Tarkus
03-28-2006, 11:28 PM
The NCAA Tournament at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Glided up to the doors and in I went, no Questions. A little later a security guard asked me and I told him I had no problems at the door, handed him the DRAFT info and all was well.
Downtown Jacksonville and the beaches are very Seg friendly with tons of well marked crosswalks etc.
Spent time at Jacksonville Landing, the downtown entertainment area with out a question.
The PGA Tour- The Players Championship.
I spent 4 days last week at The TPC at Sawgrass with the Seg.
Upon entry on the first day a security guard told me “no two wheel scooters”. I asked him to call disabled services and he did politely. A few moments latter a gentleman drove up in a golf cart. We spoke, I gave him the DRAFT info and all was well.
We spoke about the HT, which he had some knowledge of, and asked that I “take it easy” on the steep hills around the course. He also asked if I would mind if I showed the Seg to some older club members who would be interested in the HT as a mobility device. Of course no problem.
The PGA also thanked me for using a handicap sticker even though it was not required. It made their life easier when others asked about Segs on the course.
Over the next 4 days I was treated with respect and never another question. In and out of the clubhouse and all around the grounds it was wonderful.
Spent a lot of time talking about the Segway as a mobility device. People, many older, would come up and ask. for themselves or friends. We would talk and I would give them a “DRAFT CARD” more on that latter.
Many thanks to those at The PGA Tour.
Robbie Kinevil River Jump/Jacksonville BBQ Fest.
Went to Metro park in Jacksonville for the BBQ Fest, again no problems.
Kinevil did make the jump alive. Maybe next time he’ll use a Segway !
Over the last 10 days I put 145mi on the Seg and I must say that the SEGSEAT made a HUGE difference. My body would have never held up just standing.
About the draft card. I hope I didn’t do anything wrong but in the post 911 world my 12.0 bag was banned because of size in many places, so I shrunk the DRAFT info onto a two sided card I could carry in a pocket.
Over the course of the week I gave then only to those who asked about the Seg for mobility.
I gave out over 750 of them !
I’m not about selling Segways, which by the way most people, and I had to be have around at least 100,000 of them, thought that INC was out of business or they had never seen one in real life.
But most all saw the advantage the those with mobility challenges.
I plan to go to the Jacksonville MS walk this Sunday, then I have some demos at local rehab hospitals.
Regards,
Alan
Local newspaper photo
http://photos.jacksonville.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?userphoto=0&image=11823779&thispage=1
http://photos.jacksonville.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?userphoto=0&theway=next&picnum=1&image=11823781&thispage2=&return=
The Draft Card
http://www.segwaychat.com/photos/Tarkus/20060325211103.jpg
Glided up to the doors and in I went, no Questions. A little later a security guard asked me and I told him I had no problems at the door, handed him the DRAFT info and all was well.
Downtown Jacksonville and the beaches are very Seg friendly with tons of well marked crosswalks etc.
Spent time at Jacksonville Landing, the downtown entertainment area with out a question.
The PGA Tour- The Players Championship.
I spent 4 days last week at The TPC at Sawgrass with the Seg.
Upon entry on the first day a security guard told me “no two wheel scooters”. I asked him to call disabled services and he did politely. A few moments latter a gentleman drove up in a golf cart. We spoke, I gave him the DRAFT info and all was well.
We spoke about the HT, which he had some knowledge of, and asked that I “take it easy” on the steep hills around the course. He also asked if I would mind if I showed the Seg to some older club members who would be interested in the HT as a mobility device. Of course no problem.
The PGA also thanked me for using a handicap sticker even though it was not required. It made their life easier when others asked about Segs on the course.
Over the next 4 days I was treated with respect and never another question. In and out of the clubhouse and all around the grounds it was wonderful.
Spent a lot of time talking about the Segway as a mobility device. People, many older, would come up and ask. for themselves or friends. We would talk and I would give them a “DRAFT CARD” more on that latter.
Many thanks to those at The PGA Tour.
Robbie Kinevil River Jump/Jacksonville BBQ Fest.
Went to Metro park in Jacksonville for the BBQ Fest, again no problems.
Kinevil did make the jump alive. Maybe next time he’ll use a Segway !
Over the last 10 days I put 145mi on the Seg and I must say that the SEGSEAT made a HUGE difference. My body would have never held up just standing.
About the draft card. I hope I didn’t do anything wrong but in the post 911 world my 12.0 bag was banned because of size in many places, so I shrunk the DRAFT info onto a two sided card I could carry in a pocket.
Over the course of the week I gave then only to those who asked about the Seg for mobility.
I gave out over 750 of them !
I’m not about selling Segways, which by the way most people, and I had to be have around at least 100,000 of them, thought that INC was out of business or they had never seen one in real life.
But most all saw the advantage the those with mobility challenges.
I plan to go to the Jacksonville MS walk this Sunday, then I have some demos at local rehab hospitals.
Regards,
Alan
Local newspaper photo
http://photos.jacksonville.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?userphoto=0&image=11823779&thispage=1
http://photos.jacksonville.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?userphoto=0&theway=next&picnum=1&image=11823781&thispage2=&return=
The Draft Card
http://www.segwaychat.com/photos/Tarkus/20060325211103.jpg