Mobility scooters a hit with tired tourists in Vegas

star-telegram.com ^ | 05/26/07 | KATHLEEN HENNESSEY

[lesser_satan]

Good God, what a nation of fat, lazy, worthless pieces of sh!t we’re becoming.

[Crazieman]

You should see this lady in my neighborhood. Weighs about 400 pounds riding a scooter while walking her dog on a leash.

[taxed2death]

Amazing. I’m not a picture of good fitness but even I can walk the strip.

[Farmer Dean]

If you want to see how bad it’s getting,go to one of the all-you-can-eat buffet/steakhouses.You will see the worst of the worst gluttons on the planet.

[LibFreeOrDie]

Supermarkets have those, too.

But it’s not the frail little old ladies that use them. It’s the morbidly obese 40/50 year olds. And the scooters don’t have arm rests, so Mr./Ms. Plump’s derriere hangs over both sides of the seat.

They don’t seem to get the irony of driving around the aisles, filling the cart with the food that’s making them fat...

[sinanju]

It’s hard to tell just how “trim and fit-looking” Mr. Lezma is in that Fred Durst outfit of baggy shorts and football jersey.

That combo could make anyone look fat.

So ends my fashonista rant.

[ears_to_hear]

I hope the rental company gets its money upfront and that the scooters have global positioning on them, they may be the only way home for some folks :)

[loreldan]

What’s next? Hiring people to pull the levers?

[Spruce]

Note to self: Get to Vegas and open that helper-monkey and muumuu rental shop ASAP.

[mamelukesabre]

Isn’t this just what that segway scooter thing was meant for? I think I see a business oportunity here that no one seems to be pouncing on.

I know I’d rather stand tall than sit in a crappy old handy-capped scooter. Also, the segway would be less obtrusive to others since it takes up far less floor space.

[JayNorth]

What’s next? Hiring people to pull the levers?

Cruise Control and GPS-self-piloting!

[Sender]

Supermarkets should put the really fatty, high-calorie foods on the top shelf *snicker*

[Lokibob]

I use a mobility scooter to run around town, and enjoy it.

I’m not hurting anybody, I bought it with my own funds, and I’m not paying $3.50/gallon for gas.’’I do not use handicapped parking spaces for it (but I DO use a motorcycle / bicycle space).

I do NOT take it into stores, preferring to walk around with my shopping cart.

I have purchased a bicycle trailer to drag behind the chair, and it can carry 100 lbs of groceries.

All in all, I’m quite happy with it.

[Sender]

Yeah the Segway would be the ideal Vegas machine. Put a drink holder and a token bucket on there and hit the carpet!

As a bonus, drunken Segway riders might provide extra entertainment. That balancing system can only go so far.

[tenthirteen]

Try that drinking and driving on your scooter in Florida. Your stupid scooter would be confiscated and you’d be in jail. They’ll charge DUI here if you’re riding a horse, or lawn tractor.

[CindyDawg]

As long as it isn’t rented as “handicapped” who cares. Does everyone walk to hotels or do they drive or catch a cab? No one has ever rode the train? What about elevators? Should those only be for handicapped too? My concern is that they need a different design though. I will offer assistance to the handicapped but would really be annoyed if it was an abled bodied person.

[Mr. Jeeves]

The Las Vegas Strip is long past its easily walkable days.

Nonsense - it's best to walk it anyway. I lose five pounds every time I go. ;)

[CindyDawg]

Well at least, as handicapped as she is, she still takes care of her dog. How about praying for her health instead of making fun of her?

[CindyDawg]

I am on a diet. Fat people aren’t jolly when they diet. Maybe these “gluttons” have saved calories for this trip. Maybe they are just enjoying their vacation. Maybe they walk across the casinos. I’m really getting tired of the fat “snickers” around here.