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go marf jorie it makes for a great day when one gets those kinds of breakthroughs judy >From: "Marjorie L. Moorefield" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Non PD: Electrical Equipment >Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 09:53:03 -0400 > >Greg, >The thought that went through my mind when Joy mentioned the electric bread >knife was, >There goes the AFO brace, because I'd be certain to drop the knife when it >was running. >Knowing me, I get tangled in the cord , get scared and try to get away from >it, >and it would end up chasing me thorough the house!!!! > > >The UPS man came yesterday with a package . I had ordered some more shelves >for >my Bradford Exchange Plate collection. He's such a nice young man and took >the time to >open the package for me. He also gave me a good suggestion. He said that >when your >hands don't work too well, that you have to brace the package you are >trying to open, >in other words, wedge it someplace where it can't move on you. I tried >that later on >a new box of cereal and he was right. I wedged the box between myself and >the kitchen >cabinet, not hard enough to crush the box, but with enough pressure to hold >it, and that >left both my hands free to open the package. AMAZING!!!! > >I stood there wondering why I hadn't thought of that before!!!! > > >just me, >Marjorie ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com