achy breaky climbing

Several people at the gym were commenting on the general heaviness of the atmosphere, feeling like they had extra weights hanging off them while climbing. One of those big gravity kind of mornings; muscles ached with the effort.
Hairdo day for our nonegenarian, which is always kind of festive; one of our chatty neighbors was there, blaring out her rather tactless remarks to the general audience. One of them was addressed to me, but there's little point in retorting to even things up. Avoidance is the best policy, if possible.