Grrr - blue badge

LittleTinker

purplegirluk1 wrote: »

I feel like I have to explain myself all the time. Even my family find my M.E diffucult to understand. They are supportive but they don't get what I am feeling etc. I am constantly telling people why I am unable to do things, why I am slow, weak etc.

I know how you mean......but be patient and try not to let it stress you out.

Whilst you know about your illness and how it affects you, others cant always grasp it.....not that they dont want to......but its just difficult to see for some.

It can be hard for a well person to hear a loved one telling them how bad their illness makes them feel and what drugs they have to take but then they might go off to work, or out for a night out. Its difficult for that to be understood.

Perhaps you need to get a few copies of The Spoon Theory" to give to your family and friends......thats quite helpful in gettting them to understand.

sheeps68

My response to others if I see they haven't got a badge out on display tends to be. "Sorry but you seem to have forgotten your blue badge."
If I get the response "I haven't got one but just running to cash machine, its 7 am, I'm only going to be 5 mins, or it's 10pm..." etc I tend to respond "Well I make the presumption you would have forgotten as don't like to think people would misuse this spaces as its just inconsiderate to those of us who need them" That usually gets a sorry at the least.

CherylthePeril

LittleTinker wrote: »

So you complain about the old folk checking out your badge (which is, incidently, what everyone keeps advising others to do on here) and moan about the fact that they question your disability......and then you go on to do the exact same thing about them???

They ought to go through the same process and prove their disability???? If they have a Blue Badge, they have! And you are judging them in a way that you complain when it happens to you!

In answer to your posted epistle, may I state that I do not check others blue badges, as others, particularly the grey haied mafia seem to delight in doing.

Also, living in Inverclyde, my local authority do give out blue badges automatically to everyone over 80years of age, disabled or not (check the Inverclyde website if you doubt it) . Consequently the disabled bays get filled up with able bodied octogenarians leaving little or no space locally for the genuinely disabled.

I have both spoken to my local councillor and written to the council about giving the badges out automatically to over 80's but they don't seem to be bothered about it. What more can I do, other than vote against the sitting ward councillor at the next local election for all the good that will do.

Cheryl

calleyw

CherylthePeril wrote: »

After all, being slow at walking and using a stick is a natural part of the ageing process - not a disability.

Don't forget that it is not just old people that walk slowly or uses sticks.

Would say that at 46 after a stroke a couple of years ago that it is part of the aging process and the person should not be entitled to a blue badge or any benefits

I think this thread has gone OT and I would say 99% of people that have blue badges are entitled to use them. The same as we don't like being questioned why do you deem it your right to question why someone in there 60's,70's etc is entitled to have one and use it.

Also if we are truthful that a lot of blue badge holders are the passengers so there is no real reason for the driver to park in disabled bay anyway because they can drop off and pick up the passenger at the closet spot to the supermarket/shop. And then park on the other side of the car park.

Yours

Calley

LittleTinker

CherylthePeril wrote: »

In answer to your posted epistle, may I state that I do not check others blue badges, as others, particularly the grey haied mafia seem to delight in doing.

Also, living in Inverclyde, my local authority do give out blue badges automatically to everyone over 80years of age, disabled or not (check the Inverclyde website if you doubt it) . Consequently the disabled bays get filled up with able bodied octogenarians leaving little or no space locally for the genuinely disabled.

I have both spoken to my local councillor and written to the council about giving the badges out automatically to over 80's but they don't seem to be bothered about it. What more can I do, other than vote against the sitting ward councillor at the next local election for all the good that will do.

Cheryl

But those little old dears who you post about in a rather nasty way are not doing anything wrong are they?

They are parking in bays that they are perfectly entitled to park in. The way you speak about them and the situation is not very nice and its not much surprise that you feel hard done by.

sheeps68

Perhaps someone could explain to me
- why do skips get put in the disabled badge spaces?
- why do delivery drivers prefer the disabled bays?
- why is it if there is snow piled up to melt anywhere in a car park diggers put it in the disabled bays?
- why if an ambulance blocks a bay people scream at the ambulance to move but not a delivery van? (yes they did when I was trying to breathe and a nicer shade of blue)
- why do people want a disabilty in order to get a badge or does it just seem that way? I'd swap my badge for health any day.

LittleTinker

sheeps68 wrote: »

Perhaps someone could explain to me
- why do skips get put in the disabled badge spaces?
- why do delivery drivers prefer the disabled bays?
- why is it if there is snow piled up to melt anywhere in a car park diggers put it in the disabled bays?
- why if an ambulance blocks a bay people scream at the ambulance to move but not a delivery van? (yes they did when I was trying to breathe and a nicer shade of blue)
- why do people want a disabilty in order to get a badge or does it just seem that way? I'd swap my badge for health any day.

I have never seen any of those scenarios that you mention there.

How ridiculous. Who has ever said that to you?

Tally-Ho_2

LittleTinker wrote: »

But those little old dears who you post about in a rather nasty way are not doing anything wrong are they?

They are parking in bays that they are perfectly entitled to park in. The way you speak about them and the situation is not very nice and its not much surprise that you feel hard done by.

I can empathise with Cheryl, as my local council also gives out blue badges automatically to those over 70 years, disabled or not.

The end result being that locally all the blue badge bays fill up with old people who are probably not disabled at all, meaning there are no spare spaces for such as my mum who is disabled (leg amputation). The council are less than useless if you complain about them giving out the badges contrary to Dep of Transport guidance, as they say it is only guidance and they can do whatever they like.

Surely this willy nilly giving of badges without assessment to old people should be stamped on. Disabled younger people have to be assessed for DLA etc, so why not the old people. And yes, whilst driving my mum, we have had rude words said by old people about my mum looking too young to be dis (should be a compliment i think but its not on surely) but it is always older people who have a go. The younger disabled people are really nice and never question mum about it at all.

mouseymousey99

Instead of complaining re the issuing of badges why not campaign to have more spaces? I don't like this constant 'bashing' of old people - one thing for sure we are all going to be old one day (with luck)!

sheeps68

LittleTinker wrote: »

I have never seen any of those scenarios that you mention there.

How ridiculous. Who has ever said that to you?

Aren't you the lucky one. All are in my experience over the last few months.