You do realize that there's a large number of people who have disabilities and look like a seemingly completely able person right? Or do you have X-ray vision? The ability to read minds and determine if they're faking or not?
No, but often it's possible to hobble by their car and determine empirically that they have no HC plate or hanger. Your remark about "X-ray vision" is inappropriate.
From MillCreek, answering fistful:
Quote from: fistful on Today at 11:27:15 AM
What kind of disability would make it difficult for someone to walk across a parking lot, yet it wouldn't be discernible to passers-by? I ask, for I do not know.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or chronic heart failure, for two such disabilities.
If so, they should display their hang tag. Same as with the other maladies described herein. And this brings up the question of, "if they have such disabilities, why do they need to park in a handicapped spot when they're feeling OK?" See below.
Apropos thereof:
Yep, I had congestive heart failure in my early 30's. While it was in full force, walking across a parking lot was kind of a big deal. Puffing like I had just sprinted a marathon. It got better...
In which case you should have obtained, if you did not already have, an HC sticker or plate and displayed it, and I point out that applies to some other situations described herein.
Heart disease. Lung disease. Arthritis and various auto immune diseases. Bone or muscular disorders. Cancer patients. There's a lot of things that effect normal looking people that cause issues and for which up front parking is very helpful. Several in my own family with legit issues, and who have had far more than their fair share of commentary from parking lot busy bodies.
Actually I think it a splendid idea.
But it doesn't remove the ass from assume in the mean time.
Speaking of ASSume, are you ASSuming that I, personally, make it my business to question these people? An unwarranted ASSumption.
It just irks me when I (as mentioned) hobble by the vehicle and can find no HC plate or hang tag as they stride into the store.
And, also... it
is my business, and is somewhat less trivial than the OP's concern about head-in versus head-out parking.
By the way, when I first got the hang tag, when I was feeling good, I would not use the HC spots even though I had a hang tag.
Noble me. <Terry pats own back.> (Although it sure felt good to be able to walk semi-normally for a while.)
Terry
ETA a missing quote.
