Today marks the day the Mexican army in 1862
was victorious in a key battle with French forces. It also marks the
day many people get sloshed out of their minds in bars all across
America (with Apple Bee’s in suburban locations a popular choice). Why
Americans have fallen in love with this holiday is simple: Just like St.
Patrick’s Day, it’s a day dedicated to booze.
In Cinco de Mayo’s of my past, I too have visited street fairs; the one
in West St.
Paul (a popular Hispanic area in Minnesota) particularly, where I
nommed on awesome fried tacos procured from beaten down trucks and
bought hotter than hell tamales from old fat ladies (who also happened
to be selling Jesus statues). It’s been great times, but I have yet to
drink an exorbant amount of tequila on this fine day, just like my
fellow Americans do every year. I’m determined to change this sad fact
tonight.
Getting drunk on top-shelf tequila can be great, but when you’re in a
powered vehicle, aka a power wheelchair, 24/7 like I am - you gotta be
careful. Why? Because YES, you
can get a DUI in your wheelchair. I can’t tell you how many
countless times I’ve been asked this. Apparently the thought of someone
in a wheelchair getting stopped by a cop is quite funny. Yeah…I guess it
is quite funny :D But it can be funny other ways too! You can also get a
DUI on a bike, a lawnmower, while riding your kid’s Barbie car around
the ‘hood….as long as it’s on wheels and you’re over the limit, you’re
in trouble.
Consider this blog your PSA for the day.
- Frida
Kahlo Depicts Disability and Her Colorful Life
- Staying
Motivated While Living with a Disability
- Quadriplegic
Opens Mexican All-Inclusive Yucatan Resort
