At what age does walking up and down stairs become too demanding simply due to aging?

As a nurse for over 40 years I have cared for the elderly in their homes as well as hospital settings. Now that I am 65 yrs old some people would call me elderly. What I have observed is that th…

Top stories for Long   At what age does walking up and down stairs become too demanding simply due to aging? Mary DiVincenzo, works at St. Mary School • Answered January 24, 2018 As a nurse for over 40 years I have cared for the elderly in their homes as well as hospital settings. Now that I am 65 yrs old some people would call me elderly. What I ha... Read more » 9.2K 539   Your response is private Was this worth your time? This helps us show content you find valuable. Absolutely not Definitely yes   I want honest answers: what do MAGA supporters really want? I understand that they want their country to be better, but most policies they support are alienating and weakening the US. Asked in No More Trump • Answered by Kristan Overstreet • February 17 I live in rural southeast Texas. Most of my family and virtually all my neighbors are MAGA. What they want, above all else, is control. You have to remember that most MAGA vo... Read more » 4.1K 660   Do airplanes actually need downtime between flights, or can they just keep flying nonstop with quick refuels? William May • Answered April 30 I have worked on aircraft for 50 years now, including 8 years with a major airline that operated Boeing 747’s and 757’s. Our general observation was that, for 747’s the BEST... Read more » 2.2K 139   Why is GIMP so much worse than Photoshop while Wireshark is open source and there is no better commercial tool for that purpose? Franklin Veaux, lives in Portland, OR • Answered November 5, 2023 Because a computer programmer cannot write a program like Photoshop. It’s not possible. In fact, a team of computer programmers cannot write a program like Photoshop. Compute... Read more » 2.9K 314   Why does playing longer tees make it so much harder for amateur golfers compared to pros who seem to handle them easily? HalftimeLedger, Sports analysis and commentary • Answered May 5 Moving back one set of tees adds just 400 yards to an entire golf course. So why does that tiny distance completely shatter an amateur's scorecard? The answer is that added ... Read more » 18   How do hotels prevent guests from stealing their property without making everyone feel like they're being watched? OpenBlueprint • Answered May 6 Guests will steal anything from a hotel room—even the AA batteries from the TV remote. To stop this without making you feel like a suspect, hotels use an array of invisible... Read more » 1.5K 84   Which age is the most common age (not the average life expectancy) at which people die? Israel Ramirez, Former Administrator at the National Institute on Aging • Answered May 24, 2023 That way of looking at lifespan gives an interesting view into the biology of aging. This chart shows the number of people dying at various ages in the USA. In 2019, the pe... Read more » 898 135   Why was Scott Carpenter never allowed to fly again after his mission, and what happened during his flight? NovaPrism • Answered May 11 A mere three-second delay at 17,500 mph caused astronaut Scott Carpenter to miss his landing target by 250 miles—and permanently ended his spaceflight career. Carpenter was ... Read more » 1.1K 37   What casino game has the best odds? Micheal MJF, Knows: periodic table, E=mc2, lightyear, chemistry, physics • Updated October 13, 2025 That’s an easy one. I have studied intensely the odds in most casino games, but I’ll give a more condensed answer. There are only a few instances of games where the player ... Read more » 522 123   Why do people get MacBooks when they could get a cheaper, and more powerful, Windows laptop? Souvik Das, Computer Engineer • Updated October 22, 2021 I can share my experience. I am a Windows User since my childhood days. I bought my first MacBook Pro (M1 Chip) in Jan 2021. Before using MacBook I used multiple Windows la... Read more » 2.3K 314   If I stopped drinking at 10 pm last night and have a urine test the next day, will I pass it? YUPITSME, Love my alcohol, love/hate drugs, drug court X2 wood court1 • Answered April 3 No you will not pass. Ive been on and off probation most my 46 years being alive, pretty pathetic I know. Anyway I'm an alcoholic and I push the envelope on everything . Th... Read more » 880 101   How do restaurants make scrambled eggs taste better than homemade? Mellisa Riversang, studied at University of New Mexico • Answered April 21 I knew a man who was an ex-line cook working as an accountant sitting across from me once told me: "doc, there is only one thing that I miss after leaving cooking: I won't ... Read more » 1.9K 143 Read more in your feed

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Why are new car batteries lasting only about a year and will not charge once they go ...?

