~Her Opinion~

I was looking up the phone number to my favorite restaurant

today and there was a comment..well a review of it that some

person name Theresa had posted about the Oasis here in

town.. I have to admit.. I had to join this book place called

Judy's book to be able to comment on this Theresa's book.

I tried to be very nice..but I was so upset with her biased

comment.. She said the food was so so and rather costly

and said the service was AWFUL, that she had to BEG

for a coffee refil and complained about the smoke.. Well..

you know me.. I had to write and give my 2 cents and tell

her I thought she had overlooked ONE very good point

about my favorite place.. that it is TOTALLY wheel chair

accessible, she made NO mention of that fact..

I found the food wonderful..the staff was 4 star, very very attentive

and I never had to beg or even ask for coffee the waiter was

always asking me.. the food, is fairly priced cheaper than the

place I will NEVER go into again..APPLEBEES.. The Oasis

is very open and the last time I was there I saw 2 other people in

there in chairs.. its very open and easy to navigate and even

the bathroom was great.. This THeresa made NO mention of

that fact at all. Perhaps her not being in a chair she doesn't think

of looking at that fact..I hope she does NOW!! I think that is the

problem with a lot of people they are not around chair people

and don't KNOW..

I went to Applebees..and waited for the girl to come and show us

to a table..they led us along the UPPER level..to a far corner by

the door in and out of the kitchen.. far from view from anyone..
EVery time someone came out of the kitchen, naturally carrying

a tray of food..or plates of it.. the door would swing open and hit

my chair every time till I was ready to scream. I did NOT enjoy my

VERY expensive food, in fact I don't remember what I ate, I was

so upset that I insisted that we leave. I told the girl when she came

to bring the check how I felt about where they sat me..she asked

why I did not complain sooner when I was put there.. well I was

informed THAT was the only place they had that could fit a chair..

I will NEVER go back to APPLEBEEs and I hope the owner or

whomever does a survey of their place and make it better for some

one like us.. and KEEP that table open so only chair people can

sit there.. that's a lot of the problem of these places..they find ONE

spot a chair will fit..but if they get crowed well anyone can sit there,

they have smoking sections..why not wheelchair tables?

Raelynn and I went in her sisters' KIA..its a high off the ground car

well suv I think, and I had to be up on a curb to be able to use my

board to get into it and slide across its so high up off the ground..we

drove ..well she did all the way to Sturgis about 35 miles to go to

Wal Mart, we got there and there was NO where for me to get back

into the KIA.. I made sure of that before I got out.. we cruised along

the whole front of that huge place and the whole doorway was flat

with the ground.. Not everyone has a ramp or a low car, so I had

no way of getting back in the KIA, so I wasn't getting out..and the

closest place to where there was a curb was about a block away,

well I would have had to roll across a road and half the parking lot

to get into that store..you KNOW what I did.. we left..If I had legs I

wouldn't walk that far even to be able to shop at Wal Mart..We

came back here and went to Meijers they have a curb..

Its the same tomorrow.. I have to be at my Dr at 10 am .. when I

roll into that small waiting room they have NO place for a chair

either so I sit in there in the way of everyone and steady have to

move the more people come in. That makes me SO MAD.. I

go even over to the lab at the hospital to get blood work done..

same thing.. they have NO places for a chair.. I roll in and they

have to rearrange it to find a spot for me to sit and wait or I let

them know and get huffy and then I get taken right away I think

just to shut me up..

This is what I mean.. people with no contact or even those with,

like my Dr. they don't THINK of this stuff.. and a Dr? or a hospital?

now .. that is just not acceptable.. and then I get asked WHY don't

you go out Lois..go get some fresh air.. I did manage to get into

a wal mart when I was in a lower car..and I got stuck in their aisles

so bad I had to move the whole shelf thingie to be able to move

around.. This is a major issue and I KNOW I am not the only one

that has encountered this..

I left a comment on this Theresa's Book thru a place called Judy's

book.. I had to join it..but I am deleting it as it seems a biased

commentary place as far as im concerned.. I plan to unjoin as

soon as I see a reply from this woman that made such severe

criticism on a great place.. No answer yet.. But I did send a link

to this blog and that is why I am writing about this tonite I hope

she reads this..and maybe she will realize there are MORE than

able bodied people out there. She mentioned also about the

cigarette smoke.. I used to smoke..alot..I don't anymore but if

someone has a problem with smelling smoke then avoid the

place and don't go.. until all this stuff started about it no one paid

any attention to the smoke smell or what ever anyway.sit farther

away from that section then..that's my opinion anyway..

Ive been stewing about this all day and I sure got into a snit about

it. Tomorrow is soon approaching and the closer it gets the...

well attitude I am getting about being FORCED to go to the Dr.

I don't like being FORCED to do anything. but If I don't go then

this new Dr wont say I am still disabled and need a power chair

that runs.. Kim at Wright Filippis said he has to approve it and

HAS to see me..I bet my insurance loves having to pay for a

Dr visit because even though I have gone to that office for 5

years now..they still have to see my legs havent grown back..It

amazes me what I have to go thru.. I plan to not be very nice

when I do get there and plan to state my opinion about it .. why

did no one tell me this 4, 5 months ago?

Well I guess I can get down off this soapbox and I hope that little

lady reads this, I hope they all do.. I don't recommend a place

bad or good until I consider it all..too bad all these places don't

take time to THINK.. I wonder how nervous those girls are over

at my Dr's knowing Im coming there tomorrow no matter what.

Its very early posting tonite for me again but I have to go and

lay it down and get some rest. I know this is the only thing that

will help relieve this stress from me.. My boys are already in

there.. I wonder if they can read my mind? I wouldn't be a bit

surprised. lol.. time to say again "nitey nite"

Y'all have a good one Y'hear? love ya.. and thanks :-)

ALways, Lois ****

God Bless you is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe

until I write again..