Anee,

        I never thought I would hear Amarillo praised for anything!! Guess
they've improved since I was there?

Bobby


>Tamar -
>
>Hear...Here...brovo-
>
>A sintament I hartely agree with.  The other day I was coming home from the
>grocery store and a utility truck was parked on the grass colosest to the
>road and also compleetly blocking the side walk.  How anoying.  My scooter
>was able to go around the truck on the grass farthest from the road.
>
>When we were in Santa Fe on vaction I had a horribal time getting around.
>The sidewalys are all bumpy and cracked and in disrepare, the curbcuts are
>sporadic at best, and most of the buildings are not wheelcharir accessable. I
>had much more fun in Amarillo as I could prety much access everything I
>wanted to.
>
>Anee
>
>In a message dated 6/24/99 4:57:39 PM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
>writes:
>
><< As I wheel down the street I notice the grass, and all the flowers,
> I notice the calico cat lying in the sun, its silky coat shiny in the sun,
> Then bang, bang, skittle, skittle, I hit a broken piece of sidewalk,
> My wheelchair jerks and I feel the pain in my neck and back,
> Another tree - with its roots uploading the sidewalk,
> Damn, why do they put trees in sidewalks?
> Trees should be kept ten feet away from sidewalks,
>
> Don't city planners know that all trees eventually grow roots too big to stay
> under sidewalks?
>
> I love trees as much as anybody else, but you cannot just keep pouring
> asphalt over cracks in the sidewalk, this just make it dangerous for
> everybody.  Last night I came over some part of 40th street that had sidewalk
> going in 4 different angles. I was forced to go down into the street until I
> found a driveway my wheelchair could get up.  In fact, I often ride the
> quieter streets  instead of subjecting myself to the numerous bumps and
> cracks in sidewalks.  I know that some bumps are inevitable, but if people
> would just think a little more, then many of the cracks and bumps from
> rooting trees would not happen anymore, and I, along with many others  could
> enjoy my walks like everybody else.
>
> Tamar Raine >>