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keps · 11-05-2009, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by thehipcrip

(Note: Even though this is the most appropriate thread in which to share this experience, it feels incredibly self-centered to post this following a discussion among Moms about the unimaginable impact disabilities have on kids.)

Yesterday's visit to my doctor in Puerto Rico included the worst airport/getting on a plane experience I've ever had.
<snip>

It seems like everything that could go wrong, did go wrong for you that day, TheHipCrip.

As I was reading I was thinking "surely no more things went wrong" - but they did!
No wonder you were in heaven when you got home to your furry babies.

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BTW, American Airlines let me keep the blanket as a consolation prize.

Ok, I admit I smiled at that.

catlady · 11-05-2009, 11:43 PM

I kept thinking of your kitties while reading the story, and thinking how nice it must be to come home to them. Glad you made it in one piece and purring awaited.

Lazlo · 11-06-2009, 09:02 AM

THC, we need to get you back to the main 48 as soon as possible.

TAM63 · 11-06-2009, 09:06 AM

Oh my, what an ordeal - one wouldn't thinking going to the physiatrist would involve being beaten up and almost electrocuted.

I seem to remember reading somewhere about the medical effects of purring cats. I get purring cats eventually, but upon returning home I am generally first mauled by giant dogs.

bollefen · 11-06-2009, 11:22 AM

THC ain't life grand. Whenever I feel sorry for myself I go to CC both for the always availble support and see how good my day was compare to someone else.

THC

Glad you're home safe dry and warm.

Kindly,

Bill

Eileen · 11-06-2009, 12:34 PM

HipCrip, what a nightmare! You deserved a good shot of brandy (or whatever) after an ordeal like that. I occasionally fly, but hate it everytime because of screwups like this, wheelchair damage, the whole being the most interesting show in town during loading (oh, right, it is called boarding, but for crips the word loading is more appropriate sometimes). Glad you are home to purring kitties.

quad79 · 11-06-2009, 12:46 PM

Wow,so crappy HC.In the end you have those kitties,the best therapy ever created.

I actually have a very annoying one right now.He mentioned wanting to go somewhere tropical in the past..hint,hint.lol

TAM63 · 11-06-2009, 12:48 PM

Haha my husband would happily give one away too (well so he says, he's often found cuddling the thing).

The dogs say NO though - THEY're the best therapy.

The cats say "Cats rule, Dogs drool"

thehipcrip · 11-06-2009, 10:22 PM

Aw, thank you guys for the empathy and support! Reading all of these nice posts was right up there in making me feel better with the cuddles and purrs from my kitties.

In retrospect, I guess I've been pretty lucky that I've only been caught in the rain once after making this trip to PR four-five times a year for the last five years. Hopefully, this was my first and last experience with precipitation when I need to fly out of airports that don't use jetways (she says with gimp fingers crossed). Zero's right, I need to get back to the lower 48 soon!

Eileen, I actually laughed out loud (waking the napping Puddy Tat plopped next to my computer) as I read your post re: loading vs. boarding. As I was proofreading my recap of this recent airline ordeal, I discovered that I had used the words "load" and "loading" instead of "board" and "boarding" about 95 percent of the time! It's almost impossible to not feel like baggage when getting strapped to the people dolly (aka aisle chair), tipped back and cranked up that lift.

As far as kitties hinting about living in the topics, we'd love to have y'all as neighbors, quad79 and TAM63, but between the indoor ten and the now three ferals we care for, our cat boarding facility is full!

bob clark · 11-07-2009, 03:19 AM

Hi TheHipCrip,

Sorry about your airline boarding/loading ordeal. Years ago I saw Itzhak Perlman interviewed on TV. I think it was on '60 Minutes'. I remember he described his airline boarding experience as being loaded onboard "like a sack of potatoes". It may have been this indignity that got him interested in advocating "for people with disabilities, actively promoting laws to ease access to buildings and transportation."

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Born (1945) in Tel Aviv, Israel, Itzhak Perlman contracted polio at age 4, permanently paralyzing his legs. He performs his music while seated and walks with crutches. Itzhak is a well known advocate for people with disabilities, actively promoting laws to ease access to buildings and transportation.

Some other inaccessibility experiences by well-known personalities:

http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/ex...cesssherry.htm

It seems as though you made the trip without contracting the flu so that's a big positive. Good for you!

Bob.

11-06-2009, 12:46 PM	#1117
quad79 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia-USA Posts: 2,083	Wow,so crappy HC.In the end you have those kitties,the best therapy ever created. I actually have a very annoying one right now.He mentioned wanting to go somewhere tropical in the past..hint,hint.lol __________________ "I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contained, I stand and look at them long and long." ~ Walt Whitman

11-06-2009, 10:22 PM	#1119
thehipcrip Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: US Virgin Islands Posts: 1,048	Aw, thank you guys for the empathy and support! Reading all of these nice posts was right up there in making me feel better with the cuddles and purrs from my kitties. In retrospect, I guess I've been pretty lucky that I've only been caught in the rain once after making this trip to PR four-five times a year for the last five years. Hopefully, this was my first and last experience with precipitation when I need to fly out of airports that don't use jetways (she says with gimp fingers crossed). Zero's right, I need to get back to the lower 48 soon! Eileen, I actually laughed out loud (waking the napping Puddy Tat plopped next to my computer) as I read your post re: loading vs. boarding. As I was proofreading my recap of this recent airline ordeal, I discovered that I had used the words "load" and "loading" instead of "board" and "boarding" about 95 percent of the time! It's almost impossible to not feel like baggage when getting strapped to the people dolly (aka aisle chair), tipped back and cranked up that lift. As far as kitties hinting about living in the topics, we'd love to have y'all as neighbors, quad79 and TAM63, but between the indoor ten and the now three ferals we care for, our cat boarding facility is full! __________________ "In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for. As for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican." --H.L. Mencken

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11-05-2009, 11:43 PM	#1112
catlady Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 117	I kept thinking of your kitties while reading the story, and thinking how nice it must be to come home to them. Glad you made it in one piece and purring awaited.

11-06-2009, 09:02 AM	#1113
Lazlo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 1,442	THC, we need to get you back to the main 48 as soon as possible.

11-06-2009, 09:06 AM	#1114
TAM63 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 374	Oh my, what an ordeal - one wouldn't thinking going to the physiatrist would involve being beaten up and almost electrocuted. I seem to remember reading somewhere about the medical effects of purring cats. I get purring cats eventually, but upon returning home I am generally first mauled by giant dogs.

11-06-2009, 11:22 AM	#1115
bollefen Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CT Posts: 472	THC ain't life grand. Whenever I feel sorry for myself I go to CC both for the always availble support and see how good my day was compare to someone else. THC Glad you're home safe dry and warm. Kindly, Bill

11-06-2009, 12:34 PM	#1116
Eileen Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under a toadstool Posts: 4,786	HipCrip, what a nightmare! You deserved a good shot of brandy (or whatever) after an ordeal like that. I occasionally fly, but hate it everytime because of screwups like this, wheelchair damage, the whole being the most interesting show in town during loading (oh, right, it is called boarding, but for crips the word loading is more appropriate sometimes). Glad you are home to purring kitties.

11-06-2009, 12:48 PM	#1118
TAM63 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 374	Haha my husband would happily give one away too (well so he says, he's often found cuddling the thing). The dogs say NO though - THEY're the best therapy. The cats say "Cats rule, Dogs drool"