Pluggers by Rick McKee for September 04, 2020

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    Templo S.U.D.  about 4 years ago

    bend with your knees, doggone it, not your back!

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    Zykoic  about 4 years ago

    Ahhhhhhhhhhh, yes…..gravity get stronger. Ask Einstein.

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    Baarorso  about 4 years ago

    Pluggers know that in such situations a “grabber reacher tool” is their best friend.;-D

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    Gent  about 4 years ago

    Very true. I can bearly reach the floor these days.

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    hans Premium Member about 4 years ago

    That is the reasom why we have grandkids!

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    TMMILLER Premium Member about 4 years ago

    I’ve spent the last three weeks on my hands and knees performing a ceramic tile install. I don’t think I have knees any longer.

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    Breadboard  about 4 years ago

    At least it is not something very , very small ! That would even make it harder ;-)

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    Beaker  about 4 years ago

    But, but I can still touch my knees without bending my toes!

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    david_42  about 4 years ago

    Getting up off the floor is my idea of weight training.

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    hollisson Premium Member about 4 years ago

    I never have any trouble bending over. Staying on my feet is a problem, and so is getting back up afterward. So I have to agree with david_42 said. It’s heavy lifting, for sure.

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    silverbutterflyss  about 4 years ago

    I find the older you get the more they lower the floor on you

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    Alberta Oil Premium Member about 4 years ago

    The size of the midriff bulge complicates the math.

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    GreenT267  about 4 years ago

    A few years ago, I began worrying about flexibility and balance so I started doing what I call ‘yoga-therapy’ (the moves without the ‘ooms’). The yoga instructor (who is trained to work with older people, children, and people with physical limitations) created a weekly routine to address my specific concerns of balance, flexibility, and leg strength. It involved a lot of stretching of muscles I didn’t know I had. Nothing really strenuous at first; new exercises were added as I mastered the old ones. When I started, I hesitated before stepping down from on up on a curb, worried about my knee giving out going down stairs, had trouble getting up from low couches (and the floor). That was 3 years ago. Last summer, at 72, I qualified for open water scuba. I’m not super strong or even super fit, but I have regained my ability to balance and bend and enough strength that I can climb the ladder into a boat with a scuba tank on my back. I encourage pluggers who are having trouble with the bending and balancing check out a few basic exercise books. It doesn’t have to be yoga — there are a lot of different kinds that use the same basic moves.

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    the lost wizard  about 4 years ago

    And directly corresponds to the height of the kitchen cupboard shelves.

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    ctolson  about 4 years ago

    Actually the ability to cover the distance to the floor is directly proportional to one’s age, and level of arthritis.

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