Addie
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I like your style, Addie! I also like your sig!
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I like your style, Addie! I also like your sig!
lol addie. yes, i'm always all smiles and politeness when i'm being insulting. or i wave and smile like a big dumb idiot when another person is going nuts and flipping you off as they drive badly.
my latest peeve is people who are obviously not handicapped parking in handicapped spots. i always go over and ask the driver why they don't have handicapped plates, or is it a mental handicap...
How is your state about giving temporary handicap designation? It's impossible here in Quebec. So, when I was walking with a cane because my left ankle was sprained, I had to park where I could find a regular spot and limp all the way to the store. I couldn't afford to have my car towed at the time, so I just put up with it. Sometimes people who don't have an indication of being handicapped on the car have a good reason to use the space. And having the tag hanging from the mirror could be because one has a handicapped relative who doesn't drive. But that person can get away with parking in the handicapped spot.
For a sprain, sorry. You will have to walk the extra distance. You have to have a letter from your doctor and a form filled out and sent to the registry. We have our pics on ours. If I am not in the car and you get caught parking in handicap using my placard, my placard will be confiscated and I will lose my handicap privilege. And I will have to wait a year before I can apply again. And there is a major fine for the person who the car is registered to. Doesn't matter if they are driving or not. Because my daughter works at the Registry, she got caught, but I didn't lose my handicap privilege. It pays to know someone. I will be handicapped for the rest of my life. But I still have to apply every five years to have it renewed. Maybe the registry thinks there is going to be a miracle.
For a sprain, sorry. You will have to walk the extra distance....
Do you agree with that?
Yes. For those who the handicap spaces are for, they are for the rest of their life. Broken bones are only a temporary inconvenience. My hip, spine and leg will neer get better. Only worse. And I will have the heart condition until it kills me. And that could be any day. Or it may be longer. People with brken bones know they are going to heal. I know I am never going to heal. I would much rather have a broken bone and have to hobble some extra feet. At least I would know there was hope.
I don't follow your reasoning. That would mean that the girl who wouldn't stand up for me on the bus was right. I had a broken kneecap and a cane, but this was temporary. She should only bother to give her seat to someone who is permanently handicapped?
I tend to agree with you TL, although issuing temporary handicap placards would cause problems for many reasons. There are so many abuses of the placards as it is. Besides all that, there are no agency's or advocates for people with temporary handicaps.
I tend to agree with you TL, although issuing temporary handicap placards would cause problems for many reasons. There are so many abuses of the placards as it is. Besides all that, there are no agency's or advocates for people with temporary handicaps.
Having been in the position to want them on more than one occasion, I have given it a lot of thought.
I think the permits should have an expiry date that is printed in 5 cm (2 inch) large letters. The doctor could issue it with a renewal date. It could be like a prescription: go to the pharmacy to pick it up. They would print it out for you with a unique number. They would charge you any fees that the government wants for such a placard.
When I had the sprained ankle, the doctor didn't want me to walk on it any more than absolutely necessary. No one else at my house drives.
...The traffic is backed up and they drive on the shoulder to get ahead...
...then they expect you to let them cut back in line. I take great pleasure in not letting them.