You know what I'm talking about. Those completely IRRITATING, bone jarring, drink spilling bumps that are in front of every store now. There is no way around them. You can try to take a huge detour, but then you just confuse and tick off the driver who was not expecting you to cross there. I have developed an almost neurotic, physical aversion to these things. I literally have to take my hands OFF the cart and push it across by itself, or it just completely freaks me out. I initially thought they were invented to shake the raindrops off the carts as they are pushed back into the store. Then I found out that they were actually placed there so that blind folks would not step blindly (sorry) into traffic. Okay, I can understand that. But did the inventor also realize that they would cause all manner of things to fall out of cart, purse, and hands (if you leave your hands on the cart) too? I have spilled at least 6 drinks to date. Now I just grab my drink, give the cart a mighty shove, and hope that I can catch it on the other side. Anybody else freaking on this?
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Blind Bumps
You know what I'm talking about. Those completely IRRITATING, bone jarring, drink spilling bumps that are in front of every store now. There is no way around them. You can try to take a huge detour, but then you just confuse and tick off the driver who was not expecting you to cross there. I have developed an almost neurotic, physical aversion to these things. I literally have to take my hands OFF the cart and push it across by itself, or it just completely freaks me out. I initially thought they were invented to shake the raindrops off the carts as they are pushed back into the store. Then I found out that they were actually placed there so that blind folks would not step blindly (sorry) into traffic. Okay, I can understand that. But did the inventor also realize that they would cause all manner of things to fall out of cart, purse, and hands (if you leave your hands on the cart) too? I have spilled at least 6 drinks to date. Now I just grab my drink, give the cart a mighty shove, and hope that I can catch it on the other side. Anybody else freaking on this?
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My dad is I can tell you that. They are pretty annoying now that I think about it but I have a question.... How do they freak you out? Does the vibration it gives off annoy you?????
Curious for an answer,
Alex
Sup. The lift your head up slightly in a jeking sort of manner.
That's what one of the guys at the soft ball game kept on saying and doing whenever someone would walk by. I think that it was Pastor Lugo's brother-in-law.
Alex
p.s. I have no idea why I wrote that but I did... so..... yea.
Call the City Clerk....
I can tell you, you are not the only person who HATES them...we had one lady say she wouldn't go in any store that had them. The most annoying thing is that the federal law that requires these will probably change in a few years (right after everyone has complied with installing them) because they are now realizing they are more of a hazard!
Crys - I don't know what baby you're talkin' about - but mine HATES them awake or asleep. She always looks at me for reassurance that she ain't about to bounce out of the cart, and my other kids don't like 'em either. I still love you.
Yeah, well I can tell you, I don't call them the "bumpity" bumps!
Alex, thanks for the comments. It is definitely the vibration that kills me. It is waaaaay beyond vibration...
I suppose we could do without the bumps ..
I'm sure that the blind people that the bumps were designed wouldn't mind being street pizza.
I mean, at least your drink is in tact.
Blind people don't need legs. Or intestines.
:)
OK, I'm only kidding. I've never noticed the bumps, but I'll have to take a look.
Dale
How can you possibly not have NOTICED them!!!
Okay, okay, maybe I'm overeacting just a TINY bit...
Thanks, Jason! It was WONDERFUL to have you in 3rd period. I could feel the love...
The only time the BUMPs come imto play for "seeing" folk is when your pushing a cart; whenever there is ANYTHING on the bottom, it is THROWN OFF THE CART AND INTO THE STREET, THEN YOU STAND THE CHANCE OF GETTING RUN OVER WHILE PICKING UP YOUR STUFF... either way, someones gonna be road pizza... I personally HATE THOSE LITTLE BUMPS!!
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