I met Bob Shimeld only once, several years ago, on a bus. We chatted for all of 15 minutes, if that, but the conversation stuck with me. I never forgot him.
It was a summer morning in Longview, Texas, and the bus picked up Shimeld in front of a Walmart store on the north side. Boarding took longer than usual because the driver had to get up and help Shimeld with his electric wheelchair. The back of his chair, I noticed, had been decorated with a Massachusetts novelty license plate that read B-O-B, for Bob.
Shimeld said he moved from the Northeast about five years earlier to escape the winters in his home state. “If you stay still too long, your wheelchair will freeze to the ground,” he joked. “No snow tires for a wheelchair.”
He claimed to have thrown a dart at a map of Texas. The dart hit Longview, so that’s where he went. He liked the place. The people were friendly. He was a 72-year-old military veteran who described his days as “a lot of sitting around,” which was easy enough to do in a wheelchair.
I got off the bus a few stops after Shimeld boarded, and I never saw him again. After that day, I also never got back on the bus. When I am in East Texas and need to make a grocery run, or want to go to a restaurant or anywhere else, I hop in my Jeep or ride with someone else. Our cities are built for getting around with a car. My only reason for riding the bus on that day was to visit with the passengers of Longview Transit for a story that appeared in the newspaper.
The passengers I met included elderly retirees who could no longer drive safely. Other passengers worked the kinds of low-paying jobs that help keep the rest of our lives running smoothly: a grocery store cashier, for example, and a hairdresser with epilepsy. One man named John Solomon had just finished his shift scrubbing dishes at one of my favorite Mexican restaurants. His hands, wrists and forearms were peeling badly from the soapy water, but he hadn’t noticed. He was traveling home to spend the evening with his young son and daughter.
Most of the people I met that day were dealing with less-than-ideal circumstances, but they were upbeat and optimistic about their futures. They had jobs and homes, and they talked about their determination to better their lives. They seemed to make Longview a richer place. Somehow they managed to do it all without a vehicle, a complication that most of us would never consider.
That was in 2009. Shimeld died on Dec. 16. I read about his death in the newspaper. He was trying to cross McCann Road near a busy intersection not far from K-Mart when a pickup turned onto the road and struck him.
The News-Journal reported that Shimeld was the sixth pedestrian killed in the city in 2014. That’s three times the average death rate for pedestrians in Texas, the paper also reported. A subsequent editorial described the “grim realities of the danger while walking” and noted that municipal officials are aware of the problem and are planning to address it in the city’s next comprehensive plan. Well, good.
Where Shimeld died, the intersection does not have a crosswalk. Lots of the city’s intersections don’t, because so few people need them. But some do. People like Shimeld. I’ll try not to forget that.
13,824 responses to “On the death of one man”
making it a significant step towards decarbonizing the aviation industry.?? ? ?????The push for SAF is not limited to United Airlines.
This is very interesting, You are a very skilled blogger. I have joined your feed and look forward to seeking more of your great post. Also, I’ve shared your website in my social networks!
I have observed that online education is getting common because obtaining your college degree online has developed into popular selection for many people. Numerous people have certainly not had a chance to attend an established college or university nonetheless seek the increased earning possibilities and a better job that a Bachelors Degree affords. Still other people might have a degree in one training but wish to pursue one thing they now develop an interest in.
Thanks for your posting on the traveling industry. I will also like contribute that if you’re a senior considering traveling, it can be absolutely crucial that you buy travel cover for golden-agers. When traveling, golden-agers are at biggest risk being in need of a professional medical emergency. Obtaining right insurance policies package in your age group can protect your health and provide peace of mind.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????ten.???????????????????????????????????!???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????7?4?25???129??? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
??????????????????
(26 January 2018). ????????????????????????? (Report).???.
2020?6?11???? “????????????????????????”.?????????????????? “??????????????????? ??????????????????????” (PDF).???????????????????? TOKYO?????????TCN?.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????2???????????????????????????2?????????????????
“????? ??????? ????????? 387????”.
NHK????.??????30????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
????????????????????????????1?????????????????????????????????????WEB.
????????? (2021?3?4?).
2021?3?5???? TIMES???, ABEMA (2023?3?4?).
“??????????”??????”?????????… TIMES???, ABEMA (2023?5?15?). “?????????? Inc, Natasha
(2021?5?18?). “?????????????5GAP???????????????????”.
“?????/???????/2020?11?18? ABEMA SPECIAL”.
“??????????? ?????? ??????”.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????42???????…????????????16??
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????11????????????????????????????13????2??????????????????????????????????????????????6?29??????????7?6??????????????????????????65???75??????????????????????????18?????????????????????????????2??1?????????????????????????????????????????????????76??3??
“???????????????????”.????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????10???????????????????????????
