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I am an old man now

Someone recently asked me about what may very will become the next American Revolution and they seemed to think I would be able to join in. Sometimes I wonder about people and their expectations. They really are not too realistic. While I suppose I can pitch in and try and help out I have to explain to them that being in my 70th year it would not be right to the others that I join up in any sort of a combat role. I am simply too old. I suppose maybe even five or ten years ago I would likely be able to be useful to some small extent but certainly not anymore.  People have no idea of how brutal combat is and what is physically required. It's savage and there is no way in hell I can run up and down hills anymore and duck and dodge. It just isn't going to happen.   I read where the amount of energy expended in combat is similar to what a heavyweight boxer expends during a title bout and I   think it's somewhat of an exaggeration but not a big one.  Even a light guer...