OSH '05 Comments

Paul Tomblin wrote:

In a previous article, (Paul Tomblin) said:

In a previous article, Matt Whiting said:

Paul Tomblin wrote:

Think about people like me next time you dismiss somebody as "really
aren't handicapped" just because you can't see anything wrong with them.

Read it again, for comprehension this time. I didn't say people I've
"seen", I said people I "know." There is a big difference. These are

Yeah, you were talking about people you know. But there are a lot of


Oh, and by the way. I bet fewer than 10% of the people who think they
"know" me know that I have this pain. I bet a lot of them "know" that I
don't really need to sit when I'm sitting.

I can't speak for folks who know you. I guess the question is to they
see you playing golf, mowing the yard with a push mower, etc. I've
known a number of people who do these things and more and then park
their car in the handicap slot at Wal-Mart. If someone can push a mower
or walk a golf course, then they certainly can cross 200' of flat
parking lot.


Matt