MORE, MORE, MORE

I don't even have to caption them anymore!

They almost always fall into one of three categories:
a. can't park between the lines
b. no plate, no placard
c. blocking access

Sometimes, they do all three at once. Those people win a special award. Not really, they are just bigger dbags than everyone else.

STUPIDITY ABOUNDS

I've been saving them up! I can't even keep up with all the morons.

I only got into two rather minor altercations in the last couple of weeks. One Sunday morning at Costco, I told a little old lady that just because she had a disabled parking placard doesn't mean she can park blocking the access. She promptly hopped in her car and backed out, almost running over me and my three year old.

The other morning we had a terrible rain storm and when the bus came to pick up my seven year old, the lift on the bus wouldn't work. I ended up having to take my son to school. I HATE trying to drop him off or pick him up on normal days, but on a rainy day, FORGET IT! Every single disabled parking spot was filled. Not ONE car had a plate or a placard. I rolled down my window and reprimanded a lady who took the only available spot then got out and RAN through the rain with her daughter. She came back and cussed me out so I got out of my van and got into a shouting match with her. I was so angry I didn't even think to take a picture of this "woman" or her Jeep Cherokee. But, I will find her. Oh, yes. I KNOW I will see her again.

PUNISHING THE INNOCENT

A lovely example of how the Parking Whores are screwing over people who legitimately need handicap parking spots.

Seattle may impose parking time limits for disabled drivers:
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/414082_disabled11.html?source=rss

STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES

I actually found this picture on Flickr and borrowed it to illustrate the stupidity of some people. The guy that posted this picture had the following photo caption:
"Come on! I realize this woman is handicapped and if that meant she really needed half a parking spot to park, or get out of her car then that would be fine. But its just not the case here. I've seen her park perfectly and walk out of a perfectly parked car just fine, this is just obnoxious. I had to risk my bike falling on some hapless neightbor's car because of her stupid parking."

He's bitching about the way this woman parked when he himself has parked his stupid scooter in the wheelchair access, completely blocking access to the sidewalk and anyone who needs to use a ramp van. Smooth move, idiot.

And yes, I did leave what I just wrote as a comment on his photo.

VIOLATE THIS

I am posting this picture of my van. Even I am a Parking Whore sometimes. In my defense, I only do it when I am forced into it by ridiculous circumstances, this being one. This picture was taken at a therapy center where many, many families who have children with special needs bring their children to receive various therapies.

There is ONE, yes, I said ONE, handicap parking spot. And, the spot is NOT van accessible. I am forced into parking across two parking spots so that I can even get my son out of the van to go to therapy. I can't get him out and then repark because this lot is very busy and so small that it is too hard manuever. I've asked/told the management about this problem several times with little or no response, aside from "Oh, that's too bad." Gee thanks, that response is ever so helpful.

STAY INSIDE THE LINES

If you are soooooo old that you cannot park inside the lines, then maybe you shouldn't be driving. This was submitted by my friend, JP, in Seattle.

THAT WAS OVER THE LINE

The lady that drives this pick-up works in the same office with all the other idiots who do not know how to park in between the lines. My office is in the same complex as their offices. She parks like this on an almost daily basis. I have also seen her jogging over to the other side of the complex where they have another office. I love that first she parks like crap and then one of the idiots brings the van back and also parks it over the line. Morons, I say.