Bobby Greer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Barb and all,
>
>     I used get bent out of shape when peopk tried to help me.
> Now, most of the time, I let them. Sometimes even, I'll solicit
> help nonverbally by what I call "going gimp".That's when I let
> others do things out of pure laziness or in situation where I
> would desire some help. For example, over the years, I have
> used word processing so much that about all I ever do as far as
> handwriting is signing letters. If I am out some place and must
> fill out a long writtten form of some kind, I "go gimp" and try
> to get someone else to do it because my handwriting is almost
> illegible and I am usually nervous in such places anyway. Over
> the years, my independent pride has disappeared.
>
> Bobby

So long as I know I can do something there is no point in
continually proving it to people.

Many people are amazed that I drive a car (considering the amount
of jerkiness visible) and the bolder among them sometimes ask:-

"Do you have a lot of accidents?"

To which my usual reply is:-

"No, but I see a fair few in my rear view mirror!"

Cheers

--
Deri James