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Handicap Parking Rant: Entitled People Who Feel They Can Park Wherever They Want

Hello again my hard-working, custy-abiding citizens.

Are you ready for another rant about parking from someone who isn't even driving at this point?

Well, I really don't care. I believe I have the right since I only have one parking ticket for parking on the street during rush hour because I had forgotten that it started and I was still in the shops (paid it as soon as I got it), and one warning for going left through a yellow (the one where I had been sitting in the middle of the intersection waiting for it to clear, no less). No speeding tickets, no DUI, no driving without insurance. I think I've earned the right to rant about other people and their parking *ESPECIALLY* when it comes to handicapped spaces! So here it goes:

If you drive a tank, realize that you are going to have to park in the desert. Parking and taking up two spaces where other people have t be around you is being a total douche. YOU PARK LIKE AN ASSHOLE.COM. This should be a sister site to RHU. You can make "parking tickets" to put under their wipers. If I had something to write with, I'd have written a note to the idiot in the white truck and told him what an asshole he was and to look for his truck on the site... or here! (below)

Now let's discuss handicapped parking spaces. I'll just narrow it down to the one right in front of the office at my apartment complex since that's the one I see when I walk my dog. For some reason it is a magnet for all of the repair vehicles here. Forone thing it's the largest parking spot, and for another, its right in front of the office. All the workers have to do is walk right in.

 
I never got around to calling the company on the small pick-up, but I did call on the large box van because they were taking up the whole space. I called the office, told them that their truck was blocking a handicapped space. Instead of being blown off, I was switched over to dispatch who was mortified to hear about it and they said they would get in touch with their driver right away and have them move it. Score 1. Of course mentioning that you are disabled and that you find it really annoying that people treat as the "Wow!-This-is-a-great-big-spot-rught-next-to-the-office!" spot goes a long way in getting your point across.

Now I'll tell you about the taxi I ran into two night ago. I was out walking my dog as usual (my regular route takes me right by the handicapped parking spot by the office), and as I'm passing by, a taxi pulls into the parking spot aaaaannnnddddd..... PARKS. So I stood on the passenger's side (because that's where the ramp side of the walk went) for a minute or so to see if someone was actively walking up to the cab. Nope. Finally the driver rolled his window down, and the conversation goes something like this:

Taxi: "Can I help you?"

HM: "You realize you're parking in a handicapped spot, right?"

Taxi: "Um, yes. I'm only going to be a minute."

HM: "That's not the 'I'm-only-going-to-be-a-minute' spot. That's a handicapped spot."

Taxi: "What are you going to do if I don't move?"

HM: "I could call your boss."

Taxi: "I am the boss."

HM: *holds up cane* "Then you should know better. "THIS--*points to sign* is a handicapped spot, and I don't see a placard or a plate." *GLARES*

Taxi: "Would you like me to move?"

HM: "That would be the thing to do." *sweetest smile*

*Taxi backs out and moves to a regular parking spot*

WHY should it be that difficult??? It all goes back to: If you want my parking spot, then you can have my disability! I recently had to walk TWO BLOCKS after a bus stop to have my dog's rabies shots. The first block was uphill and I had to stop and rest twice. This from someone who hiked 10 miles of the Appalachian Trail in one day. Granted, I was in my teens back then, but I haven't done drugs, haven't smoked, and haven't done extreme sports. My body attacked me. It happens. So next time you hear of or see some clueless moron parked in a handicapped spot, be sure and tell them THEY PARK LIKE AN ASSHOLE! Get a picture, and let's put these lugnut-lickers to shame.

-- Humor Me

Death of a Shopping Cart Corral

From Humor Me: The cause of corral death appears to be at the hands of three punks. According to the cart jockey they may have also knocked over a couple rows of carts and would have pushed another row into the street but the wheels locked preventing it from going too far.

 

Custy Decides To Reject In The Pet Aisle

 ...aaand the dog wins! From Humor Me.

