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Mater- Your right about showing Handicapped people with respect, I have had 19 back operations and Deal with Bad Back pain 99% of the time, also have a Bad left hip and that really limits my speed. My wife is in a wheel chair most of the time due to her Medical problems..The looks you get and the people who just don't care to move when you come thru with the wheelchair ticks me off. 2 weeks ago a woman looked at my wife and stepped in front of her and then turned it to her wheelchair, she hit the ground and looked around. She said she was sorry and walked off, but to look at someone in a wheelchair and then to walk into them, like you are to move out of there way..

PEOPLE TRUST ME, NO ONE WANTS TO BE HANDICAPPED
AND BE UNABLE TO DO THE THINGS WE ONCE DID or TO LIVE WITH THE PAIN ALOT OF US HAVE

I confess, Mater, that I'm one of those people that sometimes gets irritated by the people using those motorized carts. I'm afraid that there may be some sort of stigma attached to them for many people. I guess for me, it's the negative experiences I've had with people using them while working as a stocker... getting hit, dodging them, having to pick up chairs and displays that they've knocked over and continued on their merry way. Some of them have just been downright rude and cranky. Of course, its entirely possible that thier cranky because they have to use such a horrible device to begin with. I rarely ever see a cart that actually works well.

This being said, there's still no excuse for not assisting someone in a cart if they need help. If they can't reach something, I get it for them. And while I may get irritated, I don't take it out on them either. I also have to remember that those carts don't exactly handle that smoothly. Lots of people can't steer those things too well.

"J"...I understand your point and yes those carts can be irritating but so can a wheel chair. I found out quickly that it's a road course and you have to drive with constint coution always looking in front of you...but someone can wam you on your blind side when not looking. It was kind of hard to do with the cart in front of you and you have to get up far enough at the end of the isle to see if anyone is coming, but the difference is that a push cart doesn't get hurt like the person can on the motor cart. But even on those motor carts there are always bad apples in the barrel.

You FOLKS DO KNOW this DON'T YOU? If you're disabled or have become temporarily disabled and you need help getting your groceries, that the majority of the stores will actually have someone from the store go with you to help you.

You folks DID NOT KNOW you can REQUEST and ASK for this? Usually most folks have someone with them so they don't need the extra hands, but if you have to go it alone, ASK FOR HELP from the Door Greeter (at Wal-Mart), they may send you to the service desk to ask for help (which in itself is a real pain in the derrier as well) or they may be able to help you find someone that can get you a person to help you get your shopping done. I do KNOW WAL-MART (as much as a lot of people hate them), PUBLIX, ALBERTSON's and WINN DIXIE ALL DO this, but YOU HAVE TO ASK FOR IT.

Hopefully this will help those that become disabled or temporarily disabled when they go out to do their shopping next time. And those HORNS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FUNCTIONAL for SAFETY REASONS, if they aren't working (TEST THEM BEFORE YOU TAKE the motorized cart!) this needs to be reported so it can be fixed. Those horns SHOULD WORK!

I always assist the handicap. I had a lady in a wheelchair behind me in line at the grocery store last year around New Years (I remember this time because I was buying my black eyed peas for New Years Day). She watched me put my black eyed peas on the counter and asked me where I found those. She said "I looked where they are supposed to be and they are all gone" I told her that they moved them all to the outer aisle on display. So I asked her how many cans would she like and she told me two. So I went over there and got them for her. Just that little gesture made her very happy. It doesn't take alot people to help someone and you will be surprised how it gives you a good feeling to know you did. Be nice to the handicap because karma might get you when your that way!!!!!

Ziggy...You Zigged me on that! Thank you!!!

There are signs, but they are (unfortunately and they may do it on purpose - I can't say) usually quite small, but they are usually posted throughout the store. Next time look around and see if you can find them.

I have been handicapped for the last 15 years so I know what it's like to have people almost knock you down because you move a little slower than they do. Trust me folks, nobody sets out with the intention of becoming handicapped. It just happens and you have to deal with it and people need to be a little bit more understanding. We don't mean to get in your way. We just can't help it. My beef is when I see people park in handicapped parking spaces when it's obvious they're using granny's placard illegally and they get indignant when you point it out to them. They are taking that spot away from someone who really needs it.

how about the ones that grab the handiecapped parking spacesone lady tould me her son was handiecapped as he ran into wal-wart his dad was trying to catch up

Thank you...sorry about the auto accident...I feel for you!!!

I must admit that I went into the Publix in Bithlo, they had two carts, one was charging so I took the other. At check out I recieved all the courtesy you could possibly get...I was impressed!

NOW THERE'S AN IDEA>>>>YEAH! Thanks for the info!!! I remember seeing those! Good thinking!

Thank YOU!!!!!!
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