In a message dated 12/10/98 07:53:21, pennyx1@Juno.com writes: << Mary in France, did you say 6ft 7in...? How does he even fit in a public bus...? Or in fact, an automobile...? We have a pal who has trouble getting thru our front door, and he is only 6ft 3in -- but he's possibly 350 or 400 lbs, don't know. Plenty of energy, just enormous. The greatest thing to watch is this man volunteering to change a light bulb outside on my front porch -- he simply reaches up and voila! it's done. His sons tower over him.... I'm jealous. I've lost 3 inches in height, and now my daughter steers me towards the petite racks. Having been known as Powerful Katrinka all my life, I feel the sting. >> Hi Penny, cars were/are always a problem. We used to have to take the runner off the driving seats. Some makes were better than others as they had adjustable steering wheels. Graham drives a volvo and seems to manange. It certainly is an advantage to have a tall man around the house, light bulb changing was a doddle plus lots of other things like putting up the Christmas tree. I too have shrunk largely due to a bone graft in my spine plus I no longer have a tall husband to walk beside! In the good old days of stiletto hels I wore the 6" variety....ah, one's lost youth. Mary in France.