I called our local accessible taxi number 45 minutes ahead of my hoped-for trip. The cab came 45 minutes late; I scheduled in buffer time, but not *that* much buffer time. Drove up to the back; waited for the driver to unfold his ramp. No joy - it was missing! He had the part that folds out of the trunk, but the 'last 5 inches' wedge wasn't there, and he didn't know where it was. I'm still not sure how that happens ...

And this is for the 10-week ASL class that illness already forced me to miss 3 sessions of. Current mood: gnyargh.