Scumbags

Dtp1979

What kind of scumbags that aren't handicapped park in disabled spaces?? I'm sick of seeing it to be honest

wazky

You don't have to be "handicapped" to park in those spaces.....

Potatoeman

Dtp1979 wrote: »

What kind of scumbags that aren't handicapped park in disabled spaces?? I'm sick of seeing it to be honest

How do you know they aren't?

notnumber

Dtp1979 wrote: »

What kind of scumbags that aren't handicapped park in disabled spaces?? I'm sick of seeing it to be honest

non-handicapped scumbags? they are most common kind of scumbag.

tomdempsey200

andy capp

bgrizzley

i used to know a handicapped scumbag. who'd have guessed?

Enright

A bit of advice i got from a disabled person years ago. He had a notice made up. "You Took my Parking Spot! Do you want my disability?"

Every time he found the disabled parking spot used by someone NOT displaying an appropriate sticker, he left them a copy.

Would would really well if it was covered in glue!

dodderangler

Scumbags rob people, houses etc
Wouldn't call someone who parks in handicap spot a scumbag. Just an a55hole

Dtp1979

Potatoeman wrote: »

How do you know they aren't?

Cause I saw the fcukers walk away from the car. Just pure ignorance and laziness cause its closer to the building

Specialun

R u Ok Hun? xxx

Mahogany Gaspipe

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Cause I saw the fcukers walk away from the car. Just pure ignorance and laziness cause its closer to the building

Walking on his legs?

NegativeCreep

Enright wrote: »

A bit of advice i got from a disabled person years ago. He had a notice made up. "You Took my Parking Spot! Do you want my disability?"

Every time he found the disabled parking spot used by someone NOT displaying an appropriate sticker, he left them a copy.

Would would really well if it was covered in glue!

I'd just take it off and go about my business.

wexie

oh goodie, we haven't had one of these in a while

frag420

Any time I park in a disable space I pretend to limp when I get out of my car!!

Works a treat!!

wazky

Mahogany Gaspipe wrote: »

Walking on his legs?

I usually walk on the ground?

Potatoeman

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Cause I saw the fcukers walk away from the car. Just pure ignorance and laziness cause its closer to the building

So if they limped you wouldnt care. You know there are may disabilities that are not that visable?

Zebra3

Dtp1979 wrote: »

What kind of scumbags that aren't handicapped park in disabled spaces?? I'm sick of seeing it to be honest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy0vDiGvcwA

Howard Juneau

Potatoeman wrote: »

So if they limped you wouldnt care. You know there are may disabilities that are not that visable?

That's true enough, if he was wearing sunglasses you couldn't tell if he was blind or not.

Chucken

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Cause I saw the fcukers walk away from the car. Just pure ignorance and laziness cause its closer to the building

So, only people who have limited use of their legs are disabled?
Interesting.

Duck's hoop

They're abused wholesale. Not sure what the criteria for getting the badge are but I thought it would be like the Primary Medical Cert i.e. Applicant must be wholly or almost wholly without use of one or both legs.

Very, very rarely see this person exiting or entering the car. If you're hearing impaired or whatever you don't need specific parking spots.

The idea is they're wide enough to open the door fully to get a chair out.

Potatoeman

Howard Juneau wrote: »

That's true enough, if he was wearing sunglasses you couldn't tell if he was blind or not.

He would probably have a cane though.

.jacksparrow.

Duck's hoop wrote: »

They're abused wholesale. Not sure what the criteria for getting the badge are but I thought it would be like the Primary Medical Cert i.e. Applicant must be wholly or almost wholly without use of one or both legs.

Very, very rarely see this person exiting or entering the car. If you're hearing impaired or whatever you don't need specific parking spots.

The idea is they're wide enough to open the door fully to get a chair out.

If you have arthritis badly you qualify too, people really should read the conditions before mouthing off.

Miss Lockhart

Duck's hoop wrote: »

They're abused wholesale. Not sure what the criteria for getting the badge are but I thought it would be like the Primary Medical Cert i.e. Applicant must be wholly or almost wholly without use of one or both legs.

Very, very rarely see this person exiting or entering the car. If you're hearing impaired or whatever you don't need specific parking spots.

The idea is they're wide enough to open the door fully to get a chair out.

Lots of other reasons why walking long distances to the entrance might be difficult other than problems with your legs! They're not only about wheelchair access.

Dtp1979

These assholes were far from disabled. And surprise surprise no disabled sticker either

Ghost Buster

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Cause I saw the fcukers walk away from the car. Just pure ignorance and laziness cause its closer to the building

Psssssssssssssssssssssssst. People with heart conditions (for example) can walk a little:rolleyes:

Dubl07

Dtp1979 wrote: »

These assholes were far from disabled. And surprise surprise no disabled sticker either

Blue Badge not displayed is the key. Not the wheelchair, cane or crutch. Some lung or heart conditions warrant a Blue Badge.

