On Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 1:04:46 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-02-02 5:35 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 11:48:30 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
> >> On 2017-02-02 1:04 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> >>> On 2/2/2017 8:28 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> >>>> On 2/1/2017 11:59 AM, wrote:
> >>>>> Nancy, I bought eggs every week for our clients, sometimes
> >>>>> cartons of 8, sometimes 12. . Funny story: End of day,
> >>>>> down to our last carton of eggs, last client walks in, opens
> >>>>> the carton and complains loudly to me that one egg is broken.
> >>>>> I kept my composure and quietly asked, "You mean you can't
> >>>>> use 11 good eggs?" She shrugged her shoulders and walked
> >>>>> out. Go figure.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Denise in NH
> >>>>>
> >>>> That sounds like someone who really didn't need the free food
> >>>> from the food pantry.
> >>>>
> >>>> Jill
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> what does need have to do with it? she was ***entitled*** to a
> >>> full dozen eggs!
> >>
> >>
> >> Never underestimate the power of entitlement. The city of
> >> Burlington Ont. constructed a walkway out into Lake Ontario as part
> >> of a waterfront rejuvenation. It extends about 150 yards out into
> >> the lake and at the end of it there is an elevated platform with a
> >> stairway to a slightly elevated observation deck. Wouldn't you
> >> know that some disable person raised a big stink that the stairway
> >> isn't wheelchair accessible. It's not a government office or
> >> educational facility. The pier is far enough our into the lake and
> >> the structure is not high enough to appreciably increase the view.
> >> I guess it's just one of those things that reminds her that she is
> >> not as mobile as other people and has something to be miserable
> >> about. She figures she is entitled.
> >
> > I would settle with her with a letter of apology and a check for
> > $1000. Of course, she would have to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
> > I tell you, I can fix the problem of these cities like that! *snaps
> > finger*
> >
>
>
> Well, there's the problem with things these days.Too many people are too
> weak and cave into the nonsense of these entitled people. They should
> be able to say sorry you can't climb steps, but we aren't going to spend
> a fortune on an elevator or a 50 foot ramp just so that you can go
> wheel yourself 150 yards out into the lake where the view is as nice as
> it is 10 feet higher.
>
>
> On a related note.... friends of ours had a cottage with lake front
> property and a private dock. There were other cottages on the other side
> of the road and they pooled their resources to build a dock at the foot
> of the public access. Somewhere along the line, someone moved into the
> cottage next to them, also with lakefront, but no dock. The woman was
> handicapped and, rather than having a dock build, she complained to the
> town that this public dock was not wheelchair accessible. The town
> removed the dock.

I don't have any problem with the crippled and handicapped trying to get on the best they can. My mum taught me to have some compassion for these folks. What I do have a problem with is people that feel entitled because of position, power, or money. If you ever had to deal with these people you'll know what I mean. The locals here share my feelings about this. We hate people that act like they're better than us!

https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...s-kauai-estate