I'm constantly bothering tall people at the market to get things for me, and by "tall" I mean over 5 feet which is taller than me and means they're usually able to reach the top shelf.
Well some friends of Buffy played a funny joke and they took her stuff and now she wants us to help get it back from her friends who sleep all day and have no tans.
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sj - Jul 29, 2015 9:26:58 am PDT #20856 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
askye - Jul 29, 2015 9:31:23 am PDT #20857 of 30002
Thrive to spite them
The other day I went to Wal Mart (mistake) but I saw a lady on a store provided scooter using her cane to try and hook something and pull it off the top shelf. So I offered to help. I had to get on tip toes since it was all in the back but I Finaly find what she wanted.
sj - Jul 29, 2015 9:32:13 am PDT #20858 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Mom and I are reorganizing and cleaning today, since for once I don't have a doctor's appointment while she's here. Two large bags of trash are out the door, two smaller bags are headed to charity, and another two smaller bags are headed to the consignment shop. I still feel like there is so much to do.
Connie Neil - Jul 29, 2015 9:32:32 am PDT #20859 of 30002
brillig
I've had good luck with the "I look like your mother (or grandmother) and you like being helpful to her, right?" look. Bonus points if he's with his girlfriend (wife) and can impress her with how useful he is.
And I have asked tall young women if they're the closest.
sj - Jul 29, 2015 9:41:53 am PDT #20860 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Go, askye with all the adulting today!
Hil R. - Jul 29, 2015 9:44:38 am PDT #20861 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm constantly bothering tall people at the market to get things for me, and by "tall" I mean over 5 feet which is taller than me and means they're usually able to reach the top shelf.
I do this all the time. Usually at least one item per grocery trip.
My original idea for my kitchen was to put up a pegboard, but then I realized that I couldn't do that without damaging the walls. So, my new idea is to get some kind of decorative border and frame the area where I would have put the pegboard, and then put up a ton of Command hooks for holding stuff.
Laura - Jul 29, 2015 9:48:15 am PDT #20862 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
I'm constantly bothering tall people at the market to get things for me, and by "tall" I mean over 5 feet which is taller than me and means they're usually able to reach the top shelf.
As a person surrounded by tall and strong people, I assure you they are delighted to help. Makes them feel all manly and helpful and stuff. It happens to the boys and DH all the time. Usually they are observant enough to offer, but are more than happy to help.
Beverly - Jul 29, 2015 9:53:08 am PDT #20863 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
In our last kitchen, we had no cabinet space for pots and pans, or drawer space for cooking utensils. The walls were knotty pine, so hanging stuff was no problem. We had a four foot by five foot sheet of pegboard, spray painted orange, on one wall. All the pots, pans, and spoons, spatulas, pastry blenders, skimmers, meat forks, etc. hung on that pegboard. I had amall towel bars on the inside of two cabinet doors to hold pot lids. It was rough and ready, and honestly, keeping the less-used stuff clean was a bit of a hassle, but I loved the accessibility and ease of use and storage.
Zenkitty - Jul 29, 2015 10:05:23 am PDT #20864 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm a fairly tall woman in a family full of short women. I like getting things off high shelves for people, it's a simple thing to do that makes me feel useful.
Also, the best hiding place is the place only I can reach to dust...
sj - Jul 29, 2015 10:52:42 am PDT #20865 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
As a person surrounded by tall and strong people, I assure you they are delighted to help. Makes them feel all manly and helpful and stuff. It happens to the boys and DH all the time. Usually they are observant enough to offer, but are more than happy to help.
I usually ask women. I'm more comfortable speaking to a stranger if it's a woman.