tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post2428524235029613510..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Shopmobility, part oneDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-8119971340639161462010-01-31T17:29:15.951-05:002010-01-31T17:29:15.951-05:00My friends and I joke about how I've got a ...My friends and I joke about how I've got a 'Romulan cloaking device' on my (large, rehab with tilt, oxygen, etc) powerchair.<br />I'm not that big (5'5" 130#), but my chair is 300# of you'd-think-it'd-be-hard-to-miss.<br />Yet people consistently walk straight into me, look past me, etc etc. Friends who haven't seen it, scoff until they observe it for themselves.<br /><br />I've decided to find it amusing, to laugh at the people who manage to walk *smack into a huge chair in their path*, because I don't have the energy for another path on it.<br /><br />It really was priceless watching one friend's reaction, though, as a teeny-bopper walking down the sidewalk was walking straight towards me, iPod earphones snugly in place, not seeing me wave my arms wildly to get her attention, calling out to her 'excuse me, miss - MISS...'<br />and then watching her land almost in my lap as she careened directly into me (there wasn't room for me to get out of the way, nor was I of a mind to under the circumstances. <br />There was room for her to get past me, but not room for me to clear her (center of the road) path.<br /><br />IT was actually sadly hilarious.Ianto Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11779600245875193356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-90949267080117807642009-11-10T23:44:03.227-05:002009-11-10T23:44:03.227-05:00Dave,
Thank you for informing me about the black ...Dave,<br /><br />Thank you for informing me about the black triangle.<br /><br />I didn't know.<br /><br />I would have been wearing the yellow star and you, the upside down pink triangle.CJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-20248695212331734802009-11-10T23:40:52.356-05:002009-11-10T23:40:52.356-05:00Wow. It is wonderful that Steve was preparing peo...Wow. It is wonderful that Steve was preparing people for the complete scooter experience.CJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-48573982118152217072009-11-09T01:54:08.994-05:002009-11-09T01:54:08.994-05:00Laura,
After much research I found a book that de...Laura,<br /><br />After much research I found a book that described concentration camp inmates with intellectual disabilities having to wear a black triangle with the word blot (German for dimwitted) printed in black on a white rectangle and then sewn over the black triangle.<br /><br />DaveDave Hingsburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-37293423366790970622009-11-08T23:17:52.271-05:002009-11-08T23:17:52.271-05:00Thank you Andrea for the explanation. I thought i...Thank you Andrea for the explanation. I thought it looked like a Nazi triangle but did not recognize the word in the centre. Now I understand.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620477997584774404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-62968398046942318702009-11-08T18:29:34.340-05:002009-11-08T18:29:34.340-05:00Laura,
There are probably others here who are mor...Laura,<br /><br />There are probably others here who are more knowledgeable than I, including Dave. But, as I recall, the black triangle is from the Nazi holocaust. People with disabilities were the first victims. Nazi practiced how to kill Jewish people by first testing their mass extermination methods (such as the "showers") on people with disabilities.Andrea S.http://wecando.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-60251840728976093642009-11-08T13:40:11.551-05:002009-11-08T13:40:11.551-05:00Dave on a scooter! ohhh i want to see that.. Dave...Dave on a scooter! ohhh i want to see that.. Dave, get one! get one! Then we could race for real!<br /><br />I am anxious to hear if peole were different than when you are in a wheel chair.<br /><br />As always, thank you Dave, for the insights you share.tessa (the neighbour on a scooter)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-58308374123888810452009-11-08T11:39:37.302-05:002009-11-08T11:39:37.302-05:00I recently discovered your site and I am slowly re...I recently discovered your site and I am slowly reading the posts. You write beautifully and I learn something in every story. Thank you. What is the meaning behind the Blod (black triangle) symbol? I have never seen it before and I am curious. Another silly question, if Steve did not suit his name, what name would have fit? I hope your shopping experience was a positive one.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620477997584774404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-75983822514599506052009-11-08T08:50:56.087-05:002009-11-08T08:50:56.087-05:00It sounds like they are lucky to have Steve in tha...It sounds like they are lucky to have Steve in that position.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791317184998122691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-45663712627537131462009-11-08T01:46:30.636-05:002009-11-08T01:46:30.636-05:00Never met the guy, but I like Steve already.
Hopi...Never met the guy, but I like Steve already.<br /><br />Hoping you did pass the test - although I'm sure you did.<br /><br />Also hoping your shopping expedition with the scooter wasn't a bad experience...<br /><br />Cheers!Gary Millerhttp://www.the-dogs-blog.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com