Is It Illegal To Glue A Debit PinPad To The Counter?

[Broomjockey]

Btw Broomjockey...I'm female. 6' and female is less impressive than 6' and male haha (not that 6'6 isn't impressive, because it is lol). I'm used to grabbing things for people, and being able to reach things they can't (comes in handy sometimes to hide things lol).

I was just teasing. I'm always pleasantly surprised when I run across a girl who can almost look me in the eye, and I've even met a few my height or more
Makes it easier on my neck, or I don't have to stand a foot and a half away. Any closer, and the steep angle has had some overly sensitive types believing I was being inappropriate.

[Seanette]

I'm always pleasantly surprised when I run across a girl who can almost look me in the eye, and I've even met a few my height or more

I once dated someone your height. I had to stand on something or we had to sit down to relieve neck strain. (No, that wasn't why I dumped him. Finding out that the "ex-girlfriend" he referred to was his wife was what caused that.)

[thegiraffe]

Haha yeah, I could see that. I tend to freak people out by my height because you don't realize how tall I really am until I'm right up next to you (I'm not sure why...my proportion, perhaps?). The look on guy's faces who are over 6' is pretty funny because they're not used to looking girls in the eye. It still amuses me, and I've been this tall for several years.

And I know you were just teasing. So was I.

[thegiraffe]

Haha that's funny Seanette (the box or sitting down part, not the ex-gf/wife part).

And yeah, it's amazing what SOME guys will do to attempt to get something from a woman (key word is attempt). Gotta love 'em.

[Broomjockey]

I once dated someone your height. I had to stand on something or we had to sit down to relieve neck strain. (No, that wasn't why I dumped him. Finding out that the "ex-girlfriend" he referred to was his wife was what caused that.)

Yeah, that would definitely be an ender. Tall or short, guys can be scum.

Haha yeah, I could see that. I tend to freak people out by my height because you don't realize how tall I really am until I'm right up next to you (I'm not sure why...my proportion, perhaps?). The look on guy's faces who are over 6' is pretty funny because they're not used to looking girls in the eye. It still amuses me, and I've been this tall for several years.

And I know you were just teasing. So was I.

It's all about proportions. People always stare when do something like pick at a spot on the ceiling. A friend who is just under average height once exclaimed "You're leaning on the ceiling!" Really, it was just the vent underhang in the basement, and I was just using one hand to prop myself up, but it's things like that that drive home size differences. That and when that same wise-apple puts his shoe inside mine.

[Ree]

A few years ago, we had a girl come for an interview.
I think she was about 4'9".

The boss saw her when she was leaving the HC's office after the interview.
He said, "You can't hire her. She's too short to reach the counter." (It wasn't discrimination...the counters and registers were high.)
He said, "There's no way she will be able to handle it. She's even shorter than Ree."
I said, "Well thank you for making me sound like a circus freak."

They ended up hiring her at our other store. Their counters were different.

[thegiraffe]

A little more ....

We have neighbors upstairs that like to...well, it sounds like they have rolling office chair races around the apartment at like 1230am. Needless to say, that's not cool. About half of the ceiling over the living room/kitchen is only about 7.5/8 feet high. I can jump up and hit the ceiling with quite a bit of force to shut them up. It's kinda funny when I can stand up, put my hand up, and lay my fingers flat against the ceiling. My roommates think it's crazy (the tallest is 5'8, followed by about 5'4 and 5'). It's amusing

[Broomjockey]

It's kinda funny when I can stand up, put my hand up, and lay my fingers flat against the ceiling. My roommates think it's crazy

Do you ever get the urge to touch underhangs as you pass under them? I think it started for me just as a way to gauge the height of the area, but for some reason it's almost a compulsion now.

[Seanette]

A little more ....

