OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> In article >,
> ~patches~ > wrote:
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>>Nancy Young wrote:
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>>>"~patches~" > wrote
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>>>>do a lot of canning as everyone knows here. I get DH to put the canning
>>>>pots on the counter as I can't lift them at the moment but I can add water
>>>>and I can get jars out. Freezers are a royal pain in the butt for me. I
>>>>can get into the sbs but the chest freezers are really a pain! DH for the
>>>>most part has to get that stuff out. I cook in bulk as much as possible
>>>>to compensate for those days I can't cook.
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>>>I'm really sorry you are hurt. Can you get a wheeled cart with shelves
>>>and a place to put it out of the way? Pick through your stuff in the
>>>shelves you can reach in your kitchen and put less used stuff higher
>>>and use the space for more used stuff within reach?
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>>My kitchen is set up as being very efficient but unfortunately there is
>>no room for a wheeled cart.
>>
>>>I did that myself, emptied out a cabinet, put that stuff (I hardly
>>>used) somewhere else, and put other things in that space.
>>>Annoys me to rely on someone to get everyday things for me
>>>from a high shelf.
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>>I'm using the step stool or DH. I should almost put the step stool on
>>wheels but that wouldn't be too safe LOL.
>>
>>>Good luck with that. nancy
>>>
>>>
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> We have a step stool at work that is on wheels, but when you put weight
> on it, the wheels retract and the solid feet come down. :-)
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> The wheels are lightly spring loaded.
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> Maybe you could find something like that?
>
> I can take a pic of it this week if you need it?

Thanks Om. If it like what they use in the libraries, that would be a
lot easier. I'm vertically challenged so need a step stool at the best
of times but one on wheels would really be a blessing.