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glatt · 12-15-2015, 09:30 AM

People have strong opinions about those spots. Based in emotion mostly.

I've needed to use those spots before with a passenger, but didn't have the placard. And then I was given a placard to use, but had no need for it because my passenger was in assisted living then and we weren't running errands. Too bad we can't base use of them on the honor system.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-15-2015, 10:14 AM

I've had one for years. I talked my doctor into signing for one so I could park inside the plant where there was a huge parking lot only a quarter full right outside my department door. But I never used it in the real world until recently, and still don't, if I have a choice that within a reasonable distance.
I see a lot of abuse, by presumably family members, using a card issued for someone else. Granted it's hard to tell, but when 20ish kid pulls in with a grandpa car, jumps out and runs into a store, I get suspicious. In fairness, he might just be robbing the place.

Clodfobble · 12-15-2015, 11:03 AM

It's funny, I don't even see the handicapped spots. But then I find the idea of "hunting" for a good spot to be completely inefficient and stupid anyway. I take the first spot I come across, even if it's near the back, and walk in. 90% of the time I get to the door faster than the moron slowly prowling the aisles.

Gravdigr · 12-15-2015, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Just to be sure, shoot them on si[ght]

Lest he be shot himself...

Quote:

Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.

~Gen. James 'Mad Dog' Mattis, USMC (Ret)

orthodoc · 12-15-2015, 09:04 PM

I like that quote, Grav!

I had a temporary handicapped parking tag while I was having chemo, and I needed it then. Couldn't walk more than about 50 ft without having to sit down and rest. And when the handicapped spots were filled by cars without tags, and those 20-somethings dashed into the store from their illegally-parked car full of vim and vigor, their choices meant that I couldn't hobble in and get my few groceries, because I couldn't walk across the whole parking lot. (Re Rkzenrage: I sat down A LOT in the grocery store - I knew where their benches/seats were and plotted my path from rest stop to rest stop.)

My tag expired in 2013, a few months after chemo, which was appropriate. I have no sympathy for those who abuse the system, but my lack of sympathy doesn't matter. Somehow, they always get away with it.

classicman · 12-16-2015, 07:37 AM

See it all the time too. We mostly don't even use ours anymore. Good for him to walk as much as possible etc.
Many times the placards are broke, have been lost or stolen. What most do not know is that there is a card issues with the tag. Ask them for that instead of accepting the "I lost it" excuse. Then shoot them and steal their groceries.
OR do what I do - park them in. (just kidding)

xoxoxoBruce · 12-16-2015, 08:46 AM

You're right, I forgot about the wallet card.

orthodoc · 12-16-2015, 07:23 PM

Wait what? I never got a wallet card. I feel gypped.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-17-2015, 01:17 AM

You should have looked in the glove box instead of just grabbing the tag off the mirror and running.

Seriously though, there's no name on the hang tag, so you need the wallet card to prove it's being used by the right person. I've had mine for 20 years and never been challenged, but just in case. I tried to scan it but the printed card is white lettering on an extremely light violet. The name/address and tag number is black print, but that's all that shows in a scan.

Clodfobble · 01-02-2016, 07:23 PM

This fucker will burn in hell.

We're not supposed to talk about specifics online, because it's an ongoing investigation, blah blah blah. But it was not a "fight," and the park is only falling back on the "contractors" label for PR spin--many if not a majority of their employees are technically contractors.

Just know that if that fucker had been able to sneak a gun into the park, a bunch of people would be dead, including children and families. And the guy in critical condition is not nobody.

Griff · 01-02-2016, 07:52 PM

How long until the full story breaks?

Clodfobble · 01-03-2016, 10:29 AM

I dunno. His wife is meeting with a lawyer on Tuesday, though I think that's a who's-gonna-pay-for-this-medical-care thing, not a prosecution thing. They got the whole attack on the park's security camera, so it shouldn't be hard to convict. Right now we're all just waiting for the contractor to wake up.

Gravdigr · 01-03-2016, 12:28 PM

This is what I learned from the news article and video:

There was a fight.

Clod says it wasn't a fight.

So, we're left with this:

Something happened.

Someone please tell me what I'm missing.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-03-2016, 12:32 PM

You're missing the other 90% of the story. You're welcome.

