Irritations!

[Michael F. Chamness]

Uh oh, Kevin, now you've struck a soft spot! I happen to be both fat, and an amputee! Whaddayou think of that?
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Michael F. Chamness
PO Box 22
Montpelier, ND 58472
chamness at daktel.com
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kevin & Rhonda Wixom 
  To: Amputee Information Network 
  Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 7:37 PM
  Subject: Re: Irritations! 


  Group,

  As a recent amputee I'm always finding new situations that I hadn't thought of before - in-accessible areas, things I can't do without some extra effort, etc.  Carrying a cup of coffee becomes an adventure if I'm using my crutches!    It is a different world that most people don't "see".  

  My biggest (currently anyway) irritation is "handicapped parking spaces" and the dopes who use them who aren't handicapped.  There needs to be a god who looks over and protects these areas and zaps non-handicapped people with lightning bolts.  Hey, maybe the price of using the space is to become handicapped?   Hmmmm, I wonder how many candles I'd have to light to get that to happen?   

  And while I'm on the topic, how about "just fat" people who use these spaces?  How did fat become a handicap?  These people should be required to park far away from all stores just so they get a little exercise!   (ok, just thought I'd mix the conversation up a bit and throw a little humor into it...)  :) 

  Kevin



    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Ranitak at aol.com 
    To: Amputee Information Network 
    Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 3:07 AM
    Subject: Re: Over achieving Amuputee


    i often tell people "my reality is different from yours".
    they <tabs and some amps>  just don't get it..  and i'm fortunate in that i can walk.  but there are days when i live inthe wheelchair.
    i went somewhere, and applaud them as the had a w/c accessible bathroom.  but when i got in there, they had a galss table blocking the entrance to the w/c stall.  how stupid is that?
    anyway, you get the idea.

    :)
    anita


    In a message dated 11/25/2003 12:54:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, chamness at daktel.com writes:


      I don't worry about proving to people how agile I can be, I just worry about simple, basic needs. Those few members of this list who use wheelchairs regularly know what is needed to use a public restroom. No matter if its clean or not. Just getting in is most of the battle. Getting around in stores with high shelves close together is lots of fun, especially if there are other people trying to walk down the same aisle. And then check out? I'm on an eye level with five year olds, and cashiers sometimes treat me as if that is what I am, like I should go about with a keeper.  Well, here's a lot of material for Dan to ponder over, psychoanalyze and deliver a profound pronouncement on my mental state or whatever. I'll go back to lurking and reading...


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