2009年5月14日星期四

I will try to adjust to 70-290.

Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was how he got to work 70-290. He went to work sick, and despite nasty weather. He almost never missed a day, and would make it to the office even if others could not. A matter of pride.
It was difficult to coordinate our steps -- his halting, mine impatient -- and because of that, we didn''t say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, "You set the pace. I will try to adjust to 70-290. "
When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk, even with help. At such times my sisters or I would pull him through the streets of Brooklyn, NY, on a child''s sleigh to the subway 70-290. Once there, he would cling to the handrail until he reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept ice-free. In Manhattan the subway station was the basement of his office building, and he would not have to go outside again until we met him in Brooklyn'' on his way home.

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