On 10/27/2012 3:47 AM, Tom P wrote:

On a couple of occasions I've booked a wheelchair for my aged father.
He's not disabled and does not possess a wheelchair, but he cannot be
expected to stand in line for hours on end, and needs to sit down
somewhere.

I've done the same for my mother. Lots of walking and hours of standing
would have been far too much for her.