Voted Today, Sidewalks Are Still An Issue

      Went to vote today, yay democracy! Went by myself out amongst the humans, so I was 4 wheelin  through the streets of Perry Hall. Not a bad trip, about 1 1/2 miles, I can do that with my eyes closed. The county put in all new curb cuts on my route to the shopping center, unfortunately I vote in the opposite direction. 

So this was what was waiting for me on one side of the street, not exactly wheelchair friendly. No biggie, I'll just cross the street and find a driveway I can go up.  

 

  Couldn't go down the front  of  the school, no cuts. It's 2022, how can a public school not have accessible sidewalks? Am I the only  person who needs them? Am I the only person that goes out? Damn discouraging  is what it is. 

Forcing Myself to do More

   I’m going to cook a sirloin tip roast today, all by myself! That’s right, you heard me, by myself. I edged the sidewalks yesterday, almost killed me, but I did it. The boy did the hard pard, he got the edger, the blower, and the extension cord. Ok, that’s not by myself, but I did the edging. The roast is going to be all me. Going to force myself to do some things, if not I’m going to lose the battle. The hope is the more I do, the more I will be able to do. The eyes are a little fuzzy today, combination of the heat and the exertion. Hopefully the roast will look something like this?

County Thinking For Me

     I got turned down by the county again for a curb cut at the rear of Perry Hall middle school, they said it was in my best interest. Honest, they really said that. If I was able to walk, I would be able to walk in the street. I could jog, bike, trike, pogo, do cartwheels. Kids can ride their bikes in the street, skateboard, roller skate. I guess the county has decided that when I became a full time wheelchair rider I must have become feeble minded also? They also said there wasn’t money in the budget, but I’m stuck on the fact the county thinks I am unable to make safe decisions.

     In an email from the school board, “Without a safe pathway through our property and in the interest of the safety of the community member, we are unable to support this request.“ Safe pathway? From the rear of the school to the front? How can that be? I think I need to go into full beast mode with the school and my county council person? Show them how much cheaper a curb cut would be as compared with a lawsuit to make a safe pathway from the rear of the school.