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The Things People Ask

December 17th, 2004 - Friday

… inside an elevator.

Stranger: Are the cosmetic counters at Level 1?

Me: Yes.

Stranger: Are you going to the basement?

Me: Yes.

Stranger: What happened to you?

Me: Spinal cord injury.

Stranger: You can?t walk?

Me: No.

Stranger: Are you sure you can?t walk?

Me: Do you think I will be using this if I can walk?


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11 Responses to “The Things People Ask”

  1. james Says:
    December 17th, 2004 at 17:22

    Oh man.

  2. Peter Says:
    December 17th, 2004 at 17:30

    James,
    I have been asked odder and more awkward questions.

  3. twinsmom Says:
    December 17th, 2004 at 22:41

    Peter, tell him: “I actually not very sure, why don’t you help me up and see.” I tell you he will runaway as fast as he can.
    This people eat full nothing to do.

  4. sweetspirit Says:
    December 17th, 2004 at 22:50

    Hi Peter
    Never mind , hey ya know my bro still gets those kinda comments too.

    But you know I’ve been asked some stupid things
    in my time .

    Take care ok

  5. lucia Says:
    December 18th, 2004 at 00:51

    another answer would be “you think i like to sit here to move around?”

    there are many strange people running around asking stupid Qs.

  6. dave Says:
    December 18th, 2004 at 12:38

    hmm…tsk tsk. what’s wrong with these people? *frowns*

  7. Peter Says:
    December 18th, 2004 at 12:50

    We must excuse people who ask questions like this. They are ignorant, curious and trying to be friendly at the same time.

  8. Marita Paige Says:
    December 18th, 2004 at 18:41

    Sigh. People do say the stupidest things. It’s something to smile about in retrospect, I guess, eh?

  9. Peter Says:
    December 18th, 2004 at 19:22

    Marita,
    What else can we do except to try to educate and humour them at the same time?

  10. doc Says:
    December 19th, 2004 at 12:15

    And the other day I saw one 4WD parking itself on that parking space with a wheelchair symbol. A man came down walking with a Bluetooth headset on his ear. The Bluetooth radiation must have fried his brain.

    *shake head*

  11. Peter Says:
    December 19th, 2004 at 13:09

    Doc,
    A lot of people have no qualms about parking in the handicapped lots even though they are not physically disabled in any way. Previously, I got my friends to use those thinking I am entitled to it. I was mistaken. Now, whenever I go out with friends, I ask them to park in the non-designated lots. Those with the wheelchair logo should be reserved solely for disabled drivers especially those using wheelchairs.