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[wizard-of-roz]

Originally Posted by Chunky2219

You are of course, completely right. It really makes my blood fizz when folks bang on about idle people on scooters that they personally have diagnosed as being good enough to walk.

For reasons I find difficult to comprehend, we have a stange class of drivers in the UK who make up a wholly disporportionate part of the HC parking space users. Three categories predominate:

1. White van drivers
2. 4 x 4 drivers (frequently driven by yummy mummies)
3. BMW drivers, among whom the M variants and/or fancy aftermarket alloy wheels are a favourite.

The frequency of being able to observe this phenomena varies in inverse proportion to the distance to the cash dispenser (vans and BMW's) and also with the weather (as you might already expect, rainy day observations are higher).

I'm pleased to say that my local builders' merchant serves a very high number of tradesmen who have well disguised illnesses that nevertheless allow them to climb on a roof. This must be the case, because there's always a white van in the HC space by the door.
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Again, no judging, please!!!!

[kitty9]

Originally Posted by wizard-of-roz

Again, no judging, please!!!!

It's not easy to do this, especially when you see a 20-something park in an accessible space, cigarette hanging out of the mouth, and running into the building. So tell me, what invisible disability would that person have? Sorry, but when I see young people doing that, I DO judge, and harshly. I see that kind of thing happen all the time. Just yesterday I saw a group of young girls park in an accessible spot, and proceed to play softball in the park!!!!!! Using granny's placard, are we? Sure, every so often we may have someone who has a problem that's not visible, but I find many more times that I'm not wrong in assuming that someone is using a placard illegally.

Let me give you an example. In Wisconsin those with placards or plates can park at meters without paying. The local TV station did an investigation of the many placards being used for free downtown parking----they counted over 100. A full 73% of those using the placards or plates were using them illegally!!!!! They confronted every driver and they admitted they used the placards so they could park all day for free. So, no judgements? Yeah, I judge, especially knowing how those placards are illegally used.

[wizard-of-roz]

Originally Posted by kitty9

It's not easy to do this, especially when you see a 20-something park in an accessible space, cigarette hanging out of the mouth, and running into the building. So tell me, what invisible disability would that person have? Sorry, but when I see young people doing that, I DO judge, and harshly. I see that kind of thing happen all the time. Just yesterday I saw a group of young girls park in an accessible spot, and proceed to play softball in the park!!!!!! Using granny's placard, are we? Sure, every so often we may have someone who has a problem that's not visible, but I find many more times that I'm not wrong in assuming that someone is using a placard illegally.

Let me give you an example. In Wisconsin those with placards or plates can park at meters without paying. The local TV station did an investigation of the many placards being used for free downtown parking----they counted over 100. A full 73% of those using the placards or plates were using them illegally!!!!! They confronted every driver and they admitted they used the placards so they could park all day for free. So, no judgements? Yeah, I judge, especially knowing how those placards are illegally used.

I hear you and I do understand your frustration as it only reminds me of the folks who purchase their Service Dog vests online and then parade their totally untrained and misbehaving dog in public, only to make it more difficult for those of us who ligitimally use Service Dogs.

I try not to judge but a dog eating off the public plates in a restaurant and pooping and barking in the market is only too obvious. I will definitely call someone out if I catch them.