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Original poster

OMG .. don't let me go to Sainsbury's again

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Twiglett · 08/05/2006 12:52

when I'm .. shall we say hormonal

eek

I drove round the P&T bit but no spaces so parked away from it .. got DD out of seat walked through the rain to the entrance .. no biggy

BUT .. passed a middle aged bloke and his old mother getting into a P&T place

"this space is for people with toddlers you know"
"so what I've got my mother with me and she can't walk far"
"then get a disabled badge"
"keep out of it"
"don't park where you're not supposed to idiot"

stomp .. stomp ... stomp

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oops · 08/05/2006 21:40

good name cheeseypeas

i think maybe there should be a place for hormonally challenged/dog tired/heading for melt down people too

cheeseypeas · 08/05/2006 21:40

Ha ha. Yes, i hate that place too AND DP veto'd my olive oli drizzler!

cheeseypeas · 08/05/2006 21:44

ooops, very, very good idea.

You could have a 'time out' room. With low-lighting, comfey chairs, scatter cusions and free tea & hobnobs.

BettySpaghetti · 08/05/2006 22:07

Reminds me of when I was heavily pregnant with DS. I drove round and round looking for a space, eventually found someone about to leave a space so pulled over and put indicator on to show that I was going to take space. Car reverses out and as they pulled away and I put my car in reverse a complete tw@t in a big Chelsea tractor drove straight into the space.

I was livid -got out of the car and stormed (well waddled as I was very pregnant)over to him saying " Excuse me I was about to park here". He wouldn't even look me in the eye and virtually pushed me out of the way as he got out of his car and walked towards the shop -his sheer arrogance and ignorance wound me up so much I just shouted and screamed after him.

By this time I had tears welling up. Other people were so kind and took pity, offering me their spaces so I ended up sobbing from their kindness. Poor DD was watching all this from the car too.

It was so uncharacteristic of me.Amazing what a combination of hormones and an injustice can do

lanismum · 08/05/2006 22:10

ohhhhh bettyspaghetti, think i would have, ahem, accidently bumped into hs car

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Twiglett · 08/05/2006 22:13

I agree with oops too

I was truly mortified at my own actions .. I just went off on one a la fishwife (its the were-hedgehog in me coming out .. you know every month I get prickly)

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BettySpaghetti · 08/05/2006 22:14

I'm amazed I didn't actually. I think it was DD's presence that stopped me.
I was so angry about it for so long though.

oops · 08/05/2006 22:28

yeah, i thought that is what you was on about.
i thought all the other people were being funny and agreeing with you in a sarky way! [SMILE]

Airy · 08/05/2006 22:49

bibiboo
You can't see the point of disabled spaces!? Well bloody good for you, being able bodied.
People parking in p+t spaces when they don't need to can be a bit annoying although I doubt I'd ever feel the need to rant about it, disabled spaces is an entirely different thing though and your attitude is
What if you used a walking stick or crutches to get around and then relied on pushing a trolley to help you around the store? should we make you park miles away from the door? after all if you can get round the store, you should be able to walk miles to the door, right??

ruty · 09/05/2006 09:14

i don't say anything when older people park in P&T spaces because often they may need it as much as i do. But this shouldn't be a discussion about disabled or elderly people 'nicking' P&T spaces, more about the totally able bodied people who take them without a whiff of consideration. My Dad has just got a disabled badge and my Mum has had one for years. If someone able bodied parked in a disabled bay [as they often do] that really would make me livid.

LoveMyGirls · 09/05/2006 09:41

i was a bit annoyed the other day when we (me and another carer) took a disabled girl (about20yrs old) in a wheelchair to asda. as we were waiting for a disabled space there was 2 fit and able girls of about 20ish with 3 kids no younger than 8 getting out of a car parked in a disabled space. the woman i was with asked them if they were disabled they said no but we cant get a p&t space - why would they need one anyway they didnt have pushchairs, car seats etc they just told us to f off! very rude!

southeastastra · 09/05/2006 09:46

I would really appreciate a separate parking lot for suvs and 4 x 4s, our Tesco mother and baby lot is crammed with these, but trying to reverse out in a little hatchback surrounded by these monsters is really dangerous, you just cannot see and if anyone was driving fast the back end of the car would get it, just where the baby seat is

joelalie · 09/05/2006 10:03

I really just don't care about P&B spaces. I guess it makes life a little more convenient but they aren't essential. They're a perk not a right and 15 yrs ago there was no such thing. I rarely use one these days.

AvonCalling · 09/05/2006 10:10

A few months ago my FIL took me and DD to the supermarket.

Just as we are about to reverse into a Parent and Child space another car drove straight in. I was out of he car like a shot and confronted the driver before he turned off the engine.

It was just him and his wife, they were not elderly and did not have any children with them.

He moved the car and my FIL was VERY inpressed with the speed at which I moved.

Bozza · 09/05/2006 10:12

I am quite amused at twig posting about feeling bad about ranting at a little old lady and kicking off yet another huge thread about how entitled people are to P&C spaces and how badly done to they all are.

Twig - she is 2 - she can walk.

Actually I get DD into and out of my 2 door Fiesta from the driver's side, although her seat is in the back passenger side, in our garage with very little space at the side (crappy modern too narrow garage). Although I will confess to a piece of carpet nailed to the wall. But it keeps me agile.

ruty · 09/05/2006 10:20

how about just banning bloody 4x4s?

Bibiboo · 09/05/2006 22:06

No offence meant, misdee. Like I said, extra wide spaces for people who need extra wide spaces. Sorry if my example didn't include every possible kind of medical/physical aid.

Bibiboo · 09/05/2006 22:11

My problem is with people who abuse these spaces just like everyone else.

I could (and have mentally) explain myself over and over on here, and that I didn't meant o offend people, but won't. I really, really didn't mean to offend anyone.

HappyDaddy · 10/05/2006 11:58

They should just make it one huge parking space and everyone can just fight over how much room they need. It would be good to see youngsters ruckign with old folks using their zimmers to better effect.

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