Speaking of setting things where short folk can't get to them...
My husband is 6'3". He and I can both reach to the very top of the cupboards over the sink. My mom-in-law is 5'1"...
So the other night, she was scarfing down a bunch of Oreos, and my husband was all, "Noooo! Those are MIIIINE!" And he snatched them out of her hand and put them in the cupboard.
...she was standing on the edge of the sink trying to reach after about an hour.
Oh, carry on with all the derailment business...