Comments on: Brace Yourself! http://teenymanolo.com/2008/02/23/brace-yourself/ Celebrating the Joys of Parenting and Childhood Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:38:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: La BellaDonna http://teenymanolo.com/2008/02/23/brace-yourself/#comment-10131 La BellaDonna Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:34:23 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/02/23/brace-yourself/#comment-10131 Yeah, what an innovation. We call it a "yoke." It's been a fashion favorite for hundreds of years! It's also good when you have to carry pails of water from a well! N.B.: When you are going to be carrying bags, plastic or fabric handles, but especially those plastic tourniquets, it's good to drape the plastic over <i>something else,</i> and carry that something else. A couple of 6" long inch-wide dowelling would be ideal, but honestly, I've been known to pick up a couple of sturdy sticks from the sidewalk to tuck under those handles, in order to keep my fingers attached. Sort of "mini-yokes"! Yeah, what an innovation. We call it a “yoke.” It’s been a fashion favorite for hundreds of years! It’s also good when you have to carry pails of water from a well!

N.B.: When you are going to be carrying bags, plastic or fabric handles, but especially those plastic tourniquets, it’s good to drape the plastic over something else, and carry that something else. A couple of 6″ long inch-wide dowelling would be ideal, but honestly, I’ve been known to pick up a couple of sturdy sticks from the sidewalk to tuck under those handles, in order to keep my fingers attached. Sort of “mini-yokes”!

]]> By: raincoaster http://teenymanolo.com/2008/02/23/brace-yourself/#comment-7156 raincoaster Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:13:55 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/02/23/brace-yourself/#comment-7156 Tonight I struggled home from grocery shopping with five bags AND a full backpack. Trust me (and I trained in the military) it's far easier to handle a small pack and some suspender-held bags than one huge, "We're off to invade the Middle East" sized pack. And my arms have red welts from the bag handles. No fun. Also: suspenders work with fabric bags as easily as plastic. Just take the bags, too. Tonight I struggled home from grocery shopping with five bags AND a full backpack. Trust me (and I trained in the military) it’s far easier to handle a small pack and some suspender-held bags than one huge, “We’re off to invade the Middle East” sized pack. And my arms have red welts from the bag handles. No fun.

Also: suspenders work with fabric bags as easily as plastic. Just take the bags, too.

]]> By: Glinda http://teenymanolo.com/2008/02/23/brace-yourself/#comment-7153 Glinda Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:00:25 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/02/23/brace-yourself/#comment-7153 All those kids and she still is smokin' hot. @bobbie-sue- I'm not sure I agree that a backpack would do it. That would have to be one big backpack to accomodate various-sized things! All those kids and she still is smokin’ hot.

@bobbie-sue- I’m not sure I agree that a backpack would do it. That would have to be one big backpack to accomodate various-sized things!

]]> By: bobbie-sue http://teenymanolo.com/2008/02/23/brace-yourself/#comment-7139 bobbie-sue Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:32:46 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/02/23/brace-yourself/#comment-7139 Hrm... all these benefits can also be gained by carrying a back pack when you go shopping. If you can have the foresight to carry suspenders when you shop, you can BYOBag. Just sayin. Maybe it's time for a Green Manolo blog? Hrm… all these benefits can also be gained by carrying a back pack when you go shopping. If you can have the foresight to carry suspenders when you shop, you can BYOBag. Just sayin.

Maybe it’s time for a Green Manolo blog?

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