Rayna-  Man do you have the stories!  People in Aussie sound just as stupid as here!  I use to say to my friends.... How many points for that one?????   LOL  People do NOT look where they are going.. sometimes I'd say  EXCUSE ME and then sometimes I'd let them run smack into me!  LOL

Paige


On Sun, 18 February 2001, Rayna Lamb wrote:

>
> Jennifer,
> I always used to feel guilty if I ran over anyone's foot by accident,
> even though they got in MY way and weren't looking where THEY were
> going.  And I never would have dreamed of doing it deliberately.
> Never mind that every single day complete strangers would come up to
> me and ask me what was wrong with me, usually in the middle of a flash
> of inspiration (I'm a writer), or say `do you have reverse on that
> thing' - twice in 45 minutes once (stand behind me and we'll find
> out!), or tell me that if they were like me they would kill themselves
> (I have tried twice - and if it had worked it would have been murder -
> not suicide, but I'm full of life and raring to go now), I've even had
> people come up to me and tell me that I'm faking it and I don't need
> to use the scooter because I look relatively normal when I'm sitting
> down - I just tilt to the left a little.(Oh, yeah, I do it to improve
> my social standing - pardon the pun!)
> And I'm not even going to MENTION the sort of cruel, vicsious
> things my family have said, and still say to me.  But one day a couple
> of months ago I had had enough (I don't mind genuine ignorance when
> people are polite and get their timing right, but invasive stupidity
> is another thing altogether).  I was at the train station and this guy
> was talking to the railway employee who had the ramp for me to get on
> the train.  Apparently he was studying psychology and was working at
> the local spinal rehab hospital, and he was talking about it in such a
> patronising way - like he was doing the people there such a great
> favour by `helping' the `less fortunate' (Not his exact words but his
> tone of voice).  And during all this my internal d**k h**d detector
> was pretty sure that this prat was going to say something to me before
> I got on the train.  Bullseye!!  He turned and noticed me and said
> `careful you don't get a speeding ticket on that', and I said `well at
> least I won't get a ticket for making stupid comments' (I know, not one
> of my best but I was caught on the hop!!) He thought I was joking!!
> and I'm not a subtle person, it is very obvious when I'm angry, and I
> was ANGRY.  So I started telling him off about invading my privacy and
> space and being patronising etc.  He didn't like that one bit, after
> all he was doing his good deed for the day paying attention to a poor
> pathetic cripple who obviously has nothing else good in her life.  So
> he started yelling at me (can't remember what he said, but he wasn't
> happy), the train came, Railway guy puts the ramps up for me, psych(o)
> guy was still ranting at me, and he stands right in front of the ramp
> so I can't roll on, and he is STILL yelling, and so I deliberately ran
> right over his feet on to the train - and I didn't feel one bit
> guilty!!  In fact it still gives me a kick.
> I now know too many wonderful AB's who treat me with dignity and
> respect (and even one or two great professionals), to tolerate even
> for a minute those who won't.
>
> I know I've gone on a bit, but I though you guys would appreciate this
> story!
>
> Rayna
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 17, 2001 at 01:32:46PM -0500, Jennifer Lahiff wrote:
>     Rayna,\
>     To see the look on her face when my husband told her to ask me instead was
>     reward enough for me!
>     You know that when i go out to the market or such...people from my childhood
>     aproach me & say "do you remember 15 years ago when you ran over my left
>     foot"?....
>     o yes! i kept track of everyones foot i ran over.......whatever....hehehe
>     jennifer



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