My first-born is in Athens with Mary. mother of three grand-childre and grand-parents of four , soon to be five ,of my great-grandchildren.
A photo on Facebook yesterday showed the Aegean Sea ,likely fronm a balcony or roof. Therre's a soft mist over the mirror- like surface of the water. Mary is the photographer. The caption she has underneath ; "Morning has broken"
I wish I was there. I know I can get there . My scooter will carry me to the door of the plane. It will await me at the door when I arrive . But whether or not the scooter will handle the slopes and inclines of the geography of the place is another consideration. Whatever the port, tge land alwys rises. Steeply.
I am not majorly incapacitated . Every minute of my life is not a gargantuan challege of mobility.
But may have a better sense of how it is to be less than physically capable than someone without the experience.
Last night's meeting took a tedious, repetitious turn with a memorandum to Council that , in terms of accessibility, the status quo of the Council Chamber remain the same.
Th Town hall is relatively new. Two ramps provide access to the floor of the chamber. A couple of impediments intrude into the proper width of the ramps. One has already been removed by the town's carpenter. A second remains to be dealt with when the order is given. A third is possible if the second is not enough.
The first improvement was identified by Rick ,the custodian. He watched me negotiate a turn in the ramp. "That railing could be reduced by four inches that wouldn't be missed " he said.
By next meeting, the deed was done. With such expertise, there was no sign the four inches had ever existed.
The second impediment is five inches depth of millwork framing the overhead monitors. It protrudes at shoulder height . The ramp is about three feet wide. Five inches lost with sharp corners
At shoulder height matters.
Everyone who knows the carpenter tells me he could handle the modification with ease.
When the request was made for improvements, nobody asked me. In fact when I attempted input I was ignored.
The March Of Dimes were asked for advice.
Cost was $450.
The specialty architect who designed the museum in the Church Street School was retained to design improvements.
Cost was $4,700.
Estimated cost of proposed improvement : $110.000.
The floor of the chamber was to be raised by a foot. The infrastructure servicing the desks would have to be taken out and replaced.
The floor would be at the level of the first row of spectator seating, rendering that row useless for spectating.
Wednesday 11 September 2013
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8 comments:
Tarnation. I feel like I'm losing it. Wasn't this dealt with months ago ? Even with demonstrations of how the ramp would work ? Why did it even get brought up again?
Lucky you!
Would that all people had your advantages.
The motto of the Toronto Police Service is:
TO SERVE AND PROTECT
The motto of this term of Aurora Council might be:
TO TAX AND SPEND
I guess Town Hall has no clout. Rogers cut the feed to my computer around 10.
Athens sounds wonderful ! Just as some countries are being crossed off the travel list, others are being added. I have a niece in Hanoi where she says scooters are King. There are no sidewalks .Pedestrians live in terror. That blows my mind & wouldn't have been possible before.
20:33..... what would have note been possible? Scooter or pedestrians?
I see the bored pedant is back with a vengeance.
18:44... Maybe your mom or dad did not pay the internet bill?
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