Helene
Elgin,#2Consumer Suggestion
Tue, May 17, 2005
I have extremely bad OSTEOARTHRITIS and VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. My doctor issued me a PERMANENTLY DISABLED plaque for any car that transports me SINCE I CAN NO LONGER SEE HOW TO DRIVE MYSELF!
Jonathan
Dallas,#3Consumer Suggestion
Tue, May 17, 2005
Sorry, but that is not how we do things in Texas. Please don't embarrass the other citizens of this state by saying such nonsense. We try to have a little thing called southern hospitality, maybe you should look into it sometime. The original person complaining says "I am mobility impaired so I had my brother park in the handicapped parking lot with my sticker displayed and then I went inside." Obviously that means they are handicapped, parked in a handicapped parking space, and had a handicapped parking badge. There is no reason to berate or belittle someone because they can't spell properly. Probably not everyone has the high education, etiquette and manners that you have, Stacey. Finally, just to clarify for the original person making this complaint, don't feel too bad. At least you didn't lose your money on homeopathic medicine, which is a total fraud. http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html
Jonathan
Tyrone,#4Consumer Comment
Tue, May 17, 2005
I've been caught I spelled handicapped - handicaped but you spelled individual - invidiual and "When I see a physical able bodied invidiual..." should be "physically abled body..." Oops:)
Jonathan
Tyrone,#5Consumer Comment
Tue, May 17, 2005
Stacey, I am a 39 year old disabled air traffic controller from Atlanta, GA who was injured 5 years ago in an on the job injury. Your comment about the fact that Anonymous' driver parked in the handicaped space was so far out in left field I felt that I had to respond. When I, or other disabled individuals, have others drive them to the doctors or the pharmacy and we have them drop us off in the handicap space they are there for us, helping us. When we come out of the doctors or pharmacy we do not want to walk all over creation (because some of us cannot) to find where our driver has moved to because he is not the "disabled driver," hell a lot of us cannot drive and this is our only means of transportation. Now I totally agree, if this driver was the only person in the car, he should not be using the handicaped card or plate so he/she can get a better parking spot. This outright INFURIATES me. I on more than on occasion have confronted people who park in the handicap spot because "they will only be there a minute" or "they just have a few things to pick up." GRRRRRRRR. This persons driver was doing nothing wrong or illegal, waiting for his/her disabled passenger to return. Be thankful that you are not disabled and do not have the problems that a lot of others have. As far as using the "race card", neither of us were at this particular event, so we do not know what really happened. I agree that it is used FAR TOO MUCH and this is a MAJOR problem that is holding this country back. People need to be accountable for their actions (what a concept) and if they feel that they are being discriminated against, speak up, it is usually something else, and NOT your race! Also lighten up on the spelling mistakes. Maybe this person is not as bright as you and I, and could not afford the proper education that we had. At least she spoke english, which is more than I can say for a lot of others in this country. Regards,
Stacey
Dallas,#6Consumer Comment
Tue, May 17, 2005
You say that you are impaired - "I am mobility impaired so I had my brother park in the handicapped parking lot with my sticker displayed and then I went inside" When I see a physical able bodied invidiual in a handicapped space I get very angry -Is your brother handicapped? What is your disability? "The young men and there were two of them behind teh counter with dark-colored smocks" Learn to spell "stood next to where I thought you would have to stand SINCE NOTHING WAS CLEARLY LABELLED WHERE TO PUT YOUR ORDER IN AND WHERE TO PICK IT UP and the people behind the counter would look at me then play like they didn't see me. I was wearing a nice black polo shirts and nice black carpenter's jeans and nioce black clogs and I had just had a nice hairstyle but I was over 50 years old so there may have been some age discrimination that AUSTIN TEXAS is becoming notorious" Once again learn to spell! Do not pull the discrimination card - That dog don't hunt! That is how we do things in Texas!