Nancy Young wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote

>
> I think some of the meanness surrounding handicapped spots comes
> from people's desperation to park as close as possible! to the front
> door. I mean people with no handicap.


The whole crux is that you can't TELL if a person has a handicap
just by looking. There are millions of people out there
with painful
backs or knees or feet who don't think they are "entitled" to a
handicap placard or who are in denial about how bad they are so
they cruise looking for a close parking spot to save themselves
a few extra steps of pain. (Don't ask how I know this!)

I have a cousin who had a leg amputated due to a brain aneurysm.
She has manged to get around well enough so she doesn't attract
attention but often has people tell her off when she parks in a
handicap space, She has told more than one "Do I need to take
off my artificial leg to shut you up?"

gloria p