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howdy wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:44 pm Be careful shaming people for "looking able bodied". Looks can be deceiving. Prime example is someone with a serious heart condition. They can't walk very far without being winded or extremely tired. They look just fine but they are not. Chemo patients are the same way. I am sure others can think of similar situations.

flechero wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2019 10:21 am
I wish that LEO's would pull through every lot they pass and cite those abusing handi spots... after a month or so, no one would do it anymore and both sides of this problem would go away.

oljames3 wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2019 8:56 am

03Lightningrocks wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2019 8:43 am

oljames3 wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2019 7:11 am I suggest we should refrain from publicly "shaming" anyone, especially over parking. As howdy said, not all handicaps are obvious. I retired from the Army after over 30 years in uniform. The VA rated me 70% disabled. The state of Texas grants me certain parking accommodations and I appreciate that as well as the other benefits Texas affords her veterans. I have neither the inclination nor the requirement to fit anyone's stereotype nor to explain myself. I do not have a disabled placard. My vehicles have Texas Disabled Veteran US Armed Forces plates. I will continue to do all I can to hide my discomfort. Several forum members know exactly how I feel.

Just as I do not modify my carrying to mollify those who are "frustrated" by my taking responsibility to lawfully protect my loved ones and myself, I am not concerned with those who are "frustrated" over where and how I legally park.

The plate you mentioned qualifies as a placard.

I have a placard that I use when I am a passenger in someone else's vehicle. I have been harranged by those who don't understand Texas Transportation Code 504.201.

oohrah wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2019 10:54 am

howdy wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:44 pm Be careful shaming people for "looking able bodied". Looks can be deceiving. Prime example is someone with a serious heart condition. They can't walk very far without being winded or extremely tired. They look just fine but they are not. Chemo patients are the same way. I am sure others can think of similar situations.

Thank you for posting this comment. I was going to respond to the insensitive comments made above but I would be wasting air.

It's one thing if a person does not have an HC tag and parks in the spot. But be careful how you judge those that do have tags. I may look fit, and I can lift cases of water into my truck, but I have COPD and leg infirmities which limit my walking, hence my doctor prescribed HC tags.

I'd appreciate you keeping your uninformed opinions to yourself.

Grayling813 wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2019 12:43 pm Well, I guess I need to stop thinking bad about all those seemingly healthy young people riding around Wal-Mart in electric shopping carts. I just don't know what kind of handicaps young men and women might have.

WTR wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2019 10:23 pm

howdy wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:44 pm Be careful shaming people for "looking able bodied". Looks can be deceiving. Prime example is someone with a serious heart condition. They can't walk very far without being winded or extremely tired. They look just fine but they are not. Chemo patients are the same way. I am sure others can think of similar situations.

I only shame people who are obviously fit. When you can lifting cases of water over the side of a pickup bed ( multiple cases), or you jog into Sams while you leave the person who actually qualifies for the placard in a running car with the A/C running ( illegal by the way) I get a bit perturbed. I have had several friend who have need the space as they went through Chemo, so I don’t jump to conclusions.

WTR wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2019 10:23 pm

howdy wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:44 pm Be careful shaming people for "looking able bodied". Looks can be deceiving. Prime example is someone with a serious heart condition. They can't walk very far without being winded or extremely tired. They look just fine but they are not. Chemo patients are the same way. I am sure others can think of similar situations.

I only shame people who are obviously fit. When you can lifting cases of water over the side of a pickup bed ( multiple cases), or you jog into Sams while you leave the person who actually qualifies for the placard in a running car with the A/C running ( illegal by the way) I get a bit perturbed. I have had several friend who have need the space as they went through Chemo, so I don’t jump to conclusions.

Oldgringo wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2019 9:32 pm

WTR wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2019 10:23 pm

howdy wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:44 pm Be careful shaming people for "looking able bodied". Looks can be deceiving. Prime example is someone with a serious heart condition. They can't walk very far without being winded or extremely tired. They look just fine but they are not. Chemo patients are the same way. I am sure others can think of similar situations.

I only shame people who are obviously fit. When you can lifting cases of water over the side of a pickup bed ( multiple cases), or you jog into Sams while you leave the person who actually qualifies for the placard in a running car with the A/C running ( illegal by the way) I get a bit perturbed. I have had several friend who have need the space as they went through Chemo, so I don’t jump to conclusions.

Hmmm, "obviously fit" or, in your eyes, "apparently fit"?