I have quite a few FUBARs to tell y’all, a few SNAFUs and a cortado!
However, before I get to those, I want to say a heartwarming Thank You to everyone who stopped and lent a hand or two at the Tipover site! I don’t think I thanked enough people…
My bratty power wheelchair decided to play a mean trick on me!
As I rounded a corner on the crowded sidewalk a few hundred feet from Granville Island, my view suddenly changed from navigating through the passersby to an unintended closeup of a wad of gum stuck in a crack between bricks.
Somehow, I learned moments later, that my front tires came into contact with a nasty pothole with an outer bubble of raised brick. My tires hit it perfectly, and then lunged up and over. I crashlanded with a loud “Fuuuuck!”
Instantly, 20 people were all around me: most likely saying things like “Sir, are you okay?” “Hey dude, let me help you up!” “Did you order the Iced Capp?” “Are you hurt?” “Can you hear me?”…
Three helping hands, or four, braced me as I stood up… and then I signed “I’m Deaf … Thank you” to everyone around.
I only said to one guy “What did I run over?” This fella, concern etched in his face pointed down, and I saw nothing out of the ordinary. Then I felt with my foot, a pothole, a small small pothole!
Damn! I thought this chair was supposed to keep me safe! Yes, I was passing people, but I maintained a 2nd speed pace. There were too many children, dogs, cyclists, people, to crank up the speed!
So, all these people righted my bratty power chair, righted me, and were concerned.
I thanked them with a Thumb Up and High Fives, as I motored off.
Luckily I have a Doctor’s appointment on Thursday, and it is a physical, so the Doctor will see the huge bruise, and swollen toes…
Thank you again to those bystanders!
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