"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> walt tonne wrote:
>>> On Jul 25, 6:07 am, walt tonne > wrote:
>>>> http://www.aolnews.com/world/article...tax-on-the-obe...
>>>>
>>>> About time somebody made the move.
>>>
>>> I see people 30 - 60 years old using mobility carts in the
>>> supermarket.
>>> Nothing wrong with them except overeating.
>>>
>>
>> How do you know there is nothing wrong with them except overeating?
>> Perhaps they have a condition that makes it very painful to get exercise.
>> It can cause a downward spiral. They can't exercise because of pain,
>> they gain weight and it gets increasingly painful.
>
> (crossposting snipped)
>
> A few years ago after my brother had surgery he wanted to go to the
> grocery store. He wasn't *obviously* impaired but the doctor told him to
> stay off his feet for a few days. He wanted to stock up on food on the
> way home from the hospital. He used one of those motarized carts because
> the doctor told him not to walk. I'm sure lots of people would have
> looked at him and assumed "lazy" rather than "doctor's orders". Not
> everyone who needs those carts is old (or fat).
>
> Jill
>
>

I am old (71) and fat - and I use the motorized scooters in the grocery
store. The last time I tried walking around with a push cart at that store,
I ended up passed out on the floor. Although that broke up the day at the
store with some unexpected entertainment and visits by the EMTs, the
ambulance and the LEO's - they would really rather I didn't do it again. I
am also disabled and have been for 40 years due to surgery that left me with
lymphedema in one leg.

Jan

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