Handicap parking...

[Cdywolfe]

Originally Posted by g8terh8ter_eric

What about adding the option, "Who cares?"??

Gotta love the classic I care so little I'm gonna take the time to post in the thread crowd. Of my 1,100+ post I can honestly say that not a single one of them was in a thread I had no interest in. I click on, it see it's dumb, and move on.

Btw I'm pretty sure "who cares" is basically covered in the 3rd option.

[g8terh8ter_eric]

Originally Posted by GAVol

You can vote for that option by clicking the X in the upper right hand corner.

Nah, I think it's funny how peeved people get about things they can't control or have no effect on them. I learned a few years back to not do that stuff anymore, because it does me no good to concern myself with it. That's why I posted what I did. So, you can take your X, and go home.

[g8terh8ter_eric]

Originally Posted by Cdywolfe

Gotta love the classic I care so little I'm gonna take the time to post in the thread crowd. Of my 1,100+ post I can honestly say that not a single one of them was in a thread I had no interest in. I click on, it see it's dumb, and move on.

Btw I'm pretty sure "who cares" is basically covered in the 3rd option.

Read my quote of GA. Why even get upset??

[TEX_VOLFAN]

Originally Posted by GAVol

You can vote for that option by clicking the X in the upper right hand corner.

Boom!

[g8terh8ter_eric]

Originally Posted by TEX_VOLFAN

Boo!

fyp

[Cdywolfe]

Originally Posted by g8terh8ter_eric

Read my quote of GA. Why even get upset??

I just think it's one of the many indicators, though a small one, of how selfish and lazy or society has become. Don't know exactly when they started handicap parking but I guarantee my grand pa's generation didn't/would'nt have abused handicap parking. They would've left those spots for the ones that were truly incapable of walking a distance inside. That generation didn't have this ridiculous sense of entitlement that people do now.

Also I just thought your post was silly.
A. You obviously cared at least a little. Otherwise you wouldn't have bothered posting.
B. I feel who cares basically was an option. I seriously doubt that anybody who picked option 3 actually supports the misuse of handicap parking. The probably just don't care.

[g8terh8ter_eric]

Originally Posted by Cdywolfe

I just think it's one of the many indicators, though a small one, of how selfish and lazy or society has become. Don't know exactly when they started handicap parking but I guarantee my grand pa's generation didn't/would'nt have abused handicap parking. They would've left those spots for the ones that were truly capable of walking a distance inside. That generation didn't have this ridiculous sense of entitlement that people do now.

Also I just thought your post was silly.
A. You obviously cared at least a little. Otherwise you wouldn't have bothered posting.
B. I feel who cares basically was an option. I seriously doubt that anybody who picked option 3 actually supports the misuse of handicap parking. The probably just don't care.

If someone has a handicapped sticker, regardless of how they present themselves, who am I to ask why they are parking there?? That's all I was saying.

[GAVol]

Originally Posted by g8terh8ter_eric

If someone has a handicapped sticker, regardless of how they present themselves, who am I to ask why they are parking there?? That's all I was saying.

Can't argue with that. My wife gets mad because I refuse to play the goofy game circling the parking lot in search of a close space. I figure if I'm within 75 yards of the building I'll be ok.

[g8terh8ter_eric]

Originally Posted by GAVol

Can't argue with that. My wife gets mad because I refuse to play the goofy game circling the parking lot in search of a close space. I figure if I'm within 75 yards of the building I'll be ok.

I HATE circling the parking lot in search of a space as well. I would rather just park and walk, because I will more than likely be inside, before I find the best parking spot available on the lot.

[GreveHaller]

problem is that the OP (as well as many others rightfully think) see this as a black and white issue: you're either handicapped and cannot walk long distances or you're not handicapped and can walk therefore dont need to park close. Its actually more grey than black and white. Only reason I know is that I was recentally used a handicapped tag. Back in November I was given the application from my doctor to receive a temporary handicap placard due to a knee injury. My surgery wasnt until December so I had if for a whole month before I was actually "down". Was I completely handicapped? no but walking was difficult especially for long distances so it helped. I had the surgery and went thru PT. Things started getting improving as time went on but still needed that little help parking nearer to the door. It expired in April and by that time I was able to walk farther but it wasnt fun. Having to park far away wasnt an option but there was nothing I could do at that point.
What I did learn from using one is that people abuse the placards (as most people know) and worse of all there is no system in place to check on their validitiy. The temp placards have an actual experation date but no one bothers to look at it. Also, there is no system to stop someone from just giving their placard to someone else without penalty. Like most govermental programs, the intent of the law is great its implementation sucks and relies on people actually being honest, which never happens.

[Cdywolfe]

Originally Posted by g8terh8ter_eric

If someone has a handicapped sticker, regardless of how they present themselves, who am I to ask why they are parking there?? That's all I was saying.

Ok... Fair enough

I have no problem asking why someone who obviously has no physical disability feels he's entitled to park in a spot reserved for someone who does while the rest of us haul an infant and 5 year old through 105 degree weather from the back of the parking lot.

[TEX_VOLFAN]

What about supposedly handicap folks who ride in the motorized carts like they can't get around on their own, yet when need be they get up and walk around fine.

[g8terh8ter_eric]

Originally Posted by Cdywolfe

Ok... Fair enough

I have no problem asking why someone who obviously has no physical disability feels he's entitled to park in a spot reserved for someone who does while the rest of us haul an infant and 5 year old through 105 degree weather from the back of the parking lot.

It was your choice to go to the mall, with your kids, and in the heat. Sounds like you just want to be upset about that, and take it on a someone you don't know, and question why they are parking in a handicapped spot. I'm not trying to sound difficult about it, but that's just how it sounds.

[utvol0427]

I would like to add that being a fat ass doesn't entitle you to a handicap parking space. It actually be mandated than anyone who qualifies as obese have to park in the farthest available parking space from the building.

[rmsmith]

This is a problem in my work parking lot. Park in a handicapped space but then lift bags all day. I asked one why they do it, they said get me towed then. I told them id rather call the faildozer