Would you feel uncomfortable taking your dog with you ?

I am going on vacation with some friends. We are staying at their house. There are 5 couple going. I have a handicapped chihuahua that is extremely well behaved and trained. They know that I have to take her every where with me. I don’t have any one to care for her and she is not a bother in any way. Since their dog is unbehaved and potties every where in the house they have assumed that mine will. We have gone on a vacation with them before and they know she is really easy to take places. My dog does not bark at all. Once last time we ate an outside resteraunt and she sat in a chair by the table and never raised he head. I know it is their house and their rules. They knew that she would have to come.
I did ask. If I need to I will stay in my truck at night. No problem there.
The holiday weekend prices for hotels are $250 ! I could understand if they had never been around my dog. But she went last time and was no bother. This time I even have a backpack so that I can put her in it to go hiking.
It just bothered me to have my dog judged by the way theirs acts.
The other thing that gets me is this is a church group with such a crummy attitude.
Bahama moma- You are right.

I did spend a lot of time alone last time. I am not the type to sleep all day and sit at the cabin. I like to hike and fish.
bb326- My dog is highly trained. She can and will qualify soon to be a service dog. She will sit on a baby blanket and not move until told. I am invited many places with my dog because they know she is trained.
They also have dogs.
I really don’t have a problem with taking her or feel bad for taking her. If I have $250 a night for 5 nights I would go to the hotel. I am going to stay an extra night in the hotel when the rates go down.
I am very proud of my dog and know that she is loved by many and welcomed by many.
tsavme- The dog is handicapped. She is going through training to go to the vet hospitals and an elementary reading program for children.
See how exceptional she really is ?
she is very loved but needs special care that I don’t trust some one else with.
I don’t really like some of their snot nosed kids but we tolerate them.
I am going and I am taking my dog. If they don’t like it , I will sleep in the truck outside or try to find a campground.
If they don’t have compassion as a church group then why are they going to church in the first place.

How would you feel if you no longer had this job?

For almost three years now, I have worked at the biggest and craziest supermarket where I live.
I worked as a courtesy clerk-bagging groceries, refilling the check-stands with bags, getting other supplies for the cashiers, doing service outs, helping customers shop that were injured, blind or handicapped, doing price-checks, getting carts, doing clean-ups and doing perishable go-backs.
Out of everybody who worked my position, I was made by the cashiers and front-end managers to do the most.
Courtesy clerks that were lazy or mentally handicapped would be able to get away with not doing much and disappearing.
I could never go through a shift without hearing my name called a lot.
I didn’t always mind hearing my name because I was liked by coworkers.
Coworkers that called on me but didn’t like me recognized that I was a hard-worker and reliable.
I had no benefits to this job despite belonging to a union and paying my monthly dues.
I usually just had 16 hours a week until two months ago when I a little more than 20 hours a week.
Management did not want to promote me.
There were courtesy clerks that did less than me or I helped out get promoted over me.
I had assistant managers talk down to me especially one who blackmailed me.
Some of the assistant managers even made me do stock when it’s not part of my position and a union violation.
I was recently suspended and then fired.
Nearly three full weeks ago at work, I saw a coworker who I had not seen for a week because that coworker was on vacation.
I said a comment to her jokingly which made her laugh, I then asked her about her vacation and then went back to work.
My store manager called me into the main office that night and asked me what happened.
He said some customers complained about me and were worried about my frame of mind.
I told him exactly what happened and then he told me that I would be suspended and that Human Resources would have to “investigate me”.
The comment I made to my coworker had nothing to do with race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability.
I just used the “F” word.
The comment I made to my coworker was not a threat to harm anybody, myself or to destroy the place I work at.
I’ve never even assaulted anyone at this job.
I’ve never sexually harassed at this job nor have I ever called in “sick” or simply not shown up for work when scheduled nor have I ever stolen anything from this job.
The letter from Human Resources was dated on November 22nd (two weeks ago) and my last paycheck was included.
I contacted my Union representative and he could not help me out.
One of my coworkers found it funny that I got suspended.
What he did was worse than me.
Once, he told a customer,”F U.”
He wasn’t reported by any customer to the store manager.
I’ve thought about going back to this job at least one more time to get some coworkers phone numbers to use as personal job references.
I only have a few of my coworkers numbers so far.
This is the only job that I have been suspended and fired at.
I’m more depressed right now than angry about losing my job even though I knew the longer I stayed there that it was dead-end for me.

