[NFB-InTheKitchen] getting my own milk

[Sharon Kim]

yeah, all the suggestions written above are great.
Though I wonder, how have you been pouring other liquids?
Like water, and soda?
The principle would be the same, just with milk.

On 1/22/23, Debbie Azzarone <dea23 at optonline.net> wrote:
> Jennifer gave you good advice.
>
> I would add that a lot of people make use of cafeteria type trays that have
> sides when they are doing things in the kitchen, especially pouring
> liquids.
>
> This way if you should spill, it stays on the tray and not run all over the
> counter top or down cabinets onto the floor.
>
>
>
> "A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back
> to you when you have forgotten the words." -Unknown
>
>
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> From: NFB-InTheKitchen <nfb-inthekitchen-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
> Jennifer Wenzel
> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2023 9:28 PM
> To: NFB In The Kitchen <nfb-inthekitchen at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [NFB-InTheKitchen] getting my own milk
>
>
>
> Pouring your own milk from a carton is definitely something that you can do.
> Make sure your cup is on a counter or table and use your fingertip just
> inside the rim of the cup so that when you pour in the milk hits your
> fingertip then you stop pouring because you know the cup is almost full. If
> you don't want to use your finger you can tell by the sound or the weight of
> the cup just pour slowly and you can keep checking but of course you would
> probably need to check with your fingers so to me using a fingertip just
> inside the cup makes sense.
>
> Best,
> Jennifer
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 1:46 PM <madison.martin2000 at outlook.com
> <mailto:madison.martin2000 at outlook.com> > wrote:
>
> milk
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>
> Hi all,
>
> For Christmas Mom got me this pump thing that goes on the jugs of milk but I
> like the taste of the milk in the cartons way better (it’s actually does
> taste different so I’m not crazy; it’s something to do with the wax coating
> on the cartons) so I never wanted the thing in the first place but didn’t
> have the nerve to tell her when she first told me about it a couple of
> months before Christmas. I find it hard holding the cup up to the pump
> especially as it gets  fuller but pouring from the carton has resulted in
> several spillages including a couple that have resulted in milk running all
> down the cupboards and onto the floor. Mom gets really mad when this happens
> and today she said that we’re going back to the jugs but I told her that if
> I’m doing it then I can use what I want; even sighted people make messes and
> I’d think that most visually impaired people pour things from cartons and
> don’t need a fancy gadget to help them get a drink. What do you think I
> should do? I’m in a really bad mood about this so I really need help and to
> vent. Thanks for reading,
>
> Madison
>
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