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louiseds
April 7, 2008 - 11:42pm
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Hi Annama
Good thinking. Nice multi-tasking, and space saving too. Do you leave the lids on? What about the ridge around the edge? Isn't it a bit uncomfortable for the students to sit on? You could get nice, round, polished timber tops made for these buckets and use them for storing school stuff, or use them as student locker spaces.
When my kids were little they had a solid plastic table and chairs set which took all sorts of punishment. The table died a few years ago but I still use the chairs (which have seats about 12 inches high) outside, when I am doing a task that requires a full squat. My prolapses don't like full squats, and it saves my knees from kneeling for long periods.
I am not really sure why we have backs on chairs? Maybe it goes back to mediaeval banquets, where the chairs had backs so drunk diners didn't fall off backwards and crack their heads open. Or maybe it was so people had somewhere to hang their coats and hats while they dined.
As for the idea of supporting the back? What a load of rot! We don't need anything to support our backs while we stand. Why when we sit? Or are we a mob of invalids? I think backs are largely decorative, or good for stopping things from sliding off the back.
I very rarely sit back in a chair, preferring to use them as stools all the time. It is so much easier for me to have freedom of movement to adjust my posture, and no feeling of losing my lumbar curve. I find that most chairs are not designed for the female figure, and it is impossible to sit properly in a chair while leaning against the back. For me WW posture is a 24/7 thing, though lying down doesn't really count cos gravity is working at right angles.
Sitting in vehicles is the only challenge, but one that I have met by using a lumbar cushion about 12inches square. This positions my waist a little further forward, in effect giving my hips and butt the room to spread out behind and to the sides, and it leaves my upper free in space, to support itself. It also means that my hairclip doesn't bash into the head restraint while I am driving. I have also adjusted my car seat so it is as high as possible and put a foam wedge on the seat to tip me forward a bit so the seat is actually horizontal. Fortunately it is a very small, tall, late model commuter vehicle, so it has quite a bit of head space, so I can sit tall.
My husband's car has racing seats that are made for teeny little post-pubescent male drivers' butts. I guess it means that if you are not male and skinny you are not qualified to even sit in the car! My DH is chunky, 58 and bald, but he does have a cute little butt! We usually go places together in my car, which he finds quite comfortable, even if it does sound like a sewing machine, rather than a World Rally Championship winner!
Have fun with the buckets.
Cheers
Louise