[jambutty]

Originally Posted by forceten

I don't post on here very often, mainly because I think from being on the sidelines and looking in that it is a very closed shop.

However I do feel that I have to post here.

I have a disabled son. He is mentally disabled, not physically, so in looking at him you would think he was normal. But I do have blue badges for him. I'm not going to go into why I got them or anything as I don't think that that is anything to do with you.

But Jambutty, from what you are saying, anybody who has a blue badge has to have a physical disablity? One that you can see?

It's people like you who give the disabled a bad name. I park in a disabled place when I have my son with me. And I have need to too..........not that I will explain to you. But when I don't have my son with me I don't park in a disabled space.

And nor do I post to test the response of other people on here either.

If I'm in the wrong I admit it......something that perhaps you should think about?

I have never said that anyone who has a Blue Badge has to have a physical disability that can be seen. Kindly don’t put words in my mouth.

What I said was that in order to qualify for a Blue Badge the applicant has to be unable to walk any distance unaided or without experiencing pain. This does not cover people who are on crutches because they have broken a leg. In other words the disability has to be deemed as being permanent.

Walking unaided doesn’t just mean that someone has to physically support the disabled person but also means having to guide them so that they do not harm themselves or others. This covers blind people and those with mental disabilities.

So just exactly where was I wrong?

I am fully conversant with the rules for using a Blue Badge but some people see a situation and immediately jump to conclusions and some even want the Blue Badge system discontinued because a few people misuse it. But there are far more able bodied people who abuse the disabled bay parking than there are BB holders misusing it. So have a go at them.

The trouble with some people is, that when they discover that they have been the victim of a wind up they don’t like it and drag the depths of the barrel to get their own back in some way. If they can’t do that then comes the character assassination.