| Mum told to stop breastfeeding in a Sainsbury's carpark. 11:52 - Jun 30 with 2126 views | Fixed_It |
Have we discussed this yet? It is unclear whether there was a skateboard involved at all - but lets assume there was! |  |
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| Mum told to stop breastfeeding in a Sainsbury's carpark. on 14:15 - Jun 30 with 333 views | STYG |
| Mum told to stop breastfeeding in a Sainsbury's carpark. on 14:08 - Jun 30 by SouperJim |
Great post, it's about social responsibility isn't it. Not all disabilities are visible and personally I would never challenge someone using a disabled bay, badge or no, I would just hope that anybody using one actually needed a space as near to the entrance as possible and wasn't just being a lazy bumhole. I would advocate people just being kind to each other. We've all had a bit of a crisis from time to time and you never know what is going on in someone else's life that might mean they act outside of the norm.
Also, not defending those van drivers who park where they shouldn't for one instant, but it would be nice if car parks in general began to adapt to the differing size of modern vehicles. Some spaces are ridiculously small and if you need to drive a larger vehicle, it can make parking extremely challenging.
On a related topic, did you know that any tom dick or harry can buy a radar key on amazon for a few quid and be able to access disabled toilets? Great if you actually need one, but very open to abuse. [Post edited 30 Jun 2022 14:10]
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I tend to be of the opinion that what is the point of challenging people.
If someone of able body goes to the length of buying something that allows them to access a disabled toilet to jump a queue, potentially causing massive discomfort or upset to a genuinely disabled person what is the point? You can educate to a point but that's just a selfish p**ck who doesn't care for others. You aren't changing them.
If someone disabled was in distress though and someone 'normal' looking strolled out I still don't think I'd challenge them as I'd assume they did have a disability than was hidden rather being the sort of p**ck who goes onto amazon for a radar key.
With this van driver, the worst part is he's no closer to the shop than one of the other vacant bays (I stop off about 7am) that isn't for parents and children. It's just this attitude of a parent won't need it because it's early or he genuinely doesn't care but if he was actually closer to the door and just lazy I can understand it. He's not even closer and the van doesn't gain anything from that space in terms of parking either. |  | | |
| Mum told to stop breastfeeding in a Sainsbury's carpark. on 14:22 - Jun 30 with 317 views | SouperJim |
| Mum told to stop breastfeeding in a Sainsbury's carpark. on 14:15 - Jun 30 by STYG |
I tend to be of the opinion that what is the point of challenging people.
If someone of able body goes to the length of buying something that allows them to access a disabled toilet to jump a queue, potentially causing massive discomfort or upset to a genuinely disabled person what is the point? You can educate to a point but that's just a selfish p**ck who doesn't care for others. You aren't changing them.
If someone disabled was in distress though and someone 'normal' looking strolled out I still don't think I'd challenge them as I'd assume they did have a disability than was hidden rather being the sort of p**ck who goes onto amazon for a radar key.
With this van driver, the worst part is he's no closer to the shop than one of the other vacant bays (I stop off about 7am) that isn't for parents and children. It's just this attitude of a parent won't need it because it's early or he genuinely doesn't care but if he was actually closer to the door and just lazy I can understand it. He's not even closer and the van doesn't gain anything from that space in terms of parking either. |
Parent spaces generally have extra sections between them that effectively make the space wider. If you're in a van and park in a normal space, you do run the risk that someone parked in the space next to you will make it difficult, possibly even impossible, to open your door wide enough to climb back in.
Again, not defending it, just trying to explain the mentality. |  |
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| Mum told to stop breastfeeding in a Sainsbury's carpark. on 14:26 - Jun 30 with 300 views | BiGDonnie |
| Mum told to stop breastfeeding in a Sainsbury's carpark. on 11:55 - Jun 30 by Illinoisblue |
Needs more of an angle. 3 pages at most for this one. |
Was it a trans mum doing the breast feeding? |  |
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| Mum told to stop breastfeeding in a Sainsbury's carpark. on 14:38 - Jun 30 with 278 views | STYG |
| Mum told to stop breastfeeding in a Sainsbury's carpark. on 14:22 - Jun 30 by SouperJim |
Parent spaces generally have extra sections between them that effectively make the space wider. If you're in a van and park in a normal space, you do run the risk that someone parked in the space next to you will make it difficult, possibly even impossible, to open your door wide enough to climb back in.
Again, not defending it, just trying to explain the mentality. |
Of course. I do understand.
But we are talking 7am when the car park is near to empty and they could easily take up four spaces in the main car park and there'd still be plenty of room. It's not a van that needs the extra space if that makes sense. It's like one of the Royal Mail type ones. Just someone being lazy.
There are other vehicles I could understand but this isn't one of them.
What I do find annoying is when, in a busy car park, someone with a slightly flash car just takes up two spaces. I wouldn't want my nice expensive car to be damaged either but how often does damage occur? I think my car has had a dent or scratch 3 times in about 40 years! But I'm probably more aware of it as I always remember seeing something.
Years ago I saw two other cars block someone in like that (anyone remember Sloanes!) by also parking across two spaces either side of them. I watched with great amusement a few minutes later when the driver returned and had to climb in through the boot as they couldn't open either of the two doors at the front!
Mind you I was drunk and standing outside chatting a girl up, so it was probably not as funny as I remember. | | | |
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