It comes to an end. The saga of my chair being stolen, please don’t tell me it wasn’t, from the door at the airplane is done. For better or worse, it’s done. I have letters to write, I have complaints to make, I have compliments to send, but that’s simply wrapping it up. When I […]
The first guy offered me an apology. He was there to help get me from one place to another and, after finding out what had happened, that my chair had been stolen, he understood why I was so upset. I know he wanted to do something, anything, to help my spirits, or to make a […]
A knock comes on the door. It’s room service. I am still sitting in the old wheelchair. I don’t want to get used to it. I don’t want my body to give in. The room service person is efficient and friendly. It was hard to bear. GET OUT OF THE ROOM YOU ARE THE WRONG […]
The airport wheelchair feels wrong to me. It holds me without supporting me. It has angles I’m not used to. It fulfills a function, that’s all. I ask Joe if we could go to the bar. I want to be out of the room, out where there is some noise and distraction, out where there […]
As is my habit, upon arriving at the airplane door, I spoke to the lead flight attendant. I pointed out that I was using my own chair, that it would go down to the belly of the plane and then be brought back up for me. I told her that twice before people have attempted […]
We are safe. But not yet quite sound. Yesterday morning the alarm didn’t go off, my fault, and we were then in a panicked rush to get to the airport. Finally made it through bag drop off, security and then customs. Made it to the plane just in time for boarding. Discovered a mistake on […]
When in New York City, we stayed at a hotel in Times Square. We did this for a couple of reasons, one was we love the energy of Times Square and two was that it was only a short walk to go to Ellen’s Stardust Diner. We try to go there every time we go […]
We were in Time Square in New York City just before a street show was about to start. An area had been made clear so that 5 or 6 performers had room to move. And move they did. They did a mix between gymnastics, dance and acrobatics. They had a smooth patter that was fun […]
Sometimes the most powerful conversations need only a message, not sound, not words, not speech, just a message. We went to the mall after work today because I’d been so sedentary all day and wanted some physical movement. We arrived, we parked, we went in. As we moved through the mall the bag on the […]
Victoria Wednesday, November 21, 2018 9:00 AM Renters and landlords are getting more efficient service through the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB), thanks to government investments and innovations making it easier to apply for dispute resolution online and shortening wait times for both hearings and information. “As we continue to update our tenancy laws to better […]
