To some, this appears benign. What’s the big deal right, there’s still two handicap parking spaces?
Consider someone in a wheelchair with a ramp on their vehicle. Now, they have no place to park and exit their vehicle safely.
A phone call was placed to the owner of Baker’s Ribs on Milton/Greenville to ask that this type of parking not be tolerated.
The UP Police have already issued several citations this week at $300+ per occurence. Kinda pricey for the privilege to park up close if you’re not disabled, dontcha think?
bc@ September 26th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
I’m starting to question my loyalties. Merritt, you seem to be an awfully big tattle tale this week. This is obviously a totally unaccepatable parking job, but don’t you think the whole “holier-than-thou-I-never-break-the-rules-and-I-have-a-blog-so-I-get-to-post-pictures-of-you” bit is getting old. And I welcome any responses with more hyphens…
I break rules. I just don’t break them in a painted up van on a busy street.
K.@ September 26th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
And how was this picture taken? With a cell phone camera while driving??
MC@ September 26th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Uh Oh, that is dangerous Merritt!!
Taking a photo while driving??? What if there was a kid crossing the street?!?!?!
Kat@ September 26th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Yeah, Merritt doesn’t “break [the rules] in a painted up van on a busy street” but she’ll sure as hell break them by taking pictures with her camera phone while driving down a busy street toward a school’s pedestrian crossing!
I guess it was more like jay walking since I wasn’t in my car.
HP Dad@ September 26th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
bc, at 27, I hope you haven’t experienced what many parents of children with disabilities in this neighborhood have.
That said, there is more than enough lack of respect in this neighborhood for what these parking spaces mean for persons who need them.
Have you ever watched a person build a wheel chair from the front seat of his car which he was able to drive himself? If someone is parked illegally, he’s not able to do so.
Maybe if you and others were a little more sensitive to the special needs of others, or just to others in general, you’d recognize that what Merritt and a growing contingent of neighbors is doing is quite honorable.
It sends the message that we won’t tolerate others disrespecting our neighbors. There is no entitlement here.
Why is it so wrong to call out an adult for doing the wrong thing? Maybe if more people did, we’d all think twice about our actions.
bc@ September 27th, 2008 at 8:41 am
HP Dad, thanks for going there. I’m not sure how you got that I am insensitive to others out of my post above, but I assure you I totally disagree with the parking job shown here. I just wanted to give Merritt a hard time about her tattle-taling ways lately…
I don’t know how I have, in your opinion, been flagged from those 5 lines as someone who cares little for the special needs of others, but I do believe that this is totally unacceptable on the driver’s part. I guess we can agree to disagree on the rest.
HP Dad@ September 27th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
bc, you are right - I misinterpreted the duality of your comments. On the one hand you agree the parking is unacceptable, but on the other hand you call Merritt out for tattle-taling?
It’s challenging enough to have the fortitude to believe in yourself and have the conviction to do the right thing without others, as adults, calling persons “tattle-tales.”
It remains a sad state that adults will tell their kids to do the right thing and then park in a handicap space, or whatever. Hang out at some of the schools sometimes. You’ll see it’s not the delivery truck usually in that space. It’s the mom or dad that wants their child to have the shortest distance to get into school. Their excuse? “I didn’t see any handicap people there.” Probably because they were taking up that space.
Accept my apology for misreading you and allow those of us that choose to do the right thing and call out others a little support, or at least neutrality from name calling.
P.S. sorry I could not come up with more hyphens other than the one you initiated.
Kat@ September 28th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
And I apologize for assuming the picture was taken from inside a moving car.
Space Hawg@ September 29th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Thats cool! I wonder if Peggy Sue or Sonny Bryan’s could do better!
Coty@ September 30th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Baker’s Ribs acknowledged “guilt”. The driver pulled in to place a phone call (safe, considering a school zone) just for a minute. The restaurant did not offer this as an excuse, just a fact, and has counseled their team on the need to keep these spaces availabe for those who are handicapped.