I work at AutoZone, have for 7 years, currently a Commercial Sales Manager, but have held every job in a store at one point. Also a redneck, who has been working on cars since I was a toddler, h…

Top stories for Long   Why are new car batteries lasting only about a year and will not charge once they go totally dead? I've replaced 6 batteries this year with new. My 6 year old RV batteries are still good and take a charge just fine. Jack Pardee, Commercial Sales Manager at AutoZone (2018-present) • Answered May 7 I work at AutoZone, have for 7 years, currently a Commercial Sales Manager, but have held every job in a store at one point. Also a redneck, who has been working on cars si... Read more » 2.2K 254   Your response is private Was this worth your time? This helps us show content you find valuable. Absolutely not Definitely yes   How many F-35s would it take to defeat the entire Chinese airforce? Devon Stavrowsky, former Army SF Medic, Cal Guard Officer, Retired Cop (1968-2005) • Updated May 21 In the Iran/Iraq War, Iraqi pilots and ground controllers learned in relatively short order that it didn’t matter how many planes they sent up in a combat formation… or to ... Read more » 2.2K 360   Why do police often speed up to my car and ride my bumper and then do a u-turn or come to a dead stop and then just turn away when I'm obeying all traffic laws? Thomas, Police Officer • Answered March 2 Let’s say you drive a blue Ford Fusion. You’re driving down 1st St and all of a sudden, a cop flies up, gets close, then drives away. You think, “WTF was that all about?”. ... Read more » 509 142   If I stopped drinking at 10 pm last night and have a urine test the next day, will I pass it? YUPITSME, Love my alcohol, love/hate drugs, drug court X2 wood court1 • Answered April 3 No you will not pass. Ive been on and off probation most my 46 years being alive, pretty pathetic I know. Anyway I'm an alcoholic and I push the envelope on everything . Th... Read more » 878 101   Is there anything a MacBook can't do that a Windows laptop can do? Eugene Chia, Military history/equipment buff • Answered February 8, 2023 Quite a few things: This is the big one for me, which a lot of people unfortunately have no idea about. It’s the sole reason I stopped buying MacBooks after 2012. That pictu... Read more » 4.6K 598   What really happened to the GT40s at the 1965 Le Mans that caused all of them to fail, and how did it change the approach for the next races? OpenBlueprint • Answered May 7 In 1965, Ford entered six blisteringly fast GT40s into Le Mans that easily outpaced Ferrari and set new lap records. By the seventh hour of the 24-hour race, every single o... Read more » 1K 38   Is it true that you arrive more refreshed after a First Class flight, and what makes that possible? Friday le Blanc, former Scientist - now just old, opinionated and retired! • Answered May 7 I have traveled the world - literally millions of miles - in every class and on many different airlines. For me - there are THREE secrets to arriving refreshed after a long ... Read more » 217 13   How good are pro golfers? Charles South, Golf is my #2 or #3 passion in life • Updated January 6, 2022 I’ll give you one glimpse into what the difference is, numerically, in terms most golfers can understand even if they aren’t mathematically inclined. About 25 years ago I de... Read more » 390 80   Why do people buy Hyundai or Kia cars when Toyota are much better? Joe McAuley, former Various Engineering/Technical at Ball Bros. Research Corp., Miles Laborat... • Answered April 30 I have had three Toyotas, a Prius and two Corollas. They got, respectively, 51 mpg, 37 mpg and 41 mpg. When a Ford F250 in Texas took the whole driver’s side out of my last... Read more » 181 68   Why was Scott Carpenter never allowed to fly again after his mission, and what happened during his flight? NovaPrism • Answered May 11 A mere three-second delay at 17,500 mph caused astronaut Scott Carpenter to miss his landing target by 250 miles—and permanently ended his spaceflight career. Carpenter was ... Read more » 1.1K 37   I just failed AIT on a 6-year contract and now I’m being forced to become a 92G (cook). How do I change my MOS immediately after AIT (less than a year)? Michael Moyers, former Officer/NCO, OEF/OIF Veteran (Medic) at U.S. Army (1994-2018) • Answered September 20, 2021 You don’t. You’re a 92G now. Grab a straw from the drink station and suck it up. I’m gonna call the baby ugly here, so get ready for a cold cup of coffee. It is very rare th... Read more » 1.4K 173   What casino game has the best odds? Micheal MJF, Knows: periodic table, E=mc2, lightyear, chemistry, physics • Updated October 13, 2025 That’s an easy one. I have studied intensely the odds in most casino games, but I’ll give a more condensed answer. There are only a few instances of games where the player ... Read more » 522 123 Read more in your feed

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