It would make such a difference to my life if shops did not have that tiny little step at their front door. It's usually at least 5-10cm high. My scooter can only do 5cm(apparently) and that's a bone rattler.

It rules out the local supermarket, for starters. And being able to get round there would be a serious bonus.

Well. Not a bonus. Something I *should* be able to do. It happens often enough that I go without things I'd like because 10B is working and I can't do the walking, and it drives me nuts on days when I'm well enough that I know I could do it if I could just stay in the damn scooter.

A lot of other places are still ruled out because they aren't accessible inside or because they have doors that are not automatic.

But there are a few I could patronise more often if it weren't for that little step. The chemist is sort of accessible if I can face a twenty point turn to get round their aisles. The bakery - well I guess it's just a crap bloody Brumby's anyway - but I'm disinclined to go to all the trouble of parking, collecting the keys, getting out, going inside and then doing it all in reverse just for a small item or two. So much for impulse buying.

I'd be really happy to slouch around in a cafe if I didn't have to park the scooter outside and then keep half an eye on passers-by. And now that they're all putting chairs and tables on the footpath, it's actually harder for me. I don't like sitting out in the street much, especially not at this time of year, so Bazza can't be parked where I can easily see him. If he's directly outside the cafe he's blocking the footpath, so he has to go off to one side of their tables on the outside of the footpath. That bugs me.

Such a little thing.