Hello to all you who park in handicap spots. Some of you can legally do that. Some of you need it desperately. Some of you abuse it...I see you sit and wait while your very healthy child runs into the store but you have a placard so you park there anyway while you wait! Some of you have no business parking there! I only park there because of my daughter. And if she wasn't in a wheelchair or didn't need to use the ramp, I would park in the farthest spot away from the store or restaurant....really! There is nothing wrong with my legs and I could use the exercise!I take issue with some of you though. Did you ever notice that there are certain spots that say "Van Accessible"? Did you ever stop and wonder why some of those zigzag lines are LONG?? It's for VANS and for LIFTS. I don't know why they put those closest to the store/restaurant. I wish they didn't because then you wouldn't park there! I don't want that spot because it's close to the establishment...I want it because I can't get my daughter out of our van without it! Do you think that you could park one spot away in the regular handicap spot? Better yet.....if the regular everyday spot is open right BESIDE handicap parking and you can walk ten extra feet without being in pain (I know of you can't)....could you do that and leave the space for someone who needs it more??
And those of you who park in a HP place "just for a few minutes" while someone runs in to the store, or the post office or the school....those few minutes may be the time someone has come out for the day and needs that spot you are in. Park somewhere else, please! Even for a few minutes!
WORSE YET! Those of you who part ON the blue lines! Do you know that is against the law? Do you know that space is for lifts? I actually had a lady yell at us, in front of Korie...."I'm handicapped, too!!" when we asked her to move her car over one space so we could get Korie back into our van. And she wasn't even planning on getting out...she was just parked there, waiting for someone. And yes, Mr. Motorcycle Rider...you have a small vehicle but those blue lines are not for you! Find someplace else to park, please.
Just going out can sometimes be a big event to to those in wheelchairs or those who are very ill. Trying to find a place to park should not be so stressful. And if people would think more of others, life would be much easier.
I know this has taught me to be careful of my actions. I don't leave grocery carts in the parking lot anymore and especially, not in the handicap lined spaces....(yes, I didn't even mention that one!). I try not to inconvenience people if I can help it. I guess this is more than a rant. :) It's a reminder for myself and for others to do the right thing. THANKS FOR LISTENING!!
