Oh, Kat, it's not the car that gets me--it's the people who have
half-a-dozen standard-width places to chase from and then they park in
one of the wide spots. I realize there are folks with chairs and cars
that need the space, and unless I actually see them drive up and get out
of the car I don't know if they need the space or not.
I spoke to one lady who parked her Ford Explorer in a "van accessible"
slot. She was using her husband's placard and she said, I kid you not,
that she used the "handicapped" placard to park in the wide spaces
because it was too hard for her to park the big pig SUV in a regular
slot.
Then she had the gall to ask me what business it was of mine where she
parked. Well, I had just come from Guard drill so I had my cammies on,
which covered my AFO. I bent over, picked up a stone and rapped on the
brace, which she obviously thought was a prosthetic leg. She put her
hand to her mouth and said, "I am so sorry, did you lose it in the war?"
Not wanting to lie, but not wanting to lose the moment either, I
replied, "No ma'am, it was a tragic sex accident." (No lie -- really
happened!)
Kyle
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From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
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Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 1:11 PM
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Subject: Re: Ohio Woman Fights Illegal Use of Handicapped Parking
So, how would you classify my car? I have a regular Honda Civic with a
Braun "Chair Toppper" that requires enough space on the driver's side to
get the chair in and out of the lift.
Kat
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From: Cleveland, Kyle E. [log in to unmask]
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 12:34:10 -0400
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Ohio Woman Fights Illegal Use of Handicapped Parking
Roger that, Ken. What's amazing is the epidemic of obesity is also part
of what's driving the handicapped parking placard fire-sale. The number
of back and joint issues directly related to weight is staggering, yet
mild daily walking would take care of these issues on so many levels.
To be honest, I think if you're fairly ambulatory (like me) it's really
crass to use a designated spot if there's plenty of parking available 50
feet further down the row. Heck, if you can walk up and down the rows
at Wal Mart for an hour, what difference is another 25 steps going to
make.
I get really steamed too when I see folks park cars in spots that are
meant specifically for vans with lifts. It got so bad in our parking
garage here that they started to "reserve" spots for specific
individuals that had lift-equipped vans.
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