riding in a motorized car at walmart

June 7, 2006

hi group, im so mad i can spit nails, i had to make a trip to walmart

yesterday, it has been raining so its one of those flare up days that

is jsut killing my joints, i got on one of the motorized cars to go

through the store and get the things that i needed. and now that the

walmarts are supercenters they are so big and i knew i was going to be

all over that store. i had a woman stop me and tell me i needed to

get off the car and let someone that was disabled use it when they

came in. it wasnt a person that worked there it was another shopper.

of all the never, what do you think

June 7, 2006

>

> hi group, im so mad i can spit nails, i had to make a trip to

walmart

> yesterday, it has been raining so its one of those flare up days be

> all over that store. i had a woman stop me and tell me i needed to

> get off the car and let someone that was disabled use it when they

> came in. it wasnt a person that worked there it was another shopper.

> of all the never, what do you think

>

That is why I will not use the motor chairs in walmart.. because of

people like that.

Janet IN IL

June 7, 2006

My response would have been " Since when are YOU my doctor

and who made you judge and jury of these carts? Then I'd add

something like " Does a heart lung transplant qualify me? "

This isn't saying you HAD one, but it would make her realize that

she's totally in the wrong and sure would put her in her place!

I'm sorry you were made to feel like this. Just forget about that

ignorant person.

a

On Jun 7, 2006, at 8:44 AM, brenda wrote:

> hi group, im so mad i can spit nails, i had to make a trip to walmart

> yesterday, it has been raining so its one of those flare up days that

> is jsut killing my joints, i got on one of the motorized cars to go

> through the store and get the things that i needed. and now that the

> walmarts are supercenters they are so big and i knew i was going to be

> all over that store. i had a woman stop me and tell me i needed to

> get off the car and let someone that was disabled use it when they

> came in. it wasnt a person that worked there it was another shopper.

> of all the never, what do you think

>

June 7, 2006

Janet,

Don't let an ignorant person stop you from using a cart that is

there just for us! In the years I've been using one, no one has

EVER made any comments like that to me. Most people

are very courteous and many offer to help reach things off the

shelf.

a

On Jun 7, 2006, at 9:12 AM, jan wrote:

> That is why I will not use the motor chairs in walmart.. because of

> people like that.

> Janet IN IL

June 9, 2006

It's a lucky girl who is marrying your son! hey....if

it dosnt work out, Im single. ; )

melanie

--- brenda <brendas4x4@...> wrote:

> a big thank you everyone on your imput on riding in

> a motorized cart

> at walmart. i was so embarassed i almost cried. if

> it hadnt of been

> for my son sticking up for me. telling her " that it

> was none of her

> business why my mom is using the car, but since you

> are so nosey i

> will tell you why " .. {my son came along to get

> things from the top

> shelves for me, he is 6'1}. he proceeded in telling

> the lady about my

> ra, and even took my hand a showed the lady what it

> looked like. not

> exactly something i like people looking at, by no

> means could i be a

> hand model.lol. the lady just stood there, i think

> she was shocked

> that a young man would talk to her the way he did,

> anyway, after he

> gave her his two cents worth,he told her we had

> shopping to finish,

> and said come on mom lets go. so i drove off leaving

> the woman

> standing in the isle, along with other spectators

> who had over heard

> what was going on. even though i was mad at the

> lady, i was pretty

> proud of my son.{by the way he is the one thats

> getting married next

> yr}. thanks again brenda

>

June 9, 2006

I run into this sort of thing far too often. I spent too many years

watching people be rude to my mother, I learned I will not tolerate

it. And my kids won't, either.

Pulling into the handicapped spot at Costo, a woman had the nerve to

pull up behind us, to " tell " us we couldn't park in a handicapped

spot. Guess she thought someone handicapped shouldn't have been

driving a sports car! I was a little slow getting out of the car

(surprise, surprise) but my daughter (who's 21 and drives me

everywhere when she's home) handled it. I think I'm glad I couldn't

hear what she said, I might have turned very red! She's not at all

reticent.

I'm getting a reputation for being dangerous with my cane if someone

cuts too close, or bumps me. They will go done before I do,

guaranteed. While I was in China, a peddler kept crowding me, trying

to get me to buy a " Rolex " . He didn't take no for an answer. So,

finally, I walked away - oh, and how did his foot get in my way? He

yelped, said something I didn't understand, and I saw him talking to

the others and pointing to me. No one else came near me all day.

Just because we need mobility aids doen't mean we have to tolerate

rudeness and even cruelty! We have just as much right to go about our

business as anyone else, and to do it free from interference from

people such as the woman that confronted you. Just tell her she

doesn't know what she's talking about, and to mind her own business.

On 6/7/06, brenda <brendas4x4@...> wrote: