Friday, May 25, 2007


I read this article this morning and it reminded me of my brother Jon:

In increasing numbers, Las Vegas tourists exhausted by the four miles of gluttony laid out before them are getting around on electric "mobility scooters."

Don't think trendy Vespa motorbikes. Think power wheelchair.

Forking over about $40 a day and their pride, perfectly healthy tourists are cruising around Las Vegas casinos in transportation intended for the infirm.

"It was all the walking," 27-year-old Simon Lezama said on his red Merits Pioneer 3. Lezama, a trim and fit-looking restaurant manager from Odessa, Texas, rented it on day three of his five-day vacation, "and now I can drink and drive, be responsible and save my feet."

3 comments:

Noel Heikkinen said...

I keep watching that picture over and over, hoping he'll drive the wheelchair into the pool and he never does it.

Dan said...

Add this to the ideas list for Willapalooza

Unknown said...

Did that quote say "Drink and drive and be responsible"? zowie