Yeah taxi driver the other night was saying he was 84 - fair play to the man.


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    Einhard
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭Einhard


    Pherekydes wrote: »
    My brother is 57. I'm 51.

    Would have thought you'd be pushing the 2612 year mark by now! :D


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    Bannasidhe
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    Einhard wrote: »
    Is his name Biggles?

    Just so you know, I'll be disappointed if the response is in the negative!

    Sorry :o. He introduces himself as 'Brad. Brad Brady. Dontcha know. What!' but my grandmother always called him Connie. His wife's name is Constance (she's 96 and seems to be still Digging for Victory) - so I like to refer to them as The Two Connies. :p


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    ejmaztec
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    psychward wrote: »
    My granny is 96 and had a part time job until she was 88 . Legend !

    Aer Lingus stewardess? I think I met her once.


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    psychward
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    ejmaztec wrote: »
    Aer Lingus stewardess? I think I met her once.

    No she worked in a bookies office and was much better looking ;)


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    christ on a bike!
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    Granny lived to 93, grand aunt to 101. She was delighted with her letter, and cheque, from the president
    Men in my family aren't so fortunate...


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    Einhard
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭Einhard


    christ on a bike! wrote: »
    Granny lived to 93, grand aunt to 101. She was delighted with her letter, and cheque, from the president
    Men in my family aren't so fortunate...

    I would have thought your father would have beaten everyone hands down, being eternal and all!


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    charlemont
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    My Grandmother is 92.


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    christ on a bike!
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    Einhard wrote: »
    I would have thought your father would have beaten everyone hands down, being eternal and all!

    Nietzche told me he was dead :(


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    yesno1234
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    Grandad's about 87 and unfortunately doesn't seem too happy these days, only get to visit him about once a week, being in college midweek, but we hold huge get-together's between the whole family pretty much every 6 months which he enjoys hugely. Very funny, witty man, loves his sport.


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    orchidsrpretty
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    My grandparents are both in their early 70s. They both look younger. my gramps sports a santa beard and has a big belly, if there was a santa I'd bet anything on him being it.


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    Einhard
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭Einhard


    orchidsrpretty wrote: »
    My grandparents are both in their early 70s. They both look younger. my gramps sports a santa beard and has a big belly, if there was a santa I'd bet anything on him being it.

    What do you mean "if"? :confused:


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    x_Ellie_x
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    My great-aunt Margaret turned 92 earlier this year but I've never met her. The oldest living relative that I've met is my grandfather who is 84.


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    vampire of kilmainham
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    my last aunt on my mother's side is 98 and her brain is as sharp as a knife she wouldent miss a trick she can even read without glasses and i have to wear glasses to read sadley she's the last one left from my mother's family when she goes it's the end of a great family my mother died 3yrs back she was 92 and as sharp as a knife too i often wonder will all of the extended family live too those great ages.


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    vampire of kilmainham
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    Dudess wrote: »
    Yeah taxi driver the other night was saying he was 84 - fair play to the man.
    hope ya got home safe


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