Last week my husband and I went away for a few days.I hadnt been very well for months,and the same 4 walls were getting VERY samey if you know what I mean.
We thought we would go to Weymouth,have been there many times before.We know our way around,its flat to go,out and about with my scooter,and we know which shops and eating places are accessible with the scooter so it meant not having to get to know a place from scratch.
We had good accomodation at the Premier Inn on the seafront, with Brewers Fayre restaurant just across the carpark .We would normally take our own caravan but not for just 5 days. This was ideal.
Weather was terrific,even though we had an abysmal forecast.What could go wrong ?
I have to say I pride myself on my manoeuvring skills on my scooter .I can normally park on a postage stamp.But well I really don't know what happened last week.
Most of the time there wasnt a problem but 2nd day we were there we came out of a sweet shop on the main street,my arm rest was still up,from earlier and it caught a display of toffees.Down came at least a dozen boxes with a clatter.After a lot of apologetic crawling by me,the lady in the shop understood it was an accident,and no permanent damage to the goods.
The following day we went into Dorchester,we were in a charity shop looking at books when I saw one I wanted a closer look at.I reached forward to pick it up but I hadnt turned off the key.I leaned on the handle.It shot forward over my husbands foot and he started shouting in pain as I was on his foot on the scooter.I add at this point I am no Twiggy.
Following that we found a quiet out of the way cafe.They said it was ok to bring my scooter in and showed us to a table easy to negotiate a route to.I cannot walk more than 6 feet so thats why I need my scooter to be near me.We had lunch but in that time a group,of 8 people came in moved 2 or 3 tables together to accomodate their group but made exit for me impossible. Theyre food arrived as we were still eating ,we held on for as long as we could so as not to disturb them,but it got to the point where we had to leave.The cafe proprietor had to ask them to move the tables.I felt bad but they didnt ask to rearrange the tables when they got in there they just assumed it was ok.
Hubby would not let me visit the glass and crockery shop, that day - cant see why.!-- lol
Following day we went to Monkey World,no incidents all day but then we went to the gift shop,on the way out,,hubby turns round from the till to ask for some small change.I move forward to hand it to him and bingo, fingers slip on handle and I shoot forward demolishing a basket of soft toys.The girl on the till did say it was a silly place to put them But I think she just felt sorry for me.
Anyway on our last day we went into Holland &,Barrett in Weymouth.While I was in there a lady came zooming in thru the door on her scooter and completely wiped out a display of plastic bottles of vitamins.The young man in the shop was not happy at all.The lady on the scooter says "ooh sorry its my first day on this I think it may have to go back "At this point I am sat on my scooter looking very sanctimonious with that " I wouldnt do a thing like that " look on my face. If only he knew.
So not very good- must do better !! Hubby says I need to go on one of those retraining courses that bad drivers go on - cheeky devil.!!
.Not sure what happened last week,hubby even says himself what a good driver I am.
But joking apart in the wrong hands these can do some serious damage.
Take care,safe ,happy scootering everyone.
Crusee
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I'm glad you got to get out of seeing the same walls for awhile! God Bless - Christy
