After the series of posts here on these monstrosities, I see someone else has witnessed children getting hurt on them.

Why people don’t use them. Why not modify balance beams?

So, this throw away post featuring a pool lift I made while getting sunburned err tanned and sipping a Mai Tai generated more attention than I thought it would have. Which is to say, it got some. My initial impression was that it was a waste, government mandated, and it was put in a very […]

Forget the pool lift, now the government is mandating the the maximum slope for putt-putt holes and says you must allow horses in your business as service animals. Also, the ADA has rules for shooting ranges: Shooting facilities – provision of accessible turning space “for each different type of firing position.”

“I am not here as a serf or vassal. I am not begging my lords for mercy.” Oh, but you are. You just don’t realize it. “You’re innocent until proven guilty” has become “you’re innocent for now. Until we look into it and even if you are, we’ll fuck your life up so bad it […]

Update: More here.

So, if you go vacationing and head to the hotel pool, it might be closed. Seems a federal law went into effect requiring pools to have wheelchair lifts. You know, I don’t notice a lot of wheelchair bound people playing basketball. Someone should get on that.