 

Custy Rejects Peanut Butter

Because it's missing the chocolate! From Humor Me.

Spermy Sneakers

 

Look out Nike and Puma! Spermy is out to conquer the world. From Humor Me.

 

Taxi Cab Rant

From Humor Me:

So even though its against the law according to the ADA, I have to put it in my info when I set up my cab rides for medical appointments that I have a service dog. This morning when I got picked up by the cab, the guy was a total dick.

The landscapers were out blowing the leaves (and dust from our last dust storm) out of the parking lot and the cab driver was having a FIT that it was taking so long for the dog and me to get loaded. HEY! You're the one that came to pick me up! You know I'm disabled, or I wouldn't HAVE a service dog! 95% of weekday pay for these guys is medical transport. If you don't like it, go out and get another job.

Right when Endless stood up to get out, she shook (which she rarely does, she usually waits till she unloads). He then rolled his eyes and complained about the HAIR! AGAIN, YOU CHOSE TO PICK UP A SERVICE DOG! Damned if I do, damned if I don't! I keep her cleaned and brushed, but short of shaving her bald and having her waxed, she is going to leave hair behind. *I* leave hair behind because I also have 2 cats! I just don't know how much more I can take of these cab drivers being total jerks to me for NO REASON.

I have called and complained to the cab company before, but it ends up going nowhere. I am basically trapped because I don't have my own mode of transportation, and with some of these appointments, even with an hour's leeway on time, it can still end up cutting it close. I am in the process of dealing with the fact that having a SD listed as part of my transportation requirements is ILLEGAL.

Another issue I have had to deal with is waiting up to 3 HOURS to get home! I call for a ride home and the cab never comes. They claim they can't find me even though I hear the receptionist give very explicit directions as to where the office is. There are even 2 foot letters with the name of my physical terrorist's office on the side of the building! I have had to wait for 3 hours no less than 4 times, and I have called multiple times trying to get a ride home. Yesterday, it took me 2-1/2 hours to get home from another procedure. I should have been in and out in two hours. I was starved, pissed and tired, but I still was way too polite to everyone. I hate being a crusty, but when a person gets treated like this, I can start seeing their side.

SD's are considered medical equipment as much as a prosthetic leg, cane, or oxygen is, and people don't have to have those listed when they set up their transportation. In AZ, Service Dogs in Training have just as many rights as fully trained Service Dogs. I would really like to hear if we have any taxi drivers and if they have ever dealt with SD's and their owners.

-- Humor Me

Custy Goes After Walmart Beer N.A.T.s

From Humor Me:

I saw this on my local news and couldn't believe that a customer would be crazy enough to try and stop a group of NAT's! PLEASE! This is what the police or trained LP is for! She could have been seriously injured o killed. Just think if those guys had a weapon.

Thank you, Monique Lawless, for feeling our pain, but we don't want your family to mourn you because of a few cases of beer. You are worth so much more than that.

-- Humor Me

Here's the story from Stanton Houston Chronicle:

It wasn't her beer.

Monique Lawless had nothing personal at stake when she saw three men leaving a Walmart store in Alvin with three cases of beer they didn't pay for. She was a customer, not an employee, of the store.

Yet Lawless, who stands just under 5 feet tall and weighs 125 pounds, took off in pursuit of the three much larger men.

"I'm just sick of the lawlessness," the 42-year-old Alvin woman said. "They knew their chances of getting caught were slim to none. Those kids would have gotten away with it, celebrated their theft and probably continue to do it."

The three alleged thieves were arrested — at another Walmart store in Pearland near Texas 288 — after an hourlong chase. But Lawless' efforts to stop them came at a price: a scratched face, broken lip and scrapes and bruises to her legs.

Lawless, an engineering safety specialist at Boeing, was in line at the Alvin Walmart Supercenter just before noon Sunday when she saw the men enter the store and quickly leave with the beer.

She informed a sales clerk, who waved at a Walmart greeter to stop them. He briefly detained two of the suspects, but they broke loose to join the third man in their getaway car.

