Thursday, August 11, 2005
Handicapped? .........Ahhhhh Can You Say, Mental??
Ok, today’s blog is more of a rant, let’s say, about one of my real BIG pet peeves:
Moron’s who don’t quite understand the concept of Handicap Parking permits and why the spaces are painted the way that they are; this includes the ones that have the permits and haven’t figured it out either (my BIGGER pet peeve).
Now, before anyone blows a gasket, please be informed that my spouse is permanently disabled and we have a handicap permit, so I am qualified to speak on this subject.
The license plate posted today belongs to one of the aforementioned morons.
We took our youngest daughter out for her birthday the other night to Olive Garden. We went early so as to avoid the crowds that seem to always be there whenever we arrive. We showed up well before the NY dinner hour that starts about 6:30pm and pulled into one of several vacant handicap spots. I always try to park so that my spouse can get out on the lines that mark the area reserved for wheelchair/walker users as he has difficulty getting in/out of the vehicle; accomplishing this we went in to have our birthday celebration.
An hour and a half later we were finally finished with our meal and headed out to the truck to go home. (By now I am sure that you have guessed what we discovered when we came out to the parking lot) Yes, folks you’re right!! A handicapped labeled car was parked on the area reserved for wheelchairs/walkers!! Fortunately not so close that my hubby couldn’t get into the truck, but close enough to make it difficult. And what added insult to this injury?? There were several handicap spots open as well as regular spots within a short walking distance of the doors. The whole family looked at the car, looked at the permit and said “must be mental”.
I have had quite a few people who have handicap permits tell me that those are legitimate handicap parking spots and that I am nuts thinking that they are not for parking but for getting people in and out of vehicles. These are also the same people who drive around with the hang tag hanging from the rear view mirror when it plainly states on it to remove it from rear view mirror when driving. Yup, a whole crop of mental ones!!
I will do the Snoopy dance of joy when every parking lot here follows the example of the local mall and puts a no parking sign in front of those areas and tickets the morons who still park there.
