Staple balls
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| posted on 18/10/09 at 05:35 AM |
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Originally posted by jollygreengiant
First off, I am NOT disagreeing with disabled parking, I am however going to have a rant about abuses off said system.
Surely if a person is 'that' disabled then they would not be driving a porsche 911, as I spotted in a wiatrose car park a while
ago.
Why not?
Sure, there's gonna be some abuse of any system, but the car they choose to drive is no indicator of that, nor is how disabled they look when
you see them.
I'd bet there's a few people on here who qualify for blue badges.
Would you rather someone with a few mobility issues, but otherwise a normal person drove around in a pile of crap car? some people with disabilities
might need vehicles suited to their problems, but I'd bet that's a small minority.
Personally, I'm against people using blue badges if they don't need them, because it makes life more difficult for those who do.
However, I also accept that a great deal of people who look 'normal' could have any number of problems that aren't visible.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 18/10/09 at 06:41 AM |
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Originally posted by scootz
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Originally posted by jollygreengiant
Surely if a person is 'that' disabled then they would not be driving a porsche 911 as I spotted in a waitrose car park a while
ago.
Utter shite! Why not?
Cos I'm not disabled in any way and I struggled to get into one of them! My legs and back and arms work perfectly well but I did attract some
attention at the Porsche showroom when I fell out of one with a clunk-Pfffffrt!-thunk
Did get a good look at the underside while I was down there though!
Seriously though iirc a blue badge means you have mobility problems (for whatever reason) so I'm quite sure you're not disabled enough if
you can get into a car I struggle to. Not saying you have to have a pile of poo car of course but seriously, a 911? MGF? ELISE?? I don't even
fit in an Elise!!
Oh and abuse of those disabled spaces in car parks should carry a points/car towed away punishment
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dogwood
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| posted on 18/10/09 at 09:41 AM |
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Originally posted by Ninehigh
I'm quite sure you're not disabled enough if you can get into a car I struggle to. Not saying you have to have a pile of poo car of
course but seriously, a 911? MGF? ELISE?? I don't even fit in an Elise!!
Sorry mate, but that's said by someone that does'nt have a clue.....
My sister drives a MX5, She get's it through the Mobility scheme. modified for her requirements.
I won't go into details, but you definatly wouldn't want to have her disability.
She has had the odd comment "You cant be that disabled if you can drive a sportscar"
David
FREE THE ROADSTER ONE…!!
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Peteff
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| posted on 18/10/09 at 10:33 AM |
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Just give blue badges to people with cars adapted for disabled drivers, sorted. I have no axe to grind but a lot of people round here seem to get the
badges simply for the reason that they are too fat to walk anywhere whereas my mate who is a bit short of one leg due to a bike accident and weighs
about 16 stone gets himself about on a quad bike and walks when necessary.
[Edited on 18/10/09 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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gottabedone
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| posted on 18/10/09 at 10:57 AM |
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Guys,
No doubt we've all seen people hobble along on crutches and sticks with their weeks Tesco's shopping, throw it into the back of a FWD,
chuck their sticks in the back and drive off with a grin on their faces but that is a failing of our culture/society in this country.
The original rant was about Benzine making the effort and some brainless idiot mindlessly ticketing him .....
I have no idea what Benzine's GF's disability is - but I'm sure that most of us are glad that we don't have it (no offence
Benzine!)
Steve
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scootz
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| posted on 18/10/09 at 11:18 AM |
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Originally posted by Ninehigh
I'm quite sure you're not disabled enough if you can get into a car I struggle to.
Nonsense!
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 18/10/09 at 11:25 AM |
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Originally posted by jollygreengiant
and IF you are refering to mine, I have NO problem with those who deserve it and use it properly, I do have a problem with people who abuse the system
or interfere with my right to earn a living legally because they think the blue badge gives them carte-blance in ANY situation.
Personally I entirely refer to my requote of a previous post and restate that I have nothing against those WHO ARE derserving of use of the system and
abide by the laws reguarding it. If someone fell foul of of a minor infringement of those laws then I feel for them but the laws are there and if you
get done for not following them to the letter then that is life I'm afraid, it stinks, but.
As for the rest well that is my opinion and I feel sorry for those who have to resort to profaninties because another person has insulted there
sensibilities and they lack the integrity to take the reply as it is and was meant. ANOTHER PERSONS POINT OF VIEW.
And whilst it might not be in keeping with the views of a minority or majority of others, they are JUST as entitled to reply as ANYONE else.
Oh and both my parents were entitled to use the blue badge system although only one was allowed to because only he drove. They have both passed away
now and I thoroughly do understand the system and its use.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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scootz
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| posted on 18/10/09 at 11:33 AM |
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Don't feel sorry for me... the particular point you made that I replied to WAS complete and utter shite!
Are you going to clarify it... ? Why can't a disabled person drive a 911?
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 18/10/09 at 11:51 AM |
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Originally posted by scootz
Don't feel sorry for me... the particular point you made that I replied to WAS complete and utter shite!
Are you going to clarify it... ? Why can't a disabled person drive a 911?
Mate I refer to my above post. AND that is the end of the matter I will not be drawn into a mud slinging by you.
END OF
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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scootz
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| posted on 18/10/09 at 12:22 PM |
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Oh, so that's how it works is it??? YOU get to make ridiculous comments (that YOU'RE not prepared to substantiate when challenged) on the
basis of 'free-speech' and 'opinion', then YOU decide when it's 'end off'???
Very adult of you!
It was a pile of shite when you wrote it and it's a pile of shite still... sorry if that causes you a problem, but I find your comments on the
matter (along with one or two others) to be ignorant to the point of offensive!
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 18/10/09 at 01:45 PM |
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Originally posted by dogwood
quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
I'm quite sure you're not disabled enough if you can get into a car I struggle to. Not saying you have to have a pile of poo car of
course but seriously, a 911? MGF? ELISE?? I don't even fit in an Elise!!
Sorry mate, but that's said by someone that does'nt have a clue.....
My sister drives a MX5, She get's it through the Mobility scheme. modified for her requirements.
I won't go into details, but you definatly wouldn't want to have her disability.
She has had the odd comment "You cant be that disabled if you can drive a sportscar"
David
I do admit that the most disabling thing I've had is a bad back. I suppose it depends on what ails you. I imagine you could drive a low-slung
sports car having one/both legs missing.
You've got to see the other side though, hey if you can afford it there's nothing in that respect to stop you, but I do wonder what a
person's disability is when I see a blue badge on a vehicle I would struggle to get in and out of.
I guess getting in and out isn't the most major factor in a choice of car I wouldn't know.
It's like when I was in college, there was a brand new Merc in the car park, and the parking pass was marked "Student". It's a
6th form college so the guy wasn't over 19, and I was justifiably miffed imho
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Benzine
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| posted on 19/10/09 at 05:52 PM |
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I was walking around town a couple of hours ago and saw a traffic warden. I looked at her number on her shoulder and it matched the one on my ticket,
she was the one who issued the ticket! I was going to talk to her but I'll win the appeal anyway, didn't want to make matter worse.
Anyway, she's old and ugly and has a couple of nasty scratches across her face. Wonder how she got those!
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Originally posted by jollygreengiant
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Originally posted by scootz
Don't feel sorry for me... the particular point you made that I replied to WAS complete and utter shite!
Are you going to clarify it... ? Why can't a disabled person drive a 911?
Mate I refer to my above post. AND that is the end of the matter I will not be drawn into a mud slinging by you.
END OF
pwnt by scootz tbh 
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