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Wheel Chairs
Isn't it amazing that many of the people who require wheel chairs to
board and disembark cruise ships, never use them on the cruise. This particularly noticed with groups that accompany the designated wheel chair passenger person at the head of the line. Gadget |
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Wheel Chairs
On 3/18/2011 1:29 PM, Gadget World wrote:
Isn't it amazing that many of the people who require wheel chairs to board and disembark cruise ships, never use them on the cruise. This particularly noticed with groups that accompany the designated wheel chair passenger person at the head of the line. Gadget Good observation. I think this is one of the signs of the "Entitled" society that we Americans are busy building. I am always amazed at how many people jump out and run into the store and have a disabled placard hanging from their car mirror. While we are at it, equally sad is the high percentage of Mothers with strollers that think they "deserve" special considerations as well ... just because they pooped out a kid. These people are using up the good will and special parking that the truly disabled need (but many times don't want). -- Ray +++++++++++++++++++++++ www.CompressorStuff.com |
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On 3/18/2011 3:29 PM, Gadget World wrote:
Isn't it amazing that many of the people who require wheel chairs to board and disembark cruise ships, never use them on the cruise. This particularly noticed with groups that accompany the designated wheel chair passenger person at the head of the line. Gadget My DH needs a wheel chair to board. He has congestive heart failure and can't walk up a ramp. Since the only uphill ramp on the ship is the one you have to use when boarding, I don't think he's doing anything wrong. We file the medical assistance papers with the cruise line well before sailing. There are many people with heart conditions or respiratory conditions that don't "look" handicapped, but they are just as much in need of a wheelchair to board or disembark as those without limbs. -- Janet Wilder Way-the-heck-south Texas Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does. |
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On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:12:22 -0500, Janet Wilder
wrote: My DH needs a wheel chair to board. He has congestive heart failure and can't walk up a ramp. Since the only uphill ramp on the ship is the one you have to use when boarding, I don't think he's doing anything wrong. We file the medical assistance papers with the cruise line well before sailing. There are many people with heart conditions or respiratory conditions that don't "look" handicapped, but they are just as much in need of a wheelchair to board or disembark as those without limbs. That's true but there are also people who abuse the system. It also happens at airports. And there are also people who use handicapped stickers to park that are using those that were either issued to relatives or were stolen. I would think that someone might need a wheelchair to go the long distances that are sometimes necessary on the ship. We had a friend who had a serious medical condition. She looked OK but couldn't walk very far. |
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Wheel Chairs
In any event, I don't resent the people who use the wheelchairs.
I wouldn't trade places with the people who need them, nor with the pathetic life of those who have so little self-worth that they impersonate those who do. Mark |
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I am delighted that I don't require a wheel chair or other aid, and
don't deny that privilege to anyone who needs it. Cruises are fabulous for the handicapped, as they can enjoy many different ports and experiences. I only resent the phony that was on SSI and asked for a wheel chair to board the ship ahead of everyone else and danced non stop in the Dominican Republic for 3 straight hours! I guess I was a little jealous of his stamina and he was a pretty good Meringue dancer too! Gadget |
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I am delighted that I don't require a wheel chair or other aid, and
don't deny that privilege to anyone who needs it. Cruises are fabulous for the handicapped, as they can enjoy many different ports and experiences. I only resent the phony that was on SSI and asked for a wheel chair to board the ship ahead of everyone else and danced non stop in the Dominican Republic for 3 straight hours! I guess I was a little jealous of his stamina and he was a pretty good Meringue dancer too! Gadget |
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On 3/18/11 7:12 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
There are many people with heart conditions or respiratory conditions that don't "look" handicapped, but they are just as much in need of a wheelchair to board or disembark as those without limbs. People with metal hips and knees too. I have a metal hip. A nurse once said that it has a limited number of steps in it, until the plastic liner wears out, and it has to be replaced. She said to get a parking decal, and said that people might stare and think you walk perfectly, why do you need it? She said you're the one that will have to have the surgery later, not them. She said to use those steps doing things like walking the dog, playing with the kids, golfing, etc. But don't waste them walking in the parking lot of a mall. --Tom |
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On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:01:46 -0700, RayC wrote:
I am always amazed at how many people jump out and run into the store and have a disabled placard hanging from their car mirror. I was totally cheesed off the other day when I caught a disabled driver using a "normal" parking spot. |
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On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 16:16:42 +1100, Gettamulla Tupya wrote:
On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:01:46 -0700, RayC wrote: I am always amazed at how many people jump out and run into the store and have a disabled placard hanging from their car mirror. I was totally cheesed off the other day when I caught a disabled driver using a "normal" parking spot. Were you? With a nuclear tragedy of unknown proportions in Nippon and half the North African/Middle East coming apart at the seams and this "cheeses you off"? rolling eyes -- http://cc.st/Chrissy-Cruiser-The-Hellion-Rebellion |
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