I'm going to City Hall right now, on Day 3 of wheeling the few blocks to Moomin's school, I have had to yell at drivers nearly every trip, and because of the steep curbs I have to go most of the way in the street. Even at stop signs people don't stop all the way -- the fuckers. But keep rolling towards me slow & ominous as if they just can't be bothered to do more than tap their brakes. I hold up my hand in a "stop" position and yell at them but the point doesn't get across. Next time I will roll right up to their window, demand they talk with me, and if they won't put their window down it's time for a good window-bashing with my cane.
My knees and back hurt a lot this morning, for no reason I can discern. Toes too, in that "change of air pressure" way. I'm limping nastily. Take me away, Celebrex....
Anyway, it's time for me to print out a map of here to the school and bring it to City Hall, marked up with fucking highlighter. I'm mustering all my polite steeliness.
OR... by the end of the week I'll be out there with a wheelbarrow and a guerrilla crew, pouring concrete for makeshift ramps.
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ooh a day at city hall, not fun. i hope you get everything taken care of though so the taxi drivers don't have to feel the wrath of an angry crip!
i don't know if you're interested in this or not, but we're having a campaign against the MDA telethon this week. would love it if you checked it out and fight against pity.
your blog was referred by a fellow blogger, hope to keep in touch!
Posted by: stacey | August 29, 2007 at 11:48 AM
Hi Stacey! Actually my morning at City Hall went quite well! I wrote it up in detail over here:
http://liz-henry.blogspot.com/2007/08/hacking-city-hall.html
Posted by: badgerbag | August 29, 2007 at 12:08 PM
p.s. I am sorry my access on this site itself sucks so bad. I should fix that!
Posted by: badgerbag | August 29, 2007 at 12:09 PM
You need me to come down there and you can be Whitney Houston, I'll be Kevin Costner? Cuz I will! But only if you sing to me.
Posted by: Karen | August 30, 2007 at 05:07 AM
Dang! Sorry you're having such a horrible interface with traffic. This campus is really nasty as well. Cut-outs everywhere, but bathroom stalls are totally whacked. Many aren't wide enough to fit a chair through, and sometimes you are directed to another building altogether--so much for a major Tier 1 research university being accessible...
Posted by: Claudia Snowden | August 30, 2007 at 02:38 PM
Guerilla ramps! I love it! Definitely videoblog that!
Give 'em hell
- Amy Gahran
Posted by: Amy Gahran | August 31, 2007 at 01:07 AM