Sniggering door handles
We have lived in this house for nine years and regularly injure ourselves on the brass door handles. They are on all the doors on the ground floor – all six of them. That’s twelve chances of an injury as we move about our home. The doors don’t open widely and the handles are positioned higher than most doors, so we catch the top of our arm on them as we walk through. It’s very painful! As you can see they are not the smoothest of handles. Many a cup of tea has been spilt because we are suddenly brought to a stop by the sneaky handle slipping quietly up our sleeve as we pass by. I’m sure I hear a nasty little snigger at those moments.
I might also blame the door handle for the dinner that ended up on the floor but I’m far too honest for that. I must take full responsibility for that one.
I have no idea why we put up with it for all these years really, but NO MORE! We finally decided to do something about it. No longer will those ugly doorhandles determine our fate as we pass through each door.
We are in the process of replacing all the nasty, vicious handles with these lovely, smooth knobs. As we replace each one a snigger can be heard – This time it is us.
How many of you have put up with something you don’t like for no reason other than you just haven’t gotten around to changing it?
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granny grimble
| 4 December 2009 at 1:28
Oh Jubilation! I am not alone in this land of sneaky spiteful door handles. I am at this very moment sporty a super bruise on my right arm with a fading one one my left and an ‘almost gone’ one next to the new one! I too suffer from the smeaky ‘up the sleeve’ attacks. However, my kitchen units have the round type of handles, and these frequently get into the button opening on the front of blouses, cardigans and like items of clothing, grabbing me as I hurry past, sending a volley of buttons shooting across the room. Unfortunately, I’m stuck with this situation as I haven’t got the cash or the manpower to change things! Anyone got a spare suit of armour they don’t want?
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Comedy Plus
| 4 December 2009 at 2:24
Well, I had an ex-husband that I kept around way too long, but I’ve a feeling that’s not what you want to hear.
I’m glad you have taken care of a irritant once and for all. Good for you.
Have a terrific day.
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Black Cat
| 4 December 2009 at 2:29
Yup, me too. Get caught quite often by sniggering door handles (and, it has to be said, knobs) which insert themselves up the sleeves!
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meleah rebeccah
| 4 December 2009 at 6:09
Hoooray for new knobs that WONT injure you!!
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beetle
| 4 December 2009 at 16:12
Granny Grimble: I suppose the answer in the kitchen is to not get so close to the units, though I’ve done that myself too
Sandee: Ha haaa!! It’s a relief when we finally gone get rid of them though eh?
Black Cat: I expect we’ll still get caught up, but not get such nasty bruises when we crash into them – hopefully
Meleah: Yes, those nasty spiky handles hurt!
Jude
| 4 December 2009 at 16:17
This house is so old and needs so many updates that I just ignore them all. I hate when my coat gets hung up on the door when going outside I usually always spill something. Have a nice weekend
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JD at I Do Things
| 4 December 2009 at 20:33
I’m very happy to hear you’re finally DOING the sniggering instead of putting up with the sniggering.
There are so many things we need to work on here. Number one: our carpet. Let’s just say Gus can’t always keep his food down. We try to clean it, but . . . what’s that sniggering sound? SHUT UP! That does it. I’m calling the professional carpet cleaners!
beetle
| 5 December 2009 at 2:09
Jude: It’s a slight comfort knowing that it doesn’t only happen to us
JD: Would I snigger at you? (giggles) We are always following behind one of the cats with cloth in one hand and carpet spray in the other!
Ruth
| 5 December 2009 at 2:16
Ha. I always thought your European handles were so posh, so sophisticated, so desirable.
I can’t think of anything we put up with and finally changed, but I know there are many and I’ll think of one tomorrow. But when something falls off our basement stair shelf pantry through the backless steps into the great abyss of darkness, Don is known to say, “something here has got to change.”
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Liudmila
| 5 December 2009 at 11:43
I don’t understand why you had to wait for so much time. As for me, I normally change everything for something comfortable for me. I like amenities, have to confess. Probably it’s a sinn and we have to accept the life so as it is…
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Junk Drawer Kathy
| 5 December 2009 at 16:10
That’s right, Babs! You SHOW those doorknobs who’s boss!
Speaking of knobs, we used to have a malfunctioning one on the laundry room door. We would always worry because our cat Lucky could push the door hard enough to get in there (the knob wouldn’t always remain secured). We thought it was possible for him to enter the laundry room and then chew his way to the outside through the dryer hose (he can’t be trusted).
So! I finally got motivated enough to buy a new knob and I installed it myself. I was so happy I could do it. I’m not at all handy. But I did and for the next week I made my husband look at it and tell me every day what a good job I did.
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beetle
| 5 December 2009 at 16:45
Ruth: I’ve no doubt that some are, though if they are placed at the wrong height for shorties they can do serious damage. The second floor doors have knobs that are at the correct height. Why not the ground floor? I’m trying to figure out what a ‘basement stair shelf pantry’ is
Liudmila: Liking amenities is fine. We do, but for some strange reason we left these far too long.
Kathy: That IS very clever of you. Mo’s first attempt gave us doors that wouldn’t open! I made her take them all off again and I helped align them properly. I think you should make Dave have another look at how clever you were
Swubird
| 5 December 2009 at 20:05
Babs:
It happens to me all the time. And when I finally get around to realizing what’s bothering me, I feel so stupid that I didn’t take action a long time ago. But just pat yourself on the back as a reward for not letting this annoying thing go any linger.
Happy trails.
beetle
| 6 December 2009 at 2:42
Swubird: Funny how we live with stuff that’s bothering us for so long before realizing that we can actually do something about it
Jay
| 6 December 2009 at 23:12
Haha! Well, we replaced all our door knobs with handles when we renovated the house and despite the odd sneaky handle up the sleeve I’m glad we did. You cannot open a knob with your elbow. No. Way. If you have your hands full, you simply can’t move them – unlike handles, which you just lean on, and hey presto! Door opens.
I love some of the old fashioned knobs though, especially the decorated ceramic ones. And I suppose they’d have an advantage if you had a dog who could open doors .. but nah. We’ll stick with the handles!
beetle
| 7 December 2009 at 2:08
Jay: I know what you mean about the elbows
If it weren’t for the fact that we kept really hurting our arms, we may well have kept to handles. Our doors just don’t open wide enough!
Buggys
| 7 December 2009 at 4:54
Oh me, me, me! I had a cabinet, the TV cabinet that we open every day! One of the knobs popped off regularly for two years until it would no longer go back on. We lived with that for another 6 months until finally I bought new knobs. Cost me about $6. What a nice change that was!
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beetle
| 7 December 2009 at 14:21
Buggys: Oh, I’m so glad we’re not alone in putting up with things longer than we need to. I wonder why we do it
Maureen
| 9 December 2009 at 14:56
I put up with an unpainted bedroom for 22 years until this past weekend when I finally got around to painting it! It still had the original paint (if you could call that watered down crap they use when they build a house paint). It was the only room I had never done, probably because we have a waterbed (that’s my excuse and I’m sticking with it). YIKES. Never wait that long to paint.
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beetle
| 9 December 2009 at 15:36
Maureen: I am trying to figure out what a water bed has to do with painting….. Ahh yes, it’s too difficult to move out while you paint? Here’s to the next 20 years