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[Guest HolliGreen]

Hi Hoppy, I enjoyed reading your post, I can relate to many of the situations you wrote about. I have found that some in society need to pigeonhole people, for example: if one says they are disabled, well gosh darn, you better look it. My university thesis was about disability in the workplace ( it was hard to write at times from an objective perspective as oppossed to a subjective perspective ) but all went well. A few fellow students verbally attacked me and accused me of single-handedly closing down a favorite drive in diner that was subjected to ADA modifications! Unbelieveable! For the record, I had never been to the diner. Talk about classroom hysterics! The same classroom cabal was convinced there was corruption with the handicap parking placard, the professor requested I explain how the process works. I told the class the placards are not given out like candy and explained the procedure. This seemed to placate the cabal.

At any rate, I have come to the conclusion that some people just do not get it, are envious and/or jealous and getting into a debate is not worth it. Like the movie "Twelve Angry Men" when the older man attempts to make his point (to no avail) to the blustery bigmouth bully and the camera focuses on the Jack Lemmon character gently placing his hand on the older man's forearm as to say "the bully will never understand no matter what you say so save your breath". I have saved my breath alot because I need my breath! Take care. Holli

Edited February 28, 2007 by HolliGreen

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I am not bad enough that I need to use the handicapped parking yet (I only use a cane), but it does make me angry when I park in the local Wal-mart and somebody pulls up in one of those tall 4 wheel drive vehicles parks in one of those spaces, hops out, and walks quickly to the door as I am limping my way up there.