We have neighbors upstairs that like to...well, it sounds like they have rolling office chair races around the apartment at like 1230am. Needless to say, that's not cool. About half of the ceiling over the living room/kitchen is only about 7.5/8 feet high. I can jump up and hit the ceiling with quite a bit of force to shut them up. It's kinda funny when I can stand up, put my hand up, and lay my fingers flat against the ceiling. My roommates think it's crazy (the tallest is 5'8, followed by about 5'4 and 5'). It's amusing

I *hate* neighbors like that (I've had ones who, judging by sound, were either bowling or rearranging every piece of furniture they owned. I don't *think* I've had to put up with pogo stick practice). I wish I had you around to whomp the ceiling for me (the classic broom handle seems to get ignored a lot). (No, moving to an upstairs apartment is not an option. DH has arthritis in his knees and I have problem hips that don't like stairs.)

[JustaCashier]

Another

Several years ago, I was at the grocery store and was trying to reach something that was on the top shelf, quite a ways back from the edge of it.
I'm about 5'6", and just couldn't reach it, even on my tiptoes. I may have made a half-hearted attempt to climb on the edge of the bottom shelf (can't remember for sure) but, I don't have a good sense of balance, so would not have put alot of effort into it.

I looked around for a hopefully taller than me employee, but nobody in the vicinity. Just then, a woman shopper comes up and sees my predicament. Now, she's not much, if any, taller than I am. But, she tries anyway, even climbing on the bottom shelf. No luck.

She then surprised me by offering to lift me up to reach it. Now, I've been overweight for years, (working on that, kinda sorta) and though then, not as heavy as now, I was probably a fair amount over 200 LBS. I declined her offer, because I didn't want her to throw her back out, but she insisted. So, I figured what the hell. She grabbed me from behind in kind of a bearhug, and lifted me a few inches of the floor, and *yoink* I had the product that I so craved!

Mike

[thegiraffe]

Yes, Broomjockey....I do touch overhangs haha. That and tree branches (my university campus has quite the trees...I like to reach up and grab them haha).

And Seanette - I dunno what they're doing up there. It doesn't sound like pogo sticks, but it sounds like they're rolling stuff across the floor. The RA is aware of it though, and we're more focused on the idjits who find it necessary to go barreling down the hallway at 130 in the morning (MY hallway, by the way - I've taken care of it partially haha). That's a different story for a different time though.

[Broomjockey]

I'm lucky, I don't have to deal with any majorly noisy people, just the (thankfully) rare drunk guy falling in to walls at 1:00 a.m., and his less inebriated friend trying to guide him to their door. For a long time I thought the people above me played with bouncy balls, but my RA informs me it's actually the pipes. Huh, go figure.

[thegiraffe]

Lol. The pipes in my building go vertically. It's an OLD building (Ok, well old for Florida standards - it's from the 60's). I can hear when the next door neighbors take a shower, flush, turn the sink on, etc. Probably doesn't help that their bathroom is right next to my bedroom, but...whatever. They can't help it.

The idjits across the hall like to race up and down the hallway. That is, until I stopped them the other night and sent them back to their room. Yes...they're older than I am and I sent them to their room, told them to lock the door, and go to bed. They listened. Victory!

[Broomjockey]

Who wouldn't listen to the scary tall girl covered in shaving cream?

I wish I could get away with stuff like that. I need to try and cultivate a more intimidating demeanour. And to start, I probably need to stop using phrases like "cultivate a more intimidating demeanour". I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I'm about as scary as one of those large stuffed teddy bears. Sure you might find the occasional kid afraid of it, but most people are gonna be like "Aww, that's so cuuute." And then ignore me and go about their business.

[thegiraffe]

Hahahaha....

I tend to be intimidating because of my no-nonsense approach. I work with children at school, and plan to teach high school next year. I NEED to be intimidating haha. The fact that I glared at them in the face, put on my best firm voice, and spoke to them like they were 7 probably helped . That, and they weren't expecting it.

They haven't done it since though.

And that shaving cream was only a one-night deal! Haha....that's another story too.