Re: [lace-chat] the tall Dutch and conversion factors
--- Lynn Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But my husband had it worse -- once I remember him coming out of a bathroom totally flustered, as the height of the urinal in it was too high! I hadn't thought of that problem but asked DH (who's actually rather below average height) and he said yes he'd had the same difficulty but that usually there was a lower urinal provided for kids so he used that. However in somewhere kids wouldn't be likely to go this could be a real problem By the way, folks, no need for too much complicated maths on these conversions the easy way is that every 10 cms is about 4 inches (Yes, Brenda, I know it's not exact but it's close enough for everyday purposes). So at 5ft4 I'm 1m60, 36in wide fabric is 90cms, 4in tiles are 10cms, and so on - (just don't use it for buying a bra in mainland Europe cos they size by the underbust measuremant unlike UK and, I think, USA) ___ Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/trueswitch2.html To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] the tall Dutch and conversion factors - apology
Apologies to all for not signing my previous post. I knew there was a reason I was too scared to post all these years - I'm just too scatty! Hazel (in Oude Wetering, Netherlands) ___ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] the tall Dutch and conversion factors
And not only in Holland... My boyfriend had the same problem at East Croydon railway station. The men's loo was locked and there was only a urinal available. He then had to find someone to unlock the sit-down facility. We have 10cm of snow forecast for Friday and I always think of that at 4 inches, not that it is easy to measure the exact depth of snow as it blows around quite a bit. Malvary in Ottawa (who uses East Croydon station frequently when I'm visiting England). To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re:the tall Dutch and conversion factors
On Feb 28, 2007, at 5:03, Hazel Smith wrote: By the way, folks, no need for too much complicated maths on these conversions the easy way is that every 10 cms is about 4 inches (Yes, Brenda, I know it's not exact but it's close enough for everyday purposes). I grew up with the metric system, so, for me, the translation goes in the opposite direction: every foot is about 30cm (30.5, to be precise but, for everyday conversion, it really doesn't matter all that much). For practical purposes, a yard is one danged *short* meter :) I'm struck at how many of us here are 5'2. I used to be 5foot, 2 *and a half* inches tall (reason enough to prefer metrics), though have no idea what I might be now that I'm in the shrinking mode (though my test for bone density, was -- grudgingly -- rated by the doc as very good. Grudgingly, because he doesn't approve of people who smoke, drink, shun exercise and visit a doctor once every 14 yrs g). I am *very nimble* at climbing shelves in stores, to reach the item I want; in some stores, the crew knows me and my habits, so, quite often, someone will follow me around and offer assistance :) The answer to high tables and chairs is a footstool to rest your legs on, something I learnt only when my son reached his 6th year and started playing piano. It's good for circulation, too :) I never thought the day would come when I'd stop envying men their ability to pee standing up behind any odd tree... But, midgety as I may be, I've never had any problem with bathrooms :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] the tall Dutch
Hazel Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here in Holland we find the top shelves in the supermarkets are too high for us to reach because the Dutch are on average much taller than Brits. We chuckle and say It's so anti-British That's for sure! In the US, I'm about average height for a woman, but in the Netherlands I felt like I was looking at everyone's belt buckles. But my husband had it worse -- once I remember him coming out of a bathroom totally flustered, as the height of the urinal in it was too high! I read somewhere that the Dutch had the tallest average height in the world. Now I can't find where I read that, but I believe it. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
