Getting things done

[mdlbear]

It occurs to me that I've done a few things this last week and not blogged about them. Bad bear!

The wheelchair ramps, which I threw together in a hurry last Monday, are mostly done now; I did most of the finishing this afternoon. There are two: a 6-foot ramp up the two steps from the sidewalk, and a 3-foot ramp going up from the porch to the door-sill. The long ramp still needs a second coat of varnish; it was getting late. I'll do it tomorrow. Things were complicated by the fact that Varathane Diamond Finish, their water-based indoor/outdoor polyurethane varnish, is no longer being made; there are now several different lines of indoor and outdoor water-based finishes, and the packaging is different enough that it took me three stores yesterday to realize that they actually had something I could use.

We went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium today; took the wheelchair for Colleen. I couldn't find handicapped parking anyplace nearby; ended up in the usual parking lot after dropping off Colleen and the kids. Good trip anyway. The original plan had been to save money by eating a big breakfast at home and going back home for lunch, but we were hungry enough to need a stop at The Whole Enchilada on the way back. Tasty, though.

Got gnome-games installed on Colleen's EeePC, and Wednesday Jordan Uggla got a player installed that handles Live365, so the Cat's happy.

The main computer/web work for me, still in progress, is a major reorganization of steve.savitzky.net. More on that one in another post.

Comments

Handicapped Parking at MBayAq

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

I've used it a number of times. It's tricky, the details are no longer on the website, you need to call them at (831) 648-4800. But the directions are as follows - Go to the Aquarium and go to the Employee Parking off Ocean View Blvd (Wave Ave becomes Ocean View at the Aquarium). Go to the Call box at the gate and tell them you have a handicapped person with you and need the special parking. They will buzz you through.
They will come out and greet you and lead you in the back way into the Aquarium.
You Must Have a Handicapped Placard, as you will be parking in a Blue Handicapped Space. So other people reading this, don't think that this is easy free parking.
Yeah, it makes my life a lot easier when coming with Mom or Big Harold.
They also have a limited number of wheel chairs, if someone doesn't want to drag their own there.
And yes, I do have a membership at the MBayAq, we noticed we like visiting there a lot. :)

Re: Handicapped Parking at MBayAq

[mdlbear]

Many thanks! I saw the employee parking sign, but of course it wasn't signed for handicapped. Grump.

Re: Handicapped Parking at MBayAq

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

It was probably being abused. Hey, Free and Convenient Parking at the Aquarium, what's not to Love? The information even used to be on the website. But they do have a box on the website saying call them, so it's not like they are trying to Hide It. They are just being sure that only the people who Really Need It use it.
There are only about 7 spaces available. Usually about 5 cars are parked there.
At least you will know for the next time.

[tetralizard.livejournal.com]

The only grumble I had when visiting the aquarium last time in a wheelchair was that when I was at something viewing it, kids would just climb right over me like I wasn't even there.

[saffronrose.livejournal.com]

We like to stop in Moss Landing at Phil's Seafood http://www.philsfishmarket.com/. You can go cheap or a bit pricier there, depending on how much you want to eat. Mind you, they serve Italian portions there, so be prepared to take some home.