Re: how to handle shoppers when in a scooer/reply

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The

ma'am thing.. that's genetic you know, at least where you're

from.. LOL..

I think that is the best thing I've ever heard. Southern

raised children are taught to respect their elders.. and I've

never heard anything (in public) except Yes Sir, No Sir, or

Yes Ma'am, No Ma'am when a Southern child is asked a question

that requires a yes or no answer.. An Aunt of a friend of

mine, while growing up, when one of we kids would say "huh?"..

she'd reply "Huh, hell.. you're old enough to say ma'am?".. 

Up here in the Nawthin' States (I love southern accents I

truly do) get "huh", "wassup", "hey", "hey dude", "dude wassup

wid dat"... and it's like.. what language are you speaking son

cause I don't understand a word you're saying. [i even do that

to the kids in the game (Runescape) that I play, then they ask

me if it's a requirement to type proper words in English to be

a moderator.. I tell them that it isn't, but it sure helps

other people understand what you are saying. LOL]

I seriously think that I would drop into a dead faint if I

ever had a child, teen or young adult answer a question with

"Yes Ma'am" up here. 

It's great that the vets & active duty guys take such

good care with you too..

HUGS

|)onna

being around vets - with and without obvious diabilities,

seniors, wtc - I know that they accept disabilities - the kids

at 's other school accepted me - they even accepted the

fact that she is my sister and she is black and I am white - I

have never seen color or religion - having talked to my heart

sisters about working with the vets I knew my cane (at the

time) would not be an obstacle - I have been a "little sister"

since I was 16 - getting called "Ma'am" is the hard part -

since I have a 2 year old granddaughter I always smile - cock

my head - and waggle my fingers at the little ones - they

think it is the funniest thing since sliced bread

 

when I go to 's shop several active duty come on their

lunch hour - they always make sure I get a chair and they are

gentle when they hug me - they accept my gimpy walk and fussy

head- 's son graduates in May - I met him 8 years ago

at Red Cross - he asked to come to lunch with us in December -

one of the highest compliments I have ever had - when I call

for and get - I touch base with hime - the

understanding is unless you are selling drugs or knocking over

the 7 -11 or have a batch of meth in the back yard - whatever

you say is confidential -

 

family joke is in early 2008 I went home from the doctor at

the clinic - it was closest to to Lawton High where was -

as I made the left turn the park behind the building with the

school security had a beat out going on - I checked to see if

it was - it wasn't - I stoped at the next strip mall -

went in and called LPD - they blew me off - LHS is a closed

campus - so I went home still seething - I call and

told her A) I didn't see or I would have broken that

little fiasco up and march his happy a$%^^ into the car and

made him call Dad and mom as we went to LHS principal's office

and waited for them - in the mean time he was going to get a

few wel chosen words

 

we always told if he could not get Mom or Dad - call

me - we always told hime - id you aren't supposed to be doing

it - Anne will walk in on it

 

is a reading specialist and a mom - I let her deal

with it - LPD ignoring me - that fried my shorts

 

God, grant me the strength of eagles wings,

the faith and courage to fly to new heights,

and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

From:

|)onna

To:

MSersLife

Sent: Sat,

April 16, 2011 9:04:59 AM

Subject:

Re: how to handle shoppers when in a scooer/reply

 

I agree with that. I

think parents should consider, and teach their

little ones as well, that it's much better to ask,

than to stare.  Remember your mother (well maybe

your mother didn't, but mine did) would say.. Don't

stare, it's not nice/polite! And then you'd be

embarrassed not only for being curious, but for

being scolded in public.. even if the scold was a

whisper.

I think that there would be much more acceptance,

and much less pretending that we didn't exist, if

children were permitted, or even encouraged to

question the reason for us using a scooter.  They'd

soon come to realize (and carry into adulthood) that

the scooter only makes us shorter, not less human or

intelligent.

But that's just me and my two cents..

HUGS

|)onna

It really is.  I love the way kids just naturally

have such curiosity.

One little boy said to me (he was about four, and

was walking),

"Gee!  What happened to YOU?  You do not look that

old!"

His mother was a bit alarmed, but I explained it to

him briefly,

and assured the mother that I thought that asking me

a reasonable

question was not rude.  She did appear greatly

relieved!

Love to all of you,

n

From:

Sharon

To:

MSersLife

Sent:

Fri, April 15, 2011 3:07:21 PM

Subject:

Re: how to handle shoppers when in a

scooter... (Donna)/reply

 

I'm sure

you noticed how interested babies and toddlers

are in the scooters?  The little ones often

reach out their hands to me.  Isn't that

sweet? 

love to you

 

Sharon

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From:

marion j rojas

To:

MSersLife

Sent:

Fri, April 15, 2011 2:55:35 PM

Subject:

Re: how to handle shoppers when

in a scooter... (Donna)/reply

I usually pass shoppers who have

children in strollers; the kids love

it

when I announce that some adults have

"strollers," too!  I have my

fun where I can find it.

