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Originally Posted by Sculptor7
Immediately, the conversation took an altered character. I was told, "Good for you!" "That's wonderful." and ended with a friendly "Goodbye, Sir". (Sir?)
I get a lot of that when I mention my age. The reply is usually something like, "I wish I could ride than far." Seems age really has nothing to do with it. Most "inactive people" think anything we "old timers" do is much more than they could ever do, even though they're only 40-something.
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