On 2021-02-04 7:18 a.m., Gary wrote:
> *BryanGSimmons wrote:
>> Even if I lost weight, I really *am* too aged to be skating.
>
> Age 60 is too old to be skating? I never got that memo.

My father was in his 30s when he taught me to skate. He fell and broke
his wrist. The first winter we lived here, my neighbour, who was about
40, was teaching his son to skate. He fell and broke his wrist. The new
neighbour cleaned the snow off the pond in his front yard and was
teaching his son how to skate. I could not help but think of those other
two fathers.



> I did, this past week, offer to give my snowboard to my grandsons next
> time they come. Never snows here and no good hills if it did.
> They'll get more use out of it if they're interested.
>

Has snowboard technology and equipment changed much? I took up skiing in
my mid 40s and was surprised to see how much different skis, boots and
bindings were than they had been when I was a kid. My old skis would be
antiques on the slopes these days. Boots, bindings and skis have all
changed again.