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[–] Skua@kbin.earth 1 points 4 days ago

I hope I'm as tough as people like that if and when I get to that age. I like hillwalking and bump into them every so often. I'm fairly capable out on the hills but I take a pretty leisurely approach; I'll bring a good sandwich and stop to eat it somewhere with a nice view, take a little detour to see something interesting, that sort of thing. One time when I was out I overtook one very old lady four times because every time I stopped she just marched on by like a goddamn machine. On the fourth one she made a joke about the tortoise and the hare. I was glad she said it because I was definitely thinking it