Am I Too Short?
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79769)
United States
February 15, 2017 11:27am CST
My project this morning was to clean the microwave. Something blew up in it and the whole thing needed a thorough cleaning.
I did my usual vinegar and water solution and let it cook in the microwave long enough to loosen the caked on whatever that had splattered.
My microwave is mounted above my stove which is pretty convenient until it comes time to cleaning it.
I can reach the bottom and sides of the microwave but the top is beyond my reach and I have to stand on tippy toes to just about reach the top. I struggle to get it done and this question always pops into my mind...
Am I too short or is the microwave mounted too high??
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24 responses
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
15 Feb 17
@Marilynda1225 okay.Just ask him.Good luck.
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@Marilynda1225 (79769)
• United States
15 Feb 17
Maybe I could borrow Mike the next time ?? 
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@Marilynda1225 (79769)
• United States
15 Feb 17
Guess we all experience that at some time or another
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
15 Feb 17
@amnabas We lowered all the shelves so I can just barely reach the top one now.
@Marilynda1225 (79769)
• United States
15 Feb 17
I dont' even bother with the top shelves of my kitchen cabinets. Everything stored on them are things I hardly ever use.
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@1creekgirl (40529)
• United States
15 Feb 17
Well, the question should be: Can I mount the microwave lower or can I grow taller? 
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@Marilynda1225 (79769)
• United States
15 Feb 17
Since the microwave is permanently mounted and wouldn't be able to be lowered I guess I'll have to work on getting taller
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@1creekgirl (40529)
• United States
15 Feb 17
@Marilynda1225 That's funny. Have you considered 9 inch platform heels?
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
16 Feb 17
@1creekgirl That could be an easy solution.
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@Marilynda1225 (79769)
• United States
15 Feb 17
I can't move it as it's permanently attached above the stove
@snowy22315 (170018)
• United States
16 Feb 17
I have the above stove microwave too. I don't have much trouble reaching it..so you may be a bit of a shortie
..Too bad they don't have a lever you can use to lower them and raise them..
..Too bad they don't have a lever you can use to lower them and raise them..
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
16 Feb 17
It depends I think on how high the Microwave is off the Counter or if its mounted on a Wall. I would use a reliable step Ladder to make sure you can reach without hurting yourself.
I have kitchen cabinets and the tops are really high to clean so I have to use a very safe ladder to clean up there.
@luisadannointed (4171)
• Philippines
15 Feb 17
Lol as long as your height is more than mine you are not too short. Lol! I am only 4'11. Am I too short? Yes!
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@Marilynda1225 (79769)
• United States
15 Feb 17
You are a bit shorter than me. I am 5'4" so you would be less likely to reach the top of the microwave than me
@sabtraversa (12948)
• Italy
15 Feb 17
Aww. 
It also depends on the stove, I guess. And the microwave itself, maybe it's high too.
If I picture the stove we have in the kitchen, and a small microwave oven on it, in that case you'd be short. 
But life is all about adaptation.
It also depends on the stove, I guess. And the microwave itself, maybe it's high too.
If I picture the stove we have in the kitchen, and a small microwave oven on it, in that case you'd be short.
But life is all about adaptation. 1 person likes this
@Marilynda1225 (79769)
• United States
15 Feb 17
I've learned to adapt but today it was just something that gave me something to talk about here on myLot
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
15 Feb 17
I a 5,4 and I can reach the top - you must be shorter than me or your microwave is mounted too high!
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
15 Feb 17
@sugartoes I would probably fall off of a step stool! My husband is 6 foot so anything up there he can get for me..but i have the most used things on two lowest shelves.
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
16 Feb 17
my wife has the same problem located in the same place.. we bought her a plastic bowl of some kind that fits over whatever you put in the micro-wave and protect things from making a mess.. works great
@Alinasir11222555 (23)
• Dhaka, Bangladesh
16 Feb 17
Nevev think that you are too short..............and always be high hopes
@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
16 Feb 17
sounds like it's mounted in a bad place.leaning above a stove for anything doesn't sound like a good idea anyway..
@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
15 Feb 17
Of course it is mounted too high. It should be convenient to your height.
@Juliaacv (48448)
• Canada
15 Feb 17
No, I have the same thing here!
Our microwave is mounted over our stove, and it is too high for me to reach the back wall or the top of it for cleaning-I have to get my little wooden stepstool out to reach all of it.
I will never ever have such a large microwave oven nor will I have one mounted over the stove, over the countertop makes much more sense since the upper cupboards come down further if there isn't a stove there.
Our son has that configuration, which a smaller microwave, and it makes a lot more sense to me!
Live and learn.
@just4him (306386)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Feb 17
I'm going to go with it's mounted too high. I am short and that would be too high for me. I can just reach the fan button on the hood above the stove.
@JudyEv (325815)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Feb 17
Half the time I forget about the tops of things then a tall person comes and I can see them looking at the dust on tops of cupboards. 
