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beekaytee - Jun 23, 2009 7:47:20 am PDT #13611 of 30000

Compassionately intolerant

Yeah, I don't mind if people ask me if I need help as long as they understand "no". But people that ask other people who are with me instead or don't acknowledge that I can think for myself really piss me off. It's the legs, not the brain, assholes.

Totally.

It's not the same, but when I consulted to the gov't and went to meetings with either peers or subordinates, it ground on me when the ol' boys spoke as if I wasn't in the room. One would literally ask someone ELSE what I thought of something!

Ginger - Jun 23, 2009 7:53:53 am PDT #13612 of 30000

"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I'm in a class right now where our project is to come up with a person who revolutionized something, and then write an article on him/her

Willis Carrier (air conditioning)

Clarence Birdseye (frozen food)

The guys who started Google

Bill Wilson (AA)

Arthur Fry (Post-It Notes)

Vortex - Jun 23, 2009 7:55:09 am PDT #13613 of 30000

"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Or the guys who started YouTube.

lisah - Jun 23, 2009 7:57:15 am PDT #13614 of 30000

Punishingly Intricate

I open/hold the door for everyone, regardless of gender or abledness, so I hope it's okay!

I think that's just polite.

billytea - Jun 23, 2009 7:58:03 am PDT #13615 of 30000

You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

My suggestion would be Charles Darwin.

juliana - Jun 23, 2009 8:02:19 am PDT #13616 of 30000

I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Thespis.

Sean K - Jun 23, 2009 8:06:11 am PDT #13617 of 30000

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Thespis.

HEARTING juliana right now.

Also,

HAPPY TEPPY DAY!

Scrappy - Jun 23, 2009 8:07:51 am PDT #13618 of 30000

Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Happy birthday, Teppy! Hope your day is as fabulous as you are....if such a thing is even possible!

omnis_audis - Jun 23, 2009 8:32:58 am PDT #13619 of 30000

omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Vortex, some folks are just frosty. It sounds like your approach is good. As mentioned, ask the person not their traveling companion. If there is a group, and you sense help is needed, ask in the plural to all, "can I help y'all with something". If it looks to be a turtleback situation, ask what they need to stand up. For instance, if I slip/fall on ice, wax floor, etc, getting up is difficult because I can't plant the crutch. So often it's just "ya, your foot there so the crutch doesn't slip would be great!". As a kid, I can't tell you how many times my shoulders/arms were ripped out of sockets by folks trying to help me up. It's not just the altitude, it's also about where the center of gravity is.

Cashmere - Jun 23, 2009 8:40:01 am PDT #13620 of 30000

Now tagless for your comfort.

I had a blind student in one of my English classes in college. One day, I saw her walking away from our building with her guide dog. I thought she might be ditching, but just in case, I ran up to ask her if she was going to class. Turns out her dog got turned around and she didn't know she was going in the wrong direction.

I was glad I asked even though I felt sort of silly--she got around so well. She was pretty happy, too, because we had a test that day.

It's still sometimes to reach out if you're unsure.

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