Dude, did you just call him a cretin?
Ordell Cretin, the Postmaster from Cummington, Mass?
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Dude, did you just call him a cretin?
And the apartment could not possibly ever have have current residents become handicapped; have future handicapped residents; or ever have handicapped guests of residents, right?
Go, cretin!
fits the profile of more than 70% NES members .....hell,it could be meThis guy was middle-aged, white, and fat. His truck had a black tonneau cover on his grey GMC Sierra, an NRA sticker on the back window, two Patriots decals on the back gate of the truck, and a small sticker that said, "Terrorist Hunter" or something like that on the left side of the rear bumper.
I think that's the standard profile for the majority of gun ownersfits the profile of more than 70% NES members .....hell,it could be me
I can't believe so many people are complaining about the number of handicap spaces... lets look at some logic here.
I can't believe so many people are complaining about the number of handicap spaces... lets look at some logic here.
I dont know what the exact ratio should be but look at an average walmart, lowes, home depot... if they have 8-10 handicap spots... and they are all empty...
and all the other spots are filled so that you have to walk 100+ meters to/from your car...
If there were only 2 handicap spaces how far would you have to walk???
Answer: 100+ meters... BECAUSE if there are ALREADY that many cars in the parking lot, odds are you weren't going to be one of those to get the "unhandicapped spots" and you are going to be parking just as far away.
It's kind of a menial, selfish thing in life to be concerned about.
Placard holders in MA seem to be allowed to "mask" the vital info on the placards. You can see that they have a placard hanging from the rear view, yet the photo is covered by a piece of paper held on with a paper clip. I see it 90% of the time whenever a vehicle is parked in a HP zone.
I can't believe so many people are complaining about the number of handicap spaces... lets look at some logic here.
Placard holders in MA seem to be allowed to "mask" the vital info on the placards. You can see that they have a placard hanging from the rear view, yet the photo is covered by a piece of paper held on with a paper clip. I see it 90% of the time whenever a vehicle is parked in a HP zone.
It was permit parking only, and each resident got one permit. Handicapped guests of residents would not have been allowed to park there unless the resident in question gave them his/her sticker for the year.
If, at some point in the future, there were handicapped residents, it would not be hard to paint the sign on the space. During the year I was there, no cars ever parked on those spaces legally. If, next year, they got three handicapped residents, they would still have only had 2 handicapped spaces. Why? Because legislating compassion is stupid and inefficient.
It's just the principle of the thing that bothers me- if code/laws are dictating that property owners literally have to waste property in order to accomodate HP parkers that simply don't exist. On the other hand, if it's corporate policy at play, doesn't bother me so much- businesses should be allowed to best determine the needs of their customers who may be disabled...
-Mike
There was no guest parking. There were no ramps either.At which point, they would STILL need an HP spot for proximity to the ramp and door.
And relying on it from others is even worse....
It's just the principle of the thing that bothers me- if code/laws are dictating that property owners literally have to waste property in order to accomodate HP parkers that simply don't exist. On the other hand, if it's corporate policy at play, doesn't bother me so much- businesses should be allowed to
best determine the needs of their customers who may be disabled...
-Mike
So you support the government compelling you to use your property for charitable purposes?
You can't be serious...
We're talking about leaving a spot or two for some little old lady to get in and out of her car. We're talking about the disabled veteran who lost a leg and shouldnt have to walk from the back of a walmart parking lot.
Even if those spots never get filled up, at least they are there inorder so that these people could have it a little easier. And I'm ok with that.
For what it's worth, I dont mind... and anyone who really does... needs to check their prioritys.
The thing is, some of the reason the law/code exists is because unfortunately we need them. I'm sure if it were up to some places they would have very few if at all.
Another good point to mention is what about that 1 in a million time there is a "handicapped americans" or "disabled veterans" convention in town (i dont know if they have these, just using it for a point) and there aren't enough spots... following the law/code prevents businesses and establishments from being sued because they didn't have enough spots... as long as they are to code.
Honestly, I don't think this is a problem, at all. If there had to be one handicapped spot for every regular spot... I could care less. But that fat guy at dunkins still pisses me off haha.
No. We're talking about a private business being legally compelled to leave a spot for said little old lady. The government is dictating how private property is used. Their motives may be good, and compassionate, but that's what they're doing. Legislating compassion.
You're OK with the government telling Wal-Mart how many parking spaces *must* be reserved for handicapped people.
Would you be OK with the government telling you that your driveway must be reserved for handicapped people?
Would you be OK with the government requiring that Wal-Mart employ someone to assist people in wheelchairs?
And if they can require that of Wal-Mart, why not require it of every single business that opens it's doors to the public?
If the store wanted to flag their entire parking lot as handicapped only, I wouldn't care, it's their parking lot and they ought to be able to do whatever the hell they want with it. Why should the government be allowed to tell them what they're going to do with it?
So the law exists to protect businesses from being sued by handicapped people when those handicapped people feel the business did not adequately cater to their handicap. (It must be nice to be able to sue businesses for not catering to you. I have to just take my business elsewhere.)
Is it not their right to do what they want with their property? Why not?
Why does someone need a to park near the door in order to go walk around the mall for three hours?
Did you get run over by a little old lady with a handicapped plate or something? They are disabled, it's not the end of the world to enforce parking for these people... besides, if you did get runover then now you can park there!
In that case I think its fair to mention to you that the guy you bought your house from didnt care about government regulation either and decided to put the studs 3 feet apart in all of your walls.
Anyone who is seriously upset because a few parking spaces have been reserved for the handicapped doesn't have enough going wrong in their life.
Meh. I'm annoyed when people claim that noble motives don't justify government funding of some programs, but other kinds of government interference are fine because "it's for the children/disabled vets/little old ladies". I don't care. It's still .gov messing with private property, and it's just a smaller and more petty version of medicare/social security/welfare/etc.
That is not a fair thing to ask as the OP did not have the option of not paying unemployment tax, school tax, federal income tax and all the other things that pay for these.In that case I hope you've never accepted unemployment, attended/sent your kids to public schools, driven on a highway, traveled by mass transit or visited a national park.
That is not a fair thing to ask as the OP did not have the option of not paying unemployment tax, school tax, federal income tax and all the other things that pay for these.
But I do agree some govt is needed. Even in a perfectly libertarian society, a contract doesn't mean anything unless failure to comply is ultimately backed up by force (removing money from your account against your will; making you do something under threat of imprisonment; etc.)