The one thing that I've learned since having my leg amputated is how clueless some people are.
This past Friday I was going to go grocery shopping, but I was feeling somewhat lazy so I waited until the last bus run. When I went outside I found the gate to the apartment complex was blocked by the rear end of a pickup truck belonging to the new neighbor. I tried to roll through the grass and gulley to get around, but I ended up missing the bus. After I dragged my wheelchair back up the steps I saw that the new neighbor had left a load of laundry outside so I knocked on his door, introduced myself, and let him know what occurred.
I can't count the number of times where someone has left something in the middle of a sidewalk or on a wheelchair ramp and I've either had to move it myself (I removed a large dolly at my apartment complex and hurt myself in the process) or go into a store and ask an employee to move a large stocking cart sitting smack dab in the middle of a fairly wide sidewalk.
I've also had to say "Look Up" to people who nearly walk into me because they can't look up from their cell phones.
My only opportunity to get attention occurs when I'm on a long straight-away in the grocery store. I can get this wheelchair moving at 12-15 mph so the people walking 3 or 4 abreast better watch out. Ramming speed ahead!
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