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Pool-mageddon avoided — for now
The Washington Times ^ | March 15, 2012 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 03/16/2012 7:29:58 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Edited on 03/16/2012 8:59:36 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

The Justice Department on Thursday issued a 60-day stay of execution for hundreds of thousands of public pools which had been required to install ramps and wheelchair lifts by today or else face lawsuits over violating disability laws.


(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Outdoors; Society
KEYWORDS: ada; jimdemint; nannystate; obama; obamao; poolmageddon; regulations; swimmingpools; wheelchairs
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Just shut'm all down, let Atlas shrug...but be sure to post the reason why.

POOL CLOSED, POOL CLOSED
21 posted on 03/16/2012 8:21:07 PM PDT by FrankR
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To: boop

The ADA assumes that EVERYBODY is handicapped. Nobody is capable of doing anything without the help of our overlords.

Parhetic bunch of crap.


22 posted on 03/16/2012 8:24:38 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Here in Louisville they are digging up every sidewalk and placing plates with raised dimples at EVERY intrersection. This is so blind people will know when they are off the street. Most neighborhoods have never even seen a blind person in them.


23 posted on 03/16/2012 8:27:36 PM PDT by anoldafvet
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To: darkwing104
Anybody know where I can lease a cement truck. I will make a killing filling up hotel and public pools this summer...

Find a need and fill it.

24 posted on 03/16/2012 8:30:26 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Thanks for the ping!


25 posted on 03/16/2012 8:35:58 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

It’s more expensive to do things when one is handicapped.

The government’s solution is to make it more expensive for everyone.

We’re doomed.


26 posted on 03/16/2012 9:03:04 PM PDT by Born to Conserve
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To: Gabz

I wonder how many of us opposing this mandate supported smoking bans?


27 posted on 03/16/2012 9:12:17 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Occupy DC General Assembly: We are Marxist tools. WE ARE MARXIST TOOLS!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I wonder how many of us opposing this mandate supported smoking bans?

My dear FRiend, although I know exactly what you are saying, I must object to your pronoun use. Anyone who supported the smoking ban is not one of "us" as far as I am concerned. They may be FR members, but they are not FR believers.

Of course that is only my humble opinion.

28 posted on 03/16/2012 9:36:45 PM PDT by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Oh but it’s going to only get worse......some places, are forcing public pools to institute certain hours for “women only” or to have separate pools....for you guessed it, The Religion of Peace.


29 posted on 03/16/2012 9:39:31 PM PDT by dfwgator (Don't wake up in a roadside ditch. Get rid of Romney.)
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To: Mears

“Much of the ADA is utter nonsense and has been for years.”

And who is the ex-Senator you can thank for that?

Hint: he’s a Republican who ran for president....


30 posted on 03/16/2012 9:41:43 PM PDT by Road Glide
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To: I see my hands

Unfortunately, that may work in North Caroline, but declaring private club status is not so easy in other states. I know because I’ve looked into it in regard to smoking bans.


31 posted on 03/16/2012 9:43:57 PM PDT by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: LukeL
In short probably 100K per year, per pool in expense, and since these are public pools guess who will pay the bill?

That, sir is the issue. These are not PUBLIC pools. Hotels are not public places. In order to use the pool facilities one must be a paying guest. They are not open to the general public.

If they were only discussing public pools, you might have a valid point.

32 posted on 03/16/2012 9:53:28 PM PDT by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Prime example of what government overrun in the name of “fairness” gets you. The original disability regulations weren't too bad, but they did trample on the rights of small business owners. Now, every activity that a normal healthy person can do needs to be regulated/stepped on so even a quadriplegic can participate.
33 posted on 03/17/2012 3:46:43 AM PDT by trebb ("If a man will not work, he should not eat" From 2 Thes 3)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

NO REGULATION WITHOUT LEGISLATION! We need to stop the massive laws being passed by unelected agencies.


34 posted on 03/17/2012 6:57:31 AM PDT by eccentric (a.k.a. baldwidow)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Obama wants to kill children.

If this happens, pools will close, kids will not learn to swim and if they fall in water 2 inches over their heads, they will drown.

Something like 75% of blacks cannot swim, which is a tragedy. Not only the loss of enjoyment but the certaintude of death from minor incidents.

And it’s Obama’s fault.


35 posted on 03/17/2012 7:19:27 AM PDT by cyclotic (People who live within their means are increasingly being forced to pay for people who didn't.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Q: What do you call a guy with no arms and no legs in the water?

A: Bob.

(Sorry - someone had to do it...)


36 posted on 03/17/2012 7:30:23 AM PDT by Peet (Cogito ergo dubito.)
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