Long sorry but I'm getting it off my chest! This afternoon I went to our small local naice supermarket. I am disabled and have severe chronic pain so walking is difficult. I always try and use a blue badge space (I have a badge) for the width as it makes it easier to get out of the car with crutches or sticks if I'm not using my chair, and they are nearer.
The car park was hammered. The blue badge space is a separate area at end of car park close to doors. I saw a person loading their bags into car to the right hand side in a BB space so smiled at them and pulled up on the left with my indicator on, allowing enough room for them to pull out of the space. They took a few minutes, which I understand as I am slow too. Whilst I was waiting a car pulled in front and stopped. The driver caught my eye in the rear view so I did that sort of "I'm waiting for this space" gesture but they didn't move, however driver put a BB on Dashboard and an elderly lady got out of passenger seat and went into store so I assumed driver was just waiting for her there. You've guessed it, the car in BB space pulled out and as I had to wait for them, the car in front reversed in! When the driver got out, I wound down my window and politely said "excuse me but I was waiting for this space" to which she replied "well sorry I didn't see you and I've dropped my mother off now" and just started to walk off. This did anger me so I confess I said "You did see me. Well aren't you selfish". She then came to my window and said "well I just thought you were parked illegally" so I said "you did see me, I was indicating and you knew I was waiting". To which she said "look it's very busy and my mother is in the store so I'm sorry, but what do you want me to do, move the car". By this time I could see people looking at us so I just "oh just forget it" and reversed off. As I was driving out a space came free at the end of a row so I parked there in order to get my sticks out easily. It was at the other end though so it did hurt to shuffle the extra distance.
I hate confrontation so wouldn't normally have called to her but I really needed the space and I WAS THERE FIRST
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AIBU to be miffed at selfish person stealing my blue badge space?
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YesIDidMeanToBeSoRudeActually · 21/12/2014 20:06
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