It involves a process of rolling to a seated position on the floor if
a squat won't do it.
Given my rotundity, it is a remarkable sight - it's reduced a few
students to hysterical laughter.
I now direct them to perform simple tasks like fetching my chair (the
soft one).
Getting back up involves a kind of press-up and pulling the legs under.
I must work on my arm strength.
I have managed to repair a pine floor recently with this technique
though using a mallet and chisel between your knees or while prone is
awkward.
Reminds me of an Ernie Wise (?) comment - "you know you're getting
old when you bend down to pick up something and think to yourself,
'What else can I do while I'm down here?'"
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 20/03/2009, at 10:21 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Uh, oh! Never heard of or thought about that. But one doesn't
> have to
> be religious to have to get down on one or both knees briefly.
> Say, for
> example, you drop your lens cap and it rolls under a table or chair.
> Can you get down long enough to retrieve it?
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