# Dear Old Person at the Gym **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 29, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-old-person-at-the-gym/758734 "2016-06-29T21:00:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-old-person-at-the-gym/758734/21 "2016-06-30T17:07:49Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Although we are not married, we both use the same accountant. She offered one year to explore the tax consequences of marriage, in case we might want to marry (or not) for financial advantage. Never followed up on that idea. Well, this one made me giggle for no reason. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-old-person-at-the-gym/758734/22 "2016-06-30T17:10:49Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Well, this one made me giggle for no reason. Heh. That’s where that post went. It was supposed to go in a tax thread. I blame Obama. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-old-person-at-the-gym/758734/23 "2016-06-30T17:45:48Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Although we are not married, we both use the same accountant. She offered one year to explore the tax consequences of marriage, in case we might want to marry (or not) for financial advantage. Never followed up on that idea. But the question remains: Who’s waiting for you to get off the equipment? ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Krupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-old-person-at-the-gym/758734/24 "2016-06-30T18:04:37Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > But the question remains: Who’s waiting for you to get off the equipment? And stop doing crossword puzzles, dammit! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-old-person-at-the-gym/758734/25 "2016-06-30T18:05:07Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > But the question remains: Who’s waiting for you to get off the equipment? I’ll get off the equipment after I get off. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-old-person-at-the-gym/758734/26 "2016-06-30T18:40:51Z")
Dear not-old\* person in the gym locker room: don’t curl up on the only bench in front of the mirror for several minutes, leaning on the pile of towels and plinking away on your phone. I presume you were waiting for me to leave so you “could” change, as I had finished with both the toilet and the shower so you weren’t waiting for those. However, most people manage to use the locker room (small as it admittedly is) at the same time as other people. :smack: \*Actual relevant reason for mentioning age: as has been discussed on this board _ad infinitum_, younger people tend to be self-conscious about using the locker room, while older people tend not to be. Please note the "tend"s. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-old-person-at-the-gym/758734.md?page=1)