> Well, I'm not so sure. My baby boomer buds are getting older and more decrepit as the days go by, and we're an enlarging part of the population. shrug - but I'm just reminding all the young whippersnappers that some of us are geezers beyond hope. :->
First Sergeant Hikermor reporting for duty: Age is not an excuse, although it does correlate with genuinely debilitating conditions. You don't have to be marathon fit to improve your survival status immensely, but you don't want to be sedentary. Note I was talking about those who Can't get in shale, as opposed to those who Don't get in shape.
If you are a boomer, you are younger than I am.. Give me twenty.