Originally Posted by Jewcano

No I'm not the guy who yelled at him. I was corrected about the SSI issue as per an earlier post, I was not aware that it was NOT a requirement to receive it. That part didn't matter to me, my gripe was using regular spots when disabled ones were available. And I rarely if ever see a disabled spot that's further from the store it's tied to; than a regular spot. If you have the ability and right to use those spots, use them first and foremost and give other drives consideration. I don't think that's unreasonable. Now, the ones who aren't the disabled person but holding onto the tag, take it down and use a regular spot, as someone pointed out, I agree with that.

Originally Posted by Jewcano

Not at all. If they're able to work past it, by all means do so. I encourage and support that 100%. Again, I work in the health field and see CONSISTENTLY "disabled' people come in whom are jobless and perhaps show 0 external issues, don't seem to suffer from any internal ones either. Nowadays it's too easy to get a 'disabled' designation. That in lies the problem. My buddy was in the war too, he got hit by 3 IED's and the last one put him in a 6 month coma and fudged up his leg too. He earned, unfortunately, the disabled Vet status. Wouldn't wish that on anyone. Work in the health field long enough, especially the ER and you'll become jaded to peoples 'problems'; or at the least learn to differentiate the really sick people from the BS ones. I used to work at Publix (local grocery store), and they constantly hire disabled people, whether it be physical disabilities or cognitive ones. I have respect for those people.

I don't see it as being prejudiced at all. If you earn a highly livable income, why do you need SSI as well? We'd all like more money, BUT if you're capable of making more on your own, why dip your hand in the pot as well? Listen, I had a tumor that ended up causing me to lose hearing on my right side. I only hear in mono now. Is that a disability? I'd say so, probably not recognized by the government that way. I can't pinpoint noise for the life of me, all sound sounds like it's coming from everywhere for me. I still work, I still function and don't dip my hand into the pot.

TLR, no I don't feel that being poor is a requirement for being disabled.



No I'm not the guy who yelled at him. I was corrected about the SSI issue as per an earlier post, I was not aware that it was NOT a requirement to receive it. That part didn't matter to me, my gripe was using regular spots when disabled ones were available. And I rarely if ever see a disabled spot that's further from the store it's tied to; than a regular spot. If you have the ability and right to use those spots, use them first and foremost and give other drives consideration. I don't think that's unreasonable. Now, the ones who aren't the disabled person but holding onto the tag, take it down and use a regular spot, as someone pointed out, I agree with that.

Originally Posted by tex2670

Just another misguided statement. Maybe the driver is not handicapped, but his/her spouse is handicapped--and not on that trip. So the driver is being considerate of a person that actually needs the HCP spot, even though the car has HCP plates. This is what happens when you assume. If you can't walk a few more yards to a further parking spot, then just do your shopping on line.

Originally Posted by jer

I have a legit handicap tag. When I have a good day I will park in a regular spot leaving the handicap spaces for those that may need them. I realize that there are many people that probably use them illegally but when one has an issue that allows you to have a tag you realize what a difference a few spots can make for someone who really needs them. And as an aside to previous conversation, I still work full time, not on SSI or SSD, going to work (almost) every day like most people.

Originally Posted by mjeds

as Coleroad said, it is a matter of confusing the 2 programs, and I am guilty of it as well in my post. Collecting SSD is a right, you paid into that system, similar to paying into a retirement system, so you are entitled to collect from it regardless of whether or not you have a healthy income without it.

SSI is for people that can't work and yeah if you have a healthy income then you can't legally collect SSI, there is a breaking point and that is where the abuse lies, with the SSI system, people gaming the system for extra monies they are neither entitled to or paid into.

Originally Posted by SW15LS

I don’t see how anybody can have an issue with somebody who has a handicapped tag parking in a regular space. It just wouldn’t even occur to me to perceive that as an issue.

i think everybody just needs to concentrate on themselves and what they are doing.

Originally Posted by SW15LS

I don’t see how anybody can have an issue with somebody who has a handicapped tag parking in a regular space. It just wouldn’t even occur to me to perceive that as an issue.

Having a handicapped tag doesn’t mean you have to park in handicapped spaces, it means you can if you need to.

i think everybody just needs to concentrate on themselves and what they are doing.

Originally Posted by Johnhav430

How about if the symbol is on the plate, and I borrowed the car from someone else? Now, I get ticketed for not using a handicapped space, AND someone sees me running into a store or gym or what have you and I'm arrested or insulted....this could only happen to Larry David.....

Originally Posted by SW15LS

I don’t see how anybody can have an issue with somebody who has a handicapped tag parking in a regular space. It just wouldn’t even occur to me to perceive that as an issue.

Having a handicapped tag doesn’t mean you have to park in handicapped spaces, it means you can if you need to.

i think everybody just needs to concentrate on themselves and what they are doing.

Originally Posted by Johnhav430

How about if the symbol is on the plate, and I borrowed the car from someone else? Now, I get ticketed for not using a handicapped space, AND someone sees me running into a store or gym or what have you and I'm arrested or insulted....this could only happen to Larry David.....