Quote: Dolly Dagger @ November 30 2009, 10:53 AM GMTThere's also those with disabilities you can't see; they may continence problems or use a colostomy bag, etc.
Agreed:
Quote: Loopey @ November 13 2009, 3:30 PM GMT
'Disabled' can mean the person has mental health problems, heart problems or some other 'invisible' disability so it is not always possible to tell if someone is using the loo because they have a special need or whether they are taking the pee by having a pee.
Quote: Tuumble @ November 30 2009, 10:03 AM GMTOn a separate note have you used a disabled parking bay? Years ago when my brother had just passed his driving test - which makes him 18 and me about 12 - we used a disabled space with the aid of my mother's orange disabled parking badge (She had arthritis).
When we got out the car we got the biggest mouthful from this old guy so we got back in and drove off and parked somewhere else. Quite embarrassing but we were only kids.
These days, of course, the kids would tell the old guy to f**k off.
Disabled people are like everyone else – some are bad tempered and rude and do rant if they think someone has parked unfairly, but then so do able bodied people. Unfortunately, it gives a bad name to those who desperately need that parking space but feel unable to ask the person whom they suspect of illegal parking if they would mind moving. Whether it is 5 minutes or 2 hours, it can determine whether a disabled person can do their shopping/get to their appointment or whatever it was they wanted to park there for. Also, if you use a badge illegally (ie, your Mum's) that person could have the badge confiscated, even though it was not their fault.
If only other people would learn that lesson too!
