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bunsen_hExercise it regularly, when you can.
We voted in the advance poll yesterday. The wait was about half an hour. People in line were pretty good-humoured about it, even those with mobility problems. There were a few chairs and benches, enough to go around; people who needed to sit were invited to grab a chair until their spot in line had advanced to the next chair. The only complaining I heard was from a guy upset about inadequate signage, which had caused him to walk from one door to another and back again, and the loudest snarking I heard about him was from other handicapped people. "For God's sake, it hurts me to stand, let alone walk. Get over it!" But the polling officials did discuss the matter, to try to figure out signage that would be simple and clear -- yes, it would have been possible for the guy to enter by a different door, if he didn't need a ramp. The original signs directed everybody to the one door that was was fully handicapped-accessible.
In retrospect, it would have been nice if people with mobility problems were given priority. But nobody seemed to expect it; nobody suggested it.
It's nice to see people so engaged in the political process.
We voted in the advance poll yesterday. The wait was about half an hour. People in line were pretty good-humoured about it, even those with mobility problems. There were a few chairs and benches, enough to go around; people who needed to sit were invited to grab a chair until their spot in line had advanced to the next chair. The only complaining I heard was from a guy upset about inadequate signage, which had caused him to walk from one door to another and back again, and the loudest snarking I heard about him was from other handicapped people. "For God's sake, it hurts me to stand, let alone walk. Get over it!" But the polling officials did discuss the matter, to try to figure out signage that would be simple and clear -- yes, it would have been possible for the guy to enter by a different door, if he didn't need a ramp. The original signs directed everybody to the one door that was was fully handicapped-accessible.
In retrospect, it would have been nice if people with mobility problems were given priority. But nobody seemed to expect it; nobody suggested it.
It's nice to see people so engaged in the political process.
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Date: 2015-10-11 04:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-11 05:56 pm (UTC)I'm ashamed that the niqab is a significant issue, that so many people are so against it for such bogus alleged reasons.