Similarly, my dad and I both have severe gout and when it flares up, neither of us can easily walk even a few feet. And my aunt has severe vertigo issues from a childhood injury to her right ear; she looks perfectly fine, but will fall right over w/o assistance, although she CAN drive just fine (being seated helps a lot). Both of them have placards.
Both my dad and aunt have encountered public attempts at shaming. My aunt was even physically attacked by some idiot woman over this -.-’.
Our cat dutifully buries his droppings in his kitty-igloo. And he only goes after what’s genuinely harmful, such as rats.
Christians fucking kneel in church - all the god damn time. So is that now being disrespectful to God?
I can just imagine how people would lose their minds if someone snuck in a Mexican flag and a sign describing a statue of Santa Anna that was going to be erected on the grounds of the Alamo.
This.
My wife has an invisible disability, and we have gotten many looks ranging from confused to nasty over the years. Just last weekend I was headed to a disabled parking space at a renaissance faire and an attendant stopped me to say “Those are the handicapped spaces” To which I replied “We are”. I didn’t bother watching to see if they checked the plate, but I expect they do.
In general, the threshold for a disabled parking permit is fairly low. I would argue that this is a net good.
If you truly believe the space is being abused, notify the appropriate authorities so that they may enforce the rules.
We went to the theater recently, and I saw a fairly small sports car pull into a disabled parking space. At first, I felt that surge of righteous indignation that there was no way for that person to need that spot. The feeling shifted to guilt as the driver and his companion started unloading the wheelchair from the car.
Don’t be that way. Be awesome instead.
I’m not handicapped, and I use a placard, but only when my car is in use as Mom’s Staff Car.
I hope she was an a-hole, and not a driver.
that wasn’t what was going on. I had just watched her carry a 30 lb box 50 feet back to her car before heading off to another retail outlet. It’s why I asked.
I DON’T make assumptions, and you can do the same. Your wife wasn’t who i spoke with, so you’ve no need to defend her here unless changing the subject to how rude other people who are not me are when they do other things than what I did, AND that is really the point that needs making.
I simply am not interested in being lectured to about it. Neither are you, I bet.
This reminds me a bit of the old lightbulb joke with punks…
How many punks does it take to change a lightbulb?
Two.
One to get the ladder, climb it with the new lightbulb in hand… and one to kick the ladder out from under her.
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Crap, I just realised why they called it the “General Lee”. I plead being Australian.
His shit is the most tremendous shit you have ever seen.
Which is surprising he has shits given his diet.
I am now trying to picture the old 60’s show Rat Patrol with pink jeeps
Operation Petticoat
One of those all time great “brain candy” films (as with most everything by Blake Edwards).
I miss The Young Ones. A strangely innocent time in the past, where people who had great differences all managed to live together, in the same apartment even, in relative peace.
More or less.
Not including Vyvyan’s socks of course.
Quasi-peaceful co-existence.
I wonder if idiot racists even have it in them.
ETA: Vyvyan added. Adrian taken off. Oopsie.
That is one of the all time great shows that I can’t for the life of me, find anyone willing to watch it.
Around here, there are photos on the placards. There was no corresponding person to the one depicted, involved.
You done, Deputy Fife?
I wish they would do a remastered issue of all the episodes. Since the news of Mayall’s death, the price of any complete sets are seriously overblown.
(with apologies for being very very OT)
Have you tried stealth? You may have to work backwards from the present. I am about to on my 16 year old, who is already knee deep in Blackadder, The Firesign Theatre, etc.
This talented man read a lot of the audio versions of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. See if friends, family, or someone you met over lunch is willing to take a roadtrip with you or go to the gym with you and subject them ahem I mean treat them to some high quality voice-acting from Nigel Planer.
He also appeared in two Pratchett movies: Hogfather and The Colour of Magic. Hey, holidays are coming. Excellent excuse to make some popcorn etc. and host a showing.
Did I mention “Neil” was also “Lord Smedley” in Episode 3 of Blackadder the Third ? Because hey, he was. And he was funny. You can show that too.
At this point, you can probably dust off an episode of The Young Ones and it won’t be such a hard sell. Be sure to serve up some tasty lentil soup along with it!
