verbal abuse while parking in BB zone

saidan

Soapn wrote: »

Well you see, the thing is I WORK for my living in a shop. I see it day in day out. 95% of them are taking the mick.

funnily enough i work for my living too

having a blue badge is not dependent on working/not working or being on benefits.....

it depends on just how much my life is affected by my disability

and just so you know while you are people watching while you are working - even if people can walk it doesn't mean they are not walking in chronic pain having taken controlled drugs such as morphine to allow them to do so

Though I'm not sure what your comments have got to do with another person verbally abusing me while parking legally in a blue badge space :wall:

Soapn

saidan wrote: »

funnily enough i work for my living too

having a blue badge is not dependent on working/not working or being on benefits.....

it depends on just how much my life is affected by my disability

and just so you know while you are people watching while you are working - even if people can walk it doesn't mean they are not walking in chronic pain having taken controlled drugs such as morphine to allow them to do so

Though I'm not sure what your comments have got to do with another person verbally abusing me while parking legally in a blue badge space :wall:

like I ALREADY said, 95% of the blue badge holders are taking the mick. Which is why people who see what is going on lose the plt eventually and lash out, sometimes at the ones who REALLY need the badge.

But my point still stands, why the need to park so close to the door and then be able to wander round for an hour or 2.....

LadyMorticia

Soapn wrote: »

I often wonder how people who have the blue badges have to park so close to the entrance in the disabled bays, but seem to find it really quite easy to wander around a big shop for an hour or so. Complexing is that.

I don't. I have a wheelchair and my husband pushes me around the supermarket/shopping centres/town.

Mojisola

I've never had a BB but, when I really ill with ME, my energy was very limited. If my husband could drop me at the door of the shop and pick me up again from outside, I could have a wander around for a while. I would then spend a couple of days at home recuperating.

The extra distance of walking across the car park could make the difference between being able to look round the shop or not.

wiccanlou

My bloke is like you Mojisola but has Fibromyalgia among other illnesses I like the fact he can walk for a bit for some trips out but what I don't like is the recuperation from that walk, you wouldn't think a few metres would make such a difference but it astounds me how much it does.

krisskross

LadyMorticia wrote: »

I don't. I have a wheelchair and my husband pushes me around the supermarket/shopping centres/town.

So it doesn't make much difference to you personally where he parks as you aren't walking. I guess it is more not having to pay for parking.

JimmyTheWig

krisskross wrote: »

So it doesn't make much difference to you personally where he parks as you aren't walking. I guess it is more not having to pay for parking.

I would have thought it was vitally important to park somewhere with space to get the wheelchair out and get the disabled person out. And to guarantee that space when done to get them both back in again.

As a parent, that's certainly the benefit I find with the parent and child spaces.

LadyMorticia

krisskross wrote: »

So it doesn't make much difference to you personally where he parks as you aren't walking. I guess it is more not having to pay for parking.

Actually, it does make a difference because when I'm going to the GP or to see my CPN, I don't like using my wheelchair and like to use my legs for that short distance, no matter how much pain I am in and no matter how much if affects me. If I had to park further away, I would not be able to walk into the building and would have to stop halfway and not be able to carry on.

Also, disabled spaces are bigger, and as such, allow extra space for my wheelchair.

LadyMorticia

Mojisola wrote: »

I've never had a BB but, when I really ill with ME, my energy was very limited. If my husband could drop me at the door of the shop and pick me up again from outside, I could have a wander around for a while. I would then spend a couple of days at home recuperating.

The extra distance of walking across the car park could make the difference between being able to look round the shop or not.

I have severe M.E so completely understand about the energy thing. I am in a wheelchair most of the time when I am out, but if I am going to an appointment I try to use my legs. It does cause me excruciating pain and really does affect how exhausted I get, but I don't want to lose the use of my legs. Having a BB makes that more possible. I do need my wheelchair quite alot but I get anxious using it when I'm seeing my psychiatrist or CPN and from the disabled space it's easier for me than if I had to walk across the whole car park.

eskimo26

Soapn wrote: »

like I ALREADY said, 95% of the blue badge holders are taking the mick. Which is why people who see what is going on lose the plt eventually and lash out, sometimes at the ones who REALLY need the badge.

But my point still stands, why the need to park so close to the door and then be able to wander round for an hour or 2.....

Wow 95% that is a bold figure, can you link us to the study or evidence that you get that figure from?