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In reply to the discussion: These drivers suck. Cybertrucks look like trash dumpsters. [View all]AverageOldGuy
(4,154 posts)I had to go to cleaners, grocery, and gas station., Wife and I are handicapped by old age, spinal issues, neuropathy, and the general vicissitudes of old age. Movement for her is a struggle, I get around okay. Handicapped spaces are a godsend for us.
So I pulled into the grocery parking lot -- all handicapped spaces were taken, one by a car without a handicapped permit occupied by a couple of guys who were standing around leaning against the car, smoking and bullshitting.
In the space next to their car was a full-dress Harley and approaching the scene was the Harley owner, coming out of the auto parts store -- BIG guy -- big all over, complete with the stereotyped Harley regalia and tats. I was struggling to get out of my car.
Harley Guy sized up the situation, shouted at me "You -- old guy -- sit down. I'll take care of this." He set down his package, walked over to the two guys in the handicapped space and unloaded -- verbally -- on them, gave them a lesson on how you don't park in handicapped spaces, all the while calling the cops on them. They gave him a little lip, which was the wrong thing for them to do. He had called reinforcements, two of whom showed up on their bikes.
The short version is (1) cops arrive, (2) called tow truck, (3) the two guys parked illegally in the handicapped space had warrants outstanding, (4) they got a free ride in a police car to county jail, and (5) the two friends of the Harley guy took my grocery list did my shopping for me.
Justice comes from the strangest places.