So are we.

Gravdigr · 01-03-2016, 12:43 PM

So...

Something happened.

Top-notch journalism.

12-15-2015, 10:14 AM	#10532
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I've had one for years. I talked my doctor into signing for one so I could park inside the plant where there was a huge parking lot only a quarter full right outside my department door. But I never used it in the real world until recently, and still don't, if I have a choice that within a reasonable distance. I see a lot of abuse, by presumably family members, using a card issued for someone else. Granted it's hard to tell, but when 20ish kid pulls in with a grandpa car, jumps out and runs into a store, I get suspicious. In fairness, he might just be robbing the place. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-15-2015, 11:03 AM	#10533
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	It's funny, I don't even see the handicapped spots. But then I find the idea of "hunting" for a good spot to be completely inefficient and stupid anyway. I take the first spot I come across, even if it's near the back, and walk in. 90% of the time I get to the door faster than the moron slowly prowling the aisles. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-15-2015, 09:04 PM	#10535
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I like that quote, Grav! I had a temporary handicapped parking tag while I was having chemo, and I needed it then. Couldn't walk more than about 50 ft without having to sit down and rest. And when the handicapped spots were filled by cars without tags, and those 20-somethings dashed into the store from their illegally-parked car full of vim and vigor, their choices meant that I couldn't hobble in and get my few groceries, because I couldn't walk across the whole parking lot. (Re Rkzenrage: I sat down A LOT in the grocery store - I knew where their benches/seats were and plotted my path from rest stop to rest stop.) My tag expired in 2013, a few months after chemo, which was appropriate. I have no sympathy for those who abuse the system, but my lack of sympathy doesn't matter. Somehow, they always get away with it. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

12-16-2015, 07:37 AM	#10536
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	See it all the time too. We mostly don't even use ours anymore. Good for him to walk as much as possible etc. Many times the placards are broke, have been lost or stolen. What most do not know is that there is a card issues with the tag. Ask them for that instead of accepting the "I lost it" excuse. Then shoot them and steal their groceries. OR do what I do - park them in. (just kidding) __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

12-16-2015, 08:46 AM	#10537
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You're right, I forgot about the wallet card. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-15-2015, 09:30 AM	#10531
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	People have strong opinions about those spots. Based in emotion mostly. I've needed to use those spots before with a passenger, but didn't have the placard. And then I was given a placard to use, but had no need for it because my passenger was in assisted living then and we weren't running errands. Too bad we can't base use of them on the honor system.

12-16-2015, 07:23 PM	#10538
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Wait what? I never got a wallet card. I feel gypped. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

12-17-2015, 01:17 AM	#10539
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You should have looked in the glove box instead of just grabbing the tag off the mirror and running. Seriously though, there's no name on the hang tag, so you need the wallet card to prove it's being used by the right person. I've had mine for 20 years and never been challenged, but just in case. I tried to scan it but the printed card is white lettering on an extremely light violet. The name/address and tag number is black print, but that's all that shows in a scan. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-02-2016, 07:23 PM	#10540
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	This fucker will burn in hell. We're not supposed to talk about specifics online, because it's an ongoing investigation, blah blah blah. But it was not a "fight," and the park is only falling back on the "contractors" label for PR spin--many if not a majority of their employees are technically contractors. Just know that if that fucker had been able to sneak a gun into the park, a bunch of people would be dead, including children and families. And the guy in critical condition is not nobody. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-02-2016, 07:52 PM	#10541
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	How long until the full story breaks? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-03-2016, 10:29 AM	#10542
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I dunno. His wife is meeting with a lawyer on Tuesday, though I think that's a who's-gonna-pay-for-this-medical-care thing, not a prosecution thing. They got the whole attack on the park's security camera, so it shouldn't be hard to convict. Right now we're all just waiting for the contractor to wake up. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-03-2016, 12:28 PM	#10543
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	This is what I learned from the news article and video: There was a fight. Clod says it wasn't a fight. So, we're left with this: Something happened. Someone please tell me what I'm missing. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

01-03-2016, 12:32 PM	#10544
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You're missing the other 90% of the story. You're welcome. So are we. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-03-2016, 12:43 PM	#10545
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	So... Something happened. Top-notch journalism. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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