Jim Drives a Car
Setting the Stage Last month Irene had an appointment at the pain clinic at Royal Jubilee hospital. She's been having back pain for several years now, it's often triggered by walking, and it's been getting progressively worse. In fact, her back pain is the reason we bought e-bikes (which have been life changing), but that will be a different post. This post is about our trip to Royal Jubilee and ubiquity. Ever since the City added traffic calming to the Kings-Haultain corridor, it's been easy to get to Royal Jubilee by bike, and the hospital has some bike parking, so Irene assumed she'd ride there. When the clinic called, the conversation went something like this: Friendly clinic person: Hello, I'm calling from the pain clinic at Royal Jubilee. Your appointment at such and such a time. We're located in the Memorial Pavilion, right across from the parkade! You'll see us as soon as you come out from parking your car. Remember to bring a driver for the t