(August 18, 2022 at 5:43 pm)onlinebiker Wrote:(August 18, 2022 at 7:17 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Yes, those 90 old grans are famous for their reaction time and cat-like reflexes. Once she digs through her handbag - past the ketchup packets, pictures of the grandkids, hard candies, prescription bottles, and other assorted folderol - and gets her hand on that .38, Mr. Knife Wielding Guy has had it (provided Granny has remembered to load it and didn’t forget how to take the safety off and her aim is good and she hasn’t got the shakes and…).
Boru
Yes.. Because we know you think all old people are doddering old fools......
Of course I don’t. But reflexes, reaction time, new skill acquisition, and memory all suffer with age - that’s not a slur, just a fact. The number of 90 year old grans able to defend themselves with a handgun against an armed assailant is pretty small.
Boru
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