Sense & Sensitivity: Take a seat, and enjoy the ride

Dear Harriette:

I just read the letter from Barb in Seattle (regarding her mother not wanting to use a wheelchair while vacationing with her family at a theme park) and your response (I read you every day). I, too, took a recent trip with my son, grandson and daughter-in-law to Universal Studios in Florida. I have a new knee implant, and my walking was slow and sometimes painful at best.

Happily, most of these venues have two choices for those of us who are handicapped in some way: Use the wheelchairs provided free of charge or rent an electric cart for a deposit and fee ($50 and $40, respectively). The deposit is returnable at the end of the day.

The carts are easy …