Hi everyone:
First off, the the Yahoo! Groups, please forgive me for having this be my
first post. I'm not normally such a ranter. :)
That said, here it goes.....
I was out today in my scooter at the big cultural arts event called "A Taste
Of Colorado" (WEBSITE - http://www.atasteofcolorado.com / if anyone gives a
damn), figuring it'd get me out of the building for a few hours and away
from the insanity, right. Well, if I had known what was waiting for me upon
arrival, I would stayed home.
I mean the crowd there was HUGE. What's worse is that much of it was also
DUMB & STUPID as well.
I mean if people weren't in line at the various vendor stands waiting to
order something or to buy tickets or weren't busy talking to the merchants,
they were standing in the middle of the street where 300 other people
(including myself in my scooter) were trying to get around them as did
whatever they were doing (Be it talking to someone, eating or busy working
that thing in their ear better known as a cell phone).
I mean it was INSANE.
I was TRYING to discreetly record a podcast using my iRiver (With it tucked
in my shirt pocket so as to not attract attention since there are staging
areas for musical artists), but that got shot all to hell as I was able to
focus on was the insanity of the IDIOTS who could care less about WATCHING
WHERE THEY WERE GOING, so long as they ACTUALLY GOT to where they were
going.
Meanwhile, I'm in my big Pride Victory scooter trying to navigate my way
through the insanity. And when *I* got something to eat like a Mexican
Hamburger from one vendor, I wound up spilling half the sauce onto my pant
leg from the chinet paper plate it was on while I looked for a place off to
the side (And navigated my way over to it) and out of the way to park and
enjoy my food.
And I wasn't alone. There were quite a few of us in chairs of some kind and
I have little doubt they had just as much difficulty as I did.
It got to the point where I was tempted to just simply run people over, but
I knew that wouldn't be right and it'd probably get me escorted off the
premises.
Anyhow....Have you guys been through something like this? If so, what do
you do to prepare for it? How do you handle it? Bil (Who's getting a BCC
of this post), since you're a blind person, how do YOU handle such events
with large crowds?
Comments anyone?
END OF RANT. :)
Cheers :)
--
Pat Cook
Denver, Colorado
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