I’m extremely impressed with your writing
skills as well as with the layout on your blog. Is this a paid theme or did you modify it
yourself? Either way keep up the excellent quality writing,
it is rare to see a nice blog like this one these days.
?????????2?ID??10?????????????????????????????????????????12????????????CATV????????????????????????? V6?????? ?????????????!??????????? – ??!
“???????2008?8?14??????????????? ??2558???08??????”.???????????? – F2 – F2-X
– ??????!
?16? 2010?12?19? ?????????????????AKB48?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
???????????????????24????????
1988?12????5:00?? – ??3:00???????1:00????22???????20???????????1989?1?????!
1980?12?1? – JRN???? 1952? – ????????????????????????? 1965?5?3? –
???????NRN???? 2022?5?14????
2024?5????
Good post. I will be going through some of these issues as well..
Two new specialised public universities had been established during his tenure: the University of Well being and Allied Sciences within the Volta Area and the University of Vitality and Pure Resources within the Brong-Ahafo Area.
Supercalc would go on to be a competitor in the spreadsheet market within the MS-DOS world.
Thanks for your post made here. One thing I would like to say is most professional job areas consider the Bachelors Degree like thejust like the entry level requirement for an online college diploma. Even though Associate Diplomas are a great way to start out, completing the Bachelors opens up many entrance doors to various employment opportunities, there are numerous online Bachelor Course Programs available from institutions like The University of Phoenix, Intercontinental University Online and Kaplan. Another issue is that many brick and mortar institutions offer Online versions of their qualifications but typically for a greatly higher fee than the providers that specialize in online higher education degree programs.
Scam
Porn site
Pornstar
??????????? – ????????CUP – ??????????? – ???? – ???? – ??????? – ??????????
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????STORY 0??1????M78?????????????????????????????????????? 2014???????? ?????????????? 2014?1?16? ???????? 2017?1?29???? 2011 ???????? ??????? ??????? 2011?1?16? ???????? 2017?1?29??????????Twitter?.
20?????????????????????????????????????????? 2016?5?26? ??????????? 2017?1?29????
Right here is the perfect blog for anybody who really wants to understand this topic.
You realize a whole lot its almost hard to argue with you (not that I really would
want to…HaHa). You definitely put a brand new spin on a topic that’s been written about for a long time.
Excellent stuff, just wonderful!
?3??SS???????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
???????????????2011?3?17??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????19:00-23:
30?????????????3?20??????15:
00 – 15:54????????14:00 – 14:54?
??????????????????11????
?????????4?15??????????????2018?4?9????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
??????????? ??????????? ???????????????????????????????????????1?7????????chu???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????!
???????????????????????????????????????????????????? – ?????????????????????????????
??? – ??????????????1.8??????????????????500 –
600??????????????????????? – ????????????????1.5??????????????????????????????????????????????????? – ????????????????????????????????
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????4?????????????35km???????? 2?????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 3??????????????????????????3???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????20????????????????????????2??????????????????????????????????????? ??22??2010??7?? No.599 ???????4?.
???????????????????????DVD???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
??10?23????Mr.Children????2012?2?19????2?26?????????????2012?3?18???????20???1????????????? 2?9????16???????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????5??TBS?????????????????????????????? ????????2017????????????? ??????2017?1?1???????????????????????!
TBS??????????????????????????????????2011???2016????????????????16???2015??????????2016???????????????????????????
??????????2016?5?25????????????10??????????????5????8?? ????????4?5??????? ?????? 2016?5?26?????????????????? ???????????1?? ???????? 2016?5?26???????????????135?????????? ??????
2016?1?31????
I do agree with all of the ideas you have presented on your
post. They are very convincing and will certainly
work. Still, the posts are very short for newbies. May just you please prolong them a bit from subsequent
time? Thank you for the post.
“??????????????????”????????” ???????????????? ONE PIECE?2009? – 2023???????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????10???1?????????????????????2011?10?16??
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????1???
????2????????????????3????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
1976???????????????????????????????????????????? 1973??????????????????????????????????
120? ????7??-??????????????????? ???? ?!
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
2010?2???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????7:50?????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????2021????????????????7:20??10????????????????5?????????????????????????????????? ???6?25?????????????8:00 – 10:
25????????
L?4??OHV1,257cc 80???????????????????????????????????? ??????2???4???????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????? 1928????5?2????????????1970????????????????????????????1992???????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????4????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????1992??????????????
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????2?????????????1972???????1974????? ????1953??????????????????????????????????????
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????15????????????????????????????????????????????????
??3????????4??????????5??????????????????????????????????????????????3???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?????????????????????????????10??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
??????????????50%??????50%??????????????????????????????…???????????????????????????? 2012????14??8?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????5????
?? 2002, pp.????????????????1-1-10???? 1973, p.
“??????????????? ????? ???? ???????????? 1000?????????????????5MW??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? “?????????????? ????? ????????? ?????”.