We're in an economic period where some of these industries simply toss out ridiculous quotes to price themselves out of the deal due to not having capacity - but then if someone actually accepts the quote they will make it happen.
When I was growing up we had threats made to our family so I slept with a paintball gun next to my bed as we had no actual guns in our house at the time lol. It did make me feel somewhat safer to be honest.
Nah. I regularly play with a guy in his late 30's who had a short stint on a low-level overseas pro team - he's still head and shoulders better than everyone else we play with, including the mid-20s guys fresh out of D3 hoops.