In my mobility scooter yesterday

victory

Thank you it is just I am finding it really hard today and can't stop crying

Anubis_2

victory wrote: »

Thank you it is just I am finding it really hard today and can't stop crying

Crying is good, it lets out some stress - so spend today crying to your hearts content, because I know you will feel better about it afterwards

Do you have someone with you today?

Naf

Don't get me wrong, this is nowhere near as bad as your experience, but I feel similarly treated when out with the pushchair. People just don't get out of the way, or make worthless token little shifts that make zero difference to me getting by. Thing is, I have no issue whatsoever with driving into them; I carry on at my same pace regardless (now that the little one isn't bothered by the odd bump) and if they get in my way because they're ignorant and stupid, their problem.
In my experience people with disabilities of all kinds have tended to be more friendly and better customers, MUCH more understanding if something goes wrong, even if it was your fault. It's not always the case, one chap who was deaf (or partially, couldn't tell for certain) seemed to have a right chip on his shoulder. I took a basic BSL course a while back, so I know a handful of signs, and ALL the other deaf/partially deaf customers I have dealt with absolutely loved that I knew 'please', 'thank you' and 'can I help' at the very least (one couple were even kinda teaching me more :-p ), yet this guy completely ignored all of my attempts to help him out both verbally and signing and just began shouting how awful everything was.

fiendishly

*hugs* Victory. I think all of us on Mobility Scooters have experienced this and it's not nice.
You're absolutely right about the horn though. I learned very quickly never to use it. I even avoid saying 'excuse me' to try and get past, prefering to simply wait as it sems to annoy some people so much.

Hope you feel better later and are up to going out again soon. You'll probably have a nice experience next time to make up for it.

LadyMorticia

What an awful experience. Some people just have so much vitriol towards the disabled.

JJ7

Hugs from me too Victory. What an awful experience for you. Please take heart from that lovely thread you started about 'funny stories in a scooter'. It gave a lot of people a chuckle - which has made me reacall a journey into town a few weeks ago. I couldn't reach some tea bags, didn't ask for help but a lovely elderly lady noticed and she got them for me, I thanked her and she told me her name, adding with a big smile 'anything else you want in the store, just shout my name and I'll come and get it for you'.

I hope by telling you this it has helped to raise your spirits. Thankfully there are some lovely people out there.

Take care.

victory

Thanks everyone yes my OH is here with me today and you are right should think of the positive and not the negative:D have had some lovely people help me out it just threw me how very anti me they were, I have cried so much don't think another tear will come out now, I had such a severe attacks of the panics and inconsolable sobbing I should be fine for now:rotfl: harder skin, harder skin:rotfl:

victory

fiendishly wrote: »

*hugs* Victory. I think all of us on Mobility Scooters have experienced this and it's not nice.
You're absolutely right about the horn though. I learned very quickly never to use it. I even avoid saying 'excuse me' to try and get past, prefering to simply wait as it sems to annoy some people so much.

Hope you feel better later and are up to going out again soon. You'll probably have a nice experience next time to make up for it.

I do the same as you but my little one keeps asking please excuse me my mum is trying to get past, I keep asking him not to and we will wait because I hate the way the people turn around look down to his height level and give him the most awful disgusted stare I don't want him to ever encounter what I have to go through just to get to the end of the day

victory

The report one?

jessie18

Hello Victory, :wave:

I dont very often post on here, i mainly just lurk, but ive just been reading your post & just wanted to say i hope you are feeling a little better after having had such a dreadful experience. It probably shouldnt have shocked me with how people are today, especially about disabled people, but it did, it brought tears to my eyes to be honest that people could treat you like that. I can only say that not everyones the same although you probably dont feel that at the moment, you must still feel really hurt, i know i would. Several years ago an elderly lady got her mobility scooter stuck trying to get back up the kerb after crossing the road, i gave her scooter a gentle push so she could carry on. She started crying after telling me so many people had just walked past her when they could visibly see she was stuck. I had only gone to fetch my lunch and was on the way back to work at the time when i spotted her. But it sounds like you have a really loving family around you, so please try to focus on them, and try to forget about those dreadful people, they are just pathetic.

Take care hun x