Re: an observation/question, somewhat on topic?
- From: "jofirey" <jofirey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:20:07 -0700
"Norman" <mr.bones@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Have any of you noticed how many supposedly healthy people who feel
obligated
to use handicapped accessible facilities/assistance?
The men's room on my floor at work has a separate room (as opposed to a
stall)
marked as "accessible" (with grab bars and higher commode), yet many men
seem
to feel that it is either an "executive washroom" (for those who wear ties
and
jackets) or a changing room.
I see people push the button for automatic door opener, and, if it doesn't
open
fast enough, they pull or push it (which they could have done in the first
place).
Of course, at the transit station, there are those who use the handicapped
parking spaces as "short term parking" while waiting for their passenger
to
arrive. Some get quite angry when you ask them to move so you can park.
It reminds me of a picture I saw on-line. There was a pole with a
handicapped
parking sign. Below it was another sign which read, "Stupidity is not a
handicap. Park somewhere else."
I'm sorry if I annoyed anyone's sensibilities, but I had to vent...
Norman
You have a point, but one you need to be very careful about. You cannot
tell just by looking who is and who isn't "handicapped".
There are an awful lot of us who are in that gray area between what they can
do and what all they can do.
The door opener, just one question "hurts you?"
And you might be surprised at how difficult it might be for someone who
appears to get around fairly well to get up from a seated position on a
typical toilet. It's a bitch for bad knees and hips. Not everyone who is
in pain chooses to let the whole world know.
A question. I can drive to the grocery store, park at the far end of the
lot, go into the store and buy what I absolutely have to, and get it back to
my car and drive home. However I cannot do that and do a proper job of
buying what we need for several days, go home and get everything into the
house, put it away and still do anything else that day. You know, the small
stuff like putting together a meal and eating and possible even clearing the
kitchen a bit.
So should I use a handicap space for which I'm licensed if its available.
Or should I give up the rest of my life to prove some kind of point?
Jo
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