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Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 02:47 pmWell, all's well that ends well...
Up to Starkman's and yes, Bathurst is a parking lot no matter the time of day and are they *seriously* thinking of making a dedicated bus lane on it because if so, people will drive in the bus lane ie nothing will change. Anyway, tip my long-suffering cabbie well and walk in. And what's the first thing I see? An upright walker. You have uprights? Oh yes, we have uprights. So in very short order am measured for one, and the arms of the upright are adjusted by pressing a tab-- which I probably won't be able to, given the grief my vacuum cleaner gives me, but that's what pliers are for-- and not by fiddling with screws, hallelujah. Some back and forth about is the one I tried being held for someone or not, but I'm not in a hurry, send me one you have in stock. Which I believe is blue, an extra bonus.
Then think to ask the helpful sales clerk does she know what kind of screwdrivers or wrenches or whatever tighten the wheels on my current beast, and she says Let me ask the technician. You have a technician? Yes, of course. Up he comes, looks at my wobbly wheel, says Your bearings are cracked lemme fix them. So I wait till clerk is finished with one customer, no sales tax on purchases and here, have a discount, so I pay with my debit because the government unaccountably gave me something more than the price of the walker yesterday. Normally I'd let Starkman's eat the Visa fee, but if you're going to be so helpful, we'll settle for the 2% debit one. Technician returns with my walker and a cup holding the worn-out rusted bearings, which walking in rain and snow will get you. Has tightened everything up including the brakes, and then doesn't charge me. So very satisfying all round.
EXCEPT
I want two words with last year's clerk who said No we don't have uprights, no we don't order them, no we don't do repairs, here's the number of the guy who... doesn't do repairs anymore either but sends you to the people up in North York.
However, need only hope walker is delivered when I'm in (last time they left it next door, no longer an option). And as I was walking back down Bathurst and negotiating the crumbling curbs, young 20-something guy asks You OK and gives me a thumbs up and a smile when I say Yes thanks. Mannerly young people are definitely a mood booster.
Up to Starkman's and yes, Bathurst is a parking lot no matter the time of day and are they *seriously* thinking of making a dedicated bus lane on it because if so, people will drive in the bus lane ie nothing will change. Anyway, tip my long-suffering cabbie well and walk in. And what's the first thing I see? An upright walker. You have uprights? Oh yes, we have uprights. So in very short order am measured for one, and the arms of the upright are adjusted by pressing a tab-- which I probably won't be able to, given the grief my vacuum cleaner gives me, but that's what pliers are for-- and not by fiddling with screws, hallelujah. Some back and forth about is the one I tried being held for someone or not, but I'm not in a hurry, send me one you have in stock. Which I believe is blue, an extra bonus.
Then think to ask the helpful sales clerk does she know what kind of screwdrivers or wrenches or whatever tighten the wheels on my current beast, and she says Let me ask the technician. You have a technician? Yes, of course. Up he comes, looks at my wobbly wheel, says Your bearings are cracked lemme fix them. So I wait till clerk is finished with one customer, no sales tax on purchases and here, have a discount, so I pay with my debit because the government unaccountably gave me something more than the price of the walker yesterday. Normally I'd let Starkman's eat the Visa fee, but if you're going to be so helpful, we'll settle for the 2% debit one. Technician returns with my walker and a cup holding the worn-out rusted bearings, which walking in rain and snow will get you. Has tightened everything up including the brakes, and then doesn't charge me. So very satisfying all round.
EXCEPT
I want two words with last year's clerk who said No we don't have uprights, no we don't order them, no we don't do repairs, here's the number of the guy who... doesn't do repairs anymore either but sends you to the people up in North York.
However, need only hope walker is delivered when I'm in (last time they left it next door, no longer an option). And as I was walking back down Bathurst and negotiating the crumbling curbs, young 20-something guy asks You OK and gives me a thumbs up and a smile when I say Yes thanks. Mannerly young people are definitely a mood booster.
