There is an already VERY lazy person who works in our building here who recently broke a leg or something. OK, wait...let me start off with "why" I think this person is uber lazy to begin with.
I work in a 2 story building. Employees walk in through the lobby, they get their ID checked then most go up the simple 2 flights of stairs to the 2nd level. Most -- that is -- except for a select few, including handicapped individuals or others who physically cannot ascend a staircase. However, there is one individual -- we'll choose a non-gender specific name like Pat here for anonymity, as there are millions of people reading this right now -- that does not show any sign of a handicap as Pat can easily walk all over this building without an issue.
I have followed Pat in from the parking lot before. We both get our IDs checked then I proceed up the stairs (there can't be more than 30 steps), but Pat goes right to the elevator. Pat pushes 2 on the lighted panel, and
Now over the past couple of weeks I have seen Pat only a handful of times. But I noticed that Pat has suffered some sort of leg injury that requires a cast. One of the plastic RoboCop kind, not a big plaster job. If I'm not mistaken, it might even be one suited for walking with the rounded foot on the bottom. And if I recall my vast medical knowledge (which doesn't exist), those casts are designed for the wearer to walk in order to strengthen the injured leg. Am I wrong?
Back to Pat. Pat doesn't walk around the building. Nor does Pat use crutches. No, I suspect that would require too much effort. Pat opted for the little step stool looking implement with wheels that allows the injured Pat to rest the cast-laden leg on a little step and scoot around on wheels using Pat's good leg. All weight is transferred to the wheeled stool all but alleviating all effort in getting around the office. Is it me, or is this just fucking ridiculous?
I'm not the most physical person here. I don't work out regularly, but I do refuse to be lazy. Bottom line, I am not sedentary. So seeing Pat tooling around on Pat's little scooter just gets under my skin something horrible. Pisses me off, almost.
February 10, 2006
Lazy People Beware!!!
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