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ikesother
ikesother NonActiveMember5yrs Posts: 171
edited 16. Feb 2009, 06:31 in Living with Arthritis archive
:wink: Hi all, just wanted to share my experience with the Car park attendant lol. Having parked in the disabled bay and displayed my blue badge etc, went off for a visit to hairdressers, my last visit before my THR hopefully! Anyway, on my return, saw two Car park attendants, checking all cars; they made one chap move his car as he didnt have his badge in window. I only use mine as last resort, as Im 41, and people tend to think "whats Wrong with her etc", so it gave me great satisfaction, when he tapped on the window, asked to have a look at my badge and photo, and I was able to say "Yes, its mine!" Felt like saying "Bog Off". I know its his job, but because of my age, I continually feel that people are trying to catch me out! There, I feel better now :wink:

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  • woodbon
    woodbon NonActiveMember5yrs Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Its very annoying but I suppose you could take it as a compliment, as he thinks you look good. Also their is a certain satisfaction in showing the silly b........r hes wrong!!! :D Love Sue
  • jaspercat
    jaspercat NonActiveMember5yrs Posts: 1,238
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi, that's great that everything went well for you, some of these parking attendants are a bit too over the top, I really don't mind showing my badge. I am only 50 and can understand why you might not want to use your badge, I used to be the same but now I have given up thinking that way love Jaspercatxx
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,401
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Jobsworths get on my nerves. I go to my supermarket once a week with my friend, we park in disabled bays and display my blue badge and get a trolley each - she dashes round, does her shopping and then loads it into the car, takes the empty bottles to the recycle centre and then comes to find me to take over pushing my trolley and help me through the checkouts ( I know, she's a star :D ). The amount of times a jobsworth has verbally attacked her before she can get a word out to explain and refuses to come into the shop with her to see the badge owner :x :x A little bit of power does go to some people's head unfortunately :roll:

    Luv Legs :)
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • nearlybionic
    nearlybionic Member Posts: 1,901
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    hi Ikesother
    good for you! You are as entitled as the next person(with a valid badge) to park in the disabled bays. I bet the parking attendant was gutted that he/she didn`t get the chance to exert their power!!
    You are right to feel smug!! ha! ha! :lol:
    NB
  • eckstardeluxe
    eckstardeluxe NonActiveMember5yrs Posts: 1,192
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Good for you, I'm only 33 and I can't wait to get my badge & have someone make a snide comment. I'm thinking of a list of witty comebacks and any suggestions are welcome.
  • purvesrosie
    purvesrosie NonActiveMember5yrs Posts: 59
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    I bet you feel great about showing them b*****ds. I'm sorry but parking attentants really get my goat!!! Not just them but members of the public, I have only had my badge a few months and i constantly get "excuse me young lady thats a disabled bay" or "you cant park there" etc etc. I'm 23 and maybe I dont look ill but i am and i could quite easily whack them round the legs with my stick! argh! (only joking about hitting them), I do enjoy showing attendants the badge and ignoring the idiots.
    Thanks for the opportunity to rant
    Rosie x
  • eckstardeluxe
    eckstardeluxe NonActiveMember5yrs Posts: 1,192
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    purvesrosie wrote:
    I bet you feel great about showing them b*****ds. I'm sorry but parking attentants really get my goat!!! Not just them but members of the public, I have only had my badge a few months and i constantly get "excuse me young lady thats a disabled bay" or "you cant park there" etc etc. I'm 23 and maybe I dont look ill but i am and i could quite easily whack them round the legs with my stick! argh! (only joking about hitting them), I do enjoy showing attendants the badge and ignoring the idiots.
    Thanks for the opportunity to rant
    Rosie x

    Rosie, my friend with MS gets that, she's 24, she says it's always older people who say it and she tells them "Yes, you fool, I might be disabled but I can read"
  • airwave
    airwave Member Posts: 579
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    woodbon wrote:
    Its very annoying but I suppose you could take it as a compliment, as he thinks you look good. Also their is a certain satisfaction in showing the silly b........r hes wrong!!! :D Love Sue


    I had the other experience, I parked in a bay without realising it was (I was in dads car) and the attendant quietly pointed out that I had, I didn't even have the badge with me but was just grateful for a space.

    I suppose he thinks I'm knackered (or was he looking at my dad?), look it and he should go easy on me, he just walked away!


    8) Its a grin, honest!

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