'War Stories'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
And, it seems, the majority of us seem to name our cars after comic book/sci-fi characters. WHAT a surprise.
Don't usually do more than lurk over here (the Natter, she be frighteningly fast and hard to keep up with), but just had to chime in to mention that my truck is called Strider, 'cuz it's a Ranger.
Am I mistaken in thinking the standard handicapped stall protocol is that it's up for grabs, except handicapped people go straight to the head of the line?
my truck is called Strider, 'cuz it's a Ranger
Hah! You should get license plates with "ARAGORN," like the Jeep I was behind a few months ago (with a plate holder that said "There and Back Again").
That's my take on it, ita. Though, I've been tsk-tsk'd for going in the handicapped stall.
My best car ever, '77 Toyota GT Liftback, was named Jake. After the boy in Sixteen Candles. I took Jake over from my sister in '82 or '83. I don't think she'd named him. He saw me through two years of high school, four years of college, and about a year after that. Finally donated him to Goodwill after he developed some wiring problem that no one seemed able to fix. I always hoped he ended up with some teenager who liked to tinker with cars.
That's the protocol I've always followed, ita. No taking the handicapped stall if others are available (unless of course I have Annabel in the stroller, in which case it becomes the only viable choice), and no taking it if there's anyone handicapped behind you in line, but otherwise it's fair game.
Am I mistaken in thinking the standard handicapped stall protocol is that it's up for grabs, except handicapped people go straight to the head of the line?
That's my understanding, though I'll use another stall unless thay're all full. I'm not sure if that's because of protocol or preference.
Am I mistaken in thinking the standard handicapped stall protocol is that it's up for grabs, except handicapped people go straight to the head of the line?
That's my stance. I'm open to correction, but that's my stance. I made frequent use of the handicap stalls when I was with Julia, before she was old enough to take care of everything herself, because it was easier for two of us to fit comfortably in the stall.
Yeah, I usally use a different stall (the handicapped seat is too high to me, usually), but if there's no one around who's about to need the big stall? What's the big whoop?
No taking the handicapped stall if others are available
Me, I take it even if others are available -- I wonder if I'm violating an unspoken etiquette.