On Sun, 04 Nov 2018 19:10:41 -0500, Boron Elgar
> wrote:

>On Sun, 4 Nov 2018 17:34:18 -0600, heyjoe >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 04 Nov 2018 10:21:50 -0700
>>in Message-ID: >
>>"U.S. Janet B." > wrote :
>>
>>> I'm in a quandary. I am just about out of good bread flour (one more
>>> baking).
>>
>>Can you carry five pounds of flour into the kitchen?
>>
>>I'd hazard a guess that most RFC'ers buy flour in 5# bags. Take a break
>>from being hard core (listen to Boron). Buy King Arthur or Wheat
>>Montana ina 5# bag for a while. If you're not happy with the results,
>>punch it up with some vital wheat gluten.
>>
>>Side thought - mail order your flour . . . wait for UPS/FredEx and ask
>>the delivery driver to carry it to the kitchen. Have no idea what an
>>appropriate tip would be, but surely it's cheaper than reinjury of your
>>shoulder.
>
>
>I am not hardcore about stuff like that, especially flour, as the type
>one prefers is not always available in varying sizes. Janet is an
>accomplished bread baker and favorite flour is important.
>
>She also has a truck, IIRC, so sliding it off into a wheelbarrow and
>getting it to a place in the garage or near the backdoor where one
>can, in decent weather, break it down into smaller containers can be a
>tremendous pain in the butt, but would enable her to stick to what she
>likes
>
>I use this method sometime with large bags of bird seed. I often open
>it up and shovel it into a container similar to what one can buy for
>dog food (pet food "vault"). The nice thing about that? I can roll it
>(sort of) across the floor/door sill or push it with my foot along the
>way.
>
>Yeah, getting someone to bring it in is really ideal, but might not be
>practical. I miss the days when I could easy grab a 50lb bag of
>whatever, throw it blithely over my shoulder, keep grasp on the dog
>leash, hold my house keys and still get in the house easily.
>
>Don't even ask how I handled the twins and their sister when I had 3
>under 3yrs old for a while. As I recall, I was spotted at times
>carrying the diaper bag strap in my mouth. Woof.

I think I am going to go the hand truck route. We're getting older
but we still get large bags of cat food, bird food, beer, cola,
potting mix etc. We have several hand trucks meant for other use but
there are others now that seem more suited to what I want to do.
You go Wonder Woman!
Janet US

On Sun, 04 Nov 2018 18:08:21 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Sun, 04 Nov 2018 19:10:41 -0500, Boron Elgar
> wrote:

>>Don't even ask how I handled the twins and their sister when I had 3
>>under 3yrs old for a while. As I recall, I was spotted at times
>>carrying the diaper bag strap in my mouth. Woof.
>
>I think I am going to go the hand truck route. We're getting older
>but we still get large bags of cat food, bird food, beer, cola,
>potting mix etc. We have several hand trucks meant for other use but
>there are others now that seem more suited to what I want to do.
>You go Wonder Woman!
>Janet US


Hand truck comes in mighty handy. We've one right by the garage door.

Good luck to both of you with all that therapy. Ouch. After assisting
DH change out the kitchen faucet yesterday and noticing how he did not
slide into and out of that cramped space with the speed or ease of
days gone by, I realize that those times are upon us and how much we
have already adjusted to them.

Good news: I have about 4,000 scrubbie sponges. Gee, who'd have
thought they could hide so well and breed so fast in the back of that
under sink cabinet?

Boron Elgar wrote:
>
> Good news: I have about 4,000 scrubbie sponges. Gee, who'd have
> thought they could hide so well and breed so fast in the back of that
> under sink cabinet?

Yikes! "Invasion of the Scrubbie Sponges" lol

Personally, I find it interesting that your (my) old clothes,
after hanging unused in the back of the closet for many years,
can shrink so much.

On Mon, 05 Nov 2018 10:18:14 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Boron Elgar wrote:
>>
>> Good news: I have about 4,000 scrubbie sponges. Gee, who'd have
>> thought they could hide so well and breed so fast in the back of that
>> under sink cabinet?
>
>Yikes! "Invasion of the Scrubbie Sponges" lol

If only I could get M. Night Shyamalan option the idea for a movie.
>
>Personally, I find it interesting that your (my) old clothes,
>after hanging unused in the back of the closet for many years,
>can shrink so much.

So true.

On Mon, 05 Nov 2018 07:05:26 -0500, Boron Elgar
> wrote:

>On Sun, 04 Nov 2018 18:08:21 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 04 Nov 2018 19:10:41 -0500, Boron Elgar
> wrote:
>
>>>Don't even ask how I handled the twins and their sister when I had 3
>>>under 3yrs old for a while. As I recall, I was spotted at times
>>>carrying the diaper bag strap in my mouth. Woof.
>>
>>I think I am going to go the hand truck route. We're getting older
>>but we still get large bags of cat food, bird food, beer, cola,
>>potting mix etc. We have several hand trucks meant for other use but
>>there are others now that seem more suited to what I want to do.
>>You go Wonder Woman!
>>Janet US
>
>
>Hand truck comes in mighty handy. We've one right by the garage door.
>
>Good luck to both of you with all that therapy. Ouch. After assisting
>DH change out the kitchen faucet yesterday and noticing how he did not
>slide into and out of that cramped space with the speed or ease of
>days gone by, I realize that those times are upon us and how much we
>have already adjusted to them.
>
>Good news: I have about 4,000 scrubbie sponges. Gee, who'd have
>thought they could hide so well and breed so fast in the back of that
>under sink cabinet?

It took my husband about a week to recover from changing out a faucet
in the bathroom. Yeah, the times they are changing.
Sounds like you got to those sponges just before they became a
national threat.
I was thinking about one of those hand trucks that folds. That way I
could keep it indoors for my purposes. I can put all my Amazon
Rewards toward it. :-)
I really need to get outside and get my garden torn out but my dumb
arms keep that from happening.
Janet US