Thursday, November 14, 2024

A Busy Week!

We've had a busy week!  Tuesday I had a dental apt. and took advantage of Mrs. F.G. driving me downtown to also go to the library, so I've got a group of books to keep me busy for the week.  The temperatures have dropped down into the single digits so it's rather chilly riding a wheelchair around town!  I was glad to find her waiting for me afterwards as well.

Yesterday I had my regular weekly physio appointment, and after that went out to a meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee which I sit on, held in the council chambers.  I'm not sure how much we accomplish, but it's certainly interesting.  We're slowly working towards a program to encourage downtown businesses to at least make their front entrances accessible.  

Today I go down for my regular weekly lunch with the guys - all former dedicated volunteers for our local Bruce Trail Club.  We meet at McGinty's which is a breakfast and lunch cafe, and chat about anything under the sun for and hour or more.  This group has been going about 10 years now, evolving over that time as restaurants closed during the pandemic at different times, and as new members joined our group while others left.

There's a local small transit service I've probably mentioned before, intended for the disabled in town, and intended mainly for medical apts.  I qualify obviously, and used it yesterday to go to physio and from there to my committee meeting.  It certainly saves Mrs. F.G. some driving.





11 comments:

  1. It’s good to be on committees. Sometimes it seems you just talk around in circles forever and nothing happens, but sometimes you find you have actually changed council/local authority policies. Keep on going. Meanwhile, I have such an awful cough I have strained a muscle in my ribs. Can you believe it?

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  2. The transit service sounds great and the get-together for lunch even better.

    It’s gotten a lot colder here too.

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  3. Nice that you are staying active and that you have alternate transportation to get around.
    Be Safe and Enjoy!

    It's about time.

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  4. Single digits, that is cold!!!
    Hope you enjoyed lunch with your friends.

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  5. I'm glad that you are getting
    out so much, meeting with friends and staying stocked with lots to read.
    (It keeps you out of trouble!).😂

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  6. You've definitely had a busier week than I. Glad to hear there is transit options available, when the weather gets chilly.

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  7. I think there is a lot to be said for the benefits both mentally and physically of being constructively busy in a managable way.

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  8. Good work. You are busy. I've sent Joe in for books for me. I cannot stand a lot of people. I am grateful for the people who can work on committees.

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  9. Hopefully your committee is better than some I've been on where recommendations are requested and then ignored. Our area has a similar transit service for disabled and elderly -- call an they pick up, and call later to go home. The only problem is the frequent delays caused by high demand and some long trips.

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  10. Hopefully your committee will be fruitful. I've been on committees where recommendations were requested and then ignored.

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  11. Good work and good times to work with others.

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