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Tweak says, "What are you, mr teflon?"

sg (snapesgirl_62) wrote in shortness,
@ 2008-09-10 16:49:00

Day In The Life

Ever go to a drive up pharmacy window? I did this today for the first time at Meijer. This is a big chain of stores in the midwest of the USA.

I drive an HHR, it's a nice little car by general motors, a bit retro designed with a seat I can raise up so that I can see over the steering wheel. :D This was a big plus for my buying the car. Only problem, the window are set just a bit high.

So, pull up close to the building per standard proceedure, push call button with no difficulty. (didn't need to unbuckle my seat belt) and had to bellow to be heard through their speak, earning me varicose veins in my neck. Apparently the exterior microphone is not near the drawer, it is twelve inches forward...sort of behind my side view mirror.
Pharmacy tech brings me the prescriptions and sends out their electronic signature device. I have to sign for one of the antibiotics for my dog. This is when being short became an adventure. I could not reach the silly pad and pen. I unbuckled my seat belt and stretched. I ended up leaning on the window by my waist because the car was too close to open the door. At this point, I am laughing my butt off and hoping security is enjoying the show. I managed to grab their pad/pen and signed for the medicine. I got things back in their drawer. It was a tight fit. Then came the fun of getting back into my seat, and buckling up.

Anyone else ever have this kind of fun and laugh so hard they couldn't get the seat belt latched on their first try?

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heathersparrows
2008-09-17 06:07 am UTC (link)

Sounds really funny. I can imagine the situation.

Something I found funny happened at an exhibition for caravans and motorhomes. A salesman was explainining a motorhome to a man, who seemed no longer interested and left the motorhome in mid-explanation. The salesman, who had turned his back to demonstrate something, didn't notice at first that his audience had changed. "... and you will have realized that we have made the XY higher!" With these words he turned - to find me (1,47 m) and another woman who also was rather on the short side. His face was priceless.

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snapesgirl_62
2008-09-17 12:05 pm UTC (link)

I'd love to have been there for that, he must have been so embarrassed. LOL

When the local grocery remodeled, I got to meet a local basketball player. I was doing the monthly shopping and discovered the one thing my husband likes to pack in his lunch was on the top shelf in the cooler and the assortment was not only picked over, the last package of pudding cups were towards the back of the shelf. There was no way to reach it, even if I attempted to climb up the shelving (which I've done). I saw this young man that was tall. I mean duck his head to enter a door way tall and asked him to help me.
I got a shy smile from him and he got the item I needed out of the cooler. He asked if there was anything else I needed that was on a top shelf. LOL

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	heathersparrows 2008-09-18 06:08 am UTC (link)
	This was very sweet of the young man. When I asked a shop assistant for help in a similar situation, because I didn't want to climb the shelf, I got the question: "Is this really the item you want?" Unfortunately I didn't think of the answer "Dear, I'm short, but not senile." (Grrrrr ...) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	snapesgirl_62 2008-09-18 10:52 am UTC (link)
	In that situation, I have asked if they wish to retain their job. I then demand to see the manager. I get a bit cranky when a clerk does not wish to help a customer. (Reply to this) (Parent)