How, if at all, would you live different if you had 19 months to live?

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

19 months isn't 19 minutes. That's a fair amount of time. But in the scheme of things, it isn't very long. If you were informed you had roughly 19 months, what would you do? This isn't a bucket list thread because we've all bungie jumped down at the county fair.

Would you call your first girlfriend before you got married just to see how she ended up?

Would you find a heroin dealer and see what opiates are all cracked up about?

Would you kill with a small silver S&W the green haired guy that you heard is beating up your niece?

Would you just lay in bed and wait for the end?

Just read the bible more?

Go to a part of the world you always wanted to see?

Here's what I'd do. I'd do two chicks at the same time.

[DJ's left nut]

Unquestionably.

I'm worth a fair amount dead since my term life was all pretty cheap when I bought it several years back. I also have a couple decent whole life policies and a key man policy at the firm. So I'm worth about 15-20 years of my present salary once I keel over (actually a fair amount more than that now that I think about it since life insurance proceeds aren't taxed).

And I have the immediate liquidity to stop working for at least a year of that 19 months. And plenty of equity in my home and my ownership interest in our office. I could borrow off that as well. Could burn off the 401K if necessary as well. So I could get my grubby little mitts on probably 4-500K in relatively short order and do things up pretty well for those 19 months. A 20K/month budget would be just fine. And I'd sell the truck just to get away from the payment because at that point, who really cares about the truck?

So I'd probably stop worrying about the 'skills building' sorts of things I do - why bother? Gonna be dead soon. So I don't need to worry about learning how to make a seamless kerf bend or anything like that.

My kids are 8, 4 and 4; the 8 yr old is well beyond where she needs to be for 3rd grade and who really cares about pre-school? So I'd probably yank them out of school as well.

And we'd just do stuff. No idea what, but they'd remember their dad and they'd know everything I have to teach them before all is said and done. I'd probably spend a little more time with the 8 yr old than the twins because A) I like her more but B) she can be my proxy going forward. She's a tiny me anyway, so I can teach her enough to act as my stand-in w/ those tiny goblins she'll have to live with going forward. Then when I kick off, the insurance kicks in and all their college funds get fully funded, house gets paid off, retirement accounts get topped off - we're all set.

I wouldn't want to do much with high possibility of injury, though. If I go out there and base-jump and somehow break a leg and get to spend 3 of those months hobbling around, that would be a bummer. But I'd hike and scuba dive a fair amount. And wrap up my ballpark tour for sure. Then hit Europe for some WWII and WWI stuff before I got to Australia to see the outback and the reef. South America to see the wealth of Brazilian asses. Then towards the end get to Egypt and Qatar and some other cool historical spots throughout the middle east (I'm dark skinned enough to stay under the radar -- thanks small amount of Lebanese ancestry!) and if someone ultimately captures me and beheads me for being an American devil, well again, that's why I save it until the end. Good luck with that ransom demand, fellas!! My clock is down to 3 weeks anyway.

Yeah - I'd be surprised if the answer to this question for most folks would be 'no'. If it is, I suspect they're A) Retired or B) Haven't really planned much for such an eventuality anyway.

The wife and I have always made sure that everything would be taken care of if one of us kicked off and knowing that makes this a REALLY easy 'yes'.

[Sofa King]

I'd get into a drunken pool fight.

[HayWire]

Hmmm....I know or maybe I don't know.

Is this a joke thread?

[threebag]

I’d probably do what I do now, have family dinners, watch grandkids play sports, do cool shit with my son. I’d continue to help my daughters with whatever they may need. I’d take my 7yr old grandson to Twin Peaks more than just on Fridays. I’d continue to watch all the other kids play sports and other constructive activities of the kids that call me Popi. It’s nice to be a tight family. My only regret would be not having another 19 months at the end. All my grands cousins are like my own, I love them all and I am so blessed they love me also. I guess bottom line, I’m happier with family than material things and money. I have been blessed and I am rewarded everyday by the smiles, hugs and love by my circle of folks.

I thank God I have been capable and fortunate enough to always have the financial being to tackle any crisis of my own or to help the people I love. When I was caught in the grind of always working I missed out on a lot of “time”, but since I own my own time now I make up for it. I am just glad I was able to do it at 45. The last 6 years have been the greatest of my life even with all the toxic shit with my sons mother. God works in marvelous ways.

[HayWire]

I'm not sure....to be honest...19 seems like a short distance.

My docs have gave me some where near that time.

I argue with my wife and disagree.

She's starting to come around.

I'm guessing there is more you want to say.

If not...oh well.

Send me a pm if you need.

The rest of you assholes....he hit my timetable

[threebag]

Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch

I'd do two chicks at the same time.

Don’t forget the cup

[Buddy Rich]

I'd smoke weed and watch tv

[Fish]

I'd immediately quit creating threads on Chiefsplanet.

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by Sofa King

I'd get into a drunken pool fight.

Prayers sent

[threebag]

Originally Posted by Fish

I'd immediately quit creating threads on Chiefsplanet.

The pictures forum wouldn’t last 19 months then.

(My Comprehension kind of sucks. Threads and Posts obviously aren’t the same.)

[Peter Gibbons]

I think I would:

- say goodbye to yesterday
- live each moment like my last
- Leave old pictures in the past
- Donate every dime I ever had
- call old friends I never see
- Reminisce old memories
- forgive my enemies
- find that one i’m dreaming' of
- Swear up and down to God above I finally fall in love

Once I’m done with all of that, I’d probably write a song about my adventures too

[threebag]

Free DeBerg!!!

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch

Stewie, take note. This is how you bang out a random thread. It has to come from the heart.

Stevie threads > Vladimir_Kyilyych threads. And it's not even close.

[stevieray]

Be ashamed that it took my impending death to do what I should've been doing all along..

Sharing the good news of Jesus Christ.
Making amends.
Being thankful more.
Loving more.
Serving others more.
Drawing/painting more. (for my wife and kids)

Prolly wouldn't tell friends until absolutely necessary

Ultimately, I would hope to approach it with dignity and grace like many planet members here have already illustrated.

[Mile High Mania]

I'd go skydiving... maybe, Rocky Mountain climbing...