In article >, "jmcquown" > wrote:
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>A very close friend of mine was diagnosed with MS in her mid-30's. She
>sometimes used a cane for balance, and because she tired easily, but wasn't
>to the point of using one all the time yet. (She's been in a wheel chair
>full time for some years now.) The doctor filled out the paperwork and she
>had a handicapped placard so she didn't have to walk long distances to do
>her shopping. On more than one occasion she reported being "yelled at" for
>parking there. She also told me one day she was really having balance
>problems but had left her cane at home. A woman in the grocery store saw
>her stumble as she was reaching for an item on a shelf. She called her a
>lush and told her to "go home and sleep it off"! Clueless witch.

I assume that's a typo for "bitch"? :-)

Here in Oz (at least in Queensland anyway) there's another important
benefit to be had with a disabled sticker: You can park for free and
for however long you want in the normal metered parking bays. So if
you don't need wheelchair access to your vehicle you have a wide
choice of parking spots. (The special "disabled bays" here are rather
wider than normal to allow for people who need to get in and out of
wheelchairs or who use walking frames and similar.)

Cheers, Phred.

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