is it that only people with disabilities try to be
helpful and clear the way for the scooters and
 chairs?
 
 
> --- Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> > 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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