Blue Badge (disabled bays)

Jac · 23-04-2007, 10:06 AM

I have always had a thing about Disabled Bays. Even when I didn't need use them myself. It always made me angry when I saw people go into them that didnt have a Badge. Thinking at the back of my mind, some poor person may need that and cant get it now kind of thing.

I was wondering how many people here have problems. I have been stared at, questioned and even asked to prove that my Badge is mine

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The other day my Mum asked me why a man was staring at us. I was in a Disabled bay. I'm used to it now, I said he thinks I shouldn't be here (that was before I got out the car). She held up my Badge and mouthed all right. He smiled and said yes!
Another time a security guy asked me to show him the picture on the back. When he saw it was infact me he said OH sorry, you look to young to need it!!! Dah!
But lastly my favourite was one time I went to the local Chemist and there are three disabled bays, all full of council work vans. I got out my car, knocked on the window of one van and asked if they were disabled. They said Ch***t no so I asked them to move there van as I am! Hehe they did too.
I'm sure others have moans or laughs about the Badge Bays so share them here.

Erin · 23-04-2007, 08:36 PM

its awful isnt it,we have a few lads at work who are physically disabled and have badges,90 percent of the time we take them out and all the disabled spaces are full and surprise surprise they have no badges!!!!!!
it really makes me soooooo angry

Tanya · 23-04-2007, 09:54 PM

I find that its usually the people too lazy to walk an extra couple of metres to the supermarket the steals the disabled parking spaces - oh, and the crazy mothers who cant control their 6 kids!!!

My dad has a disabled badge, which my nan uses when he is in the car with her (coz my dad cant drive). When she gets out and walks around the car she gets a few stares, but nobody realises that the passenger may actually be disabled!!

alexgirl73 · 23-04-2007, 10:08 PM

Oh, I so know where you are coming from Jac! I get the exact same stares (though of course as I'm sooooooooo much younger than you I get them more LOL), I came back to my car once and this woman was staring in at it, watches me approach her (using my stick) and asks me if I'm disabled???? What!! She had just had a good look at my badge and my tax disc, sees me walking slowly with a stick and still asks. Stupid woman. I get the ' oh you're too young to be disabled' comments too, yeah like disability only strikes when you're over 60!
And also the ones that watch you like a hawk when you pull into a disabled bay to make sure you look 'disabled enough' grrrrrr!

Sweet · 23-04-2007, 10:22 PM

People are too quick to judge a book by its cover.

You go for it girl, give them what for

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Donna · 24-04-2007, 04:59 PM

I agree. People shouldnt park in those spaces if they do not need them.

On the flip side, there are car parks where there are loads and loads of disabled spaces which remain empty all the time. I dont understand how they work out their ratios but sometimes they get it very wrong.

Jac · 25-04-2007, 01:04 PM

I know Alex, your hundreds of years younger than me

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It really anoys me though how people are so quick to judge.

alexgirl73 · 25-04-2007, 02:48 PM

Just today I got another one! gggrrrrrr

I parked beside another car that had just pulled into a disabled bay. This couple got out and they're really staring at my car and me. I picked up my blue badge to set the clock on it and they still stared, so I picked up my walking stick, turned to look at the woman and mouthed 'yes! I am disabled'. She put her head down and walked off really quickly, her and her husband. Funny that! Neither of them had any walking aids yet me with the stick got stared at!!!!

Erin · 25-04-2007, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by alexgirl73

Just today I got another one! gggrrrrrr

I parked beside another car that had just pulled into a disabled bay. This couple got out and they're really staring at my car and me. I picked up my blue badge to set the clock on it and they still stared, so I picked up my walking stick, turned to look at the woman and mouthed 'yes! I am disabled'. She put her head down and walked off really quickly, her and her husband. Funny that! Neither of them had any walking aids yet me with the stick got stared at!!!!

some people grrrrr

Jac · 25-04-2007, 04:38 PM

Aggghh I know what you mean Alex, it really gets my goat!!!
Who on earth decided that you have to be 80 to need a badge

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Ceilidh is at the point that if she's with me and someone looks at us she flashes my badge.

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