"I holler at the clerk to watch my purse," Lawless said, "and I take off after them."

Jumped on hood

She spotted the men getting into an older-model sports car "so I just started running towards the car, jumped on the hood and was kicking at the front windshield, trying to kick the windshield in," she said.

"I am screaming, 'You punks, you are not going to get away with this,' and people are looking at me, thinking what's wrong with her?" Lawless said. "People were just standing around, probably thinking I am crazy."

Her crime-fighting effort didn't stop there.

"Then I jumped on the roof and tried to kick in the sunroof, and in the meantime they're just laughing," said Lawless, a mother of two. "I was really upset then. I was mad."

Action not recommended

When the driver started the car, Lawless slid down the top of the vehicle and grabbed the driver's door handle. The vehicle lunged forward and she let go, but not before being dragged along the pavement.

She declined medical treatment at the scene, but took the day off from work Monday to recuperate.

Alvin police Capt. Chad Fontenot said he appreciated Lawless' courage, but she was lucky.

"In this case, it was not a good thing to do," Fontenot said. "While we appreciate the sentiment, she put herself in grave danger with this theft. She did get injured but it could have been worse.

"Because you don't know if the person is armed or their mental status, the best people can do is to be a great witness," he said. "Get a license plate and a good description. In this case you had three young men in a vehicle that she took on by herself. Those are not good odds in any situation."

The three men, who are brothers, were in the Brazoria County Jail on Monday facing charges of felony evading arrest and aggravated robbery. Sylvester Andre Thompson, 21; Sylvester Durlentren Thompson, 21; and Sylvester Primitivo Thompson, 19, live at 4925 Harbin in Santa Fe.

Attempts to contact Walmart Monday were unsuccessful.

Would Lawless do the same thing again?

"Probably," she said, "but I would probably throw a shopping cart in front of the car instead of jumping on the hood and roof."

robert.stanton@chron.com

via www.chron.com

 

 

Craigs List Grocery Hell Poster Joins RHU

I had posted my rant on CL a few weeks ago complaining about the fine clientele that often graces our store day and night, and there are some real BEAUUUUTIEEES!

Someone seen it on CL and posted it here where they thought it would be much more appreciated. Humor_me had commented on my post which came through my email stating how much she enjoyed it.

Having no idea who this was, I sent her back an email asking who they were. She in turn replied something that I can't remember, which made me send back the original email I received from her....then the rays of sunshine spewed through the clouds of darkness and she showed me the light to RHU.

No more will I be flagged because someone thought what I said was "dirty" or "belligerent" or was just down right being an asshole. Now I will be openly embraced for the things that have been fighting to come out of my mouth about those inconsiderate, ungrateful, no bath takin', too small a shirt wearin', no toilet manner havin' ingrate gluttons that call themselves customers.

If I had only known......you can call me KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) I work at a 24hr store that I'll call the Big M.

Now at the Big M, we sell all kinds of stuff...grocery stuff, clothes stuff, housewares stuff, outdoor stuff....you get the picture.

One night as I was walking down to the end of an aisle I heard an older man ask "can u's helps me?"

KISS:" What cha need?"

OM: "Where's da toofesses pace adt?"

KISS: "The what??"

OM: "Da toofesses pace! Where's id adt?"

KISS: (in my head) "What in the FUCK is this guy saying?"

KISS: "One more time sir."

OM: "DA! TOOF!-FESS!-ES! PACE!!! Where's id adt?"

KISS: "Sir, I have NO clue what you're saying."

OM: "You know...toofesses pace, the stuff u brush u teefesses wif!"

KISS:  "TOOTH paste?!?!"

OM: "Yeah!! Das what id said!"

KISS: "Well, the TOOTH paste is over in aisle 4 of health and beauty care, across from the TOOTH brushes."

OM:" You ack like u neva hurd dat wurd bafore!"

KISS:" Sir, I know them as TOOTH and TEETH, not TOOFESSES and TEEFESSES. Is there anything else you need help finding?"

