Thursday, Aug 25, 2011 at 13:26
Hi all,
This is certainly a topic that gets the adrenaline going with many people - and I can't say I'm immune, either - but all too often people may not understand the circumstances of a particular situation.
Some years ago, I had the interesting experience of transporting a seriously disabled 90-year old aunt to a restaurant. She had never driven a vehicle of any kind in her life and therefore, in her mind, had no need for a disabled parking permit. There was no area available for passenger pick-up anywhere near the door of the restaurant.
Now, this person could barely walk, and then only with a great deal of pain - the kind that'd make you and me want to just curl up and die. What would YOU do in those circumstances? Let me tell you, I
broke the law! And I'd do it again tomorrow, without a second thought, if the same circumstances were to apply.
On the other hand, my wife has had a partial knee replacement and is in quite constant pain with that and the myriad of other aches and pains that inflict themselves on most of us as we get older. Despite the fact that a half-hour on her feet makes walking back to the car after a visit to the shopping centre a really painful struggle for her, she does not have a permit and we do not use disabled parking spaces.
All that having been said, one of the guys from our church with a legitimate need for a permit, parked in a disabled space with his permit displayed, left his vehicle for around 30 minutes with his window down just a hand's breadth and returned to discover that his permit had been stolen from his dashboard.
Let me give you a strong tip - THAT's low!!!
Regards,
Charlie
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