tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post8293275561398593643..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Stop OverDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-77966730150678779092017-09-02T23:07:18.076-04:002017-09-02T23:07:18.076-04:00I'm average in just about every way, and flyin...I'm average in just about every way, and flying is a grit-my-teeth experience. My 6'5" husband who has metal inside his body (surgery) that sets off alarms refuses to fly. Not because of inconvenience, physical discomfort, etc. but because the airline people just pissed him off one too many times. So anyway, with your fanclub, of which I'm a member, I bet you could post your itinerary and have people at every stop ready to run interference as needed. Kind of like court-watching - just knowing they are being monitored makes people way more polite.jphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120495665453722509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-38518956018941424822017-08-31T01:39:32.556-04:002017-08-31T01:39:32.556-04:00My chosen method of air-travel? I take the train. ...My chosen method of air-travel? I take the train. <br /><br />No kidding. <br /><br />Australian trains are less inaccessible than airplanes. And I can stay in my wheelchair, so I'm comfortable. And the toilet facilities are waaay more accessible on trains than on airplanes.<br /><br />Yes, it takes more time, but I'm retired. I have time.wheeliecronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10570378001102933660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-26521899018931001902017-08-30T18:17:30.215-04:002017-08-30T18:17:30.215-04:00Shannon: grrr. Roll-in-showers and inaccessible co...Shannon: grrr. Roll-in-showers and inaccessible controls. The hotel rooms - they could have a Control Day where everyone is welcome to use the stalls and bathrooms and you collect lots of data. "Just not thinking".<br /><br />Claire's Mum: true about first class travel and enjoying it. The multipliers! Like 10x or 1000x or 10000x. [thinking in metric here].<br /><br />Kindness and giving - it has a way of coming back. If not to Dave and Joe...<br /><br />Dave and Joe: it's been good to read about your new strategies.Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-53576086513878803112017-08-30T11:18:55.120-04:002017-08-30T11:18:55.120-04:00Good luck with your trip. I haven't had too m...Good luck with your trip. I haven't had too many problems on the airlines but the bathrooms in even the accessible hotel rooms - never sure what I'm going to get. The only time I booked one with a roll in shower, I could not use it - the water controls were not reachable once you sat on the bench in the shower. Were they thinking everyone who's disabled travels with help? Or maybe just not thinking. Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12064897477140634544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-61475294850061349352017-08-30T09:54:21.901-04:002017-08-30T09:54:21.901-04:00Nobody enjoys air travel these days - except those...Nobody enjoys air travel these days - except those who are always able to fly first class. (the 1%)<br />Like much of daily life, for anyone who is visibly disabled air travel is worse by a couple of orders of magnitude....<br />I wish there was a way to ensure that some of the kindness you give out to the world could be returned to you on your travels. <br />clairesmumclairesmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235828110880302069noreply@blogger.com