Comments on: A Wheeled Stalker

By: Kimberley

Kimberley — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:29:05 +0000

LOL I know exactly what your talking about! I’m a blind quad. and I have a guide/service dog. I have people literally jump out of the way even though I am a good 10 feet or more behind them. Sometimes people will push the person they are with out of the way too like they are scared I will knock them right off their feet. If I was closer and going faster it would make more sense, but usually I am at roughly the same speed they are.

By: JP

JP — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:46:24 +0000

I am a fake detourer…. BUT it’s never happened with a wheelchair (not that I remember anyway) – I actually just HATE having people very close behind me… untrusting person I am!! However I acknowledge that people maybe a little put out if I snarl at them for invading my personal space so i will often just get out of their way… especially when it’s a woman with a buggy!

By: Blake

Blake — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:45:22 +0000

Gary, you might find this post by Stephen Deal humorous. Especially the "talking to navels" section. It happens. Sometimes people just get to you. Sometimes it's their fault, sometimes it's yours I guess.

By: Gary Presley

Gary Presley — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:22:13 +0000

Once long ago and far away, back when I was a bit of a jerk, I moved a guy across a high-school gym by gently (ever, ever so gently) touching his ankles with the footrests of my wheelchair. Why? Because I was waiting to see my niece graduate, and he came into the gym and stood directly in front of me. The nice thing to do would have been to say, “Hey, bozo, I can’t see through you,” but I decided to experiment.

In fact, I must have bumped him a dozen or so times, and the bozo never looked back. Instead he would move a slight step forward.

It was a bizarre experiment. On my part. On his part — what can I say?

Gary http://www.garypresley.com

By: Ettina

Ettina — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:04:54 +0000

It could also be curiosity.
If you’re trying to stare at someone wheeling around behind you, it’s quite obvious what you’re doing. But if you let them get ahead of you, you can stare without being too obvious about it.

By: Lies, Damn Lies And Statistics - Disaboom

Lies, Damn Lies And Statistics - Disaboom — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:35:08 +0000

[...] with a shoe has very little maintenance or restorative properties. Meanwhile, check out Blake's wheelchair stalking post. Be afraid, very afraid.Over at Disaboom, where I also post these posts, cherylberyl has asked [...]