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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 218689" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Star, you said, "I think I'm going to print some flyers (small ones) to put onthe windshields of cars that park in Handicapped spots....must work on the wording/verbage - but it's coming."</p><p></p><p>I park in disabled spaces, but then - I have a permit. I walk with a crutch and often have mother in law in the car who is very frail and uses a walking stick. </p><p></p><p>I also get narky with people who park in disabled spots wrongly. What they do around here to avoid getting a ticket - you will find someone sitting in the driver's seat often with the motor running, waiting for their passenger. If you challenge them they will say, "Oh, I would have moved if someone came along," but I have been sitting waiting behind one of these people and they carefully don't notice, even if you honk the horn. or they get rude about it and either try to make light of it or turn it around to say something like, "It's people like you who give disabled people a bad name." (as if disabled people have a bad name? circular logic).</p><p></p><p>So about wording - I have some examples for you. I've used both.</p><p></p><p>The first is from sister in law, this was a flyer that was freely available in WA for disabled people to put under windscreen wipers. "You have my parking space. Would you like my disability too?" (I like to add - "it can be arranged...")</p><p></p><p>The second is my own invention. I made up a lot of them and kept them in the car to use. I would send the kids along the line of parked cars to flag any parked in disabled spots without permits.</p><p>I wrote, "Isn't it interesting how much we have in common? </p><p>We both drive cars.</p><p>We both have trouble finding parking spaces.</p><p>We're both disabled - I can't walk, you can't read."</p><p></p><p>I followed that in small print, "Please be more considerate next time. One day you may be genuinely disabled and value a community that considers your needs better than mine have been considered today. If you already are genuinely disabled but do not have a permit, then please get one from the authorities, it's not a difficult process and it would save you from embarrassing notes like this one."</p><p></p><p>And if you're REALLY narked off at someone (say, they were really rude to you and refused to move their car, flipping you off at the same time or worse) then might I suggest lipstick on the wiper blades? Another good one is to write in lipstick on the headlights. Write it in mirror image, so when they turn on their headlights they can read what you wrote on the road in front of them. </p><p></p><p>Just make sure they can't come back to get you.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 218689, member: 1991"] Star, you said, "I think I'm going to print some flyers (small ones) to put onthe windshields of cars that park in Handicapped spots....must work on the wording/verbage - but it's coming." I park in disabled spaces, but then - I have a permit. I walk with a crutch and often have mother in law in the car who is very frail and uses a walking stick. I also get narky with people who park in disabled spots wrongly. What they do around here to avoid getting a ticket - you will find someone sitting in the driver's seat often with the motor running, waiting for their passenger. If you challenge them they will say, "Oh, I would have moved if someone came along," but I have been sitting waiting behind one of these people and they carefully don't notice, even if you honk the horn. or they get rude about it and either try to make light of it or turn it around to say something like, "It's people like you who give disabled people a bad name." (as if disabled people have a bad name? circular logic). So about wording - I have some examples for you. I've used both. The first is from sister in law, this was a flyer that was freely available in WA for disabled people to put under windscreen wipers. "You have my parking space. Would you like my disability too?" (I like to add - "it can be arranged...") The second is my own invention. I made up a lot of them and kept them in the car to use. I would send the kids along the line of parked cars to flag any parked in disabled spots without permits. I wrote, "Isn't it interesting how much we have in common? We both drive cars. We both have trouble finding parking spaces. We're both disabled - I can't walk, you can't read." I followed that in small print, "Please be more considerate next time. One day you may be genuinely disabled and value a community that considers your needs better than mine have been considered today. If you already are genuinely disabled but do not have a permit, then please get one from the authorities, it's not a difficult process and it would save you from embarrassing notes like this one." And if you're REALLY narked off at someone (say, they were really rude to you and refused to move their car, flipping you off at the same time or worse) then might I suggest lipstick on the wiper blades? Another good one is to write in lipstick on the headlights. Write it in mirror image, so when they turn on their headlights they can read what you wrote on the road in front of them. Just make sure they can't come back to get you. Marg [/QUOTE]
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