Da Diggy Diggy Spin Doctor@ October 1st, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Isn’t teamwork a great concept. Especially for PR! He was most likey calling the team at the base.
To some, this appears benign. What’s the big deal right, there’s still two handicap parking spaces?
Consider someone in a wheelchair with a ramp on their vehicle. Now, they have no place to park and exit their vehicle safely.
A phone call was placed to the owner of Baker’s Ribs on Milton/Greenville to ask that this type of parking not be tolerated.
The UP Police have already issued several citations this week at $300+ per occurence. Kinda pricey for the privilege to park up close if you’re not disabled, dontcha think?
I’m starting to question my loyalties. Merritt, you seem to be an awfully big tattle tale this week. This is obviously a totally unaccepatable parking job, but don’t you think the whole “holier-than-thou-I-never-break-the-rules-and-I-have-a-blog-so-I-get-to-post-pictures-of-you” bit is getting old. And I welcome any responses with more hyphens…
I break rules. I just don’t break them in a painted up van on a busy street.
And how was this picture taken? With a cell phone camera while driving??
Uh Oh, that is dangerous Merritt!!
Taking a photo while driving??? What if there was a kid crossing the street?!?!?!
Yeah, Merritt doesn’t “break [the rules] in a painted up van on a busy street” but she’ll sure as hell break them by taking pictures with her camera phone while driving down a busy street toward a school’s pedestrian crossing!
I guess it was more like jay walking since I wasn’t in my car.
bc, at 27, I hope you haven’t experienced what many parents of children with disabilities in this neighborhood have.
That said, there is more than enough lack of respect in this neighborhood for what these parking spaces mean for persons who need them.
Have you ever watched a person build a wheel chair from the front seat of his car which he was able to drive himself? If someone is parked illegally, he’s not able to do so.
Maybe if you and others were a little more sensitive to the special needs of others, or just to others in general, you’d recognize that what Merritt and a growing contingent of neighbors is doing is quite honorable.
It sends the message that we won’t tolerate others disrespecting our neighbors. There is no entitlement here.
Why is it so wrong to call out an adult for doing the wrong thing? Maybe if more people did, we’d all think twice about our actions.
HP Dad, thanks for going there. I’m not sure how you got that I am insensitive to others out of my post above, but I assure you I totally disagree with the parking job shown here. I just wanted to give Merritt a hard time about her tattle-taling ways lately…
I don’t know how I have, in your opinion, been flagged from those 5 lines as someone who cares little for the special needs of others, but I do believe that this is totally unacceptable on the driver’s part. I guess we can agree to disagree on the rest.
bc, you are right - I misinterpreted the duality of your comments. On the one hand you agree the parking is unacceptable, but on the other hand you call Merritt out for tattle-taling?
It’s challenging enough to have the fortitude to believe in yourself and have the conviction to do the right thing without others, as adults, calling persons “tattle-tales.”
It remains a sad state that adults will tell their kids to do the right thing and then park in a handicap space, or whatever. Hang out at some of the schools sometimes. You’ll see it’s not the delivery truck usually in that space. It’s the mom or dad that wants their child to have the shortest distance to get into school. Their excuse? “I didn’t see any handicap people there.” Probably because they were taking up that space.
Accept my apology for misreading you and allow those of us that choose to do the right thing and call out others a little support, or at least neutrality from name calling.
P.S. sorry I could not come up with more hyphens other than the one you initiated.
And I apologize for assuming the picture was taken from inside a moving car.
Thats cool! I wonder if Peggy Sue or Sonny Bryan’s could do better!
Baker’s Ribs acknowledged “guilt”. The driver pulled in to place a phone call (safe, considering a school zone) just for a minute. The restaurant did not offer this as an excuse, just a fact, and has counseled their team on the need to keep these spaces availabe for those who are handicapped.
Isn’t teamwork a great concept. Especially for PR! He was most likey calling the team at the base.