[cgbg]

My grandmother lived to be 106—drank and smoked in moderation.

She had the real secret to longevity and was kind enough to share it with me back when I was a teenager:

“Never believe anything they say on TV.”

If you ignore the “experts” you will live long and prosper.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

My grandmother had a couple of heart attacks in her 80s, and then the big one when she was shoveling snow about 6 weeks before her 100th birthday. She never smoked, but liked a good belt of Scotch in the evening.

As far as longevity goes, I figure that whatever you’re doing when you reach 80 must be working, so keep it up.

[BipolarBob]

My grandmother lived to be 106—drank and smoked in moderation.

I'll bet she wasn't obese. Obesity will kill you when the others won't.

[Paladin2]

Hopefully she gave you some of the good genes she had.