So Wednesday was to be the first of three full days of being in NYC. And it was...only I didn't get to spend it how I originally planned. The night before, my battery charger for my wheelchair took a two foot dive off the faux end table next to the bed. I had dropped the charger before when at home but never the way it happened this time. When I had picked it up, there was something rattling around inside but it still turned on so I had hope.
Only to get up in the morning to see that my chair's battery was still not charged. Surprisingly, though I was pissed, I didn't panic. If I didn't find an wheelchair equipment/repair place...I was going to be going back to LA sooner. So I spent the morning calling around and finally found a place in Queens that could sell me a charger. Unfortunately, it was going to take what remained in my savings but I had no choice. Thankfully, the person was willing to come to Manhattan and drop off the charger but not til 5pmish.
So I spent the day by getting lunch from the hotel restaurant and watching the US Open on tv. I was also concerned that what if I just spent the last of my savings and the guy never arrived. But, thankfully, he did. As soon as I had the charger, I could finally head out. There was still 3 hours of daylight left so I wandered around til it started getting dark.
I know I missed out on the "nightlife" but I didn't want to be too far from the Hotel after dark.
So although it was a frustrating day, I still made the most of it and I still had Thursday and Friday.
And Thursday most definitely made up for the lost time...
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