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Posted on 4/28/18 at 9:10 pm to Morty
Friend is able bodied but had handicap plates for losing a part of himself in Afghanistan. However, if you look at him getting out of the car he looks normal
Posted on 4/28/18 at 9:11 pm to Morty
None of my damn business. I'll just let karma do its thing.
Posted on 4/28/18 at 9:14 pm to Morty
I don’t say anything because it’s none of my damn business.
Posted on 4/28/18 at 9:18 pm to Morty
My dad is disabled due to severe arthritis. Sometimes we go somewhere in my vehicle which doesnt have a tag. Usually I drop him at the curb and park somewhere else but once in a while we have parked in a handicapped spot.
Posted on 4/28/18 at 9:22 pm to Morty
I don’t understand how it is a law. The % of spaces used by legitimate and illegitimate use still leaves a huge amount of unused spots. The exceptions are churches and hospitals. I feel like it should be more like the pregnant mothers parking you see at some grocery store, more courtesy than required.
Second, how can you not have the physical strength to walk a few more spaces but then do a good half mile in a grocery store or more in the case of a mall or ikea.
Third, is there any vetting whatsoever on whether or not the handicap impairs the ability to drive? If you are so frail you cannot walk another 50 yards (generous) comfortably, can we trust you in all situations behind the wheel?
All of that being said, the spots would likely go to the d bags that wait for the closest spot for 10 minutes while there is a lot full of empty spaces. It’s not worth the hassle to correct.
Second, how can you not have the physical strength to walk a few more spaces but then do a good half mile in a grocery store or more in the case of a mall or ikea.
Third, is there any vetting whatsoever on whether or not the handicap impairs the ability to drive? If you are so frail you cannot walk another 50 yards (generous) comfortably, can we trust you in all situations behind the wheel?
All of that being said, the spots would likely go to the d bags that wait for the closest spot for 10 minutes while there is a lot full of empty spaces. It’s not worth the hassle to correct.
Posted on 4/28/18 at 9:23 pm to Morty
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and they have no tag. Not sure we’re going to get a lot of honest answers here. My go to line is “I hope someone who needs that spot doesn’t show up” but I wish I were bolder.
I’m not going to ask this board if they say anything but what percentage of people do you think say something? Most people are so nonconfrontational. I am more aware of this then most because my sister is handicapped.
Ehhh, I used to be of a similar mind. Then my Dad got old, bad knee, CHF. COPD, AFib, etc., got the mirror hang tag.
Half the time when he went somewhere he forgot to get the tag (Arkansas law is tag only hangs while parked, not while driving!).
Seeing the old man drag his arse across a parking lot as he felt duty bound to abide the law, or to see him waiting, just kinda hanging half dead looking while dropped off at the door, was sad. The once strong and active fella was plain ol' worn out physically.
If you didn't know him in his young to middle days you'd never know he was a shell of what he was though. Slender and able to put on a decent act of fitness if he knew people were looking. Inside he was in serious pain though.
Gotta take into account people ego's. They may be seriously ill or injured and acting fit in public for their own and the spouse/children/grandkids sake.
Posted on 4/28/18 at 9:26 pm to Morty
Props for saying something.. I feel like sometimes it's just not worth saying anything over given you never know what kind of person you may be dealing with. It just may not be worth getting into a confrontation over..
Posted on 4/28/18 at 9:30 pm to Morty
I would postpone getting one of those as long as possible. The next step down is 6 feet.
Posted on 4/28/18 at 9:33 pm to Morty
Posted on 4/28/18 at 9:38 pm to Morty
I am perfectly healthy, but sometimes I like to park in a handicapped spot for just long enough to go and take a shite in that big, spacious handicapped stall. That is just how I roll...
Posted on 4/28/18 at 9:48 pm to Morty
I am just grateful I have the physical stamina to park anywhere I want and make it to and from the store entrance.
If other people are mentally or physically disabled or just gaming the system it does not really have an impact on my life.
If other people are mentally or physically disabled or just gaming the system it does not really have an impact on my life.
Posted on 4/28/18 at 9:51 pm to Morty
pics of sister?
Posted on 4/28/18 at 9:53 pm to Morty
I don’t give a shite where people park. I did have an old geezer at the post office one day tell me I was in the handicap. I was in the post office like 35 secs to check my PO box
Posted on 4/28/18 at 9:55 pm to Morty
I'll either make a passive aggressive comment or just not say anything.
Posted on 4/28/18 at 10:00 pm to Morty
You don't know that person, and you don't know what condition he/she might have. Some disabilities aren't readily apparent from the outside. I'd rather not give shite to someone who deserves it than to give shite to someone who doesn't. I find myself judging people like this sometimes, but then I remember that I really don't know shite.
Posted on 4/29/18 at 12:07 am to Morty
frick these people. Even when I had just learned to walk again and walking was an extreme pain, I didn’t park in the handicap space because I was worried there might be someone worse off than me who couldn’t handle pain that a man in his mid 20: could handle
Posted on 4/29/18 at 12:10 am to Morty
I have called the pd several times.
Posted on 4/29/18 at 12:14 am to Morty
Only person I said something to didn't verbally respond.
Then, I noticed he had only one arm.
Then, I noticed he had only one arm.
Posted on 4/29/18 at 12:20 am to Morty
1 out of five people have a disability. It wasn’t until about 10 years ago that I had to get some special training in accessibility that I really started to understand some of the hidden disabilities. Do people take advantage of the tags, sure they do. But not everyone that appears able-bodied is. It’s enough for me just to realize how fortunate I am.
Now parking in the fire lane...that’s a different story.
Now parking in the fire lane...that’s a different story.
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