I was terribly amused to see both sides of the argument over new fines for inappropriate parking in priority parking spaces at Asda — mainly the statement from one lady who said (not verbatim, but pretty close) the new fines (£60) were unfair because she couldn’t be bothered to look for a parking space metres away, and since those priority spaces are so much closer to the supermarket she should be able to park there ‘for five minutes’ and get her shopping.
Wow. She couldn’t do any more to publicise her all-encompassing self-centredness than to be interviewed for a national news programme, could she?
For a moment there I thought this was something like the priority parking that some of the local malls have been selling — that’s right, ~selling~ — to preferred customers. And my heart immediately went out to the people who were being pushed out of those spaces.
But this is what we call the Handicapped/Disabled Parking spaces. I have no pity for the woman either.
Comment by Joel — 29 September 2007 @ 4:33 am
How embarrassed SHOULD she be, eh?
Comment by Andrea — 2 October 2007 @ 10:38 am