The Only Thing Handicapped is Your Sense of Decency

This rant goes beyond just "stuff that bugs me". This one is more of an attack on those people who couldn't care less about any other human being on the planet but themselves. Carly Simon is singin' about you, pal, and so am I.

I have officially become disgusted with people who think that it is okay to park in handicapped parking spots, or park in front of fire hydrants, or use the handicap button on the doors when they are not, in fact, disabled. How hard is it to push a door open? Really? Or take the extra seven damned steps from your car to the McDonald's door? No wonder this country is overwhelmingly obese; everyone is not only eating deep-fried crap on a bun, but they can't even muster the strength to walk 10 feet from their car.

I have friends who are disabled, and they have seemed to accept the fact that people suck enough to park in Handicap designated spots, thus hindering them, the people with ACTUAL physical impairments, and making their lives even more difficult. When I asked my one friend what she thought about this, she just sighed and said, "It happens." What the hell? "it happens"? It should NOT happen. It should NOT be okay for people to screw over someone who is confined to a wheelchair, or an old lady with a cane, or anyone else with a valid disability just for their own selfish assfaceness. It seems like people don't even get tickets for this stuff anymore. Yes, great idea-let's enable these inconsiderate jerks who are too lazy and close minded to care that they are having a direct and negative effect on someone else. It all just contributes to the self-righteousness of pricks everywhere.

And lastly, while not quite the same, or as rage-inducing as the handicap spot parkers, are those who are dumb enough to park your car in front of fire hydrants. What if there were ACTUALLY a fire which needed that hydrant? And no, putting your hazard lights on does not give you a free pass to park there...or anywhere, really. Red zone+ fire hydrant=don't park here, buddy. Granted, everyone knows that some idiot's car parked in the way of a hydrant won't stop the fireman from busting the windows of your car to get to it, but how stupid ARE you? For one thing, that's a big ass fine if you get ticketed. For another...why? You are putting your car at risk, first of all, because they WILL destroy it in order to attach a hose and put out that fire. And, again, you're putting your own unwillingness to walk another few feet from your car to your destination above the fact that someone might possibly DIE while waiting for water to put out their house fire. All because you were too lazy to walk from a further parking spot. Nice.

So, to sum it all up, I leave you with this:
If you happen to be one of these blockheads I mentioned above, I hope you rot in hell. Have a nice day.

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