Re: Handicap Parking

[Guest guest]

I visited a pulmonologist in a medical building in Vienna, VA, about 1992. The

building was built on a hill-side and the ONLY handicap space was at the rear of

the building with an outside staircase leading to the only entrance door on that

end of the building. One's choice was climb the stairs or climb the hill to the

front door - where all the elevators were. AND it was a NEW building.

Go figure!

Vaughn

Re: Earthlings response to our helpful devices

Maureen:

I am so sorry for your unpleasant experiences of " earthlings " response to

your cane/walker etc.

I have had the exact opposite. In fact I plan on writing to a columnist

from Newsday about all the strangers that have helped me...without me

asking

for

help. I must admit that my walkers are decorated with butterfly decals and

I

have a bicycle horn on each walker. People seem to focus on the decorated

walker rather than me. I think that the kid's responses are because they

haven't

seen a person with a walker....so when a kid looks at my walker I ask them

if

they would like to honk the horn, and I honk it. I have made many friends

with my " crazy walkers. "

Last week I was waiting on the sidewalk, in a small shopping mall, for

the

traffic to stop so I could cross the street. A woman, a perfect

stranger,

went out into the middle of the street and held up her hands, like a

traffic

cop.

Every car stopped as she waved me to cross the street. I must admit

that

I

was a little awkward about everything stopping for me....but was

overwhelmed

with a stranger's kindness.

Friends have told me that others have told them that they admire my

determination.

Each day I try to find an opportunity and know that a challenge is usually

attached. So often the challenges are the doors. To be handicapped

accessible

doors have to be wide enough for a wheelchair....nothing about the weight

of

the door...most stores do not seem to have the " buttons " to use, but it

seems

that someone always appears to help.

Sorry this is so long, but I had to share my wonderful experiences with

strangers helping me.

Hope that everyone is having a lots of good days.

Bebe

[Guest guest]

Wonder what would happen if all of us got together and sent a thank

you note to the polieceman who stood up for handicap people. Of

course we would have to send it in care of the sherffif's dept.

> Great job ,

> People can be so selfish, if there were more people like you

turning these idiots in we wouldnt have such a hard time with these

spaces. Sandy

> Re: Earthlings response to our

helpful devices

>

> Maureen:

> I am so sorry for your unpleasant experiences

of " earthlings " response to

> your cane/walker etc.

> I have had the exact opposite. In fact I plan on

writing to a columnist

> from Newsday about all the strangers that have helped

me...without me asking

> for

> help. I must admit that my walkers are decorated with

butterfly decals and I

> have a bicycle horn on each walker. People seem to focus

on the decorated

> walker rather than me. I think that the kid's responses

are because they

> haven't

> seen a person with a walker....so when a kid looks at my

walker I ask them

> if

> they would like to honk the horn, and I honk it. I have

made many friends

> with my " crazy walkers. "

> Last week I was waiting on the sidewalk, in a small

shopping mall, for the

> traffic to stop so I could cross the street. A woman, a

perfect stranger,

> went out into the middle of the street and held up her

hands, like a traffic

> cop.

> Every car stopped as she waved me to cross the street.

I must admit that

> I

> was a little awkward about everything stopping for

me....but was overwhelmed

> with a stranger's kindness.

> Friends have told me that others have told them that they

admire my

> determination.

> Each day I try to find an opportunity and know that a

challenge is usually

> attached. So often the challenges are the doors. To be

handicapped

> accessible

> doors have to be wide enough for a wheelchair....nothing

about the weight of

> the door...most stores do not seem to have the " buttons "

to use, but it

> seems

> that someone always appears to help.

>

> Sorry this is so long, but I had to share my wonderful

experiences with

> strangers helping me.

> Hope that everyone is having a lots of good days.

> Bebe

>

>

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