I think PC Barry can be our anti-Tino. When things are going bad that we blame Tino for, we can imagine PC Barry calling to reassure us that it will all be good.

Yes! PC Barry to the rescue!

Does PC Barry have superpowers?

He has a phone line from Holborn police station, and enough time between paperwork to call random people who've reported silly incidents. That's sort of like having superpowers.

I've been calling all over town and no one has it.

Seriously? That's so weird. Our doctor was offering it to The Girl weeks ago (because she's a 'carer'. I don't get offered it. She's more economically useful than me). I hope you find it, GC.

I so can't handle that amount of walking, even with the cart to lean on.

I mainly go grocery shopping at places that have electric scooters to borrow at the customer service desk. I know that's no good if you have a specific place in mind (like a small whole food store), but it's something worth keeping in mind if you need food and can't walk far.

Ginger, ankle braces suck. I hope you find one that helps.

Now I'm going to write this essay for my evening class, I really am. (It's supposed to be 500 words long and answer the question 'What Is Crime?' I'm looking at this title and going "Flippin eck. I could do at least 6,000 words on that.")

ETA: Hil, that picture made me do several double-takes. I can't believe it. Fail indeed.

Much ma to Cindy.

There's so much of this about in London. People are generally very polite, pleasant and helpful to me - but as soon as they think I'm getting some perk that they're not, they can get unbelievably aggressive. With hate crime against disabled people on the rise, this kind of thing makes me want to stop leaving the house.

I wish they could get it through their pointy skulls that it isn't a perk, it's a crappy trade-off with no choice in the matter. But that would require them to think, and apparently, thinking is hard.

He has a phone line from Holborn police station, and enough time between paperwork to call random people who've reported silly incidents.

Hey, the incident was NOT silly. It was frightening and he was 100% wrong. It's these kinds of incidents that can escalate into violence if someone says/does the wrong thing. Also, having this incident on record could be helpful if this guy ever does anything else, or God forbid, gets violent with another diabled person.

I'd like something that would pad the sore tendon on the outside and help keep me from twisting the ankle on uneven ground. I should probably look for a store that carries Futuro, because Futuro had the better wrist brace too. I have a lot more expertise in knee, hand and wrist braces and wrapping, but the ankle just proves my theory that getting older is mainly finding new ways your body can turn on you.

Can you order one online? It might be worth paying rush shipping to not have to hobble around looking for one.

I'm sorry about the asshat, Seska, but I'm glad the police were responsive.

Much aint-nuthin'~ma to you, Cindy.

Cindy, tons of ~ma.

Seska, I'm sorry you had to deal with that, and I'm glad the police were helpful. Next time (which hopefully there isn't one), can you call the police from your car while the guy is still there?

Disability Awareness is *always* Fail.(Except on the Office, where it sent pop up my nose from quite literally LOL.) I don't know why, so long after so much other stupidity is eradicated, the idea that sitting in a wheelchair for a day or blindfolding yourself "tells you what it's like" persists. My cats always like to sit in my chair...I should make that an LOL-Cat I'm in ur chairs, not gettin' it. Chair iz high, though.

When I sprained my ankle horrible a couple of years ago (twice within 6 weeks), I got an ASO brace, which is fantastic at keeping the ankle stable. I recommend it HIGHLY.

Does the new Batman have a Robin?

Maybe Tim again? She said one of them was Robin twice. Dick can't be Batman and Robin at the same time, Jason is evil or something, and Steph is Batgirl. So...it has to be Tim again. Right?

No one got to this yet? Okay. Obsession R Us:

1: Dick, 2: Jason, 3: Tim, 4: Steph, 5: Tim again. The current Robin is Damien, Bruce's son with Talia Al Ghul. That would be the son who wasn't in continuity, until DC decided he should be.

Tim is Red Robin now, and traveling the world trying to find proof that Bruce isn't dead. Everyone thinks Batman is dead and Tim is crazy. And he is, a little, but he's also right.

I am AMAZED every time I geek out like this that I even have a boyfriend.

ION, working at home on Friday = watching "Phases" now. Best. Ending. Ever. t edit Oooh! Also, Big Gay Larry comes out!

Lappy won't boot, can't find a hard drive. Seems pretty fatal. Nearly an hour on the phone with Dell. Can't make any more decisions tonight.

Did Dell have you open up the Hard Drive bay and reseat the HDD? If they didn't, you should.

...providing that model has an easily accessible HDD.

Except on the Office, where it sent pop up my nose from quite literally LOL.

Don't know if it's the same scene you mean, but the scene from the UK version of The Office where the wheelchair user is abandoned on the stairs during the fire drill is a total classic.

I don't know why, so long after so much other stupidity is eradicated, the idea that sitting in a wheelchair for a day or blindfolding yourself "tells you what it's like" persists.

It's heavily criticised over here. I've just been writing about that in my dissertation (specifically, why physiotherapists shouldn't be doing this and then saying they're trained in 'disability'.) Do you have Disability Equality Training in the States? The version of such training which is focused on, well, equality. It's good. No blindfolds, earplugs or borrowed wheelchairs anywhere in that. I was planning to start working as a trainer in that field. I got distracted by academic stuff. But I still might.

Next time (which hopefully there isn't one), can you call the police from your car while the guy is still there?

That's the advice I was given - to call 999 if I feel threatened. It's a tough call, deciding when you should do that, 'cos I don't want to waste police time. But if I'm accosted by that man again, I absolutely will.

OK, I'm working. Seriously. I was never here.