I'm so old I Remember when:

[kikiruru]

I didn’t understand what all the fuss was about, but one of my earliest memories is hearing about Watergate. On the news and I remember my parents talking about it.

What I remember about Watergate was we only had ABC, CBS, NBC and it was on all 3 at the same time

 

[kikiruru]

I remember when I could get down on the floor to perform some task like fixing a pipe or replace some tile or base board. Now IF, and that's a big if, before I get up I have to map out grab on tos and step ups. Under a truck, shimmy, slide and look for something to aid me back to standing. Recently was going to replace the running boards on the truck, I wimped, DW gave me an out, "CALL THE GUY". With very little protest I did.

Now the only way I will get down on the floor to play with my grandchildren is
--there has to be a sturdy chair or bed etc right there for me to climb up to get off the floor or
--someone who can pull me up off the floor

 

[5Australorpasaures]

Now the only way I will get down on the floor to play with my grandchildren is
--there has to be a sturdy chair or bed etc right there for me to climb up to get off the floor or
--someone who can pull me up off the floor

Ain't it Great.

 

[sourland]

I remember when I could get down on the floor to perform some task like fixing a pipe or replace some tile or base board. Now IF, and that's a big if, before I get up I have to map out grab on tos and step ups. Under a truck, shimmy, slide and look for something to aid me back to standing. Recently was going to replace the running boards on the truck, I wimped, DW gave me an out, "CALL THE GUY". With very little protest I did.

Faced this yesterday as I replaced cabinet doors that the Princess had refinished in the master bathroom. Managed to get down, fought the pain and got the job done. How to get up?

 

[5Australorpasaures]

Faced this yesterday as I replaced cabinet doors that the Princess had refinished in the master bathroom. Managed to get down, fought the pain and got the job done. How to get up?

SLOWLY!

 

[sourland]

SLOWLY!

That was a given.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

How to get up?

Use a technique learned in a ski class. We spent first 15 minutes learning how to get up, still works great. Roll over, get on hands and knees.

Edit. Oops, did not finish this. Get on hands and knees. Move hands toward knees, [edit again: get feet under you, one at a time], get butt up in the air, and then ... stand up! I tried this just now on bathroom floor with towels under me (clothed, in case it didn't work and I might have to call for reinforcements, lol) and it worked a treat, even with my sore knee. Recommend practicing.

 

[jxp]

Faced this yesterday as I replaced cabinet doors that the Princess had refinished in the master bathroom. Managed to get down, fought the pain and got the job done. How to get up?

You could've checked your carpentry skills and used the door you d just hung. Been there done that.

 

[5Australorpasaures]

Use a technique learned in a ski class. We spent first 15 minutes learning how to get up, still works great. Roll over, get on hands and knees.

Edit. Oops, did not finish this. Get on hands and knees. Move hands toward knees, [edit again: get feet under you, one at a time], get butt up in the air, and then ... stand up! I tried this just now on bathroom floor with towels under me (clothed, in case it didn't work and I might have to call for reinforcements, lol) and it worked a treat, even with my sore knee. Recommend practicing.

With a bad right wing this doesn't work for me. I guess we all find and adapt. Clinch your teeth, or gums in some cases, "I will do this"! Not to be dark, but when I can't, wouldn't it be nice to pull a Chief Dan George from "Little Big Man"? But then, you never know when the scythe of the Grim Reaper will make the sweep.

 

[Bsmac]

The Overhead Projector!

At the photolab where I worked, we had a customer who wanted 100 copies of a presentation (20?30? slides long) made on 8x10 Ektachrome film, then mounted in the holders. We are talking some SERIOUS bucks in film, processing, and labor.

The show was computer generated art back when that was very, very new. It was to sell a floor/carpet cleaner that had two heads to clean the carpet better. One head expelled water, the other head sucked it all back up with the dirt.

The head that expelled water was the Hydrophobic head (water hating, with little angry faced character). The one that sucked water up with the dirt was the Hydrophilic head (water loving, with a little happy faced character).

The reason I remember all this is they called the water loving head Hydrophallic. I really had to convince the customer service person to call the customer and tell them they had a typo.

Now they are internet connected digital projectors!