OM:" Nope, das id."

Really? I almost went and got someone else to try to help me interpret what this guy was saying. I don't even think he had enough teefesses in his mouth to need toofesses pace., That's just one of the stories that I have collected in my noggin over the last 27 years.

This was just a mild story to tell so I could loose my writing virginity on RHU. Thanks to humor-me, I can come here and share with others my encounters with these ass necks.

Thank you humor-me!!

--KISS

Parking Fails: Entitled Bitches

From Humor Me: If you don't want to leave your car out in the sun all day, what do you do? You create your own parking spot by driving it under the awning of a closed business! Gotta love AZ!

 

Saw this one at the grocery store. REALLY? They parked across the front of a handicapped spot and had a trailer across the fire lane. This is when you park at the back and take 2 spaces. We did it all the time with the horse trailer traveling.

--Humor Me

 

Tale of Entitlement Parking Revenge

From Humor Me:

I don't know if anyone remembers the parking fail back in March (pictured, click here to see post), but Parking Dude had been really helpful with his suggestions.

I talked to one of the security guards (pardon me, "courtesy patrol") and tried to get them to get the car towed. Unfortunately, they were not allowed to call the towing company. He did tell me I was allowed to call the towing company that was advertised on the awnings for the resident's vehicles. They were supposed to be able to tow a car that violated parking.

So I called... FOUR TIMES! The first three times, I was told that our apartments were "too far away" so they probably wouldn't be able to get the car that night. REALLY?!! You contracted with this company and they are "too far away"? Get a fucking grip and a GPS an do your fucking job! I know you're sitting on your ass. This has been going on for MONTHS.

The fourth call finally gave me a little hope. The lady asked me if I was on "the list". "The list?" There's a list? I had no idea there was a list. Now I just need to go talk to my very awesome manager (VAM) and see about getting on this mysterious list. He occasionally parks in the handicapped parking space only because there are no spots left in the morning when he gets here. He doesn't want to park out of sight because he has had all four tires spiked. As soon as a spot opens up, he moves his car. If I happen to see his car parked there, a space open, and he hasn't noticed yet, I go in and give him grief, and he takes it in the good nature it is intended. He also madly loves my dog.

VAM wasn't in today, but great assistant manager was, and he knows my gripe about the handicapped parking space. He had no idea about any "list" either and thought they were full of shit.

Suddenly I saw this little light go on over his head, and he reaches in one of his desk drawers and pulls out a couple of parking violation stickers! The same kind the someone had stuck on my truck for parking in backwards when I was unloading my truck when I was moving in! OMG!!

If it wouldn't have been horribly awkward (he's gay and I'm nearly 50), I would have given him a hug!

GAM: "Do you think these might give them enough of a scare to stop them from parking there?"

HM:"Ummm, YEAH! Let's hope so!"

So this evening when I was sitting out by the pool (excellent wifi reception!), I heard one of the new residents complaining that someone was parked in her spot. Since I had met her a couple of weeks before, I offered to help and put one of the "scare" stickers on the window. I'll still send the information into the office so they know someone is parking in resident's spots. There are other spots for visitors. USE THEM. As for the handicapped violator, it was there AS USUAL, so I slapped the sticker on the window.

As I was leaving, one of the residents that I'd had a problem with because she had let her dog run loose had apparently seen me put the sticker on and got all shitty with me. What was I doing? I didn't have any right to do that! I was nothing but trouble! She was going to talk to VAM tomorrow because SHE KNEW HIM! Well lady, news flash. EVERYBODY knows him. He's the fucking manager and knows everybody. I did note however that her dogs WERE on leashes!.... baby steps!

The picture of the car was taken early in the morning before management gets there. They also park there after management leaves and on weekends when its only the office girl. I have looked and it is not a handicapped plate and they don't have a handicapped placard in their window, on their dash, or up in their visor. They are just lazy. I was out walking Endless one night and saw them unloading a bunch of camping equipment (and here I thought they might have changed their ways since I hadn't seen their car in the handicapped spot in so long!).

