Like many disabled people, I have a Blue Badge disabled parking bay outside my house. My house which also has a big platform lift out front, in case anyone wonders why the disabled space is there.
The trouble is, my local authority put in a disabled bay which can be used by anyone displaying a disabled badge, so there are occasions when people park in it anyway. This is annoying.
But not so annoying as when the daughter of our neighbour starts parking her car with a disabled badge in my parking bay. She has the badge because her mother (who hasn't left the house in about two years) is disabled.
Last night, I came home in the pouring rain with small child and bags, only to find that t=she had parked in my bay again. I left a note on her car, but then took it off as it was a bit angry/wordy, and I though it better to say something face to face. This morning I put a more concise note on her windscreen.
Sure enough, the doorbell goes and it is her.
"About the parking thing. I have a badge for my disabled mum. I asked the council, and they said that I could park in the bay."
"Well, technically, you can. But I requested the bay be put there for my use, and you've seen me getting in and out of the car plenty of times," I reply.
"Yes, and I understand that you should have priority, but I did ask the council, and you only have to come and knock on the door and I can move my car."
"You have five steps up to your front door."
"Ah, yes, but I did ask the council, and if I'm parked there you could get someone to come and knock on my door and I can move my car."
"But what if I don't have anyone with me?" etc.
So, if she is parked in the disabled bay, I am supposed to double park, assemble my wheelchair, get out of my car, wait for a passing member of the public, convince them to go and knock on her door, wait for her to move her car, get into my car, dismantle my wheelchair, park my car, put my wheelchair together, and then get out of my car.
Seems reasonable to me.
Which just goes to show. Some people are so selfish, and/or lazy, that logic just doesn't come into it. It's obviously not the first time (see previous entry), but this is our neighbour, who says "hello," from time to time, and on one occasion, when I was using the platform lift, said, "I wish I had one of those." I wasn't quick enough to say, "Well, I wish my legs still worked, so I guess we're about even, are we?"
The trouble is, my local authority put in a disabled bay which can be used by anyone displaying a disabled badge, so there are occasions when people park in it anyway. This is annoying.
But not so annoying as when the daughter of our neighbour starts parking her car with a disabled badge in my parking bay. She has the badge because her mother (who hasn't left the house in about two years) is disabled.
Last night, I came home in the pouring rain with small child and bags, only to find that t=she had parked in my bay again. I left a note on her car, but then took it off as it was a bit angry/wordy, and I though it better to say something face to face. This morning I put a more concise note on her windscreen.
Sure enough, the doorbell goes and it is her.
"About the parking thing. I have a badge for my disabled mum. I asked the council, and they said that I could park in the bay."
"Well, technically, you can. But I requested the bay be put there for my use, and you've seen me getting in and out of the car plenty of times," I reply.
"Yes, and I understand that you should have priority, but I did ask the council, and you only have to come and knock on the door and I can move my car."
"You have five steps up to your front door."
"Ah, yes, but I did ask the council, and if I'm parked there you could get someone to come and knock on my door and I can move my car."
"But what if I don't have anyone with me?" etc.
So, if she is parked in the disabled bay, I am supposed to double park, assemble my wheelchair, get out of my car, wait for a passing member of the public, convince them to go and knock on her door, wait for her to move her car, get into my car, dismantle my wheelchair, park my car, put my wheelchair together, and then get out of my car.
Seems reasonable to me.
Which just goes to show. Some people are so selfish, and/or lazy, that logic just doesn't come into it. It's obviously not the first time (see previous entry), but this is our neighbour, who says "hello," from time to time, and on one occasion, when I was using the platform lift, said, "I wish I had one of those." I wasn't quick enough to say, "Well, I wish my legs still worked, so I guess we're about even, are we?"
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