How would you feel if you lost this job?

For almost three years now, I have worked at the biggest and craziest supermarket where I live.
I worked as a courtesy clerk-bagging groceries, refilling the check-stands with bags, getting other supplies for the cashiers, doing service outs, helping customers shop that were injured, blind or handicapped, doing price-checks, getting carts, doing clean-ups and doing perishable go-backs.
Out of everybody who worked my position, I was made by the cashiers and front-end managers to do the most.
Courtesy clerks that were lazy or mentally handicapped would be able to get away with not doing much and disappearing.
I could never go through a shift without hearing my name called a lot.
I didn’t always mind hearing my name because I was liked by coworkers.
Coworkers that called on me but didn’t like me recognized that I was a hard-worker and reliable.
I had no benefits to this job despite belonging to a union and paying my monthly dues.
I usually just had 16 hours a week until two months ago when I a little more than 20 hours a week.
Management did not want to promote me.
There were courtesy clerks that did less than me or I helped out get promoted over me.
I had assistant managers talk down to me especially one who blackmailed me.
Some of the assistant managers even made me do stock when it’s not part of my position and a union violation.
I was recently suspended and then fired.
Nearly three full weeks ago at work, I saw a coworker who I had not seen for a week because that coworker was on vacation.
I said a comment to her jokingly which made her laugh, I then asked her about her vacation and then went back to work.
My store manager called me into the main office that night and asked me what happened.
He said some customers complained about me and were worried about my frame of mind.
I told him exactly what happened and then he told me that I would be suspended and that Human Resources would have to “investigate me”.
The comment I made to my coworker had nothing to do with race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability.
I just used the “F” word.
The comment I made to my coworker was not a threat to harm anybody, myself or to destroy the place I work at.
I’ve never even assaulted anyone at this job.
I’ve never sexually harassed at this job nor have I ever called in “sick” or simply not shown up for work when scheduled nor have I ever stolen anything from this job.
The letter from Human Resources was dated on November 22nd (two weeks ago) and my last paycheck was included.
I contacted my Union representative and he could not help me out.
One of my coworkers found it funny that I got suspended.
What he did was worse than me.
Once, he told a customer,”F U.”
He wasn’t reported by any customer to the store manager.
I’ve thought about going back to this job at least one more time to get some coworkers phone numbers to use as personal job references.
I only have a few of my coworkers numbers so far.
This is the only job that I have been suspended and fired at.
I’m more depressed right now than angry about losing my job even though I knew the longer I stayed there that it was dead-end for me.

I would like to have someone answer this complex question that has had the same experience?

I am considered to be disabled to do my job for my job title. I just came back to work and worked 6 weeks as a temp. clerk before I had to go back home since there was not a job available that I could take for my classification (technician)since I have work restrictions, thus no jobs to fit me.
I am in the process of signing up for disability through the doctors, but the company refuses to pay me my 25 1/2 days of vacation till the pension pay kicks in to help as a supplimental income. They say they are keeping vacation pay until the end of the year before they pay out. I have nothing and I am not able to get another job….. Any advice short of calling a lawyer that I am doing already. I can’t draw unemployment since I am still considered employed. I appreciate you time!

Do you know if any airlines accommodate electric scooters for the disabled? What would they…?

…charge?
My husband and I would like to vacation in Alaska. This means that we would board an airline, fly to Vancouver and stay a day or two. Then board a cruse ship to Alaska. Then get on a bus to go to Denali, than a train to Fairbanks. He is not comfortable in a wheel chair. He can walk about 50 yards before the pain sets in.
Do you know if taking a scooter along is feasible? What about extra charges?
Thank you for your help. The travel agent couldn’t give me much information.

what would you do?

I was walking into walmart and was waved over by an older lady in a van in front of the store she asked me to do her a favor and I said sure …she stated that she is handicapped and could I please go into the store and guy her a large yoplait strawberry banana yogurt and handed me a five dollar bill…I went on and bought it for her .all I could think of is why doesn’t this woman have help ..does she sit in front of stores just to find the one person who is willing to do her a favor ..this is so sad to me ..her legs were amputated why isn’t there someone helping her?
yes she had an old chevy van with all the equipment need to drive it …