heeheee! I just impressed the UPS man!

[materialsgirl]

Don't you just love being a strong Catheite? The UPS man just delivered my 2 30 lb dumbbells. He rang the bell and I opened the door and he was like "These are pretty heavy, do you want me to bring them in?" and I said "Oh, those are my new dumbbells - I'll get 'em!" And I picked each one up and brought it inside. He said "Wow, those are pretty big for a little thing like you!" Of course, I didn't tell him that I won't be able to actually use these dumbbells for a little while yet... but he doesn't need to know that. It always feels good to impress a guy who spends his entire day lifting heavy stuff.

 

[deanie]

LOL!! You go girl
Deanie

 

[fitnessangel]

You had to use your muscles just to get them in the door- Thats power within itself! Have fun building your guns!

 

[ldy_solana]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! that is awesome.

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[CollinsMom]

You should have invited him inside for an arm wrestle!!

Good for you, I'm sure he was very impressed!

 

[fit_fairy]

You go girl!!! STRONG!!!!

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[punka274]

YOU GO EMILY!!!! I just love new toys!

 

[andtckrtoo]

YAY EMILY!!!! Way to go impressing the UPS Guy!


I want to order a 35pd kettlebell but they ship USPS - my mailman is a little old Indian guy. I'm afraid I'd kill him if I ordered one!

 

[Beavs]

I bet you could really impress him by doing a few BANANAS }( }(

ETA
Just kidding!!!

 

[Jess_jugs]

You go girl!! Enjoy those 30#'s! When I bought my 40#'s at Dicks', the guy asked... do you need help carrying those out?? I said, no thanks, if I'm going to be using them I'd better be able to carry them.... it's great to be strong!

 

[Sunshine 1528]

Way to go Emily ! Just love it when a "little" thing can "throw" around 30 lbs.

OK Beavs - you got me laughing again ! I bet the banana thread pops up to the top for days

:7

 

[tneah]

You go with your little strong self Emily!:7 :7

Bananas...cucumbers...zuchinni...hum....}( OOPS, sorry this isn't the "banana" thread...

 

[TarHeelMom]

Way to go, Emily! Moments like that are so empowering! Wait til he sees you after a few months on STS!

This kind of thing happens to me from time to time, and I suspect happens to most women regularly. I think it's a cultural "manly" thing. And I must say I always feel a little conflicted when an offer of "Can I help you with that heavy thing?" comes from my DH or from one of my sons or one of their cute young-man pals. Part of me thinks "Hey, after all these years of lifting with Cathe, do I LOOK that much like I need help??" But on the other hand, offering to help really is the kind of nice manners that we teach our children, and I want to acknowledge the good manners. So what I like to do is say thank you, accept the help with PART of a load of heavy stuff, and also pick up part of it myself -- as a silent reminder to whoever is the "helper guy" that I'm much stronger than he might have thought! ;-)

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[Liann]

Way to go Em!

 

[netsnotes]

I can relate...that sounds like me, when I went to Walmart to get another 20lber. Now I need 25 and 30's!

Annette Bethel