Let's Eliminate Government-Mandated Handicapped Parking Spots.

[Foxfyre]

America appears to be one of the few countries where such people exist in large numbers, or at all

Is there any explanation for that which does not involve stupid and lazy?

If you knew my husband, you would not be able to have any intellectual honesty or integrity and call him stupid or lazy. But disabled he is.

If you knew my Aunt Betty, you would not be able to have any intellectual honesty or integrity and call her stupid or lazy. But disabled she is.

I do not believe I am stupid or lazy but I do walk with a cane for balance and to ease pain from collapsed vertebrae in my back. Like most disabilities, mine is invisible to others. Sooner or later I will qualify for a handcapped placard but at this time I don't because I can walk further than is allowed to qualify.

America has more disabilities because it has significantly larger population than all but two other countries on Earth. Of the two countries with larger populations than ours, India has inadequate accommodations for the handicapped. China does much better in that regard.

 

[Mashmont]

Strongly disagree. I hated the 50s with a passion. Today is much much better now that we have a freer society where all men and women are free to pursue higher education. This is what capitalism is all about.

You were trying to pursue higher Ed in the 1950s but couldn’t?

 

[Lesh]

You are expert on bring in your turds and leaving them here.

And here you are.

 

[Mac-7]

If you knew my husband, you would not be able to have any intellectual honesty or integrity and call him stupid or lazy. But disabled he is.

If you knew my Aunt Betty, you would not be able to have any intellectual honesty or integrity and call her stupid or lazy. But disabled she is.

I do not believe I am stupid or lazy but I do walk with a can for balance and due to collapsed vertebrae in my back. Like most disabilities, mine is invisible to others. Sooner or later I will qualify for a handcapped placard but at this time I don't because I can walk further than is allowed to qualify.

America has more disabilities because it has significantly larger population than all but two other countries on Earth. India has inadequate accommodations for the handicapped. China does much better in that regard.

You are correct

I dont know your husband or Aunt Betty

So dont wave them in my face as your excuse for fat people that are too lazy to control their eating habits and walk

 

[Mac-7]

If you knew my husband, you would not be able to have any intellectual honesty or integrity and call him stupid or lazy. But disabled he is.

If you knew my Aunt Betty, you would not be able to have any intellectual honesty or integrity and call her stupid or lazy. But disabled she is.

I do not believe I am stupid or lazy but I do walk with a cane for balance and due to collapsed vertebrae in my back. Like most disabilities, mine is invisible to others. Sooner or later I will qualify for a handcapped placard but at this time I don't because I can walk further than is allowed to qualify.

America has more disabilities because it has significantly larger population than all but two other countries on Earth. Of the two countries with larger populations than ours, India has inadequate accommodations for the handicapped. China does much better in that regard.

BTW, rather than getting pissed at me why not direct your bile at the fat, lazy slobs who are abusing the system and making you look bad?

 

[Mashmont]

If you knew my husband, you would not be able to have any intellectual honesty or integrity and call him stupid or lazy. But disabled he is.

If you knew my Aunt Betty, you would not be able to have any intellectual honesty or integrity and call her stupid or lazy. But disabled she is.

I do not believe I am stupid or lazy but I do walk with a cane for balance and due to collapsed vertebrae in my back. Like most disabilities, mine is invisible to others. Sooner or later I will qualify for a handcapped placard but at this time I don't because I can walk further than is allowed to qualify.

Obesity is the root cause of a whole lot of back and knee pain. Studies show when people lose 10 pounds it makes a big difference.

Here’s Why Losing Weight Is the Key to Losing Joint Pain

Losing as little as 10 pounds can have a big impact on protecting your joints from osteoarthritis.

health.clevelandclinic.org

 

[Couchpotato]

If you knew my husband, you would not be able to have any intellectual honesty or integrity and call him stupid or lazy. But disabled he is.

If you knew my Aunt Betty, you would not be able to have any intellectual honesty or integrity and call her stupid or lazy. But disabled she is.

I do not believe I am stupid or lazy but I do walk with a cane for balance and to ease pain from collapsed vertebrae in my back. Like most disabilities, mine is invisible to others. Sooner or later I will qualify for a handcapped placard but at this time I don't because I can walk further than is allowed to qualify.

America has more disabilities because it has significantly larger population than all but two other countries on Earth. Of the two countries with larger populations than ours, India has inadequate accommodations for the handicapped. China does much better in that regard.

Is your husband fat?

 

[Foxfyre]

Very few people suffer from obesity for any reason other than shoving lots of food in their pie hole. It may be easier for one person vs another to become obese due to genetics but that doesn't change why 99% of people are obese.



It's definitely not.


Exercise has little effect on whether or not your obese. Running a mile burns 150 calories. There are 270 calories in a package of Twinkies.

