We won!!! sort of....

So we went to the home show a couple of weeks ago to get idea for finishing the basement, but other then running into an old high school friend it wasn't that cool. I did however enter us in a drawing to win a play house for the backyard(backyard isn't finished but hey... it can be a prairie house with lots o' dirt and schtuff).

About a week after the home show we receive a call from the company that sponsored the give away. Now this wasn't to inform us that we had won the play house (although we were still entered in the drawing) but to let us know that our names had been pulled out for a vacation opportunity (different types of cruises to choose from), after being informed multiple times that it was not a time share, Matt tells them that he'll have to chat with me and could he please call back.

The next day he calls back and gets me, again assuring me that it is not a time share, but a discount travel agency. I set up a time for us to go to the 45 min one on one "presentation" so we can get our 7 night cruise, and 3 day 2 night getaway that was also thrown in there.

Here is an excerp of our conversation:

Guy on Phone ( here after referred to as G): We have a 3 night cruise that includes shore excursions or a 7 night cruise that does not, which would you prefer?

Me ( here after referred to as M): Well since my husband is in a wheelchair the 7 night cruise would work better and then we can pay for the excursions that are wheelchair accessible.

G: The 3 night cruise tends to be our most popular one are you sure I can't talk you into that one?

M: Well, we've looked into cruises before and finding shore excursions that are completely wheelchair accessible for my husband is a bit difficult, so we'll go with the 7 night cruise, because I know the ship is accessible.

G: Ok well let me throw in a 3 day 2 night getaway to Park City as well, in case you aren't able to get off the boat.

So, I assumed that it was clear that Matt is in a wheelchair. But as the saying goes you know what happens when you assume.....


Fast forward to the Saturday in which we are to go to the one on one presentation. That the guy is traveling about 30 miles to come in and meet with us( this was said many times to which I commented, so are we). We drop wee one off to play with her cousin, and head on our way. We have made the deal that if they ask for a credit card we are saying no thanks and getting some ice cream on the way back to get wee one.

As we approach the building Matt begins to notice something....where is the ramp?

We park the car and get out. I head up the stairs into the waiting area and ask the receptionist

" Where is your ramp?"

"I'm not sure, I don't usually work at this location, let me ask."

Big boss man comes out

"Can I help you?"

" Yes, my husband and I have and appointment at 1:30 ( it's 1:20 by the way, yea for being early!) and I need to know where your ramp is so that he can come in"

Now this is where I wish I had a camera to capture the look of fear mixed with oh @*%& that came across this mans face when he looked out the door and saw Matt.

Big boss man then explains that since they only have about 2 people who need wheelchair access to the building in a year that they aren't required to have one (I'm calling BS on this one) and asks if I informed G( his name has been removed out of shear kindness) that my husband is in a chair. Well yes I did, even though ADA doesn't require me to ( the last part was said in my head, again by shear kindness)

Big boss man then tells receptionist man to give us an over night getaway, then asks how far we've come from, after hearing how far, he ups it to a 3 day 2 night getaway. Then heads into his office to call G.

Receptionist man makes a last ditch effort to get us to sign up, but quickly backs down when I tell him that we aren't interested in joining a vacation club at this time, and continues frantically filling out the voucher to get me quickly out the door.

I leave the building (about 3 min after arriving), and tell Matt:" We are done and we have a little getaway to plan."

That's right folk, it appears that we do have a price for not suing you because of wheelchair in accessibility, and that price is a 3 day 2 night getaway ( although we do accept cash as well, small unmarked bills only)