Comments on: Are rising petrol prices affecting you? http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/05/16/are-rising-petrol-prices-affecting-you/ disability news, views, and reviews from NZ and around the world Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:13:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: honor kavanagh http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/05/16/are-rising-petrol-prices-affecting-you/#comment-660 honor kavanagh Mon, 26 May 2008 01:05:38 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/05/16/are-rising-petrol-prices-affecting-you/#comment-660 I drive a small, petrol-powered Japanese car, cannot use public transport, and unfortunately live about 17 km's from my and my husband's work. If I need to go out at all, I try to combine a few errands into one trip, but really, I only take the car to work and Church now, and otherwise it stays at home. It's a pity, but the Sunday drive has become a thing of the past. Someone should definitely raise this issue in the wider media. We as disabled people are affected by rising petrol prices most of all. I drive a small, petrol-powered Japanese car, cannot use public transport, and unfortunately live about 17 km's from my and my husband's work. If I need to go out at all, I try to combine a few errands into one trip, but really, I only take the car to work and Church now, and otherwise it stays at home. It's a pity, but the Sunday drive has become a thing of the past.

Someone should definitely raise this issue in the wider media. We as disabled people are affected by rising petrol prices most of all.

]]> By: john fitzgibbon http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/05/16/are-rising-petrol-prices-affecting-you/#comment-638 john fitzgibbon Mon, 19 May 2008 11:52:04 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/05/16/are-rising-petrol-prices-affecting-you/#comment-638 hi guys.. Two things (1) Petrol I drive a six cylinder car and as a result they have their hand in my back pocket all the time...Govt takes 77% percent of the price of every litre but when tackled about it they go to water.. Lets see govt take their hand out of my pocket and (2) Dyson She is a lightweight. She used the excuse of being "based on the right to sue" which is rubbish. the govt of the day National saw it as a way of giving a break to the medical professsion who were at the time it became law were getting a working over by a few litigants who were sueing for malpractice. They came up with ACC and made business pay the levies which are now monstrous even if you dont have a claim. Over the years ACC has become a monster which one of these days will turn on its inventors and devour them. I have medical condition which left me a para four years ago.....In a town not far from me is bloke who skied into a tree He has had his car converted to hand drive no charge his car has a wheel chair storage box on the roof and in recent days ACC has built hin a new home designed for his wheel chair. All paid for by ACC.. I know of another young lady who fell of a horse and is now a para and she has had supplied a new motor complete with lift for her chair on to the roof plus renovations to her home. All of this supplied by ACC. Me....I had a comode chair and a wheel chair suppiled. The first one fell to bits and the second one has to be constantly repaired. The MIN O Health would have us all beleive we can get service seven days a week. They will quite delibertly lie to me regarding this matter. No home renovations, no new car, no hand controls, All of that I had to pay for...... John Fitzgibbon hi guys..

Two things

(1) Petrol I drive a six cylinder car and as a result they have their hand in my back pocket all the time…Govt takes 77% percent of the price of every litre but when tackled about it they go to water.. Lets see govt take their hand out of my pocket and (2) Dyson She is a lightweight. She used the excuse of being "based on the right to sue" which is rubbish. the govt of the day National saw it as a way of giving a break to the medical professsion who were at the time it became law were getting a working over by a few litigants who were sueing for malpractice. They came up with ACC and made business pay the levies which are now monstrous even if you dont have a claim. Over the years ACC has become a monster which one of these days will turn on its inventors and devour them.

I have medical condition which left me a para four years ago…..In a town not far from me is bloke who skied into a tree He has had his car converted to hand drive no charge his car has a wheel chair storage box on the roof and in recent days ACC has built hin a new home designed for his wheel chair. All paid for by ACC.. I know of another young lady who fell of a horse and is now a para and she has had supplied a new motor complete with lift for her chair on to the roof plus renovations to her home. All of this supplied by ACC.

Me….I had a comode chair and a wheel chair suppiled. The first one fell to bits and the second one has to be constantly repaired. The MIN O Health would have us all beleive we can get service seven days a week. They will quite delibertly lie to me regarding this matter. No home renovations, no new car, no hand controls, All of that I had to pay for……

John Fitzgibbon

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