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By Gerald L Dlubala

The weekend was predicted to be perfect, and started with the good feelings that only a few days off, great weather and a planned outing can provide -  the packing begins in anticipation of spending quality time relaxing on park benches or enjoying meals on metal picnic tables at a park or campground, free from household chores like grass cutting and car washing.

You can feel it, even anticipating the drive, with windows open and fresh air filtering through like your personal stream of good vibes. But before you hit the road, you should probably give a quick glance at a couple of

ADA picnic tables help people with disabilities feel free to participate in more activitie

Everyone is welcome to sit at picnic tables at a community park or outside a facility. But what if you are disabled? Should you be excluded or made to feel like you are not part of the group? Absolutely not. That's where ADA picnic tables come in.

But without accessible equipment, facility managers can inadvertently exclude guests with disabilities.

That's why facility managers need to be ADA compliant and think of all guests, including those whose needs are different from your own.

What are ADA picnic tables?

The 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted by Congress to protect against discrimination based

Concrete picnic tables are virtually theft-proof and vandal-proo

 

Jimmy Breslin once said, "The number one rule of thieves is that nothing is too small to steal." Still, who would want to steal a used picnic table from a public park? Apparently several people, as you will see.

That's why it just might be smart to add concrete picnic tables to a park or any location where some people have a warped respect for property. They respect the property so much, they want to make it their own.

Speaking of smarts, or a lack thereof, police are on the lookout

A steer leaps over a picnic tabl

There are few instances throughout history when royals and regular citizens had much in common. But their interests did align when it came to getting out of the castle or house, sitting down at picnic tables under a wide open sky and enjoying a meal outdoors.

The popularity of the picnic table tradition is still going strong today.

All across the country go to any park early on Saturdays and Sundays and you will see families already camped out there, with the grill fired up and delicious smells of barbecue floating through the air. Some of those barbecue dishes are so mouth-watering, you could easily stick a maître de at the entrance of the park and charge people for a meal.

Eating outside is a cultural trend that seems to be growing rapidly. For example, every mon

When you sell park picnic tables, park benches, bicycle racks, aluminum bleachers and