He plays deaf, just sitting there, perusing the sports section. There are also a large group of loud groaners. The guys in wife beaters, waists pinched mercilessly by weight belts, looking for all the world like upside down ice cream cones with tiny heads attached. Neckless wonders, these men. They lift weights the girth of mid size cars, screaming out in the agony of their exertion.
Faces turn beet red.
I tell you, it frightens me. No escape is found in the locker room. Gym-women can be freaks as well. There is one lady, probably about 50 years old, very petite and groomed to look much younger. She has a great body for her age- hell, for any age.