"Dave Smith" wrote in message
news:42A49EFA.81C10F42@sympatico.ca...
> mrtravel wrote:
>
>> alohacyberian wrote:
>>
>> > Because handicapped parking spaces are based on the belief that
>> > exercise is
>> > bad for handicapped people? KM
>>
>> I have seen many fitness clubs with handicapped spaces. :)
>
> The YMCA where I work out has 10 handicapped spaces. I saw a lady working
> out in
> the gym this morning. She was pretty active. Later on I saw here walking
> out to
> the parking lot. Considering the workout I saw her do and the way she was
> striding along it surprised me to see her hop into a car in a handicapped
> spot. I
> thought at first that she might have been there with someone who was
> handicapped,but she just started the car and left. That left me wondering
> what
> sort of handicap you can have to qualify for one of those permits. I must
> just be
> a little naive, but I figured that anyone who can work out the way she did
> just
> doesn't need reserved parking.
>
She could have MS, or rheumatoid arthritis, or another illness that is in
remission. I got a long-term one when they thought I had RA....but I don't
use it unless my knees are having a really bad day. Or she could just be an
inconsiderate jerk.
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