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subz · 08-31-2004, 09:17 PM

It bugs me too when non-handicapped people use handicap facilities. Last year my foot was broken, and for awhile I was in a wheelchair, and then on crutches.

One thing that bugged the hell out of me was people using the handicapped bathroom. Just because it's private, unlike the others. I'd finally wheel up to the button reach over to press it, and the door is locked. Then I have to sit there and wait... then someone comes out and apologizes. Whatever though.

The door thing bugs me sometimes, our building has two sets of double doors, and then on the outside we have two single doors with handicap buttons. I see people just go and use those doors for no reason. Then when we get into the building after the security office are about 6 turnstyles and on the outside are automatic gates for handicapped people. Again, someone will use this. I have no idea why. Our security officers will yell at people that do that, however. Since it gives the opportunity to let other people in since its a pretty wide gate.

Finally, there is this woman who takes the cake. Now I don't know her personally, but every morning she is in the same handicapped parking spot. Regardless of if the rest are full or not. Her tag expires sometime in 2009, leading me to believe it's probably for her mother/father who she drives around. The thing is our building is setup so it goes in a quarter-mile circle type thing. A lot of employees will do a few "laps" on their breaks/lunches. I see her speedwalking around. This just infuriates me. We do have handicapped people who work at our building, and she takes one of the 4 or 5 spots. Totally inconsiderate. My pass was good long after I was able to walk without the use of crutches anymore. Think I ever parked there? No. Because I knew how frustrating it is just trying to get around and not being able to get one of those parking spots.

I looked at our local law, and unfortanitly if you drive a person around who should have one of those passes you have the ability to park in handicap spots regardless of if that person is there or not. It shouldn't have to be law people should just know better.

Okay, i'm done. Just kind of went off there.

08-31-2004, 09:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
subz Upright Location: Portland, OR	It bugs me too when non-handicapped people use handicap facilities. Last year my foot was broken, and for awhile I was in a wheelchair, and then on crutches. One thing that bugged the hell out of me was people using the handicapped bathroom. Just because it's private, unlike the others. I'd finally wheel up to the button reach over to press it, and the door is locked. Then I have to sit there and wait... then someone comes out and apologizes. Whatever though. The door thing bugs me sometimes, our building has two sets of double doors, and then on the outside we have two single doors with handicap buttons. I see people just go and use those doors for no reason. Then when we get into the building after the security office are about 6 turnstyles and on the outside are automatic gates for handicapped people. Again, someone will use this. I have no idea why. Our security officers will yell at people that do that, however. Since it gives the opportunity to let other people in since its a pretty wide gate. Finally, there is this woman who takes the cake. Now I don't know her personally, but every morning she is in the same handicapped parking spot. Regardless of if the rest are full or not. Her tag expires sometime in 2009, leading me to believe it's probably for her mother/father who she drives around. The thing is our building is setup so it goes in a quarter-mile circle type thing. A lot of employees will do a few "laps" on their breaks/lunches. I see her speedwalking around. This just infuriates me. We do have handicapped people who work at our building, and she takes one of the 4 or 5 spots. Totally inconsiderate. My pass was good long after I was able to walk without the use of crutches anymore. Think I ever parked there? No. Because I knew how frustrating it is just trying to get around and not being able to get one of those parking spots. I looked at our local law, and unfortanitly if you drive a person around who should have one of those passes you have the ability to park in handicap spots regardless of if that person is there or not. It shouldn't have to be law people should just know better. Okay, i'm done. Just kind of went off there.