Rant Get rid of pregnant women handicap sign parking

One thing that really bothers me is the the pregnant handicap sign. When this start happening?

What happened to the good old days when pregnant women had to walk. As far as i know walking

is good for a pregnant women. What is this crap. Why is society getting lazier.

Also another thing that bothers me is when women say " i just had a baby 2 years ago this is why im fat.... its baby fat....."

 

I agree 100%. I always park in the "pregnant woman" spots at the mall. Or walmart who I find is the worst offender.
This came up a few years ago when I was working as a cook in Halifax. They had a survey on the radio and some woman called in and said that pregnant women deserved to have things easier for them.
Well, some guy heard that comment and called into the radio, they taped him and played his comment for a few weeks. He went on for a few minutes and completly mocked her and made fun of her. Best part was that everyone agreed with him. Because even though he just called in to make fun of the woman, he had some good points. Like how its just a gimmick to draw in more customers. The comment like mushi made, that they should get exercise. they aren't handicapped and shouldn't get preferental treatment. Its not like someone in a wheelchair who has to work harder to get into the store. Not to mention that its dangerous for them to move around in a parking lot in a wheelchair.

Anyway, I dont even pay attention to them. Its not like its law.

 

Shows how much you guys know about pregnancy for some women...

 

I am guessing it requires a bit more energy and work to carry a child around, think of it as having a loaded hiking bag on your back, do you want to walk far or not?

 

Next thing you know you'll wanna remove my disabled status cause I can still walk. Might wanna try putting yourself in the other person's shoes.

Now that I'm joining the blue tag bunch, I'm starting to see things a bit differently. This whole "one fake knee, needs a new one" bit means getting anywhere can be an adventure. There's nothing like wheelchair shopping, knowing that it will be part of your future soon enough. Just cause I can still stand up now doesn't mean I don't deserve that space, just like those pregnant mothers. When someone redoes your center of balance and tapes approximately 75 more pounds to your front end, let's see how well you get around and more importantly how much patience you have while doing it.

Let them stay. Pregnant women have it hard enough as is.

 

honestly I think it shows just how lazy society is becoming. like I said before, I have no problem with a parking spot for disabled people. that I can understand. but if a woman is in such bad shape, that she cant walk an exta 50 or 100 feet (which may sound like a lot but really it isn't) then maybe she shouldn't be going shopping. If she is at that point, then she should be staying at home, and having someone else go out and get what she needs.
Bottom line, they didn't need it 50 years ago and they dont need it today.

 

Fifty years ago corner grocery stores often had delivery boys. And I'm betting not all pregnant women use a close in spot, precisely because the walking is good for them. However, when your ankles are swollen from edema, baby is kicking your bladder every few minutes, etc., maybe that extra few feet makes a world of difference in that woman being able to pick up milk and eggs, or perhaps a needed prescription.

Bear in mind there will always be people who will abuse something or take the easy route. I'll just chalk this thread up to youth and ignorance. Get back to us after twenty years say and after you've had a family.

 

I disagree with almost all of the above, except for the part that these signs are a bad thing.

Pregnant women need the "little extra"... just like the football player that is limping because of a big hit he took yesterday, and a fat guy, and about a milion other people. We all need to be more helpful to eachother. What i resent is not the fact that a handicapped person gets the best (closest) parking space, i'm all for that. I'm just ticked off that he's the only one that gets to park.

Every 'group' of handicapped people are claiming their rights at the cost of everyone else. I'm not going to say "pretty soon it'll be a handicap not to have any handicaps", cause it's not nearly going that far. It sure feels that way now and then though.

Bottom line: handicapped people should be helped and respected by society, not by signs.

 

I'm fine with this as long as the woman is at least 8 months pregnant or expecting twins. Read: she's carrying some serious luggage. What pisses me off are the following abusing this convenience:
-busy career-driven/soccer-mom women constantly on their cell phones (they already make for some fantastic drivers, don't they?), ridiculously inconsiderate as they are
-obese people who can't be bothered to walked some distance
-the elderly... who aren't really that elderly... and are clearly not handicapped in any manner (this is a big one as I'm always ready to shove that cemented handicap sign up their asses whenever I see this)
-pregnant women who think they are entitled to the spot because they just got pregnant last week
-staff (seriously, you shouldn't even be in the first 20 parking stalls)
-tow trucks and taxi cabs using the handicap zones to wait and fish for customers.

 

who the hell picks on a pregnant woman? I tell you what, if you wanna pick on a pregnant woman, you'd better just do it on the internet. Do that crap in public and you'll get your a$$ whooped.

