In a message dated 9/8/98 6:42:42 AM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << the only difference between take one [hearing me] and take two [seeing me] was the other person's visual perception of me in a wheelchair >> Funny things, these perceptions. I have found that carrying a cane is sort of like wearing a badge or a permission card. Other folks grant you right of way and do not yell at you for parking in the Disabled slots. Regards, WHH 55/19