Tell the shops or management of the car-park and encourage them to patrol their disabled parking spots.

Ghost Buster

Duck's hoop wrote: »

They're abused wholesale. Not sure what the criteria for getting the badge are but I thought it would be like the Primary Medical Cert i.e. Applicant must be wholly or almost wholly without use of one or both legs.

Very, very rarely see this person exiting or entering the car. If you're hearing impaired or whatever you don't need specific parking spots.

The idea is they're wide enough to open the door fully to get a chair out.

You win a prize for Wrongest Post of the Day!!!!!!!!
These spaces are for a whole range of disabilitys. They happen to have a wheel chair image on them but Im sure if it helps we can have the badges blown up to A3 size to include pace maker, ventilators and perhaps some image for MS

K.Flyer

Howard Juneau wrote: »

That's true enough, if he was wearing sunglasses you couldn't tell if he was blind or not.

Potatoeman wrote: »

He would probably have a cane though.

Parks car in disabled spot, puts on dark sunglasses and gets out of car with a white cane pretending to be blind.

Ha Ha Ha total and utter Fail... Blind person driving a car.

Potatoeman

Dtp1979 wrote: »

These assholes were far from disabled. And surprise surprise no disabled sticker either

You can park there to pickup a disabled person. You just cant leave the car there.

whomitconcerns

Potatoeman wrote: »

You can park there to pickup a disabled person. You just cant leave the car there.

Pretty sure you cant park there at all unless you have the sticker in the window....

thecatspjs

What if they were in a hurry? they might have been getting pre drinking beers before the offo closed.

Jeez OP, a sober evening is a disability in itself yanno

Dtp1979

Ghost Buster wrote: »

Psssssssssssssssssssssssst. People with heart conditions (for example) can walk a little:rolleyes:

Psssssssssssssttt they had no sticker on the dash either. They were going in for mc Donald's and taking up a space for a disabled person

gramar

What gets me about disabled spots is that they are always in the best places usually right beside the door. I bet if they were at the other end of the carpark able-bodied people wouldn't park in them so often.

Ghost Buster

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Psssssssssssssttt they had no sticker on the dash either. They were going in for mc Donald's and taking up a space for a disabled person

Ah. Your post is in instalments and hourly updates? I'll wait til you are finished then........

Miss Lockhart

whomitconcerns wrote: »

Pretty sure you cant park there at all unless you have the sticker in the window....

On a public road or carpark no, but if in a privately operated carpark (supermarket or shopping centre for example) it's entirely at the owner's discretion. Many are happy enough to be more flexible regarding people without badges but who are clearly unable to walk far using them - that makes it more difficult to regulate though.

Dtp1979

Ghost Buster wrote: »

Ah. Your post is in instalments and hourly updates? I'll wait til you are finished then........

What's that got to do with u talking sh1te

ArmaniJeanss

Regular people can park in handicapped spaces if they're just running in to buy smokes or some poptarts for tomorrow.

Duck's hoop

Ghost Buster wrote: »

You win a prize for Wrongest Post of the Day!!!!!!!!
These spaces are for a whole range of disabilitys. They happen to have a wheel chair image on them but Im sure if it helps we can have the badges blown up to A3 size to include pace maker, ventilators and perhaps some image for MS

What's my prize?

The blue badges are administered and managed by the disabled drivers association in Mayo. You will almost always be in possession of a Primary Med Cert if you're a member. This means you're 'wholly or almost wholly without the use of one or both legs' as I've said already.

Having a pacemaker isn't a disability. MS of course.

And no matter what you say up there on your wee pedestal, the idea is they're bigger to allow facilitate wheelchair users. Not pacemakers etc.

Personally I don't give a shīt where they're located as long as I can get in and out of my car.

Ghost Buster

Duck's hoop wrote: »

What's my prize?

The blue badges are administered and managed by the disabled drivers association in Mayo. You will almost always be in possession of a Primary Med Cert if you're a member. This means you're 'wholly or almost wholly without the use of one or both legs' as I've said already.

Having a pacemaker isn't a disability. MS of course.

And no matter what you say up there on your wee pedestal, the idea is they're bigger to allow facilitate wheelchair users. Not pacemakers etc.

Personally I don't give a shīt where they're located as long as I can get in and out of my car.

Nope. They are bigger as many disabled people use wheel chairs but not specifically so. People with heart conditions, breathing problems, dwarfism, anything which restricts ones ability to walk or walk some distance without discomfort. I personally know several people who are entitled to a disabled parking permit who do not use a wheel chair or any walking aid.

Miss Lockhart

Duck's hoop wrote: »

What's my prize?

The blue badges are administered and managed by the disabled drivers association in Mayo. You will almost always be in possession of a Primary Med Cert if you're a member. This means you're 'wholly or almost wholly without the use of one or both legs' as I've said already.

Having a pacemaker isn't a disability. MS of course.

And no matter what you say up there on your wee pedestal, the idea is they're bigger to allow facilitate wheelchair users. Not pacemakers etc.

