I was seeing two victims here, the poor sucker who'd bid for the advert and
the disabled daughter. That is, *if* the daughter is disabled - the snaps
were so grainy I couldn't tell if it were all genuine.  But this is not the
only ebay seller selling adverts on body parts, to say the least!

The handicapped plate issue really burns me up as here in NC it seems that
people are abusing the system - doctors are signing the verifcation forms
even if the person doesn't have a mobility disability and a lot of people
apparently are using tags issued to friends or relatives.  It's become an
issue at work that HR can't do anything about because it's against ADA regs
to question the validity of the tags or plates.  I don't normally snipe at a
person who has a tag hanging from their rearview mirror but when I see a
carpenter saunter out to his truck which has a tag and easily pull out a
heavy box of tools and carry it rapidly linto the building without any effort
and there's a woman struggling to walk with her cane from a further parking
space and it's raining, I get mad.  But again, there was nothing my firm
could do about it.  I've heard that the state plans to start keeping stats on
the doctors who fill out the forms but honestly, I don't know what can be
done.

Kat

On Saturday 09 July 2005 6:17 am, Deri James wrote:
> On Saturday 09 Jul 2005 06:39, Kathy wrote:
> > you can't get to sleep and so end up at your laptop at 1:30 am, doing
> > weird searches on ebay.  I did a search for 'disabled' and came up with
> > the usual vintage postage stamps, placards, etc., but a couple of entries
> > got me riled up.  One I saw (and I'm sure there are more) was one in
> > which someone seems to be selling a handicapped license plate that's
> > still valid.  I don't know about other states but I can say that here in
> > NC it's very much illegal.
> >
> > But the one that really dismayed and angered me was a listing for a woman
> > in BC who is selling advertising space on her body - she says that people
> > stare at her and her handicapped daughter whilst they go out for walks so
> > why not use that for advertising?  I was appalled but I do feel sorry for
> > her as it seems she doesn't get enough money from the government to take
> > care of her daughter.   But doesn't Canada have a social welfare system
> > for taking care of disabled people?  So I'm a wee bit skeptical, to say
> > the least!  Here's the URL:
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=102333&item=559488
> >61 27&rd=1
> >
> > (You may need to copy and paste it into your browser for it to work)
> >
> >
> > Now having got that off my chest and calmed down, I'm going to grab a
> > good book and go read in bed!
> >
> > Kat
>
> Hi Kat,
>
> Just someone trying to make some money!! In fact its quite cleverly
> worded:-
>
> "I will display your business in our daily routine walks (3 hours
> minimum)."
>
> So for your $100 she will display your business logo (not any old whacko
> message) for at least 3hrs in total. She's hoping you'd get the impression
> this is 3 hours per day.
>
> "I am also prepared to walk (464) for the right bidder."
>
> Not a clue what this means!! Is it 4 hrs in the morning, 6 hrs in the
> afternoon, and 4 hrs at night - that's a lot of fresh air!! Or is it some
> Canadian tax exempt status. Or is it a position in the kama-sutra!!!
>
> "Government of BC will garnish meager income for not paying medical premium
> and penalties are adding."
>
> Note that it is the Gov of BC which will garnish a "meager income", so I
> assume this means she's not going to declare the full 100 bucks for tax!!
>
> "I want to continue to give daughter excellent 24 hour quality care."
>
> I live with my daughter and we don't have a car (go for lots of walks!!).
>
> Don't let it rile you Kat. I can't see a "victim" here - except perhaps
> anyone who bids the $100.
>
> Cheers
>
> Deri