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Apr. 26th, 2026 05:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
somedayseattleI’ve been in a wheelchair for about 2 1/2 years now. It’s been an eye-opening experience and I have learned a lot. But I have asked for and I expect no sympathy. I’ve learned a lot about people. Some are very gracious whilst others think their slick little jokes are hysterical. I’ve also learned the tricks of the trade when it comes to zipping around on the wheels.
One of the things I’ve learned is how to deal with idiots in cars. There’s a traffic light & crosswalk right in front of our building. When the light turns red and the walk sign is activated, I still wait a moment or two before I go. Just because it is red, doesn’t mean people are going to stop. When we come to a crossing where there’s no light I always wave traffic on. A lot of people will slow down and stop but that doesn’t phase me. Keep on moving, Cletus. I have seen one too many stories about people pressing the gas instead of the brake and driving through a restaurant windows for me to trust these yokels. Today was a weird interaction with the traffic.
Erica and I were coming home from a quick trip to the local mall when we reached a T intersection. As usual, we waved people on. To the right, coming over a speed bump was a black SUV. She began to slow down and as usual, she got the wave. She instead pulled her car to the left a little, blocking the traffic behind her and got out of her car. She walked over towards us and then stuck her hand up to the oncoming traffic to stop. She waved us across the street like kids at elementary school. What the fuck? We had no other choice, but to cross the road and thank her. And of course, Hillbilly Jim Joe Bobby Ray behind her could not tolerate stopping for six whole seconds. He swerved around her into the other lane and pulled past us damn clipping us. We awkwardly thanked the woman as she walked away and got back into her car. It was very strange and awkward and unnecessary. I will repeat when I’ve said in the past...if you really want to help someone in a wheelchair, leave them the fuck alone.
We also went to a new international grocery yesterday . I don’t know why, but I found it disappointing. It just didn’t have the vibe of our usual tienda. But I did find a couple bottles of one of my favorite hot sauces which has been out of stock at my usual store. That makes all the disappointment worthwhile.
Salsa Huichol Black $1.49 each
One of the things I’ve learned is how to deal with idiots in cars. There’s a traffic light & crosswalk right in front of our building. When the light turns red and the walk sign is activated, I still wait a moment or two before I go. Just because it is red, doesn’t mean people are going to stop. When we come to a crossing where there’s no light I always wave traffic on. A lot of people will slow down and stop but that doesn’t phase me. Keep on moving, Cletus. I have seen one too many stories about people pressing the gas instead of the brake and driving through a restaurant windows for me to trust these yokels. Today was a weird interaction with the traffic.
Erica and I were coming home from a quick trip to the local mall when we reached a T intersection. As usual, we waved people on. To the right, coming over a speed bump was a black SUV. She began to slow down and as usual, she got the wave. She instead pulled her car to the left a little, blocking the traffic behind her and got out of her car. She walked over towards us and then stuck her hand up to the oncoming traffic to stop. She waved us across the street like kids at elementary school. What the fuck? We had no other choice, but to cross the road and thank her. And of course, Hillbilly Jim Joe Bobby Ray behind her could not tolerate stopping for six whole seconds. He swerved around her into the other lane and pulled past us damn clipping us. We awkwardly thanked the woman as she walked away and got back into her car. It was very strange and awkward and unnecessary. I will repeat when I’ve said in the past...if you really want to help someone in a wheelchair, leave them the fuck alone.
We also went to a new international grocery yesterday . I don’t know why, but I found it disappointing. It just didn’t have the vibe of our usual tienda. But I did find a couple bottles of one of my favorite hot sauces which has been out of stock at my usual store. That makes all the disappointment worthwhile.
Salsa Huichol Black $1.49 each
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