Parking with a blue badge when looking "normal.."

beth.stephenson2009

I have just learnt to give looks 10x dirtier back, and if necessary a certain hand gesture.

BungalowPrincess

It's so awkward and I wish people wouldn't rush to judge. I am young and fortunate enough not to be disabled however my Dad has not been so lucky.

Last year my Dad was in the spinal injuries unit in hospital for 5 months towards the end I'd pick him up from hospital and bring him home for the weekend I had to park in the disabled bays so Dad could use his sliding board to transfer from his wheelchair to the car.

The comments and looks I got from the smokers always stood near the doors were awful although I'm sure they felt bad 5 mins later when I walked out with Daddy in his wheelchair. Not having a blue badge doesn't always mean you haven't got a good reason or that you aren't disabled.

tonyw151

Lum, I've seen you post several times about problems with Methotrexate, Have you tried it as injections? Assuming it worked for you it seems a shame to stop it. I found I suffered less and the drug itself more effective. I used to suffer terribly with anticipatory nausea as well as sickness next day etc.

Lum

I think the injections are only really available for people taking MTX for more serious conditions than mine. I was on it for severe eczema. For now I'm managing without it, just using double the amount of steroid creams, much to the annoyance of my GP who is only prepared to prescribe enough for two coatings at a time.

Brassedoff

Ellejmorgan wrote: »

This poster who stated about disks is lucky i'm not in the same room as her..
My life is a misery and she makes light of it..
It's one of the most disabling conditions which never eases or will get better..

The woman is a man! I wish I only suffered with what you've got, but never mind, I also wish I was only on morphine, move on from that a while ago. If you cannot breath, walk or whatever, what would you have done as you are so mad,mad,mad?

Seriously, if you have what you say you have, you don't have a slipped disc. I have lost count of the people I know who have been off work for an age due to a slipped disc, yet play sports, walk to the pub, and enjoy life. That is what I mean by slipped disc!

Brassedoff

Soapn wrote: »

it's the swanky cars in the disabled spaces that are winding people up. It's very very rare to see an old banger parked in a disabled space. I know some people who are disabled work and earn their money to pay for their cars, but the working population don't like to think that THEY have to slog it out at work everyday to pay for a car and others get it/or parking privileges that they don't get

I have a nice Range Rover, but I know what you mean. The looks you get when you park up in it and put the blue badge (I have one of the nice new hard plastic ones renewed under the new rules) in the window, then the wheelchair comes out. You get looked at with expectation that you should drive a Nissan note or something.

Brassedoff

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

May I draw everyones' attention to the "Report" button on the quoted post.

What on earth is wrong with it?

Lum

Brassedoff wrote: »

I have a nice Range Rover, but I know what you mean. The looks you get when you park up in it and put the blue badge (I have one of the nice new hard plastic ones renewed under the new rules) in the window, then the wheelchair comes out. You get looked at with expectation that you should drive a Nissan note or something.

Thing is, the motability scheme eats up a fair chunk of your DLA, especially for those who don't get the care component. So if you want an actual nice wheelchair then a motability car most likely isn't advisable.

So chances are a lot of younger disabled people will be driving around in whatever car they had before they became disabled. This may well be a Range Rover or a BMW if they were previously well off, it may well be an old banger, or a tiny little sports car.

If you have a car that you know is decent and reliable, especially if it's already paid for, and can manage in that car. It would be silly to blow £51.40 per week for 3 years, a total of 8 grand (plus a up to 2 grand upfront payment that you will never get back), leasing a box of bland that you will never own. This is a pretty crap deal unless you need specific costly adaptions that reduce the car's resale value.

"Free car" my backside.

Parva

Soapn wrote: »

it's the swanky cars in the disabled spaces that are winding people up. It's very very rare to see an old banger parked in a disabled space. I know some people who are disabled work and earn their money to pay for their cars, but the working population don't like to think that THEY have to slog it out at work everyday to pay for a car and others get it/or parking privileges that they don't get

Nope.I have seen many of your narrowminded posts on here before and here you are, back again interjecting your own views on people that you hope might listen to you.

Having being a 'worker' up until some random stuff took place and I entered the world of disabilities (and in particular, an amputee) I can honestly say that I never questioned anyone parking in a disabled space, ever. Once, maybe even twice I may have said to the missus "I bet they're not disabled" and that was based on the fact that there was no badge displayed, not on the user or the car.

Having now entered into this mysterious world I really do understand how crap it is. I didn't choose to lose my leg (right leg for a double kick, try learning to use your left leg in an auto!). It's not enough that a 10 minute drive to my nearest supermarket becomes a 40 minute battle plan whereby my son does much to help me get out of the house, wheelchair in boot and whatnot.

No, it gets better. I went with my pregnant daughter to Morrisons the other day, all of the disabled spots were taken up so I had to use a parent and child spot just to be able to have the room to get down the side of the car. Get in the car, some twit pulls up and immediately starts giving abuse about being in a P+C spot. Felt like getting out (on one leg) and asking what other limbs I should remove in order that his siblings didn't have to suffer a slightly longer walk (or pram) to the supermarket.

Back to the subject, please go place them where the sun don't shine Soapn, your constant trolling of this board is just sad and you really must find better things to do.

bigbulldog

Soapn wrote: »

it's the swanky cars in the disabled spaces that are winding people up. It's very very rare to see an old banger parked in a disabled space. I know some people who are disabled work and earn their money to pay for their cars, but the working population don't like to think that THEY have to slog it out at work everyday to pay for a car and others get it/or parking privileges that they don't get

DO YOU THINK YOU PEOPLE ASK TO BE DISABLED....NO !!!!

Given the choice if there were no disabled bays for the wife to park in,I would always park in a parent bay as my wife's welfare is far more important than an able'd body family having to walk the extra distance.

As I have said earlier it did not do us any harm when we had the kids and there were no parent and child spaces.