"I dunno," Nick said. High shelves were no problem to Nick - in fact that was one of the reasons, Seth said, that Seth had decided to keep him - but he knew how frustrated his smaller friends got. "I guess, maybe if you had a lot of stuff - and a step ladder. Otherwise it seems more sensible to have stuff closer to the floor. Especially heavy stuff."
he clipped the cover again and said, "Scuse me while I test this sucker. Maybe put your fingers in your ears?" He waited a beat then pressed the red button, wincing at the volume of the alarm. "Yeah, that'll do."