i actually plan on using it if the opportunity
presents itself.
spent the day getting new drivers permits today. been
driving 42 years but still have to have forms filled
out by a doctor. oh well.
--- Linda Macaulay <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Kyle,
>
> Love that "sex accident" story line. I wish I was
> more of a jokester
> and could get away with a comment like that!
>
> Linda
> On Oct 9, 2007, at 1:40 PM, Cleveland, Kyle E.
> wrote:
>
> > Aw, dangit! I already used the "sex accident
> story". LOL! I really
> > did say it to the Colonel at our annual training,
> but what the
> > heck--it
> > was so good it deserved repeating.
> >
> > Yeah, I did whack on the AFO, which I always do
> when someone is stupid
> > about my gait or whatever. Nothing tastes like
> humble pie, eh?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > Behalf
> > Of Cleveland, Kyle E.
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 1:33 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Ohio Woman Fights Illegal Use of
> Handicapped Parking
> >
> > 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
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > Behalf
> > Of [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 1:11 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > 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
> >
> > Original Message:
> > -----------------
> > 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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