[Dixielandjazz] (no subject) handicapped

[mmckay]

Tom,

The only answer for this type of thing is that it is not a perfect world.
Stuff happens.

The rules have got to be made to force H/C places (and take it from one who
has been in a wheelchair for several years and is now graduated up to a
walker -- H/C parking is a God Send and I cannot venture into many areas
without it).  Like all rules, there are times they don't work as well as
they do at other times.  The rules say your tennis court area is a park of
thus and so size and so it has to have a given number of H/C parking places.
You'll probably find that the existence of the high school also figured into
the formula.  High schools need H/C places too. 

The only way you get H/C spaces is to legally require them.  Sometimes they
do come up next to tennis courts. Yes, they probably should be observed and
respected even there.

I have a sister who is also in a wheel chair (and has been for many many
years). She just basically never went out of the house because she couldn't
get to where she wanted to go. Between H/C parking, mechanized help
(scooters and things like that) and groups that provide H/C busses, she is
able to go out and has even gone back to being able to work some and be a
contributing member of society. H/C places do make a difference -- but the
system isn't perfect as I said above. 

Those of us who are handicapped have all learned a life of patience. We ask
you to be patient too.

Mart

Martin D. McKay, Designated Listener

-----Original Message-----
From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of
tcashwigg at aol.com
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 10:56 PM
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] (no subject) handicapped

Hi Bob:

Not to disagree or belittle Judy's situation at all, but since you came
forth with your contribution, perhaps you can explain the following scenario
to me, and what you would do as a professional volunteer Sherriff's patrol
officer on duty.

at our local High school we have a parking lot used exclusively for and
  right next to the Tennis Courts, with four Handicapped stalls, now keep in
mind here that there are no spectators and no area for an audience of any
kind at these courts, so why do we need to have four Handicapped parking
stall set aside.  Incidentally I have never once in four years seen one
Handicapped vehicle parked in one of them either 
and I walk my dog thru this parking lot daily at least once.   In my 
semi professional opinion anyone who can play Tennis is not handicapped 
sufficiently to need a parking spot to play Tennis.   And no they do 
not have a wheelchair tennis tournament or even private lesson or special
programs here, just four stalls that never have a car parked in them
legally,  which means almost never since we are all law abiding citizens in
this community.

Now if some handicapped person drove around the rest of the campus trying to
find a legal parking space for themselves and stumbled upon these four they
would have about a two block  wheelchair trip to get to the theater, or even
the football or track or gymnasium, area, and would have to wheel across ten
or fifteen acres of grass to get to the baseball field bleachers.

Brilliant planning because of a law that of course is useful in most
scenarios but totally wasted on this one.

Still no excuse for Judy's and any other legitimately handicapped persons
situation so please don't get me wrong I am on her side,  I also know a
sheriff's department officer who has such a plaque on his dashboard and he
is on total disability because he won a case against the local department on
the grounds that it hurts his hip to carry a pistol on it, and is drawing
total disability payments at age 45.  I hope someday he gets run over by a
handicapped person who can't reach the break pedal and makes an honest
handicapped person out of his sorry butt.  :))

Right is right and wrong is still wrong where I come from.  And yes too many
folks to day simply have NO MANNERS AND OR RESPECT FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS.
These are often the same folks who run thru red lights and honk at Blind
people crossing the street with a white cane and often shout obscenities at
them to make them get out of the way because the light changed.

Jeers,

Tom Wiggins





-----Original Message-----
From: BFBASS at aol.com
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 6:17 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] (no subject)

    I am a member of the Senior Volunteer Sheriff's Patrol of San Diego
(CA)
County. One of our duties is to write handicap parking violation tickets.
The fine rather discourages misuse of these
spaces...........................................$441.00

Bob Finch, leader Chicago Six
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