Personally I don't give a shīt where they're located as long as I can get in and out of my car.

I know dozens of people with the badges who have nothing wrong with their legs. Just because the Associaion administer the scheme doesn't mean only their members can apply. It's an EU scheme afaik. Of course many badge holders have obvious leg problems wnd many are wheelchair users. But many have/are not.

The fact the spaces are bigger is to accommodate wheelchairs of course, who said otherwise? Just because you don't care about proximity to the entrance doesn't mean many other badge holders don't. I'm sure many of them couldn't give a sh!t whether the spaces wre wider. Thankfully the scheme tries to accommodate all those who qualify though and not just those most visible.

Undoubtedly there's an issue with people using disabled spots unnecessarily. But there's also a problem of those without visible disabilities being accused wrongly of doing this. I've lost count (but certainly more than a dozen times) of how many times a friend with an invisible disability has been verbally attacked and threatened for parking ina disabled spot - and they have their badge displayed. Many times it's been a wheelchair user dishing out the abuse.

Duck's hoop

Ghost Buster wrote: »

Nope. They are bigger as many disabled people use wheel chairs but not specifically so. People with heart conditions, breathing problems, dwarfism, anything which restricts ones ability to walk or walk some distance without discomfort. I personally know several people who are entitled to a disabled parking permit who do not use a wheel chair or any walking aid.

At no point did I say they were specifically for chair users. My point is they are designed with extra space in order to facilitate the awkward manoeuvre of getting a chair out of a car.

Imo there should be 2 cards and space types. The massive majority of people using them are not chair users.

Leaving aside the people who are simply using an elderly relative's badge because they're so monumentally indolent and bereft of social responsibility, and the simple arsėholery of parking there because you feel like it, there are those who need a space adjacent to the supermarket etc, but not necessarily the extra space a disabled bay provides.

Duck's hoop

Miss Lockhart wrote: »

I know dozens of people with the badges who have nothing wrong with their legs.

That's a major problem. You know more than 24 people who have these badges. There are too many in circulation and they're being abused.

As to your unfortunate friend suffering these torrents of abuse from wicked wheelchair users I can only sympathise.

This is obviously a huge issue.

Miss Lockhart

Duck's hoop wrote: »

That's a major problem. You know more than 24 people who have these badges. There are too many in circulation and they're being abused.

As to your unfortunate friend suffering these torrents of abuse from wicked wheelchair users I can only sympathise.

This is obviously a huge issue.

Yes yes. Your snide comments will definitely help the discussion and improve the problem. Carry on.

I know dozens because I'm a member of a support association for a condition, many of whose sufferers are entitled to the badge. If you think people who need the badge getting one is a problem then it just sounds like you don't care once your needs are looked after.

Ghost Buster

Duck's hoop wrote: »

At no point did I say they were specifically for chair users. My point is they are designed with extra space in order to facilitate the awkward manoeuvre of getting a chair out of a car.

Imo there should be 2 cards and space types. The massive majority of people using them are not chair users.

Leaving aside the people who are simply using an elderly relative's badge because they're so monumentally indolent and bereft of social responsibility, and the simple arsėholery of parking there because you feel like it, there are those who need a space adjacent to the supermarket etc, but not necessarily the extra space a disabled bay provides.

You did however suggest that they should only be available to those
wholly without use of one or both legs.

Eight Ball

dodderangler wrote: »

Scumbags rob people, houses etc
Wouldn't call someone who parks in handicap spot a scumbag. Just an a55hole

I'd class them as scumbags tbh.

Red Nissan

Dubl07 wrote: »

Tell the shops or management of the car-park and encourage them to patrol their disabled parking spots.

They'd as likely be aggravating their best customers. Disabled spaces are taken because they are always empty.

IMO, spaces in shopping centers should all be disabled and parent & child and fat people friendly and not just a few nearest the door.

old hippy

What kind of scumbag calls disabled people "handicapped"?

theblaqueguy

I never liked those bags of scum!

Red Nissan

Eight Ball wrote: »

I'd class them as scumbags tbh.

I'd class this as gross overclassing tbh

OH and a wee word, we are supposed to be living in a classless society, tbh like.

Duck's hoop

Miss Lockhart wrote: »

Yes yes. Your snide comments will definitely help the discussion and improve the problem. Carry on.

I know dozens because I'm a member of a support association for a condition, many of whose sufferers are entitled to the badge. If you think people who need the badge getting one is a problem then it just sounds like you don't care once your needs are looked after.

I could not hope to compete with you for snideness.

If you care to read my post, they may need a space adjacent to the wherever. They do not need extra space. I do not need a space adjacent. But do need extra space.

I conclude there are administrative issues. There are also people who take them DESPITE the fact there are regular sized spaces adjacent to the wherever.

Howard Juneau

old hippy wrote: »

What kind of scumbag calls disabled people "handicapped"?

Denis Leary!