Love,

n

From: Sharon

To: MSersLife

Sent: Fri,

April 15, 2011 2:53:08 PM

Subject:

how to handle rude

shoppers when in a scooter...

(Donna)

 

Ahhhhh... tax

time.  Is that why we are

hearing from you today, Donna? 

lol

When I am shopping it is so

annoying when people congregate

right in the way where I can't

get through.  It's super

aggravating when they turn and

look at me there in my electric

scooter and then turn back to

their conversation.  I've hit on

a solution that works for me

every time.  I just start going

forward saying "I can never get

these things to stop -- I hope I

don't HIT anyone!!"  I say it

loudly and with a smile and they

do move.  Usually in a hurry:)

hugs

 

Sharon

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made product. The slight

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beauty and in no way are

to be considered flaws or

defects.

 

 

From:

|)onna

To:

MSersLife

Sent:

Fri, April 15, 2011

11:28:32 AM

Subject:

Re: USPS truck

parked in handicap spot

Well, when

it comes to a power

cart.. you're right.. if

we hit ours on a "busy"

(okay, so Wal-Mart never

has a non-busy day)

rarely will one find a

cart that is fully

charged.. Our local one

even had a cart that

when you tried to turn

right with it.. would

died instantly!!.. and

they didn't even mark it

out of order...

If we get me out of the

house to actually hit a

Wal-Mart.. we go at

really strange hours..

sometimes after midnight

and into the wee-hours

of the morning..

otherwise, if we go at

peak or even not-so peak

hours.. by the time we

get out of that place

I'm ready to kill

something! Between the

small areas in the

clothing department (and

I HAVE to hit the

clearance racks) that a

cart doesn't fit

through.. and the rude

people (not all are

rude, but the ones that

are, take on all of the

rudeness that would be

inside the non-rude plus

all the indifferent

people combined!).. I've

actually had people push

their cart over to the

side where I am (and I

stay as close to the

side of the aisle as I

can with the cart),

directly in front of

me.. park their cart

right there.. and walk

away!!!..  now I've got

to try and back up in a

crowded aisle so that I

can swing that cart out

into a busy stream of

traffic in the aisle to

get around the parked

cart.. Really wish I

could get up and run

after them and grab them

by their itty bitty

necks.. One of these

days, if isn't

standing close by.. I

WILL become very vocal

(he'd be totally

embarrassed and die

right on the spot if I

did that with him there)

and let the rude person

know exactly how rude

they are.. Other times

I've run into extremely

nice and helpful

people.. One gentleman

even stood in the center

of the end of the aisle

and blocked traffic so

that I could get out of

the aisle and around the

corner to the next..

right in the middle of

Christmas rush too..

LOL.. I'll never forget

that man.. but I will

also never forget the

asshole (sorry about the

language)... who

standing directly behind

me and my cart.. said

loudly enough.. "People

of Wal-Mart" that

everyone around us could

hear.. I expect to one

day open one of those

emails and find a

picture of my butt in a

cart in that check out

line...

They redesigned or

redecorated the back of

the store ladies room..

and with the new design,

even in my power chair,

that isn't but maybe 24

inches wide.. I'm going

to be very hard pressed

to get through between

the sinks and the stalls

doors to get to the

handicapped stall..

without getting wedged

between or running over

someone.. Where was

their brain in that

design???

But, EVEN WORSE than

Wal-Mart is Burlington

Coat Factory -- not

inside a super mall type

deal, where you can get

a chair from the mall

itself if you don't have

one of your own --

needed an overcoat for

winter, for working in

the parking lot, on

funeral days.. Well the

only place I could think

of that would handle one

of those fancy men's

dress coats (double

breasted, some type of

wool blend, heavy to be

warm, not just for looks

type coats) was

Burlington Coat

Factory... I thought it

was at the Mall, but it

wasn't. They must have

moved out into a

building all their own

(they bought an out of

business department

store).. We get there..

I didn't bring my

wheelchair.. goes

inside to get theirs..

only to find they don't

have one.. none..

nothing.. zero.. zilch..

They have handicapped

parking spaces out the

wazoo.. but NOTHING to

assist a handicapped

person into and around

their store.. Oh.. but

you're more than welcome

to bring your own!!!

(that's what I was

told).. and then if you

call them on the phone,

they'll even send an

employee out to assist

you get into your chair

and even push you around

the store and then get

you back into your

vehicle and on your

way.. Ummmmm.... If I'm

going to pay you $200 or

more for a men's winter

dress overcoat.. I

certainly expect to be

able to SHOP for that

coat.. not having to

find a seat in the shoe

department, while the

man runs back and forth

from the clothing rack..

saying.. what do you

think of this one.. what

about this one.. and on

and on.. I was SOOO

livid by the time I left

that store.. I told them

that I was going to post

everywhere I could find

on the internet that

they were not

handicapped accessible

let alone handicapped

oriented or friendly..

