"WHY me?" is the question Jack Braidie has been asking about his own longevity in the lead up to his 100th birthday today.

The answer, he reckons, is that "they don’t want me up there".

Celebrating his special milestone on Friday, Merbein-born Mr Braidie, who still has a driver's licence (which he's just renewed for three years) and lives on his own, has seen and experienced a great deal and r...