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From: Evil_Nigel on 4 Aug 2008 06:29 On Aug 4, 9:26 am, MadMazza <marinaCEL...(a)STICKukgateway.SPAM.net> wrote: > In article <MPG.2300cbe0c2ff7332989...(a)news.virginmedia.com>, > nospamp...(a)ntlworld.com says... > > > Hmmm, well, this week I become a part time wheelchair user. My chair is > > arriving tomorrow, I don't know what I feel about it yet except worried > > about how people will react. > > That's all really, > > Kate > > I'm sure people will be fine. I'm afraid I can't be so positive - you'll find an awful lot of people out there won't know how to handle your situation. Many people will ignore you and refuse to make eye contact. If you have a companion people will talk to your companion but not you, but if they do talk to you there's a good chance they'll shout. If you go shopping in supermarkets, you'll get annoyed stares if you hold up shopping trolleys for more than a couple of seconds, and most of the stuff you want will be out of reach. > > If anyone isn't, it's them that has the problem not you... > That's true, but it doesn't make life any easier for you. > Sorry haven't had my full quota of morning cuppas yet > so not putting this as eloquently as I had hoped to. > > ((((Kate))) ((((((((((Kate)))))))))) Recently in my local Tesco's, a woman in a wheelchair reversed into my shopping trolley. We had a laugh about it. The next aisle, I turned round to find out I was blocking her path with my inconsiderately parked trolley. The next aisle it was her turn to block my path. I got the impression that she was very happy that a complete stranger would talk and joke with her. Surprisingly I got a very frosty stare from her companion. There were a lot of accompanied disabled people in the store that day so I guess there was some sort of organised trip. Evil Nigel
From: MadMazza on 4 Aug 2008 07:09 In article <c380b704-c802-47b5-9e9b-bbfcb922b931 @l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com>, Evil_Nigel(a)hotmail.co.uk says... > On Aug 4, 9:26=A0am, MadMazza <marinaCEL...(a)STICKukgateway.SPAM.net> > wrote: > > In article <MPG.2300cbe0c2ff7332989...(a)news.virginmedia.com>, > > nospamp...(a)ntlworld.com says... > > > > > Hmmm, well, this week I become a part time wheelchair user. My chair is > > > arriving tomorrow, I don't know what I feel about it yet except worried > > > about how people will react. > > > That's all really, > > > Kate > > > > I'm sure people will be fine. > > I'm afraid I can't be so positive - you'll find an awful lot of people > out there won't know how to handle your situation. Guess I've just been fortune when I've been in a chair. > > Many people will ignore you and refuse to make eye contact. If you > have a companion people will talk to your companion but not you, but > if they do talk to you there's a good chance they'll shout. If you go > shopping in supermarkets, you'll get annoyed stares if you hold up > shopping trolleys for more than a couple of seconds, and most of the > stuff you want will be out of reach. > =A0 > > > > If anyone isn't, it's them that has the problem not you... > > > > That's true, but it doesn't make life any easier for you. True Apart from getting decent seats at concerts and not getting leg cramps - was great when they let me move at Britain's Got Talent Show... > > > Sorry haven't had my full quota of morning cuppas yet > > so not putting this as eloquently as I had hoped to. > > > > ((((Kate))) > > ((((((((((Kate)))))))))) > > Recently in my local Tesco's, a woman in a wheelchair reversed into my > shopping trolley. We had a laugh about it. The next aisle, I turned > round to find out I was blocking her path with my inconsiderately > parked trolley. The next aisle it was her turn to block my path. I got > the impression that she was very happy that a complete stranger would > talk and joke with her. Surprisingly I got a very frosty stare from > her companion. There were a lot of accompanied disabled people in the > store that day so I guess there was some sort of organised trip. > > Evil Nigel > Sounds like you had great fun in the aisles! :O)) Hope they go somewhere more exciting than local Tescos for next trip! ;o)
From: firemonkey on 4 Aug 2008 07:28 Evil_Nigel(a)hotmail.co.uk wrote: > > Recently in my local Tesco's, a woman in a wheelchair reversed into my > shopping trolley. We had a laugh about it. The next aisle, I turned > round to find out I was blocking her path with my inconsiderately > parked trolley. The next aisle it was her turn to block my path. I got > the impression that she was very happy that a complete stranger would > talk and joke with her. Surprisingly I got a very frosty stare from > her companion. There were a lot of accompanied disabled people in the > store that day so I guess there was some sort of organised trip. > > Evil Nigel My wife had one of those mobile scooters. She found it very useful . What wasn't useful was the way she got frequently verbally attacked and on a few occasions walloped at our local Sainsbury's for being on one. She found and so did i that quite a few people tended to talk down to her because she used one .Like being on one somehow made her simple minded in their eyes. The stupid thing was prior to the dementia though not as formally educated/book learned as me she was definitely more savvy/had more common sense.
From: Rowland McDonnell on 5 Aug 2008 09:39 firemonkey <timjim(a)letterboxes.org> wrote: > Evil_Nigel(a)hotmail.co.uk wrote: > > > Recently in my local Tesco's, a woman in a wheelchair reversed into my > > shopping trolley. We had a laugh about it. The next aisle, I turned > > round to find out I was blocking her path with my inconsiderately > > parked trolley. The next aisle it was her turn to block my path. I got > > the impression that she was very happy that a complete stranger would > > talk and joke with her. Surprisingly I got a very frosty stare from > > her companion. There were a lot of accompanied disabled people in the > > store that day so I guess there was some sort of organised trip. > > > > Evil Nigel > > My wife had one of those mobile scooters. She found it very useful . I've got an arthritis-suffering friend who's got one. The bus firms in Manchester won't let her travel on their buses - not even the buses with nice big platforms and low floors designed to be easy for such mobility aids to fit on. It's a bit of a sod. The GMPTE is fully behind this policy, so I've told her to talk to one of her councillors. If that doesn't work, I'm going to suggest the Manchester Evening News. > What wasn't useful was the way she got frequently verbally attacked and > on a few occasions walloped at our local Sainsbury's for being on one. Walloped? Someone needs to have their arms removed by an oranutang. [snip] Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
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