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London Stabby is annoyed at airheads
Oct. 16th, 2013 10:49 pmOne of the things that Stabby has to do is attend meetings. Some are more pleasant than others. Stabby believed that tonight's meeting would be a good one as dinner was provided and free food makes Stabby very happy indeed.
One fact you need to know is that London Stabby has a complication of diabetes called "Charcot Foot" (Don't open this unless you have no aversion to reading about horrible medical conditions. You have been warned.)
Stabby's foot doctor is the world expert on care of diabetic feet: three out of the first six books that come up in an Amazon search were co-authored by Prof. Edmonds. So Stabby now walks around with an air cast (which made his recent plane trips a breeze: wheelchairs to and from airplanes meant that Stabby got on the plane first and got wheeled through security and immigration).
However, the air cast invites quite a bit of attention. Stabby can get on a bus, point to the air cast, and the cute young man who is sitting in the Priority Seat gives up his seat cheerfully. However, some people feel compelled to enquire after Stabby's health. There are good ways to do that, and bad ways.
The good way is to look concerned and say, "Oh dear, what's happened to your leg?" Stabby likes this, as it doesn't imply that he has caused his infirmity. He relates the fact that it's a diabetic complication and surgery will be required next year. This is kindness on the part of the questioner as it is concern without causation.
The less good way is to look concerned and ask, "Oh dear, what have you done to yourself?" While Stabby has indirectly caused this condition by being overweight and an avid trencherman, Stabby didn't trip over the cat, fall down the stairs, or jump out of a bedroom window 10 seconds in front of an enraged spouse. Stabby prefers the good way, but this way just invites the answer, "I have diabetic foot ulcers."
The worst way is to chuckle and ask Stabby, "You've been skiing, I see!" And, of course, Stabby's enjoyment of his free dinner was ruined by someone saying just that.
Stabby replied tartly, recounting his aversion to this method of enquiring after his pedal condition. And, for once, Stabby continued to rail about this for around 5 minutes, startling everyone else at the meeting (which, luckily, hadn't actually begun at that point).
Stabby believes that there is a special place in the Underworld for people who make light of other people's infirmities, whatever they might be. He has an extra air cast upstairs, from a previous bout of foot complications, and will gladly imprison in the air cast the next person who asks him whether he's been skiing. He will even pump it up to 40 rather than 30 or 20, and watch the poor victim squirm in the cast's viselike grip. Stabby isn't so cruel as to leave it on this person until the onset of gangrene, however. There are some depths to which Stabby will not stoop.
One fact you need to know is that London Stabby has a complication of diabetes called "Charcot Foot" (Don't open this unless you have no aversion to reading about horrible medical conditions. You have been warned.)
Stabby's foot doctor is the world expert on care of diabetic feet: three out of the first six books that come up in an Amazon search were co-authored by Prof. Edmonds. So Stabby now walks around with an air cast (which made his recent plane trips a breeze: wheelchairs to and from airplanes meant that Stabby got on the plane first and got wheeled through security and immigration).
However, the air cast invites quite a bit of attention. Stabby can get on a bus, point to the air cast, and the cute young man who is sitting in the Priority Seat gives up his seat cheerfully. However, some people feel compelled to enquire after Stabby's health. There are good ways to do that, and bad ways.
The good way is to look concerned and say, "Oh dear, what's happened to your leg?" Stabby likes this, as it doesn't imply that he has caused his infirmity. He relates the fact that it's a diabetic complication and surgery will be required next year. This is kindness on the part of the questioner as it is concern without causation.
The less good way is to look concerned and ask, "Oh dear, what have you done to yourself?" While Stabby has indirectly caused this condition by being overweight and an avid trencherman, Stabby didn't trip over the cat, fall down the stairs, or jump out of a bedroom window 10 seconds in front of an enraged spouse. Stabby prefers the good way, but this way just invites the answer, "I have diabetic foot ulcers."
The worst way is to chuckle and ask Stabby, "You've been skiing, I see!" And, of course, Stabby's enjoyment of his free dinner was ruined by someone saying just that.
Stabby replied tartly, recounting his aversion to this method of enquiring after his pedal condition. And, for once, Stabby continued to rail about this for around 5 minutes, startling everyone else at the meeting (which, luckily, hadn't actually begun at that point).
Stabby believes that there is a special place in the Underworld for people who make light of other people's infirmities, whatever they might be. He has an extra air cast upstairs, from a previous bout of foot complications, and will gladly imprison in the air cast the next person who asks him whether he's been skiing. He will even pump it up to 40 rather than 30 or 20, and watch the poor victim squirm in the cast's viselike grip. Stabby isn't so cruel as to leave it on this person until the onset of gangrene, however. There are some depths to which Stabby will not stoop.
