[driftdiver]

"For example, people with heart disease can't walk long distances."

Perhaps the cause of that is they weren't willing to do any walkin in the first place.

Don't mean to be insensitive but there is abuse of the handicap parking system.

[Yossarian]

"For example, people with heart disease can't walk long distances."

Perhaps the cause of that is they weren't willing to do any walkin in the first place.

Don't mean to be insensitive but there is abuse of the handicap parking system.

Wow, I didn't know we had a cardiologist here on FR! Someone who is ready based on years of study and clinical experience to put down those with heart disease as lazy bums who deserve what they got!

I mean surely, it couldn't be that you're just some dumb arrogant fluster cluck of a human being that just sits behind a keyboard most of the day on some message board insulting people, could it? Nah....

[spectre]

I have a good friend who happens to be the administrator of a large medical practice. He and I were in the parking area of a a large race track waiting for our wives. the parking lot had abot 100 handicapped parking spaces.

During that period of time we observed lots of healthy looking 20, 30, and 40 somethings jump out of their handicapped spots and quick-time get to the track's entrance.

I asked him how so many apparently healthy people got those stickers.

He said something like "Al, you don't understand - for many of these people its not about a medical condition - Its a CAREER GOAL."