The treadmill gang at the fitness center was still buzzing this morning over yesterday's emergency. (See below) Since then, pack leader Beverly has resolved to always use her safety clip (the magnetic dead man switch that immediately shuts down the machine when it is tugged in a fall) and has preached the gospel and converted others who seemed unaware of this feature.
But soon the seniors went on to other topics, other 911 calls they remember. Mildred had a doozy to report, an event unheard of even in this desert outpost. Saturday she called 911 after a very special surprise: a rattlesnake in her kitchen.
I'm grateful to hear these back-and-forth stories, perched upon my XT20 Sports Art trainer. Yesterday was a bit much, but overall, these surprisingly spry gray-haired athletes keep my 30 minutes interesting.
Sometime I'll tell you about Bonnie's boyfriends. She wants to drop the one who never takes her anyplace nice.
