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Tall Jellies do you have problems and solutions to difficulties being tall?

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Forever_Free's avatar

King sized bed.
Jeep with the top down.
Yellow Tape on every overhead door jam (just kidding).
Deep couch

kritiper's avatar

Queen size bed (length is 6’ 6”) I am 6’ 2”.
So many things are just 6’ tall and I constantly hit my head on these things. So I have found it helpful to wear a hat.

Zaku's avatar

I have almost no problems being tall.

It think it hurts more if/when I fall down, due to more energy being involved. My solution is to try hard not to fall down.

It’s harder to fit in/through some places. My solution is to try to avoid such situations.

Some places have low ceilings or obstacles that are head-level for me. My solution is to try to notice and avoid hitting my head, or getting my hair/eyes involves with branches and leaves and spider webs.

I have reduced options for some clothes/shoes/shops. My solution is to know about places where I can get them, and try to keep in adequate supply.

It’s not as easy to be as nimble/agile/graceful as I might otherwise be. My solution is to not try to do those things in the same way a smaller person might. (e.g. Waltzing works; break-dancing, I don’t try.)

I’m a bigger target than if I were smaller. Solution: Avoid gunfights, and adapt tactics.

My size may intimidate some. Solution: try to appear non-threatening.

My feet usually extend off the end of even King size beds. Solution: enjoy knowing where the edge of the bed is, and use it to regulate temperature with feet as radiators of excess heat.

Oh, actually there are some bigger problems, mainly involving chairs that are built for smaller people, which can cause knee pain, suffer more on long plane flights, and/or mean I don’t fit in some cars. Solution: awareness, picking larger chairs etc, and Feldenkrais (especially helps with those plane flights).

kritiper's avatar

For those who wish to know, a standard king size bed is the same length as a queen. If you want a longer bed than a standard king, get a California king. (A standard king is 16” wider than a queen, if you must know…)

seawulf575's avatar

The last time I had any problems being tallish (6’ – 6’1”) was when I was on the submarine. Many lower ceilings due to pipes and valves in the overhead was one issue. Water-tight doors was another. Picture the door as an oval hole in the wall. The bottom is about 18” off the floor and the top is about 42” above that. You have to step through while bending over forward. Example: left foot, left hand, and head all at about he same height as you step through the door. We did have a couple people that would grab the upper frame and swing through the door. It is fun to do, but I had one guy come up too quick and just about knocked himself out.

I managed these issues by repetition. Bang your head once on a thick steel door frame or a valve stem and you don’t want to do it again.

MrGrimm888's avatar

Problems? Story of my life…
Until I got sick about three years ago, I was tall and really muscular/big. I used to break or damage things a lot.
My only solution has been to be calculated in my movements. Not just moving quickly…

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