Comments on: Disabled Parking for your Bum

By: anon

anon — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 19:07:31 +0000

You are sooo Hot!

By: johnny

johnny — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 04:55:15 +0000

I ALWAYS use the disabled stall if it is available, but then again I am an uncivilized, scruffy nerf-herder.

I think it’s astounding that the woman in question actually believed that disabled stalls should go unused for the vast majority of the day. Certainly she should have priority for that stall, but to argue ONLY disabled folk should EVER drop trou in there is just plain petty and snooty.

By: maria

maria — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 00:11:11 +0000

Oh how I wish I would have been there to set the record for that lecturer. That stall was created so that she could use the restroom, and she should feel appreciative that she was able to cut in line to use it. I think the fact that she went to the front of the line is something I would like to lecture her about.

By: Christy

Christy — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 22:29:41 +0000

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By: kt

kt — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 20:42:10 +0000

I feel much better now about using the stall. I’ll probably still only use it if the others are unavailable, but at least I won’t feel sheepish walking out of there. JR, I agree with your argument that it is NOT like disable parking. Stop by here anytime. We welcome strangers!

By: Christy

Christy — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:05:45 +0000

I always use the disabled stall! I hate public bathrooms and would rather explode than use one but there are times when you just can’t hold it any longer….so disabled stall here I comeI figure I am kind of disabled because I have held it for so long I can’t walk correctly. Plus, the disabled stall has more room for hovering, which if you are at all intoxicated requires a lot of room!

By: JR

JR — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:55:56 +0000

I don’t mean to butt in, (I feel posting on a blog of a person you don’t personally know is like saying, “I couldn’t help but overhear your conversation…” in a public place. That said, I don’t even know how I ended up here, but I digress) but have you ever seen the parking lot of a Wal-Mart early on a sale day? I’ve been witness to all disabled spots being filled, mostly by the elderly, when a van with a wheelchair bound person pulled up. He proceeded to wait until a space opened up because the rest of the spots in the lot were too close together for him to use his chair lift. My point is that disabled parking places are for people who have difficulty moving long distances under their own power. Restrooms are for people who have to take care of some bodily functions in the immediate future. To me the woman you spoke of already has been accommodated by not having to wait in line. No one was preventing her from using the only facilities she could use (sauf the brief wait). Parking spots that are not properly placed and spaced actually prevent people from getting into a store. So in my opinion they are not the same thing.

By: Joey

Joey — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:28:53 +0000

Stall number one by the door scientifically has the most germs! Stall number two is like sitting in the center seat of an airplane, and we all know everyone avoids this seat. Stall three is typically the wheelchair accessible stall. When used you feel guilt beyond belief. These are all justifiable. But wait!! Boys have even more edict and protocol…we have URINALS!! My god..talk about bizarre. At least the stalls are walled in. Oh no…when all you have is trough to go in and a fella on either side of you rubbing elbows, minus the walls, NOW we have an issue to talk about.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 05:02:14 +0000

oh my god! I ONLY use the Roger stall. It’s pure luxury! And if there is a Roger waiting, they’ll only have to wait.. what… 5 minutes at most (if it’s a good poo)

By: brenda

brenda — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 04:46:25 +0000

Ann Landers wrote about this. Use the wheelchair accessible stall. If there is someone in a wheelchair waiting, they should, of course, be given priority access to that stall. I am personally very comfortable using the wheelchair accessible stall – no guilt whatsoever. I would never park in a car stall designated for handicapped only parking. I don’t think it’s the same thing.