Handicap Accomodations

Well, they have built handicap access to the sidewalks in Bahia Asuncion----just one problem, however.

Thanks J & D. It's classic and it made me smile

If you have ever built or had a house built in Mexico you will experience many anomalies like this. Through the years I have tried to get into the heads of the workers. I have never been able to figure out why these things occur. When building, it is impossible to anticipate such screw ups. If you are not there every minute, s**t will happen.

This is not to malign the sweet nature of the workers. I never detected any bad intentions. There was just this inability to see the picture beyond the immediate task at hand. That is not their job to see the bigger picture and how the pieces fit together.

Indeed, it is comical such as the photo depicts, but it is not so funny when you are paying for it.

My resolution is: I am not going to torment my mind by applying logic to any of this. Logic is a handicap! Why beat yourself up?

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Originally posted by jdtrotter Taken from another thread Quote: Originally posted by DENNIS Pizza Hut in Ensenada has wheel chair ramps on each side of the front entrance steps that go up to the wall. The franchise was evidently supplied with building plans which were handicap friendly but didn't quite make it through the translation stage. Well, they have built handicap access to the sidewalks in Bahia Asuncion----just one problem, however.

Good one! The telephone pole and street sign pole could be renamed: "A rock and a hard place"!

That's for the range hood that they forgot to install or moved elsewhere !

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Paulina, the cabinet is for the 'smoked' meat prep!

Now that is sophisticated....

Toneart,

You are so correct. That is why we have adopted our new favorite saying, It is what it is.

Paulina, there has to be a "logical"explanation for that outlet. While we have found that often some things defy our gringo logic, it makes sense in a different way.

Now, about the hot water into our kitchen. We bought our place with the kitchen unfinished, but our contractor told us he would run cold and hot water to the kitchen when we were ready.

Ok, got the tile, got the cabinets, got the hooks ups to the outside, ready for water, and water we got --- just a little strange.

In BA, we get water from the city line, but also have a large tinaco because the water pipe is often out for repairs. So with our guest room, we had another tinaco installed, and another hot water heater----hot water heaters are turned on by a light switch in the bathroom. (All lights dim)

So, instead of running lines from the back of our house, they hooked up our kitchen water to the guest room tinaco which means that once the guest room is complete, when we want hot water in our kitchen, we will need to go outside, over to the guest room, and turn on the hot water heater in the bathroom.

Logic involved, the guest room is closer to the kitchen than is the back of of our house.

See tinaco on guest room---right across future patio from kitchen.



Tis an interesting experience.

Diane and John

[Edited on 12-2-2007 by jdtrotter]

Diane, here in Loreto we get all the hot water we want from our nice black above-the -ground tinaca all summer long-- just by turning on the cold water tap. So maybe that walk to flip the switch will just be a seasonal thing.

Sounds like a great idea! I just know that somewhere in someone's mind, there is a perfectly locigal reason for that outlet.---Then again, I am sure that it is UFOs who are stealing our Satelite signal at the El Rosario military stop.

Diane

Different Cultural Sensabilities

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Originally posted by jdtrotter Taken from another thread Quote: Originally posted by DENNIS Pizza Hut in Ensenada has wheel chair ramps on each side of the front entrance steps that go up to the wall. The franchise was evidently supplied with building plans which were handicap friendly but didn't quite make it through the translation stage. Well, they have built handicap access to the sidewalks in Bahia Asuncion----just one problem, however.

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Originally posted by Mulegena Quote: Originally posted by jdtrotter Taken from another thread Quote: Originally posted by DENNIS Pizza Hut in Ensenada has wheel chair ramps on each side of the front entrance steps that go up to the wall. The franchise was evidently supplied with building plans which were handicap friendly but didn't quite make it through the translation stage. Well, they have built handicap access to the sidewalks in Bahia Asuncion----just one problem, however. Cackling with laughter, I showed this photo to my companion who is European. He, in all seriousness explained that the sidewalk access was built, not for wheelchairs, but obviously for young mothers with prams (that's baby carriage to the rest of us) Yeah, right... now I unnerstan'.

I knew it, I just knew it. There was a "logical"explanation.


[Edited on 12-2-2007 by jdtrotter]