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LEE COUNTY, Fla. 鈥?Two legally blind women said they ve been denied an Uber ride several times because of their service dog 鈥?which is against the law and company policy.Mary Pierce from Fort Myers goes to the gym three times a week and sometimes takes an Uber to get home.Pierce, who is legally blind, goes everywhere with her service dog, C.W. However, she said some Uber drivers see her service dog and refuse to pick her up. I cant tell you how many times Ive been refused by Uber, said Pierce, who is legally blind. Its stressful enough to be blind, its stressful enough to not be able to see and need help. She stanley cup said shes been refused at least 3 times this month. It makes me feel very violated, Pierce said.Her friend, Mary Ann Grignon is also legally blind and experienced the same thing in Cape Coral. Its really sad that they think of us less than any other customer, Grignon said. I dont have any other choice besides our para transit system or Uber. She said one time an Uber driver pulled up in front of her house but refused to let her service dog, Percy in the car. He said, Im not picking you up, and I said, What stanley termohrnek are you talking about And he said, I dont have to take you with that dog, she saidThey both said they hear all kinds of excuses from Uber drivers. They just dont want to get their car dirty or they dont want a dog smell, Pierce said. It might be for religious purposes or it might be severe allergies. However, at the end of the day, stanley tumblers its a violation of the Libm Children s Fest Day aims to make Summerfest more accessible to all of Milwaukee
Its not uncommon to convert an old warehouse into lofts or apartments.But what about converting something a little more unique, a little more historic Something like, a church Thats what developers did in a Denver, Colorado neighborhood. The Gothic-revival, Methodist stanley thermos Episcopal church was built in 1889, designed by D stanley cup price enver architect Franklin E. Kidder.It was declared an historic landmark in 1970.But that didn tstop itfrom ending up abandoned as the neighborhood changed.Enter developers with a vision.They re-envisioned the church as The Sanctuary Lofts.They preserved much of the churchs unique features, like the stained-glass windows, exposed brick, and wood paneling, and converted the church into condominiums.Theres even a confessional in one of the condos serving as the rooms focal point.One of the 12condos in this church was recently on the market stanley trinkflaschen .Realtor David Wheaton saideach unit offers different pieces of the past. In some units we actually have stained glass windows exposed and holy items that were a part of the church that are actually infused into the units, said Wheaton. Many of these buildings such as this church, the congregation wasnt able to support it financially.It kind of fell into disrepair for a while and it was deconsecrated at some time. While this conversion was done long before the current housing crisis, it underscores the need to find places to live. In this case, the condos come with a completely unique twist on whats possible.This converted church is |
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