Educating the public, one git at a time

[mme_hardy]

Cheerful Uber driver, picking me up: "Have you had your ten thousand steps today?"
Me: "I'm disabled."
Him: "But you still need to exercise!"

Turns out he was a newly-certified personal trainer. I commented that as the disability came on, I'd been very grateful for a trainer who knew my limitations.

Cheerful driver: "You still need to do perfect reps! Just at 75% intensity!"

Very glad he's not *my* trainer.

Comments

[mme_hardy]

Thank you. My own sentiments exactly.

Someday, young man, you will have your first physical limitation. It will come as a shock, I imagine.

[thistleingrey]

I've said that to someone, actually (minus "young man," which I can't get away with yet). I have only West Coast levels of politeness, so I burn through it a bit more quickly than people from other parts of the US....