Wanna complain about fat people being lazy? That may be true for some, that's a different kettle of fish, but again, don't go picking on a mum in public for being fat, internet only, as that crap will get your A$$ whooped also.

Wanna complain about the elderly being lazy.... do you see a pattern here? Learnt anything yet?

 

I agree that people who are just being lazy or want the convenience of a close spot do abuse the marked spaces. It is very inconsiderate in my opinion. But, we see that all over the place... on the highway, while waiting in line, ad nauseum. It is quite a shame we can't be more considerate to each other.

 

so true, so true!
I even got heavily frowned upon when a pregnant woman tried cutting ahead of me at the supermarket and i didn't let her. She didn't say a word mind you, just stepped in front of me in the line. I told her politely that i was waiting too, assuming she made a mistake. She looked at me with utter disdain, stuck her tummy out, and said (loud enough for everyone to hear): "you're not letting me go first then?". This provoked me to produce my bestest of blank stares. I had no clue what to do, seriously. Anyway, after a while i just said no, stepped around her and paid for my groceries. I was the only man in the store at that time... i'm afraid i'm going to need a false beard to ever buy there again safely, lol.

interesting question for you all: Is a pregnant woman who has a "redone center of gravity and 75 pounds strapped to the front" (nicely put Kayin ) more entitled to the spot then a fat bloke that's 75 pounds overweight?

 

Yeah, but while there's still ignorant, intolerant people around, you need signs. Also, in England, the sign doesn't say you have to give your seat up, it says you can offer it to a person from the category on the sign and they can accept or decline it gracefully. It works both ways though - as Xtrafresh just said, it's wrong when people take things for granted and assume the world owes them everything. Like the TFL adverts at the moment:
"I will offer you my seat" ... "and I will say thank you".

 

What gets me is people without small children parking in the spots designed for people with small kids (try getting a 2 year old out of the car when parked in a normal parking space, where there is only just about enough room to open the door wide enough for an adult to slide out of the car).

The location of the space is irrelevent (it could be in the middle of the car park for all I care) it's just that extra bit of space to open the door wide enough to keep get the child out of the car and into the pushchair easily.

In fact, I think all car park spaces should be that little bit wider, wouldn't matter where any body parked then.

 

In my opinions any signs are the work of evil. Most of them explain rules that are more then covered by rule number 1*. Signs are there to tell people things that should have either been taught to them by their parents or things that they should have realised by themselves. Putting a sign up basically means you give up on human interaction and intelligence, and start accommodating the world to the stupid and immoral. I'm not saying removing signs will magically cure humankind of stupidity and rudeness, but it will favour the willing instead of the unwilling.

Example: here in holland there was a test a while back where ALL trafficsigns in a town were removed. Stoplights, warnings, rules, the whole deal (except for one-way-street signs i believe). Result: WAY more traffic capacity, WAY less casualties, WAY more relaxed driving, WAY better looking town. After that, they put the signs back and ignored the results.

*: BRAINNNNNNNNNNN!!!! USE IT!!!!11

 

I'm all for a good rant, but this is a little bit like ranting for the sake of ranting.

Go complain about something worthwhile.

 

Yes. Acquiring 75 pounds is an inevitable part of pregnancy. Just being overweight is not inevitable.

This is the whole crux of the matter. Everyone feels entitled these days. "Why should pregnant women get preferential treatment over me?!?" is no different a question from "Why should I stand when I'm pregnant?!?" Just all learn to be a bit more tolerant and generous, FFS.

 

If i saw a pregnant woman queue up behind me, or anyone that was struggling for that matter id let them in front. but to just assume and go straight in front of is just plain cheeky tbh. preggers or not, there’s basic manors.

Don’t really care what signs are put up; there will always be people that are going to abuse the system. That’s life.

 

ive nothing against pregnant woman having a bit easier, nothing wrong with that at all. Its when they assume it is their right, that i start to get annoyed. Like someone else said if i was in a queue and i saw a heavily pregnant woman behind me id offer to let her go first. If she just pushed infront of me i'd say i dont think so....

that said i often get dirty looks from people on the bus when i dont get up for old people, when the fact is i have a disability that means standing or walking for long periods causes me no end of pain.

 

I see worse all the time at work, unfortunately-I'm wandering the store in a knee brace, not moving very fast-leading a person that's grossly overweight around on the store's ride-on cart. While the fatass uses the cart, there is a person with a walker or crutches left to shuffle round the store as they may. When they're done shopping, they pick their stuff up and walk out the door, sweating cause they're fat.

THAT pisses me off. Especially when they call me slow, to boot. Make THAT illegal instead.