tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post3350967817223746480..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: My Saturday OutingDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-6131776196052063682017-12-18T09:31:11.195-05:002017-12-18T09:31:11.195-05:00Glad it worked out and you had a good time. It...Glad it worked out and you had a good time. It's true there are extra things to consider and worry about it. My latest thing is how will the Uber driver react when he sees me, because there is no way to specify that I'm a wheelchair user until I'm actually matched with a driver. The first 5 times I used the service no problem. Yesterday I was with 2 friends and I contacted Uber. Driver looks at my friend (not me) and says "did you tell Uber you had a handicapped person with you?" Not that there is a way to tell them. It's a fold up wheelchair and they don't have to lift me and their policy on their website is to accommodate that. He went on about not being insured for that, and what if something happens, and he told me something I have not been told by any driver in 30 years: "you need to call up a professional ambulette service." I said forget about it and asked for another trip and that driver had same type of car and no problem. Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12064897477140634544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-66570675466859361402017-12-18T09:23:31.358-05:002017-12-18T09:23:31.358-05:00Id been wondering if you were all doing the panto ...Id been wondering if you were all doing the panto again this year..i always like hearing about it..and i'm glad that you mastered the ramp backwards and in your manual chair! Not many of us who walk on 2 feet could do that, you know...it must take practice to learn how to keep your pushes even and rhythmic so you are not zig-zagging as you back up. <br />Yes, it's hard to go through all the transitions and mobility challenges to get there and back again...tho others have them on a lesser scale -getting lost, traffic, finding a place to park, figuring out which walking route to avoid hills, then climbing up the least hilly route and then 3 flights of stairs...for dinner with our son and his girl that was just wonderful...for family we work hard, and it is worth it. <br /><br />clairesmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235828110880302069noreply@blogger.com