[nabs-l] Trays

[Briley Pollard]

I do usually sit things down then get a drink. I suppose it depends on the cafeteria size etc, but it has never been an issue for me to do things this way. Also, suggestion about getting food in a to go bag is a good one.
On Jan 3, 2010, at 1:49 PM, Chelsea Cook wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I agree with Darian on the tray points, and thank him for posting that Happy New Year sentiment! I liked it.
> As to the tray: I usually employ Dave's first method.  This is how I do it, particularly if there are multiple items (warning: physics major side peeking out):
> Usually, I'll figure out what I have on the tray and try to conceptually determine its center of gravity (where everything is balanced), and try to achieve that as I move, making sure that not too many heavy things lean to one side.  Once I find that position, I usually hold my tray between non-cane arm and my body.  If I'm carrying a drink and it's not too difficult, I'll usually put the drink near the outer edge of the tray so my thumb can keep track of where it is.  The higher you hold on the cup, the more control you have over it.  If getting fast-food, I'll often ask for a to-go bag, even if I'm eating in.  That way, I can carry the drink securely and hold the bag between arm and body.  It makes life much easier.
> Question: When in a college cafeteria setting with a fountain drink machine, do you usually find a table, set stuff down, and then go get a drink? Not sure how effective this would be when eating alone.
> Chelsea
> "I ask you to look both ways.  For the road to a knowledge of the stars leads through the atom; and important knowledge of the atom has been reached through the stars."
> Sir Arthur Eddington, British astrophysicist (1882-1944), Stars and Atoms (1928), Lecture 1
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