today was one day of a 2 day event called art n soul in downtown oakland, i
had the same problems pat... my helper had to repeatedly say, excuse us,
coming through.. and there were a lot of us in chairs and scooters, and it
seemed to be up to us to avoid crashing.
Tamar Raine
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> [Original Message]
> From: Pat Cook <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 9/3/2006 3:58:32 PM
> Subject: RANT ALERT - Scooters & Other Large Chairs At Big Cultural
Events...
>
> 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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