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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: tidla on 21 October 2010, 17:36:13
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you see it every day. on this occasion i thought a photo was i order.
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Yes, some rich bitch in a Merc, sports with the top down a couple of months ago, parked in the disabled bay at the local M&S food outlet.
Could only have been about 25, done up to the nine's.
I said to her 'You look disabled', gave me a two finger salute.
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I saw a Lance Corporal do that in my local Supermarket a few weeks back..... for once I was in uniform......
He moved his car ::)
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family bays are for the fat and lazy who cant be bothered to walk the extra few feet. if they have a problem and need to park nearer they should apply for a disabled badge
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Family bays mean the brats dont open the door onto my car,
Im all in favour.
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family bays are for the fat and lazy who cant be bothered to walk the extra few feet. if they have a problem and need to park nearer they should apply for a disabled badge
Agreed. And the family bays are often very close to the disabled bays, and I see lots of them parking in the disabled bays when they find the family bays are all in use. >:(
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Yes, some rich bitch in a Merc, sports with the top down a couple of months ago, parked in the disabled bay at the local M&S food outlet.
Could only have been about 25, done up to the nine's.
I said to her 'You look disabled', gave me a two finger salute.
I had a similar experience recently. I said "whats your disability" she replied "Ive got tourettes, now break off". :D :D ;D ;D
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Yes, some rich bitch in a Merc, sports with the top down a couple of months ago, parked in the disabled bay at the local M&S food outlet.
Could only have been about 25, done up to the nine's.
I said to her 'You look disabled', gave me a two finger salute.
I had a similar experience recently. I said "whats your disability" she replied "Ive got tourettes, now break off". :D :D ;D ;D
:D :D :D :D :D :D
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family bays are for the fat and lazy who cant be bothered to walk the extra few feet. if they have a problem and need to park nearer they should apply for a disabled badge
They are for getting children in and out without bashing the car next to them
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So why put them as close to the shop as possible and then have a national panic about obese kids. A bit of excercise might do some of them some good. ;) :)
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And why is it when you kindly let somebody konw they've parked in the wrong space, they tend to wave at you with the middle finger?????????
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try getting a baby in a car seat in / out your car when some idiot parks just 1cm to close in an ordinary space, or even just next to you the way cars get larger and spaces smaller....you'll be the 1st to moan about the damage :y
I never saw the point, till it was our turn to use em. were an absolute godsend :y
yes abuse if them is a problem, like the 40 year old with 20 year old kid assuming as they are a family, the space is designed for them >:(
as for disabled, I like "Would you like his disability as well as his parking space?" great blush obtainer :y
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I can see your point about them being useful Jim, but they didnt exist when my kids were young and we managed ok without them. Still dont see why they need to be right beside the door of the shop, unless its an elf & sayftee thing - stops them getting hit by cars when travelling across the car park ?
If thats the case - same applies. Never use to have them so told kids in no uncertain terms how to cross park safely, and they soon learnt how to do so. :-/
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Dunno about you, but when I was a Kid, shopping centres didnt exist, and we walked to the shops so it wasnt an issue, certainly not in our house, or many friends for that matter.
I bet cars have widened in that time, and car park spaces and now very regimented and often tight so the 'supermarkets' can cram as many as possible into their limited space.
Very handy for the parents initially getting the, very bulky, and heavy baby filled car seats in and out, then as time moves on, space to set the buggy up, and then later I suppose a slightly safer way of introducing road safety. Plus a bit more space to open the door to strech across to strap em in. I certainly view them as helpful for the parents, and for the owners of the car next door.
nearness....I bet its a lot easier for a lone adult / couple to push their trolly, carry their bag across a car park, than it is for a 'family' to push their logically larger shop, and get the kids safely back to the car.
