Why I hate America!

**RICHARD** · 05-26-2007, 10:25 PM

I just read a piece in the newspaper where able bodied people are renting electric scooters to trip around Vegas. Since we have cut out the personal contact out, why not cut out the excercise?

There were two idiots, both under thirty, who rented scooters....One was a 22 year old AH from Texas who wanted to be able to drink and not worry about driving.

There are no laws that bar the rental of a scooter to an able bodied person-
but having my ankle cracked a few times by people who really needed an ES what can I expect from some drunken idiot?

Hmmm....

**IRescue452** · 05-26-2007, 10:44 PM

Taking care of the elderly gives you a new appreciation for your own two legs. I've had nerve problems in my legs since I was born but I haven't stopped walking. I always park in the first spot I see available when I get in a parking lot rather than driving around for a closer spot. I always say it gives me more opportunities to come across dropped money. If it weren't for parking farther away, I wouldn't have found $10 in a walmart parking lot once

**Twisterdog** · 05-26-2007, 11:36 PM

Well, that's kind of silly, I admit.

But, what's the difference in that and calling a cab?

I guess some people just want to be lazy on their vacations. So? It's their money, and their time.

**columbine** · 05-26-2007, 11:43 PM

I just saw a Segway for the first time yesterday. I couldn't tell whether the person using it was using it for health reasons (I have a trick knee, and often have to put up with huffing and puffing and cussing behind me on the escalator from folks who want me to climb) but it certainly looked foolish.

They were originally advertised as being great for people like postal delivery workers, who need to handle cargo without dealing with parking, and elderly folks with physical limitations. But the Postal Circus certainly can't afford them, and neither can elderly folks with physical limitations (except for the ones who can afford cabs or chauffeurs already anyway) so I can't see the point of them at all.

Love, Columbine

**RICHARD** · 05-27-2007, 04:25 AM

I can hardly wait for someone (probably an American) who tries to climb Mount Everest with a Segway.

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Hmmmm,

I guess we can look forward to GPS/Nav systems, WIFI capablilty, iPod docking ports, cooled and lighted cup holders, collision avoidance systems and airbags on the carts....

Better yet,
Save the planet. Save fuel and money.

Stay at home and play poker on the 'net.

**moosmom** · 05-27-2007, 08:44 AM

Aside from people with legitimate limitations, I was just talking about the "laziness" of America these days. They got Roombas to vacuum your house, Scubas to wash your floors, a gadget to clean your shower stall. How lazy can one be?????

As for those two drunks...if they're going to allow them on the roads, there should be laws set for them, like for motorcycles.

**sparks19** · 05-28-2007, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by RICHARD

Stay at home and play poker on the 'net.

Or chat on an internet forum

As for the shower cleaner.... I want one of those LOL I have a wierd phobia about the shower..... I'm wierd and it takes a lot of explaining and you still won't understand it lol but hubby has to clean the shower.... I won't. I can't even STAND to take a shower so my showers are super short lol. Doesn't make me lazy.... just makes me strange

And as for the couple on the scooters.... you know there are a lot more than just visible physical handicaps that will allow you to use a scooter. Such as sever asthma. I knew quite a few older people that suffered so badly from asthma as they got older that even walking around the store could trigger an attack. and perhaps they can't walk long distances.... hence the walk to the bathroom would be relatively easy.... but walking around a park all day could prove difficult. BUT in reality they probably didn't have any of these issues. But you can get a handicapped sticker for MANY things.... many of which can not be seen by the average person passing by you.

Just like those parking spaces for expecting mothers.... PFFT. Walking is GOOD for you when you are pregnant.... it's just more convenient.

But I figure it's not much different than those stupid rolly shoes or a skate board. You just gotta give yourself a push every now and then.... OOOOH strenuous.

As for driving one drunk..... I can't see how that could possibly be allowed. That's ridiculous.... People can't even WALK reliably when drinking..... and we are going to let them operate any kind of vehicle? YIKES