--Humor Me

RHU Question: Bad Day or Unprofessional

From Humor Me:

Long time no posting so I apologize in advance for the long post. First my hard drive started going, and my son replaced it just in time!... for the modem to die. Its been a helluva a ride. Fortunately my middle daughter came through and got me a netbook as a Mother's Day (and every future holiday for the next century) gift to get me back online. Yes, I love my kids!

I've been dealing with some health issues that have left me feeling like I've spent a month in a cement mixer full of scrap metal. I should not feel this old. It started with some issues I've been having with my "good" (as opposed to the arthritic ankle and replaced knee) leg. I made an appointment to see my orthopedic surgeon (OS) the next week and thought all would be well. This will be important later.

I had also been having troubles with my my "good" leg for years going numb and tingling after a fall backwards off the apartment steps where I was living at the time. It turns out the step was loose. I could be rich and living in Jamaica now if I knew the right people! I'd had cortisone shots before, so I had gone to another Pain Management Specialist (PMS) for a consult to start getting shots again. He didn't have a film, but he had it on his computer, and had a write-up by the person who reviewed my film. This was the first time since the fall that I'd heard the words "ruptured disk"! I WAS PISSED! Why don't doctors tell their patients more? We are the ones sitting in the rooms surrounded by charts with nothing to do but read them for half an hour while the doctor picks his nose! I also took 3 semesters of college and aced Biology I, II & III and Anatomy & Physiology. I'm NOT stupid!

Back to the OS. I changed my original referral from knee to back because I had vacuumed my apartment over the weekend and I was still in a LOT of pain. Unusual for me. I vacuum, rest, vacuum, rest, and I can get the place done with no problem. When I told the dr I had gone there because of a back problem, he got all flustered and asked me if *I* had a copy of the MRI report (ummm... no, I didn't even know that the PMS did) Did I have a copy of the the MRI? No, but they could have gotten it electronically, the PMS had one. (Actually, I just recently found it when I was cleaning) Well, let's get an X-ray of my back... fine. Now I find out I have degenerative disk disease. Since when?! And the dr never brought the x-ray in the room to show me so I could SEE them! Every other OS I have ever had would SHOW me, even if they held it up to the ceiling light.

So finally I got to the question of, "What do I do? How do I live my life with this?" Mainly vacuuming since I have a dog and 2 cats that shed like bad carpet. His answer? "Don't vacuum! Or strap the vacuum to the dog!" It was all I could do to keep from punching him and walking out the door. That was the most unprofessional thing I think I have ever heard from a dr in a very long time. If I didn't have to be at the address where I was dropped off in order to be picked up, I would have started walking the 5 miles home and said, "Look for me."

I called my Primary Care Physician and had him change my OS immediately, and I explained right off that I wanted to know EXACTLY what was going on with my back since I have so much trouble with my knees already. I'd really like to know if anyone else thinks that it was simply a case of having a bad day, or if it was unprofessional.

--Humor Me

Awesome N.A.T. Signage

From Humor Me.

Gruesome Signage

From Humor Me: Sad to think we might actually NEED a sign like this!

Needed Tanning Salon Signage

Humor Me found this on the net and it appears to be for a tanning salon. And believe it or not people pee in tanning room waste baskets ALL THE TIME! I have a friend that works at one where this happens a lot and mainly with women according to her. In fact, there is a well know older pop singer who has done it not just once, but TWICE!!! And no, it's not Britney or Christina! --Freddy

WTF Training Video

From Humor Me: I found this surfing. We all know that when we start a new job we have to sit through a day (or two) of mind-numbing safety training and policy videos. This one is truly mind-numbing and stomach-churning!

WTF? Signage

From Humor Me.

N.A.T. Signage

From Humor Me.

Awesome Menu Signage

From Humor me.

Store Has Flux Capacitor Issues

From Humor Me.

Parking Sign of Win

From Humor_Me