RD, Agree with you. On balance wouldn't mind being a couple of inches shorter for numerous reasons. e.g have cracked my head on beams in country pubs on numerous occasions and always been a problem getting trousers and jackets long enough (though these days seems a bit better). Also, I'm a biker and anything over 70-80 miles on a sports bike means a stop for a stretch. Pity the poor bloke I was in the police force with - 6'9" and size 16 shoes! He always wanted me to take him flying but the poor buggar literally couldn't get into the PA28! Oddly enough, I've never had too much problem with cars except for the occasional problem with head room in a couple of coupes.Suffer with a bit of arthritis in the shoulders these days which, apparently , is quite common in tall people.
Del