"Ed Pawlowski" wrote
> "Dan Abel" wrote

>> The last thing that stores want is people sitting down.

> Many of our supermarkets now have a place to sit. A bench up front, but
> also an eating area with a few tables and chairs. Problem is, it is
> usually up front so you may have to walk all the way across the store to
> get to it, then back to resume shopping.

Yup. It's the main reason why I keep eyeing the scooters at the grocery.
The problem is they 'assume' a 1 person load with a smaller cart area.
Also, I highly suspect people will look at me funny when I get up and grab
something up high, then sit back down again.

Provided I am not standing more than 15 mins, you will not realize I have
any problems at all. I can normally manage 1 hour if walking without any
visible issues to others. Using one of the chairs, I'd not have any visible
issues at all if I hopped up (can not sit too long either) now and again and
walked about. My response to this is normally to use an empty (mostly) cart
as a walker and have the hubby or daughter push the full one. And
sometimes? I'll just find a blank spot along the wall and sit on the floor
for a bit, perusing my coupons or if I brought a cookbook with me, might be
scanning some pages.

I'm the inbetween level. My doc handed me the paperwork to get a handicap
plate (I didnt ask, he handed it to *me*). I'm debating turning it in. I
presume though, no one will mind if I dont use the handicap parking except
when I know I'm gonna need it for the shorter trip on the way back out.
IE: I dont need it at '7-11' etc.