I want to add the jerk on the moped who thought it was just ducky to park in the crossed off part of the drive way between the handicapped spots so that the person in the handicapped van couldn't get out. I'm sure the handicapped guy in the van parks there just for grins. I wish whomever was on that thing had come out of the store as I was walking by. My militant mouth would have said something.
Oh I know what you're talking about.. good addition! What about complete strangers that are rude to you but then act surprised when you're polite back to them? It's so funny to see their faces.. I've had some experiences lately in the past couple of days with that.
Last edited by blondebritbrat17; 12-06-2007 at 03:42 PM.
Hello All!
On the Handicapped placard front: I have a back injury and at the time of this story, I was using a cane to walk. I had just had one of my epidural steriod injections and decided to go out to the grocery store because I was feeling like I could handle it. I parked in the handicapped spot (I was driving a Honda Civic at the time) and I got my cane out, got both legs on the ground and got myself to standing. I was standing upright and getting the kinks out of my spine when a couple walked past me and they both were yelling YES YELLING that I was a faker and I should be arrested, etc. They were an OLDER COUPLE, TOO!!! I told them to F* Off...I am not one to mince words and continued toward the store. I got my cart (it helped me standing!) and my minimal groceries and got to the check out line. I had under 15 items so I went into that lane. Guess who was BEHIND ME? YUP! The Nasty Arsed people who told me I was faking. Now, I was hobbling around the store. EVERYONE could tell that SOMETHING was wrong with me by my dragging my left leg (my S1 nerve root was/still is being pinched by a herniated disc not only on L3 but also L5. It's very comfy sometimes!)
WELL! They were pissed because I yelled back at them and the woman starts making comments about how I am probably some welfare mother who has dropped 10 kids living off the state and that is why I am so fat.
I turned around, in front of the cashier, the bag boy and I said...Lady,
You have no IDEA what my story is or who the **** I am (something like that) and then I made the comment that she wasn't a lady, but a rude piece of trash who had no cooth or class. Her husband then decided that I needed to be put in my place and RAMMED ME, in the back, with their cart.
This was on tape, and I fell to the ground. The bag boy helped me up and I asked the manager to call my doctor, as I had JUST HAD AN EPIDURAL! These people were scared ****eless when I told the manager that I wanted to press charges for assault, and that I was calling my lawyer and suing them for bodily injury. I asked them if they owned their own home. Then I said, You never KNOW what injuries someone has. YOU had no right to hit me in my lower back with your cart FULL of groceries in the 15 item or less line, etcetc. I had a few choice expletives for them. The manager called the police and the cops asked me, whilst I was limping around, my leg numb and weak, if I wanted to press charges. The woman cried. The man looked dour. I said, No, I want to sue them. MUAHAHAHA.
I never did file charges but I reiterated to them to NEVER yell at someone who parks in the handicapped spot because YOU NEVER KNOW what their injury may be. I went home and laid back down, taking a percocet and a muscle relaxer just to make the pain go away. It was awful.
I too hate motorcyclists that ruin it for the rest of us by revving up their bikes in the middle of the night. I am a newbie, but I still have courtesy. Plus, I want to make sure that those around me, when I am on the highway, can HEAR me. Loud Pipes Do Save Lives!
I hate the wanker jerks that pull in front of me and slow down. WHAT THE **** ARE YOU DOING!??! I will also never get people texting whilst driving. Can we say DANGEROUS!?!? Too many accidents happen because of carelessness and stupidity.
megawatt823 so sorry about your troubles. Reminds me of a friend of mine who is a paraplegic. She got yelled at for parking in the handicapped spot and the woman wouldn't listen to her at all. And she couldn't even get out of her car because her wheelchair was in the trunk (while the yelling ensued, her daughter ran into the store to buy the one item that they had stopped for rather than sticking around to get her mom's chair from the trunk and them going in together).
Megawatt823- I think you should have pressed charges against them. How evil! I think that would have taught them a lesson they wouldn't soon forget & possible keep them from treating the next person this way. Makes me wonder what else they are capable of doing. Some people are really in the holiday spirit. I hope you're feeling better!
My dad has COPD and has a handicapped permit because he gets winded if he walks to far, also severe arthritis, but to look at him, he looks very well. I hope no one ever treats him like this.
Megawatt - Ooooo!!!! Unbelievable! How long ago did that happen to you? I have to say, I would have SUED them up the creek! YOU SHOULD! I am so sorry that happened to you!
That was A CRIME! And that aggravated your already-hurt back!
Grrrrr! Lemme at 'em! I got 2 very functional legs and I'll be happy to put a foot in both of their... you know! What pieces of scum!
For real, you should really sue! You have got a case like Fort Knox!
I have a guy friend who looks super healthy in fact is very health and has no physical ailments. However, he has a handicapped pass b/c he has a serious allergy to cold. Now living in Canada you can see how that poses a problem. If he has to walk a fair distance when it's cold he will go into anaphylactic shock. Looking at him you'd never know why he has to park in a handicapped stall.
...which just goes to show that people need to stop and consider that (gasp!) they might not be able to tell EVERYTHING about somewhat by looking at them!
Megawatt - I am pretty much anti lawsuit, and I STILL would have sued. The NERVE!
My gripe involves a whole family in the next village whose house burned last week- not my postmistress who also lost her house.
These folks are on disability for various reasons and were at the BINGO when their house burned to the ground. They had no insurance because of faulty wiring that they were to fix when they got some cash. (Note they could afford BINGO!)
Since it's the country and we're like that, cash ($1500) was collected immediately to help with clothing and shelter and given to the family. They took it to the Casino and lost it all! No more cash donations for that lot! We know it's Christmas but.... People are now giving food and clothing, not cash!
This isn't really so much jerky behavior as it is inconsiderate. I am a nurse on an OB-Gyn floor and when people are just getting into their room after having a baby or having surgery, you wouldn't believe the visitors that come up that very day, sometimes within a few hours. I'm not talking about family here, these are friends, neighbors, etc. I have even had some visitors come to the floor and ask for a patient by their first name only. When asked what their last name is they don't even know it. I want to say "If you don't know them any better than that, you don't need to be here". With HIPPA we can't give them a room number without the complete name and they get really ticked.
The new parents don't get any privacy or rest. These same visitors are reluctant to leave when asked and hang around for hours. The mothers are completely exhausted and get no privacy for breastfeeding or getting cleaned up. They don't know how to tell their visitors to leave without seeming rude and end up putting up with it. Sometimes I have to actually ask them to step out while the new mom is learning to breastfeed. You mention that the baby needs to nurse and they just sit there and look at you. Do you really think she wants to bear her breasts in front of you? If we nurses say anything, we have to be careful not to appear rude, but I think their behavior is very rude. New moms need time to rest, bond with their babies and learn infant care and feeding. Also these mom's phones ring all day long. Please remember if you have friends in the hospital that they need their rest and privacy. Waiting to visit the new family may be more appropriate at a later date.
Sorry, this is really a pet peeve of mine!
Unbelievable! How long ago did that happen to you? I have to say, I would have SUED them up the creek! YOU SHOULD! I am so sorry that happened to you! 
