I’m 6’7”, or just over 2m, tall. I’ve been that way for 25 years. I’ve had all sorts of problems over those 25 years.
Hitting my head on just about everything. Signs, literally everywhere, hung just low enough to be a problem. Door frames in older buildings that are exactly 6’6”. Hydraulic door closers hanging from door frames. Tree branches over sidewalks trimmed for everyone, and everything, below 6 feet.
Finding clothes that fit. Size 15 feet? Good luck finding those shoes off the shelf. 34” inseam, 38”+ waist? Nope. For some reason once your waist size is over 36”, there is some crazy conspiracy that your legs must be 30” or shorter. Long sleeves on, well, anything? Yeah, you guessed it, you’re out of luck.
Every single place I’ve lived, the kitchen doesn’t fit. What’s that mean, you might be wondering? Can you touch the bottom of your sink? I can’t. Not while standing up straight that is. I can hunch over and touch it, of course, but you try to spend any time hunched over without causing yourself some significant back pain. How about bathrooms? Toilets that are both too small, and too low; same sink issues. Go ahead and laugh about that, it’s okay. I’ve laughed about it enough myself over the years.
Those are just my everyday troubles. I’m used to it, as I expect some of you are that might be reading this. It’s just the way the world is. Where I get truly annoyed is with cars and motorcycles. I understand, they’re designed to fit the “average” human being. Rigidly designed with that average range between about 5’2” to 5’11”, leaving out the rest of us above that average; and below. For my purposes, I’m more interested in the above average.
That’s where my focus is, and what I’m going to be exploring here. The experience of being well above average, and how that impacts my life when it comes to cars and motorcycles, things I’m enthusiastic about. I’m sure I’ll include random other musings here, mostly related to my hobbies, of which there are a lot, but the main focus will be around motor vehicles.