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08-17-2009, 06:43 AM
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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: God's Country
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Today's Pet Peeve 17 Aug 09
Obstructions on sidewalks from newspaper vending machines to overgrown bushes, people parking their cars on them and low branches on trees. These make a sidewalk an obstacle course for those in wheel chairs.
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08-17-2009, 07:01 AM
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Senior Member
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"May the end of the year be sweet for you all!"
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: In South Carolina, but sometimes elsewhere
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Obstacles for prams, too. And even just for anybody.
I used to live in an area where we had to walk on the street because the sidewalks were always impossible to walk on. What's the use of building sidewalks if you can't use them?
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08-17-2009, 08:41 AM
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Just a simple country gal.
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Calif.
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Obstructions, eeek! I hate when youre trying to find a street and theres a big tree or something blocking the name. Or the sign is so old and faded you have to be right on top of it to see. 
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08-17-2009, 08:48 AM
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Senior Moments!
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"reefer madness: reefer quits when hauling dairy stuff"
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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I'm convinced that telephone poles are erected as close to the curb as possible and angled towards the street to test truck drivers. But,yes, obstructions on a sidewalk are a pain to people with full use of their legs and SO much more so to those who must use walkers a, wheelchairs and other devices. At least many places are making the sidewalk curbs at corners much more accesible nowadays...
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08-17-2009, 10:23 AM
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SUIT UP!!!
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: SO-CAL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Livewire
Obstructions, eeek! I hate when youre trying to find a street and theres a big tree or something blocking the name. Or the sign is so old and faded you have to be right on top of it to see.
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ME TOO!! this is a major pet peeve of mine. here in CA at least where i live the streets don't make any sense there's no grid to it. so you really need to look at street signs. well i've caught the bird more than a few times for slowing down to read a dilapitaded sign!!  |
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