The golfer's apprentice...
May. 23rd, 2013 08:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sawylWhile waiting for a new procedure to complete, we got talking about methods for schlepping things around with us — probably because someone mentioned that while their laptop was fantastic once they'd got it to their desk, the process of getting it their desk was painful and often seemed to result in an urgent appointment with the physio.
From there JDW moved on to golf trolleys, opining that it was generally better to push than to pull because trailing something behind you meant that you seemed to spend your time walking around like a crab or with your back twisted out of alignment. He then said that lots of people thought that electric trollies were the answer, only for the batteries in their remote control to die just as their trolley was approaching a lake, leaving them to watch as the thing ploughed its way into the water.
From there JDW moved on to golf trolleys, opining that it was generally better to push than to pull because trailing something behind you meant that you seemed to spend your time walking around like a crab or with your back twisted out of alignment. He then said that lots of people thought that electric trollies were the answer, only for the batteries in their remote control to die just as their trolley was approaching a lake, leaving them to watch as the thing ploughed its way into the water.
