{"id":87082,"date":"2021-10-20T16:42:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T20:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=87082"},"modified":"2021-10-20T16:42:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T20:42:26","slug":"the-old-coot-is-a-stride-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2021\/10\/20\/the-old-coot-is-a-stride-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"The Old Coot is a stride expert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Old coots, like me, hang out on the sidelines and study human nature. We\u2019re obsessed; we\u2019re professional people watchers. We used to be doers, now we\u2019re 10% doers, 90% watchers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As a result, I\u2019ve concluded that no two people walk alike. Everyone has a unique stride, just like they have a unique set of fingerprints. There are two-arm swingers, one-arm swingers, and people who don\u2019t swing their arms at all. Some walk on their toes, others on their heels, and some do a little of both.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The list of variations is endless, but it all boils down to a dozen or so components that, in various combinations, determine a person\u2019s stride.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>They include a body tilt to the left or right; arm swings &#8211; double, single, wild, or with a hip slap; giant steps or mini steps; a hop step on one foot or the other; a duck waddle; a knee catch, and the list goes on.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After you see someone walk a few times you can tell who it is at a distance, a distance safe enough to engage your fight or flight mechanism. This innate skill has been genetically with us since we lived in caves; it helped us identify a member of a hostile tribe. Now, it\u2019s used by a lot of people to avoid old coots, particularly the ones who talk your ear off about their latest physical ailments if you mistakenly ask, \u201cHow are you doing?\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not alone; a lot of my elderly friends switch to a description of a person\u2019s walking style if they have difficulty coming up with the person\u2019s name.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know who I\u2019m talking about,\u201d one of them might say. \u201cThat guy who lives in the Flats, who tilts his head to the left, swings his right arm, holds his left hand on his hip and has an ankle jiggle in his right foot.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We then know exactly whom he\u2019s talking about. We can\u2019t come up with his name either, but at least with the stride description, we don\u2019t have to endure long pauses in conversations when someone\u2019s memory malfunctions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you see an old guy walking around with a tilt to the left, doesn\u2019t walk in a straight line, carrying a paper coffee container and wearing a messenger bag across his shoulder; that\u2019s me. Gawking around, watching people instead of where I\u2019m going.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Say, Hi,\u201d but don\u2019t ask me how I\u2019m doing. (Unless you want an earful.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Old coots, like me, hang out on the sidelines and study human nature. We\u2019re obsessed; we\u2019re professional people watchers. 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