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Originally Posted by Susie Cougar
Sandyisl, that’s a terrible story!. I’m so sorry you had to go through that.
In November, I had gone up to Baltimore because my granddaughter was getting an award at the Renaissance Hotel in the city on a Friday. On Thursday I ate something that I shouldn’t. I got food poisoning so bad that I started throwing up on Friday, so during the awards ceremony I’m in the bathroom the whole time. I was sick all day Friday and all day Saturday and I had to fly back on Sunday and I was throwing up in the car on the way to the airport. I couldn’t even imagine having to get on the plane because I had thrown my back out as well and I was in such pain.
My daughter called ahead and got a wheelchair for me. I was really embarrassed that I had to use this and it reminded me of something that Sue Doe-Nym said.
She asked the question if most of the people in wheelchairs going to Florida were just doing it as a scam to get on the plane first. When I first read this I thought there was no way that people would be doing that. So as I found myself sitting in the wheelchair and I looked at the two others before me, and we were going to Florida, I felt they all did deserve to be in a wheelchair.
However, when we were pushed down to the baggage claim to get our luggage the one woman jumped out of her chair, immediately ran to grab her luggage first and she had two really big bags that she had no problem lifting and swinging over her shoulder. I stared in shock as she sprinted out the door!
Sandyisl, I think one of the problems is that there are too many people taking advantage of the system. Maybe that’s what happened to you. Maybe they thought you were faking it, because obviously they know that many people are. Such a shame!
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SandyIs, That is such a shame that you had that experience with TSA, and that should never happen! I am not terribly surprised, however, because the agents watch people FAKING disabilities all day long, day after day, so that they can travel via wheelchair and board first! It is DISGUSTING! The practice sickens people who have consciences because the fakers aren’t fooling everyone, and it tends to make people suspicious of those in a wheelchair. Dishonest and evil practice. Sorry to get emotional....it makes me crazy! ��