I just messed my ankle up and am going to a conference in a couple days where I normally walk 15-25 miles/day for the next week.

I’ve been advised to use a wheelchair instead of crutches. And will rent one when I get there.

I get the feeling that I’m throwing myself into the fire here, having never used a wheelchair before, and likely spending a crazy amount of time in one moving around over the next week.

I usually can’t deal with sitting down for more than an hour or so before my back hurts, so I’m worried about that.

What advice do you all have for me? What do I need to know? What pro-tips should I take for the next week?

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    If you’re going through the airport, and you request a wheelchair pusher, ask them if they accept tips.

    If they do, tip them a $20. You’ll make their day. But don’t offer food as a tip. Don’t offer foreign money, or $2 bills, or coin dollars. It’s not neat. It’s not cool. It’s either a currency I can’t use to pay my rent, or it’s a really really low amount of currency that I can’t cover rent with.

    And if you see one guy doing the work of 7 guys, don’t complain that you have to go get your bags. EVERYBODY has to go get your bags, and if one guy is doing everything, it means they’re short staffed. If thats the case, squeeky wheel gets the oil is the opposite. Squeeky wheel gets left the longest in hopes that family will take them instead.