The Granddaughters on my recent Maine trip.
Several years ago in my monthly newsletter The Gray Zone, I wrote about giving a wedding present of a basket filled with all sorts of scissors – good scissors. If I were giving that same gift now I would add a few things to it that I find essential for everyday living.
One Gray Zone reader, Paula, told me about seam rippers. These are great to stab and tear those plastic packages sealed for a millennium. On my recent trip back from Maine (and being without one of these handy gadgets), I had forgotten to pack a snack for the front seat and didn’t want to stop. I realized that I could reach the bag of Trader Joe goodies and get the falafel chips' bag, but I could not open it! I tore at it with my teeth, tried to tear it with both hands and was about to throw it at the dog to see if she could get it open. I finally gave up which was probably just as well as I would have eaten the whole bag they are so addicting.
Is it just me that wonders why everything is so tightly wrapped? And I am not a wimp but fairly strong having lugged wood all winter amongst other things. But then I wonder, because when I enlist the help of my 6 year old grandson, Eli, he can immediately tear things open. Is it a vast conspiracy against everyone over 65?
On another note, I have a great idea that I have been proposing to pharmacies. They have blood pressure machines available, why don’t they have a scale? It could be enclosed in a little booth so one would have privacy and it would have a weight chart on the wall. I weigh myself everyday, which I am sure many think rather obsessive, but I know if I overdo one day, I can cut back the next. Not all scales are created equal, but it would be great to have a medical quality scale available.
Well, I'm sure Grayling would have loved to have helped you open that bag. Dogs (and cats) are very good at that sort of thing. Since most people are totally in denial, I doubt if they would step on a scale no matter where it was and how private the experience....I, however, would love access to a medical quality scale, as every other one seems to weigh a few pounds heavy. ;o)
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