tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post3538250650767405590..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: A Blog While In TransitDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-88069418711042460772009-08-25T19:23:53.250-04:002009-08-25T19:23:53.250-04:00Hey there, Dave...sorry I wasn't paying attent...Hey there, Dave...sorry I wasn't paying attention there! I was at ASL immersion all last week and hadn't noticed you waving and calling me! I'm back now and getting all caught up, I promise! ;-)wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14790763688701278823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-43361989945622552252009-08-19T13:07:46.219-04:002009-08-19T13:07:46.219-04:00Guilty as charged: I'm pretty wee, and do thro...Guilty as charged: I'm pretty wee, and do throw myself against walls. (I don't know how much space I take, and I'm not sure I'm entitled to it anyway.) But I don't just do it to you. I do it to people with buggies, people with dogs, fat (ambulant) people, cyclists, wheelie bins...Baba Yaganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-3945527249806195002009-08-17T21:22:17.370-04:002009-08-17T21:22:17.370-04:00Sorry, I'm loudmouth from way back. AND, I mo...Sorry, I'm loudmouth from way back. AND, I move out of the way for people in wheelchairs. Egads!<br /><br />(Left a comment under the wrong name earlier, my bad.)Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704810407872873565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-62978693039633715432009-08-17T21:20:22.764-04:002009-08-17T21:20:22.764-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10590968754878280260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-13052836622514002832009-08-17T16:50:45.977-04:002009-08-17T16:50:45.977-04:00Thanks for giving me a chuckle this morning. In d...Thanks for giving me a chuckle this morning. In defence of walkies (I'm one, with experience of wheelchairs because my daughter uses one), may I just say that it IS really difficult to judge space, particularly since I'm not on the same plane or angle as the chair user. Actually, I'm a little glad to hear this is not just my individual failing! At 11, my daughter is a great driver, but I'm not always such a good companion.Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536023394656642461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-4615513992571958502009-08-17T13:28:23.880-04:002009-08-17T13:28:23.880-04:00I wasn't fiddling! honest Ok, I was fiddling....I wasn't fiddling! honest Ok, I was fiddling.. but now I am paying attention.<br /><br />I didn't know other people found it nuts that people fling themselves out of the way to such outrageous degrees. I thought I needed to be grateful and admire their willingness to accommodate!<br /><br />You are a hoot Dave, and now I think I will go outside and watch the crazies!<br /><br />Thanks for the smile.Tessanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-53120118557298063422009-08-17T11:41:49.794-04:002009-08-17T11:41:49.794-04:00What Dave and Kristine said!
It's amazing. S...What Dave and Kristine said!<br /><br />It's amazing. Some people literally lose their minds at the sight of a wheelchair. Sheesh.<br /><br />Dave, I enjoy your rants as much as I do your insightful and loving thoughts. You, sir, are a treasure.Arnonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-45402997526334480022009-08-17T11:23:40.814-04:002009-08-17T11:23:40.814-04:00Oh, now you've got me started! SUCH a pet peev...Oh, now you've got me started! SUCH a pet peeve! People always act like they're narrowly escaping being run over by the crazy girl in a wheelchair, as if I had no control over this thing. Um, I've been driving wheelchairs my entire life, I think I know how it works. I get run into by careless people who aren't watching where they're walking much more often than I do the running into.<br /><br />I especially enjoy when I'm in big crowd of people, and we're all walking at exactly the same pace. Flow of traffic, ya know? Suddenly, the person in front of me notices my chair, and they have to make a big show of jumping out of the way, letting me go ahead of them. So now we're still walking at the same pace as everyone else, but they're walking behind me. What did that accomplish?<br /><br />And they really can't judge distance. Those who error on the other end of the spectrum are the people who stand in front of a door they're kindly holding open for me, but the space they leave between their toes and the doorframe isn't nearly the width of my wheelchair. When I try to point that out, they scoot back a couple of millimeters. Still not enough room. Don't they understand that while I can suck in my breath and hunch my shoulders and make my body's frame as compact as possible, my chair can't do that? Do they want to get run over? I don't understand!<br /><br />Sorry. You started it. :)Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06868874343026873104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-85404025080920895832009-08-17T11:01:16.374-04:002009-08-17T11:01:16.374-04:00I love it. Well said.I love it. Well said.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791317184998122691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-57601469271309254922009-08-17T09:30:04.472-04:002009-08-17T09:30:04.472-04:00"freaking, fracking walking talking two foote..."freaking, fracking walking talking two footed creatures" And "But peel yourself off the freaking wall and just walk by for heavens sake."<br /><br />What could I add to that? Nothing!!! LOLOLGleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671758996746410949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-89336629565858299662009-08-17T08:19:41.863-04:002009-08-17T08:19:41.863-04:00On the other hand, why do people apologize when I ...On the other hand, why do people apologize when I say "excuse me" to get past on my scooter? They haven't done anything wrong, they are usually just unaware that I am behind them.jwghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848946240656789799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-22668658723364207252009-08-17T07:57:13.611-04:002009-08-17T07:57:13.611-04:00I'll have you know I did not check my blackber...I'll have you know I did not check my blackberry once in the past 7 hours - okay so I was asleep - and whats wrong with being important and busy! LOL Looking forward to hearing whats new from your travels. Miss you already.Manuelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-4513903351508267612009-08-17T04:44:59.223-04:002009-08-17T04:44:59.223-04:00Ohhh, Dave. I SO totally GET IT!! Honestly, the mo...Ohhh, Dave. I SO totally GET IT!! Honestly, the movements that some folks expect us to make in our scooters/wheelchairs, you'd think we all had wings and built-in gyroscopes and were just too stupid or selfish to use them. Shame on us!!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171428636839043425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-50137676943929590472009-08-17T01:51:24.152-04:002009-08-17T01:51:24.152-04:00Hey, I'm in your post! :) I'm not writing ...Hey, I'm in your post! :) I'm not writing one myself--I'm up in the wee hours of the morning with a headache, but I'm making way for you! :)I hope I get it fully. <br /><br />Hoping that you arrived safely on the other side of the pond. We are all looking forward to hearing.Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251920708783268740noreply@blogger.com