Can you tell that I'm

working very hard to

avoid filing my income

tax online??? LOL..

HUGS

|)onna

On 4/15/2011 12:38 PM, Anne

Whitworth wrote:

Do not try Wal Mart

- they are the worst -

3 carts per store may

or may not be charged

- I had the indignity

in K Mart of being

pushed by a young man

while I sat in a wheel

chair - I refused to

go back

 

Country Mart is

family - Harry my

sisters son works at

the one on the East

side of town - as long

as I can get the cart

I can do it - the tv

dinners are $1.09 each

- great for supper and

i don't have to cook

when I am tired - they

have a wicked awesome

double German

Chocolate cake -

supposed to be one

piece - yeah right -

my indulgence once a

month

 

when I was working

I could pre order

supper for me and if I

knew in time for my

supervisor - and take

it in to work at Red

Cross - I did it

becauce he kept

drooking over mine -

homecooking cooking

cheap

 

God, grant me the

strength of eagles

wings,

the faith and courage to

fly to new heights,

and the wisdom to rely

on his spirit to carry

me there.

From:

|)onna

To:

MSersLife

Sent:

Fri, April 15,

2011 11:17:20 AM

Subject:

Re: USPS

truck parked in

handicap spot

 

What

a GREAT

idea!!!

Oh that would

make life

soooo much

easier. Now I

wonder if

Giant Eagle,

around here,

would do

something like

that for me..

It would be

much better

for to

just drop in,

pick up &

pay for the

stuff I've

called in than

him having to

grab a cart

and run

through the

store, trying

to remember

all the stuff

he's supposed

to be picking

up on his way

home.. Would

save a TON of

time as well. 

Would

definitely

have done some

good for us

these past few

weeks, with

him not

leaving the

funeral home

until

sometimes

after 7 in the

evening (some

days 12 1/2

hours in).. so

dinner isn't

appearing

before 9

p.m... and

then it's TV

dinners if

it's 9.. would

be much later

if he starts

from scratch

type meals..

THANK YOU

soooo much for

this idea.. I

know that

there are a

few stores

around the

city that

offered that

type of

service, but

via online

shopping type

thing..

Somehow you go

through a

"virtual

store" online,

check off what

you want &

quantity..

they prepare

the order

in-store, an

have it

waiting for

you to pick

up.. not sure

either of the

ones we use

have that

service

available..

but I will be

calling each

of the stores,

and talking to

someone about

it.. Maybe,

just maybe the

stores aren't

as

inconsiderate

as the

impression

that they

give..

HUGS

|)onna

On 4/15/2011

8:50 AM, Anne

Whitworth wrote:

when I go

to Walgreen's

it ticks me

off to see the

window

cleaner's

truck in the

handicap

parking - it

is hard to

park elsewhere

and hike in -

I am better at

reminding

cashiers to

divide my

spoils into

carry bags -

had enough of

plastic bags

breaking and

dirty looks

when I asked

for double

bagging

 

never

happends at

Country Mart -

but then 10

years plus ...

they help me

and Becky when

we worked at

Willow and

picked up our

list and got

it to the

service desk

for us so we

could swoop in

- when I got

sick I could

call it in and

having given

money -

he picked it

up for me and

brought it

home - since

then they put

it in the

buggy and

and I go

to the car

real slow and

talk and he

rides the

buggy back

after he fills

my trolly up

 

great

system we have

 

if I am

having a poop

out day the

ladies and

sometimes the

manager at Sav

A Lot get the

stuff in the

car for me -

right in front

of the car

 

God, grant me

the strength

of eagles

wings,

the faith and

courage to fly

to new

heights,

and the wisdom

to rely on his

spirit to

carry me

there.

From:

Dao Nguu

To:

mserslife

Sent:

Fri, April 15,

2011 12:56:03

AM

Subject:

USPS

truck parked

in handicap

spot [2

Attachments]

 

Took these

photos this

afternoon in

my condo

building

parking lot: A

USPS truck

parked in the

Handicap

parking spot.

Really no

excuse for the

carrier to

park here as

all the

visitor spots

were vacant.

Just need to

find out where

to send my

photos at the

US Postal

Service.

Dan U 

dao_nguu@...

 

 

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told him once that he can just say yes Grammy and he says Mommy said I have to

answer like that.

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> * USPS truck parked in handicap spot [2 Attachments]

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>>>>> Took these photos this afternoon in my condo building parking lot:

>>>>> A USPS truck parked in the Handicap parking spot. Really no excuse

>>>>> for the carrier to park here as all the visitor spots were vacant.

>>>>> Just need to find out where to send my photos at the US Postal

>>>>> Service.

>>>>>

>>>>> Dan U

>>>>> dao_nguu@...

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