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Favorite Comment: Fixer Daniel says, “When you push the button the hole opens wider to allow the whole wheelchair to fall through.”
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Yes! Its a fail!
Let’s hear those equal access liberal whiners complain now. I wonder what happens when the big chrome button is pushed.
When you push the button the hole opens wider to allow the whole wheelchair to fall through.
BRILLIANT!
It it “equal access”!
Did somebody dig out the fire hydrant and leave a hole?
Does this mean awkward fire hydrant isn’t awkward any more?
It is the same location isn’t it? Maybe this was before they installed the hydrant and they had just opened the hole to place it.
Hate to ruin your fun, but the hydrant place had straight brick pattern, this has weaved.
Hate to burst your bubble, but the brick pattern is frightingly similar. Take a good look at the fire hydrant picture, you’ll see that it is surrounded by wave pattern bricks
Fine, different layout, but hey, they WERE rebuilding there, after all
The sign in the background says “Please No Smoking, Food or Drink”, so it’s either a movie title or it prevents some weird type of eating involving fire, lots of it… I think I’m gonna smoke my cheezburger nao.
They should have just added “no wheelchairs” to that sign on the door – would have been a much easier fix.
While hilarious in it’s presentation, this actually looks like a very reasonable work-around. While those buttons are commonly attached to the building in some proximity to the door, they are also occasionally installed on low posts set into the approach. The hole in the pavers is consistent with the removal of such a post – the guts of which have been affixed to the barrier to continue service. Considering the comical near-jams inherent in first approaching a door to trigger the opener and then back off while it operates, a clearly visible outlying post has much to recommend it for smooth foot (etc.) traffic.
hahahaha! I know exactly where this is!!! Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Ne in front of the “Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom Pavillion”. They removed the post that the button was originally on.
It’s a warning of what you will become if you don’t watch your step.
Hmmmmmm… a “portable” button, eh? I could sure use one of those! Does it work on *every* door I need opened?
That reminds me of the portable black holes from “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”.
When you press the button, the barrier folds up and the pothole opens wider, to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to fall and get mangled.
Looks like when you push the button, you nudge the barrier close to the door and expose more of the hole for those non-wheelchair-using losers to fall in.
If you’re not already in a wheel chair, tripping over this will put you in one.
To exit, you merely smash your wheelchair against the door with enough force to knock the barrier over to push the button and cause the door to open!
This kludge required a truly innovative handi-man.
I can’t for the life of me see any wires that go from the button to the door. Is it wireless? Could I therefore get a custom remote that opens doors whenever I walk near them? That would be awesome beyond description.
Well this is one I can shed some light on.
That is a handicap door, with a wireless transmitter inside the button box.
It looks like someone didn’t mount the bollard (aka post with the button on it) properly. When pavers are used, they need to be removed temporarily and concrete poured where the bollard will be mounted. Otherwise some poor sap decides to lean on it and it tips over taking several pavers with it. LOL.
What?? No ramp??!