Ideally, make every space a foot wider and do away with them all :y
but, I think they are a good compromise.
yes, everyone could manage without em...people used to, but hey, why not make life a little easier. The 'ordinary' spaces at our shops start about 2 cars further away in each aisle, not a lot further for anyone to walk in the grand scheme of things
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I was in two minds a few weeks back whether to take a photo of the solitary none traffic plod car parked in the caravan only section of the motorway services .... but rules for them & us I suppose! ::)
Same difference.
I agree with you Albs .... and when our two were first in kid's seats we had a 2 door Manta! Now that is hard work putting them in & out of seats. (they're 21 & 22 now)
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I had a shovitt HS (3 door) when the first was born, and a Crapi when the 2nd came along. I take Jimbobs point though - some fair comment there, makes life that little bit easier, which is fair enough I suppose. Once one supermarket did it to attract families the others had to follow.
It does wind me up though when the young mums at Tescos park in the disabled spaces though.
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Yes, as it happens we are currently entitled to both family, and disabled spaces....and abuse is very annoying.
Im sure if the family spaces existed when you were at that stage in life, you would have used em and found em as handy as we do. In fact, who knows, you may even get to use em as Grandparent and child spaces in years to come :y
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i walked to school everyday, no matter how cold.we were forced to swim in an open air swimming pool in winter at our school, i walked to work in the snow when i couildnt get there by public transport. we had no centrtal heating just a coal fire in the living room and lounge. i slept in my clothes in a freezing bedroom at night. 6 kids and 2 adults in a 3 bed house, dad working away, mum had 2 day jobs. they worked for a living and we were happy with what we had. todays society is catering for those who shouldnt have and dont deserve. my dad was disabled after his crash in his late 40s, he got no special treatment, no disabled badge or disability living allowance cause he gets migraine or ingrowing toenail. he got on with it like i do and other people i know do. if there was a bit more respect from people and less moaning there wouldnt be a need for wasting taxpayers money and health and safety wouldnt be in the state it is today.
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Usually the P&C spots are not that near the entrance as the disabled spots are nearest.
Cars ARE wider, spots are getting narrower, and supermarkets are taking over from ordinary shopping
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Yes, as it happens we are currently entitled to both family, and disabled spaces....and abuse is very annoying.
Im sure if the family spaces existed when you were at that stage in life, you would have used em and found em as handy as we do. In fact, who knows, you may even get to use em as Grandparent and child spaces in years to come :y
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Thanks for that ! :o :o :'( :'( :'(..........unfortunately you may well be right. :'( ::) ;D ;D
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i love family spaces, although i no longer use em..... as most of our kids are old enough to look out for themselves, and we never go anywhere with all 5...
but back when i was a single parent , with todlers, and older little hellions.... they were a bloody godsend.... stick the sintra in one (bear in mind the size of that beast.... it makes a miggy look positively svelt) get ,little one out and her reins on, get the next one out and get them to hold hands, then let the others out and tell em to mind they don't get run over, then go shopping, with 2 trolleys.... 9 years ago, a months cupboard stock shop would set me back over £250 , fill 2 trolleys and i'd still have to do a small trolley load a week for fresh and rapidly consumables....
as a single parent.... managing all that lot across a busy car park isa nightmare...
so yes, i bloody well approve of family spaces
and single blokes in the mr2 parking in them gets right on my tits,... even though i no longer need them as such.
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Cant complain about "family " bays really as -as has been said-1) help stops other cars being bashed by doors/buggys etc and 2), being closer to the store is obviously less far to travel and therefore both easier and safer for those with toddlers. As for Disabled spaces, it does annoy me when others park there but, equally, it annoys me when the so called disabled person seems fine to walk round shopping for an hour or so!Trust me, I work in a supermarket and see it . The majority are wheelchair users but some are obviously abusing the system. Also note how many new and "prestige" cars have disabled badges in them.Certainly dont see many older cars. Interesting to see what happens now that the mobility aspect of the DLA is being re-looked at!
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blue badges are a problem. my wife has her good days and bad days. on a good day she will park in regular bays and leave the disabled bays for someone else. she knows that when you need it its invaluable.hopefully on a bad day, someone will have thought along similar lines..