Why are all of my NSVs such weird stories?

So I go to the drugstore to buy a knee brace (I have odd requirements...I am allergic to neoprene which eliminates 90% of them, and need an open patella, which eliminates 80% of the rest of the ones available, but my physical therapist said he'd seen an open-patella woven cotton/latex brace at Longs, so off I went).

Now, I've had knee issues forever, and always I had to go to specialty stores to find x-large knee braces. Those, even, were pretty tight on me. So when I get to the store, I pull a large, thinking "well, xl's were tight before, so I bet a large will fit well now".

This little old lady next to me (also looking for a knee brace) says "Oh, honey, thats a large. You don't have a large knee. What does your knee measure?" I said I didn't know, so she (wait for it) whips out a tape measure. Turns out I'm at the low end of a sz. medium brace.

So thank you to the little old lady who prevented me from buying the wrong size, and YAY for being able to find regular braces in my size!

I think that's a beautiful NSV! Congrats!

That's Awesome!!! I dislocated my knee a year ago so I understand your pain and frustration! Just keep on keeping on until you get clearance to return to your full normal activities and it'll be strong as ever!!!

That's funny. I would be the little old lady with a tape measure! Congratulations on the NSV.

What a great NSV!

Love that the little old lady just whipped out the tape measure. Heehee.

I asked her why she was carrying a tape measure. She just looked at me like I was crazy, and said "you just never know when you're going to need one". It was really funny.

She's right . . . I always carry a tape measure . . . we little old ladies have our purposes in life . . .