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Subject: Re: This was a "First" for me. Posted on: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 23:53:29 GMT


"PeterL" wrote in message
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> Maxx wrote:
>> On my last 3 hour layover in Atlanta, I had to use the Men's Room.
>> There was only one stall available. (No one else waiting).
>> When I came out, there was a older gentleman with a walker standing
>> in front of me. He wanted to rip my head off. (I used a handicap
>> stall.)
>>
>> I politely told him that when there is only one stall open, I wouldn't
>> pass it up, on the "Off-chance" that a Handicapped person may
>> come in after me.
>>
>> He spewed a few obscenities and went in and slammed the door.
>> The guy at the sink near me said "I hope you didn't use up all
>> the paper, He'll kill you."
>
> Disabled stalls, unlike disabled parking spaces, are not reserved
> solely for the use of the disabled. It's a first come first serve.
> Besides, how did he know you were not disabled? Not all disabilities
> are visible.
>
It just caught me off guard. I wondered if anyone else ever
ran into this. Maybe the guy was just having an "off" day.