Jason Chiles

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Geek on Wheels rants about #AccessFail – once more in Yorkville!

Posted on March 5, 2013 in Geek on Wheels

Seriously…what is it with Yorkville? I’ve ranted about this area of Toronto before, but as I had to wheel around it again today, I keep getting struck dumb by how bad this VERY expensive area of Toronto’s shopping mecca is for anyone with a mobility issue. I’m not just talking about wheelchairs here. Walkers? Forget it. Scooters? Better use the road and hope a cop is around to escort you… Read More

Winter – the season of random entrapment on wheels

Posted on February 19, 2013 in Geek on Wheels, Lore's Musings

Last week I posted a blog about the difficulties of being a chair during the winter. How lucky I had been during my first winter in the chair I rely on so much to keep my life semi-normal (whatever that means)…but this winter has been more of what December through March should be. Wild, woolly, shivery and snowy. What a Canadian Winter should be. Before all of this (as I.. Read More

Geek on Wheels – winter weather whining wordsmithing

Posted on February 12, 2013 in Geek on Wheels, Lore's Musings

Ok, let’s get this out-of-the-way immediately. In my first winter of being in a wheelchair (2011-12) I got spoiled. Toronto barely had anything we could even call a winter, with the least amount of snow in decades. I think there was one day with enough snowfall that I felt it wasn’t safe for me to stumble out to the car and deal with the chance of slipping. So I really.. Read More

Geek on Wheels thinks it’s Elementary Sherlock!

Posted on November 19, 2012 in Geek on Wheels, Lore's Musings, My Tardis hurts..., Uncategorized

So when I first thought of getting back to writing, it occurred to me that I got to see a lot of REALLY good premieres of new shows while I was off with my ankle up in the air. One of the biggest surprises did come from the titular Elementary, but more on that in a bit…because to me that is the shock of the season…it’s actually pretty damn good… Read More

A Belated Remembrance Day tribute…to the Highway of Heroes

Posted on November 14, 2012 in Geek on Wheels, Lore's Musings

A few years ago, back in the original form of the Darth Obvious website, I wrote this article after a rather remarkable drive home from my parents place in Whitby. When the old obvious site when down I feared it was lost…but went hunting for it with Remembrance Day passing a few days ago (that’s what we call it up here to my American friends). It’s a few days late…and.. Read More

The real of meaning of access – on wheels or not

Posted on July 20, 2012 in Geek on Wheels

So what does the word “access” mean to you? Stop a moment and think about, it’s ok I’ll wait…I’m just writing this after all. I’m a geek and a computer geek at that, so before all this happened, I usually looked at the word from that context…access to the interwebs, to accounts, to machines. I fully and freely admit, I never thought of it from a perspective of simply living.. Read More

Geek on Wheels Nomination for Moronic Argument of the Year

Posted on July 6, 2012 in Geek on Wheels, Lore's Musings

Mandatory bike helmets? Get serious | The Grid TO. Get Serious? Really? How could anyone who hasn’t been hit over the head even try to make the argument above. Look I know that I am biased, given how my spinal cord injury occurred, and that I don’t even know for sure if a helmet would have prevented it…but for cripes sake! Most accidents on bikes don’t happen from collisions with.. Read More

Geek on Wheels on Accessible Homes

Posted on July 5, 2012 in Geek on Wheels

Young disabled people failed by estate agents and property websites | Money | guardian.co.uk. This is an interesting article out of the UK (thanks to my uncle Bruce for linking it to me) discussing the difficulties that younger people have in finding homes that can accommodate their disabilities. It touches on something I’ve been thinking about quite a bit since my own experience in a rehab hospital, and on how.. Read More

Geek on Wheels advice to Americans escaping “socialism”

Posted on June 29, 2012 in Geek on Wheels, Lore's Musings, Politcal Silliness

So a rather monumental case went through the US Supreme Court today, and Obamacare was held up! Go figure that enabling almost all Americans to have health coverage should be so controversial…but what was interesting was the Twitter outrage that came from it…and well…see the link below for just how some right wingers took and what they plan to escape the “socialism” that is Obamacare. People Who Say They’re Moving.. Read More

Geek on Wheels wants THESE wheels! Aston Martin Vanquish

Posted on June 22, 2012 in Geek on Wheels

So I found this via a feed from Top Gear (the British version thank you very much) and I couldn’t resist posting it. Aston Martin is releasing a new version of the Vanquish, one of the most beautiful (Jason wipes a tear) cars ever made. If you know Top Gear at all, you know how much they love Aston’s. Well, with the joys of the internet, Aston has put out.. Read More