"cshenk" > wrote in message
>
> 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.

When I was on crutches a while back I used the scooter. Wal Mart was easy.
Stop & Shop was a PITA. You had to walk to the service desk, then back to
the door only to find the battery was dead anyway.



> 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.
>

My wife has one. If you need it, use it. Some days the walk is actually
better than being close, but in very cold weather, shorter is better.