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Crazy Flash Part XI
Tuesday, January 10th, 20123 Handicap parking stories in one day!
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011Frontpage
Today no complaints!!!
Yesterday I was positively surprised that I actually could get hold of one of the 6 disabled parking places in front of the hospital for my X-ray appointment.
A black „mobile home“ with a star on the front was standing next to me.
Because SUV drivers often forget to display their disabled parking permit I made small labels which I put on their cars.
Furthermore I have fixed my new wheelchair parking sign on the window (see older blogpost), which unfolded its full effect after the car parking next to mine had changed, so that I really had enough space for getting into my car. Great thing.
When I wanted to back into my disabled parking place in front of my house around 6 o’clock, it was already dark, a woman on a bicycle was just passing by.
She stopped, came to me and friendly pointed out that this was a disabled parking place. In this moment she saw my wheelchair and parking permit.
I thanked her, she thought probably that I hadn’t seen the labeling in the dark.
I think her behaviour is exemplary and absolutely worth mentioning!
Translator BL
Complaining is worth it! Simply Great Part V
Monday, August 29th, 2011Frontpage
I have already often reported about my handicap parking safaris (see older blogpost).
The discounter with the big “L“ on whose parking lot the most beautiful stories have happened, has relocated the disabled parking place sign on my proposal.
Especially worth mentioning is the reanimation of the wheelchair symbol on the ground.
The labelling is top!!!
A little e-mail with pictures to the head office, a very kind callback on the phone, and it was taken care about the issue.
I know, penned by me it sounds a little paradox, but don’t just always complain, raise the issues at the appropriate positions, often it is quite simple to change something.
However I have to mention that I kindly announced to an approximately 30 year old driver of a car with a star that he would be standing on a disabled parking place when I came out of the supermarket. He apologized several times, he hadn’t seen it. This partial blindness seems to be wildly spread. I believe in the Easter bunny and Santa Claus, and now him as well…
Translator BL
Hand cycle boot camp Part I
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011Frontpage
I got persuaded to travel to the “near abroad” last week for a hand cycle boot camp
Oberstdorf im Allgäu (Bavaria).
I have been to many countries already and was able to communicate with the respective inhabitants in English or French quite well.
Apart from the language barrier, the weather has disturbed my whole training schedule.
My since months proven and tested training schedule with several rides in the rain per day was ruined totally by one week of everlasting sunshine. In London (Paralympics 2012) it rains the whole year, as everybody knows, so you have to be prepared.
My equipment had to be converted rapidly from high speed rain jacket to strongly braking cooling cap and vest.
Due to the beautiful sunsets every day the coaches got so melancholic that there was nothing to do with them any more. They were occupied with writing post cards and painting by numbers.
The signage of the race track must have been the result of
Fools at work.
signs in both directions meaning: all trails
Meanwhile I had completely lost my way, so that I ended up on the
Nebelhorn
middle sign meaning: panorama trail – wheelchair and stroller accessible
and finally on the
Way of St James
(in German: Jakobsweg)
OK, this was driven back quickly .
Back in Frankfurt at last.
Last night I was finally able to exercise reasonably again with 16°C and 20 litres of rain/m²!
Translator BL
Special Edition!!
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011Frontpage
Collective suicide of the disabled parking place labels!
The silver-coloured car on the first picture has a parking permit, the driver of the black car is suffering from the widely spread chronic “Offroad Dementia”.
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Signs Part V
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
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This sign kindly indicates that the way ends 100 meters further ahead on the mole at the sea.
If you are not Jesus of Nazareth, it is also dead end for any pedestrian.
Signs Part IV
Thursday, October 7th, 2010Frontpage
We wheelers are often treated a little childlike.
I am not annoyed with anybody if he is patting my head in the last moment of saying goodbye.
That’s just the way it is if you are just 1,38 m small.
But if it will ever occur to anyone to spit on a tissue to wipe a spot off my face then only steel-toed boots protect him from my wheels.
For the city of Frankfurt all wheelers seem to be like children.
In the zoo a playground was built especially for us active wheelers. Actually this signage can’t be interpreted differently.
active wheeler’s playground
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Signs Part III
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010Frontpage
Although I am in possession of a valid driving licence for a car adapted with hand throttle (see older blogpost), I have never made a
wheeler driving test,
otherwise I would know this
floor labeling in connection with a parking restriction sign
in the middle of the street for sure.
“except ambulance vehicles”
I don’t understand it.
It is not a labeled disabled parking place.
Could it be the parking position for an ambulance vehicle driven by a wheelchair user?
Is a wheelchair a vehicle for the sick?
Help me, I’m confused…
Translator BL
Fire !!!
Sunday, May 30th, 2010Frontpage
If these German Alpine mountain people in Bavaria already have computers?
“Fire department / Fire water extraction point”
Are they still using leather buckets?
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Signs Part II
Thursday, May 27th, 2010Frontpage
“Cyclists dismount”
“Hiking zone / Strictest driving ban”
At disregard of these signs you get sentenced with
“sitting“ for at least two years !!
Translator BL
Signs Part I
Thursday, May 27th, 2010Frontpage
What does this sign mean?
Passage allowed for wheelchair using residents who are riding hand cycle, are professional taxi drivers and are using a nursing bed?
Where can I get a taxi from quickly?
Translator BL
