Asking for help @ the grocery store.

[Doreen]

15. When I take my mother to Walmart I sit in the front on a bench waiting for

her ( she rarely needs or wants help ) but when I see people waiting for the electric carts I go find ones that have been abandoned and take them to the people needing them.

I have a friend who is blind and people are horrible to blind people. They either walk away fast or you can hear them argue about who has to help the blind lady. They also ignore her and talk to me as if I know all of her business. They also yell and talk slow like she is deaf and stupid.

I have found when I go places with her that I need to look away or walk away while she is getting the help we managed to wrangle down.

My blind friend is a genius ( literally ) and it is frustrating when some people just assume she is mentally handicapped.

For me when I need help I usually find a tall person and ask and I have never had anyone say no and was perfectly happy to help. I have actually had people come up and just help me without asking ( to damn obvious I am short. )