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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP - I am saying this because I have seen this at IAD.  A person who can walk from the parking lot to check-in counter, stand in line to get checked  in and for their boarding pass, then turn around and request a wheelchair to get to the gate?  When another person who might be really in need of one have to wait?  I am not saying stop the service, but if you really aren't in need of a wheelchair then pay a fee to use it.  I believe the people who push the wheelchairs are volunteers?  I might be wrong.[/quote]

You would have seen my Mom do this, OP, despite congestive heart failure and pulmonary issues.  What you might not have stayed around for was having me to handle the carry-on luggage or what it would have taken to get her safely to the gate, especially if the process turned out to be lengthy and confusing, and involved taking a bus or a tram.  I hope you don’t find out how hard it is traveling with someone who might need a wheelchair—but doesn’t necessarily want one — in part because of uninformed judgemental people.

The tldr version: I’m sure that there are things that you can do, OP, like sprinting or lifting heavy weights, or holding your breath under water for short periods of time that you couldn’t sustain for longer distances or longer periods of time, despite your willingness to do so. Tack on a debilitating heath issue, and you might sort of get it.  
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