plumb picking

with the colder temps we decided that we should get the plumbs off the tree. we're contemplating making jelly.... (guess what yo'ure getting for Christmas this year!!) some of these plumbs are very high up in the tree and unreachable with even a ladder.... so we got:
a fruit picker from home depot!
it is like a basket with these little finger things on it that help you grab the fruit and it drops it down to a little basket. today confirmed that i am never to participate in hand/eye coordination sports or activities. this is probably why i ride bikes. after dallas tried taking charge of the plumb picker we had to make rules such as:
you cannot pick plums with the plumb picker that you could stand and get with your hands

additionally there are different levels of plumb picking difficulty:
1) you can stand on deck and pick plumbs
2) you can stand on ladder and pick plumbs while holding on with one hand
3) you are able to pick plumbs with plumb picker
4) you are able to stand on last step of ladder and pick plumbs with 2 hands
5) you are able to pick plumbs with plumb picker being extended
6) you can stand on ladder and pick plumbs with plumb picker

i'm on level 5 right now.... right under pro plumb picker! fortunately urgent care is close if anything 'fruity' happens!