Comments on: Up the “down” staircase–Uruguay style… http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/01/23/up-the-down-staircase-uruguay-style/ Broken promises and failed hopes... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:06:58 -0300 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Elenacam http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/01/23/up-the-down-staircase-uruguay-style/comment-page-1/#comment-523 Elenacam Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:23:15 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/01/23/up-the-down-staircase-uruguay-style/#comment-523 Hello there! I do not experience mobility issues, so I might be saying something that would not be of much help... but... have you thought of going to Old Maz not by going up or down or in any possible direction ;) with the scooter by using 21 de setiembre street, but, instead, "travel" to Villa Biarritz Park (by the Rambla or with some alternative, calmer, "flatter" in altitude way) and then, from there, use one of the streets Old Maz has "by the side"? You would not have to face heavy traffic at all. Maybe I am totally off with my comment, but just in case here it goes. Do you go very often there? I love very much the cooking there myself. And the plays. Have you ever stayed during Sunday Nights, on the second floor, to watch a theater play while you eat? It is a very interesting activity! very original one! (although not sure in Summer they do any of that, they wil probably wait for March to begin with new plays). Hello there!
I do not experience mobility issues, so I might be saying something that would not be of much help… but… have you thought of going to Old Maz not by going up or down or in any possible direction ;) with the scooter by using 21 de setiembre street, but, instead, “travel” to Villa Biarritz Park (by the Rambla or with some alternative, calmer, “flatter” in altitude way) and then, from there, use one of the streets Old Maz has “by the side”? You would not have to face heavy traffic at all.
Maybe I am totally off with my comment, but just in case here it goes.
Do you go very often there?
I love very much the cooking there myself. And the plays. Have you ever stayed during Sunday Nights, on the second floor, to watch a theater play while you eat? It is a very interesting activity! very original one! (although not sure in Summer they do any of that, they wil probably wait for March to begin with new plays).

]]> By: southron http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/01/23/up-the-down-staircase-uruguay-style/comment-page-1/#comment-513 southron Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:22:04 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/01/23/up-the-down-staircase-uruguay-style/#comment-513 This was sent by email: Sounds like an interesting Sunday adventure in Pocitos parish, so glad to hear y'all survived if somewhat a little battered and bruised. Visions of Rommel dodging Monte etc.. Seems like the new Chariot will run best on the highway, however in order to safeguard the parishioners of Pocitos it would seem only fair for Deb to walk in front carrying the requisite red flag to give all warning to keep clear! Don Quixote Lives, Adrian. This was sent by email:

Sounds like an interesting Sunday adventure in Pocitos parish, so glad to hear y’all survived if somewhat a little battered and bruised. Visions of Rommel dodging Monte etc..

Seems like the new Chariot will run best on the highway, however in order to safeguard the parishioners of Pocitos it would seem only fair for Deb to walk in front carrying the requisite red flag to give all warning to keep clear!

Don Quixote Lives,

Adrian.

]]> By: clara http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/01/23/up-the-down-staircase-uruguay-style/comment-page-1/#comment-512 clara Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:52:00 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/01/23/up-the-down-staircase-uruguay-style/#comment-512 My own experiences with scooter travel differs somewhat... Southron's scooter, approaching the visibility of a school bus, may navigate the street without incident. Despite its Candy Apple Red color my little motito is not nearly so visible. Having tired of doubling the distance to DeVoto and back via driveway searches, I decided to travel the street for the last 2 blocks. At the first intersection a taxi careened around the corner and came so close as to elicit an audible gasp from passersby. In lieu of an apology I got a raised fist and gunned engine. A bit further a car emerged from an underground garage at freeeway speed..and another near miss. A bus, a double parked delivery truck and several attempts by drivers to see if they could forcibly push the scooter back onto the sidewalk prompted my rapid return to seeking out driveways. How about launching an effort to construct ramped corners? My own experiences with scooter travel differs somewhat…
Southron’s scooter, approaching the visibility of a school bus, may navigate the street without incident. Despite its Candy Apple Red color my little motito is not nearly so visible.
Having tired of doubling the distance to DeVoto and back via driveway searches, I decided to travel the street for the last 2 blocks.
At the first intersection a taxi careened around the corner and came so close as to elicit an audible gasp from passersby. In lieu of an apology I got a raised fist and gunned engine. A bit further a car emerged from an underground garage at freeeway speed..and another near miss. A bus, a double parked delivery truck and several attempts by drivers to see if they could forcibly push the scooter back onto the sidewalk prompted my rapid return to seeking out driveways.
How about launching an effort to construct ramped corners?

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