If you really read my post, I said she had on skin tight jeans and stiletto heeled
boots and went bouncing into WD. Not my idea of a Mobility Handicapped person.

And maybe she has a VSD with significant shunting so that she desaturates O2 to 68% at 45 feet of walking and has to stop for a minute or else turn blue and pass out. Oh, I forgot, there is at least one person who feels qualified to diagnose that at a glance from 100 feet away because he has "life experience". Glad it's not you. Still can't judge a book by its cover.

no, there are unscrupulous people who conspire to get a privilege they don't need so that they can screw someone who does. the doctor didn't ask them, they asked the doctor.

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I even had one completely healthy, physically active, no significant health or mobility issues patient do exactly that. When I asked why he would even make such a request, his reply was "If you don't ask, you don't get". And that was an otherwise reasonable individual that I knew for 25 years. I can only imagine the requests Florida doctors get.

if you want the perspective of someone who is often wheelchair bound, TV is terrible for the handicapped. Let's start at the curb. In the long streets of any square the only cutouts for wheelchairs are at the ends of the blocks...nothing along the entire length. The curbs themselves are high and sharp edged making it very difficult for someone with a walker to 'hop up' on. The sidewalks themselves are slanted downward to the curbs for drainage but awful for a manual wheelchair as you are constantly rolling towards the gutter. and then there are all the 'textured' walks...a nightmare for walkers, crutches and wheelchairs. Handicap parking? maybe I get to use a handicap space 1 in 5 times as they are never available. I go to a doctor where I have to roll down the parking lot to the 1 cutout then roll myself all the way back to where I started, now on the sidewalk, and squeeze through a spot that I would not fit through in a full size wheelchair, just to get to the front door. This is a gfeat place to live, just not as good as it should be for the handicapped.

Great perspective! Most of what you posted could probably be corrected at minimal cost, especially the lack of cut outs and the location and number of handicapped spaces. Of course, those that feel they have the right to question a handicapped permit will disagree with the latter. It would also help if a) lazy individuals would not be using mommy's permit to park where they shouldn't and b) if you are just going to drop off someone who is mobility challenged, do so then park in a regular spot.

most establishments provide the legal minimum and they are not always the most convenient spots. Last night at an Italian Restaurant on 301 we parked in a handicapped spot and the restaurant had placed chairs across the sidewalk blocking access to the door. In an area with such a mature population one would think businesses would be more accommodating and aware of the issue. Abuse happens but it is probably at a smaller rate then people think. Not every handicapped person has a wheelchair or a walker.

thank-you for sharing
If anyone wants to change things, I'm not sure how, I'l help.

Thank you for moving out....it is helpful to the rest of us. And if you haven't missed it, why do you keep checking in here?