You are entitled to your opinion. I am entitled to feel compassion for those who suffer from disabilities.

I think it compassionate to offer handicapped parking to those who need it. I choose not to judge people for why they need it.

 

[Mac1958]

Stop bitching because you have to walk a couple extra feet.

Pretty goddamn amazing that this is even an issue.

What happened to these people? Why are they like this?

 

[Mac-7]

Strongly disagree. I hated the 50s with a passion. Today is much much better now that we have a freer society where all men and women are free to pursue higher education. This is what capitalism is all about.

No era is perfect but there plenty of good in the 50’s

 

[Mashmont]

Often times heart issues will cause severe bloating of the lower extremities, and the resulting lack of mobility leads to large weight gain

Again

The asshole that started this fucked up thread could have simply gotten a temp handicap card

Problem solved

Stop bitching because you have to walk a couple extra feet.

I tend to park way out just for the exercise

What heart issues force a 400 pounder to load his plate with brownies at the Golden Corral?

 

[Foxfyre]

For the sixth time, I never said there should be no handicapped parking spaces. They are not difficult to get. You do not have to have a specific medical condition to get them, only that you can demonstrate difficulty walking as any morbidly obese person can. The problem is the left making a victim class of the obese

Do you know Cushing syndrome, something medical science does not know how to prevent, can cause gross obesity? Read up on Polycystic ovary syndrome, hypothyroidism and Prader-Willi syndrome. Yes some lack discipline in their diet and lifestyle, but every obese person is not that way because of their coices and lifestyle. Again, since I am not privy to any stranger's circumstances, I will choose not to judge them.

 

[Couchpotato]

You are entitled to your opinion. I am entitled to feel compassion for those who suffer from disabilities.

It's not an opinion. The primary driver for obesity is food intake. 2nd is lack of exercise, but you will never exercise enough to overcome a bad diet. Then comes genetic factors, but that just means you can't eat as much as someone who genetically has a higher metabolism or doesn't hold on to calories. Then access to recreation, exercise facilities etc. (see above). Then psychological, which are conditions which lead some people to what? Eat too much. Then it's a medical condition. The leading medical condition which may cause you to be obese is hypothyroidism. Less than 5% of the population suffers from that condition and it's not a guarantee to make you obese. Most people with the condition aren't obese, and it's treatable.

I think it compassionate to offer handicapped parking to those who need it. I choose not to judge people for why they need it.

I agree HC spaces need to exist, but they need to exist for people are actually disabled. Fat people aren't disabled.

 

[Mashmont]

Pretty goddamn amazing that this is even an issue.

What happened to these people? Why are they like this?

“How dare people question long-running leftwing edicts? Who told them they could do that? Trump?”

 

[Foxfyre]

You are correct

I dont know your husband or Aunt Betty

So dont wave them in my face as your excuse for fat people that are too lazy to control their eating habits and walk

All I am saying is that every fat person is not fat due to laziness or not controlling their eating habits. See Post #212.

We cannot know what any stranger's circumstances are. So sue me, if I choose not to judge people when I don't know.

 

[Foxfyre]

BTW, rather than getting pissed at me why not direct your bile at the fat, lazy slobs who are abusing the system and making you look bad?

I didn't get pissed at you. I am debating an issue here with some pretty significant education in what I am debating.

 

[Mashmont]

Do you know Cushing syndrome, something medical science does not know how to prevent, can cause gross obesity? Read up on Polycystic ovary syndrome, hypothyroidism and Prader-Willi syndrome. Yes some lack discipline in their diet and lifestyle, but every obese person is not that way because of their coices and lifestyle. Again, since I am not privy to any stranger's circumstances, I will choose not to judge them.

What condition forces morbidly obese people to load their plate with brownies at the Golden Corral? Why is the obesity rate three times what it was in 1965?

 

[Foxfyre]

Is your husband fat?

He has gained some weight since he became disabled and therefore less active. Fat? Yes, he achieved obesity to some degree. But he has lost 40 pounds over the last year by changing his diet to a healthier one. That probably makes his disability less severe but didn't make it go away. He looks great though.

 

[Mashmont]

He has gained some weight since he became disabled and therefore less active. Fat? No. But he has lost 40 pounds over the last year by changing his diet to a healthier one. That probably makes his disability less severe but didn't make it go away.

>40 lbs overweight. There’s your culprit

Show me a 50+ year old person that’s morbidly obese, and I will 100% GUARANTEE he has knee/back issues and can’t walk well

 

[Couchpotato]

He has gained some weight since he became disabled and therefore less active. Fat? Yes, he achieved obesity to some degree. But he has lost 40 pounds over the last year by changing his diet to a healthier one. That probably makes his disability less severe but didn't make it go away. He looks great though.

So Im right then. Diet is the main driver of obesity and is not a disability.