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What I’d do with the extra inch

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petunia Thu 11-Oct-18 08:48:07

Just an inch or so would make all the difference. Well it would to me. But before you get carried away, this isn’t a saucy suggestion. Sorry.
There are several ways that inch would be helpful
Being an inch or so taller. Oh I hate being short. And I seem to have got shorter as I get older. In a crowd, I’m the one jumping up and down behind the six foot six giant of a man standing at the front. And nowadays, if you go to a concert, although there may be allocated seating, the second the star walks on stage, EVERYONE stands up, and stays on their feet till the last encore. And even in tiered seating, I am craning and shifting about to even catch a glance of the person I’ve just spent a fortune trying to see. So an extra inch would be useful
Being a rounder shaped lady, the loss of an inch or two would make my life easier. An inch off the hips and inch off the tum. Long haul flights would be so much easier if I wasn’t concerned about my spreading hips encroaching on the person I’m sitting next to. Even worse if that person is broad around the beam as well. The whole flight becomes almost intimate as our bodies touch and warmth is generated. And an extra inch off my middle would make those accidental looks in the mirror more bearable. You know the ones. You are in an unfamiliar shop, you look around and there’s a short, chubby woman dressed like you. Only it isn’t a stranger, you have caught sight of yourself, sideways in a mirror. So yes, one extra inch off would be welcome
And finally, that extra inch I crave. Could it be on my legs please? I can never seem to find trousers that are the length of my legs. I so often end up hemming them or turning the cuffs over to fit.
Anyone else need an extra inch?

Willow500 Thu 11-Oct-18 20:55:21

I'd like several inches off my tum, bum & thighs, then another half inch off my nose. I don't know how tall I am - I keep saying 5'5 but I'm sure that's on the optimistic side hmm

SueDonim Thu 11-Oct-18 21:34:07

Jalima1108 you've guessed my secret - I'm actually an old bat! grin

Blue45Sapphire Thu 11-Oct-18 22:47:37

Oh, me too, I'm definitely undertall at 5ft nothing! And I have that fridge magnet! Why is my DD 5ft 10? Surely she could spare me a few inches!

MissAdventure Thu 11-Oct-18 22:49:09

I think I could do with a foot or so taken off my midriff (fat belly!)

Jalima1108 Thu 11-Oct-18 23:02:11

You should be 6' by the morning *SueDonim! With very elongated wrists.
I tried swinging from one of those bars in a children's play park recently. At least DGD found it funny grin

SueDonim Thu 11-Oct-18 23:50:26

I couldn't swing from those bars when I was young, let alone today, haha! I'm the least-athletic person in the world.

HillyN Fri 12-Oct-18 00:10:01

At 5ft 9ins I could do with an extra inch ON my trouser legs, please. So many retailers seem to think a 31ins inside leg is long! At least you petite ladies can shorten your trousers but it is impossible to lengthen them enough with the amount of hem you get these days. The same goes for skirts, too.

nannyof4 Sat 20-Oct-18 21:03:53

My doctor said i have gone from 5ft4 to 5ft 2inches.

Lynne59 Sat 20-Oct-18 22:31:33

me too, petunia...... at 5ft 1, I'm shorter than everyone I know. My sons are tall - ones is 5ft 11, the other 6ft 2, so they tower over me.

Wouldn't it be fantastic if we could pull bits of our unwanted bits off, like with Playdough? I'd have a small waist, bosom and belly.

phoenix Sat 20-Oct-18 23:22:29

Most of the measurements I've got are ok, but they are all in the wrong places blush