Disabled Parking Permits
In Ontario we get 50% off provincial park campgrounds if you have a valid Ontario disabled parking permit. You also do not require a fishing license. Odd, I know. I have one. I have been asked o...
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loulou57 wrote:
I have one. I have been asked on so many occasions, why do you have that, you look fine, what's your problem?
My hubby and I have been yelled at, cursed at and given the unofficial universal sign language on many occasions.
Why do people think it is their right to harass myself and others. They think I owe them an explanation.
Has anyone else had this issue? What do you do?
If they ask my response is: "Geez, you don't look like a doctor, show me your credentials and we can discuss it."
It they yell,I ignore them. If they choose to get physical, a cane upside the head works well.
What do they get out of such behavior? They can feel self important for a few minutes.
I don't put up with any of this. I am too old, and now, too disabled to do so. They can find something else to focus their tirades upon.
As for the manager that questioned you, here in the US they cannot legally ask but a very few carefully worded questions. If they did to me what you describe I would have their job, if not their store. After all I am retired and now disabled, and have nothing else to do but push the issue.
Call me "aggressive" if you will. I prefer "fed up."
