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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Just Carl, post: 794910, member: 4552&quot;]Not sure of the age group answering this post but if you are or know someone that is rather on the elderly side, you would know this is really common with us. I&#039;m rather on the elder side and have noticed this tendency with many people of my age group and myself included. NO we don&#039;t think we are smarter than everyone. NO we are not trying to show off our knowledge either. </p><p>There are numerous reasons for elderly people to attempt to drag on conversations. If you would notice at coin shows, in banks, stores and almost everywhere, elderly individuals tend to attempt to carry on conversations over almost anything. </p><p>For one thing many of us are now alone and if and when we find someone to talk to, we do. As you get older you find more and more friends and relatives just passing away. Hate to say die since I&#039;m way up there in age. </p><p>We tend to use our experience, hobbies, old friends and past knowledge for a subject matter. Even notice an elderly lady in a bank line? Usually don&#039;t even have to be there since many just want their interest posted in a book. But now there is someone to talk to. Ever listen to elderly individuals at any coin, gun, knife, computer, camera show? Lots of us go there mostly to socialize in the first place. Not many left to do that with and just where do elderly people go to meet people anyway. Try hanging around a bar or tavern when your old enough to barely get up on those stools. </p><p>See what I mean. I&#039;m dragging this reply out since it pertains to me. So the next time you see someone just apparently wasting time talking about something that possibly could be said in a few words, check out thier age prior to getting irritated. Remember no matter how old you are now, you too will be with us someday.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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