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Bi wheelchair user, legs optional. Emergency planning, disability issues, and occasional silliness. He/him

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Seems the place for this

19.10.2025 10:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That would be my luck. I'd get a virus as a familiar and no one would be able to see it!

18.10.2025 14:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What would you call a Placebo tribute act?

17.10.2025 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hospitals seem particularly good at that

16.10.2025 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's very chaotic. Some coordination would be great. Where I used to work, the rules were different depending which side of the road you parked as the council boundary ran down the middle of the road.

16.10.2025 18:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It depends how the parking is charged as it varies massively across the country. In some places you can only park in the disabled spaces for 3 hours but the other spaces for as long as you want but you have to pay for both. If the fee is on vehicle size this might still be charged.

16.10.2025 17:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just chased my disabled freedom pass application as it's been 10 weeks since I applied (start of August). Apparently they are currently processing applications received in the first week of July! How can a straightforward application take that long?

16.10.2025 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Another green one!

16.10.2025 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's refreshing. A lot of the time these things aren't joined up

16.10.2025 11:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There needs to be a disability exemption from this as a lot of us have no choice over the size of vehicle we need to get us and our essential equipment around. Most Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles you can buy are van sized.

16.10.2025 10:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And those of us who've been managing pain for decades

15.10.2025 19:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think that's why they are great villains. They are implacable and relentless

14.10.2025 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A triffid from the 1981 BBC Day of the Triffids

A triffid from the 1981 BBC Day of the Triffids

I want to know who decided I should dream about triffids last night

14.10.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They look good but might be outside my budget as I'd have to hire lights and modifiers too

13.10.2025 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A bit of a long shot but does anyone know of a wheelchair accessible photography studio for hire in London? I'm trying to plan a couple of studio shoots but finding it hard finding anywhere to shoot

13.10.2025 11:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

Have a quiet on-call

12.10.2025 13:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Crikey!

10.10.2025 06:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thoughts - is a car park where people who need the accessible space can only park for 3 hours regardless of payment but people who don't can park for as long as they like discriminatory?

09.10.2025 17:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love how one of the symptoms of nerve agent poisoning is listed as "involuntary fecal incontinence" which suggests the existence of "voluntary fecal incontinence"

09.10.2025 17:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Anyone got good FOI knowledge? Does a request need to be made to a specific point of contact within an organisation or any of their points of contact?

09.10.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I wonder if the Berlin Brigade camouflage would work?

08.10.2025 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I do love Pat's line "I didn't know this was the thing!" with pregnant Bandit. Such a useful line

07.10.2025 06:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Most splendid

01.10.2025 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good to know the commute I make as a wheelchair user is impossible then. Green Park is wrong as there's no step free access to the jubilee line. You can't get to and from the Northern Line at Waterloo. Circle and District aren't step free at Westminster

30.09.2025 19:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is there a version that shows the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line?

30.09.2025 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, the very manual nature of the current system provides a level of security due to how convoluted the process would be. More automation makes interrogation much easier

26.09.2025 10:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've run polling stations a few times. The number on the ballot paper is recorded against the electoral roll by hand. The two are kept separate throughout the process. They can be reconciled if there's an allegation of fraud but v hard to search

26.09.2025 07:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Different trusts in different regions with different systems definitely hasn't helped

25.09.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Got to track down a referral from one clinic to another that appears to have vanished. More soul-sapping disability admin

25.09.2025 12:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, like a switch suddenly people are in arctic mode

24.09.2025 07:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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