[nabs-l] Trays

[Darian Smith]

using a bag  is not a bad idea; I  just try not to because  if I can
help to not kill a tree;I'l all about it. Then again, it's probably
the  californian in me :)
 Darian

On 1/3/10, Briley Pollard <brileyp at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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