Walmart's new parking

jacques27 · March 2015

pinkrevenge said:

southernbelle0915 said:

pinkrevenge said:
I will admit that I kind of squint at pregnancy parking, but family parking makes sense to me, size wise (they're typically bigger) because car seats and strollers are bulky and kids are kind of dumb and have little situational awareness. Their chances of suddenly rolling under a moving car is pretty high.
I don't really get stabby about pregnancy parking. Not because I'm pregnant. I would personally never use it. I have two capable legs and no prenatal issues.

But some pregnant women are really supposed to take it easy or are on partial bedrest or whatever. And they still need to get shit done - maybe they're single moms who don't have anyone to help them run errands or whatever.

I'm with you on the walmart fire though.. I wouldn't pee on it even if I really had to pee.
Maybe I don't get this very well, that's actually really likely, but when my aunt was pregnant and on light duty, her doctor got her a temp handicap parking pass no problem, and it wasn't hard for her.

That depends on your state requirements and your doctor being willing to certify that you have a qualifying medical condition. In my state, you can only get a parking placard (whether it be permanent, short term - 12 mos., or temporary - 6 mos.) if you have one of the following conditions:

has a cardiac condition to the extent that functional limitations are classified in severity according to the standards set by the American Heart Association.
Uses portable oxygen.
Is restricted by a respiratory disease.
Has an artificial oxygen tension (PAO2) of less than 60 mm/Hg on room air at rest.
Has lost an arm or a leg and does not have or cannot use an artificial limb.
Cannot walk without the aid of another person or device, e.g., wheelchair or cane.
Walking 200 feet would be life threatening.
Cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest.
Cannot walk without a significant risk of falling.

Your average pregnant woman isn't going to fall in these categories even at 38-41 weeks. And while there are some doctors who have no problem signing anything their patients put in front of them (and many do because they don't want to hurt the dr/patient relationship), there are plenty of doctors who probably wouldn't have suggested or signed the temp parking for your aunt unless she had another medical condition above and beyond pregnancy (light duty is lift/carry 20 pounds occasionally, 10 pounds frequently, and the ability to stand/walk 6 out of 8 hours a day). Now, a woman with pre-eclampsia who is supposed to be on bed-rest but still may have the rare occasion to have to actually leave the house and go somewhere (hospital or clinic for a follow-up, pharmacy, etc.) would likely be able to get a temporary placard. But pregnancy in and of itself isn't a disability.

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flutteringinfl · March 2015

FI is a vet and I bet he would have something to say about this. He really dislikes this idea that serving in the military automatically makes you a better person. He used to have a really hard time when people would thank him for his service; he deals with it better now, but he still is very jaded about the military and the public opinion of people who serve.

flyingfoxes · March 2015

flutteringinfl said:
FI is a vet and I bet he would have something to say about this. He really dislikes this idea that serving in the military automatically makes you a better person. He used to have a really hard time when people would thank him for his service; he deals with it better now, but he still is very jaded about the military and the public opinion of people who serve.

It kind of annoys FI when people thank him for his service. I think he thinks it's because he didn't join to get attention - it's his job - no need to thank him for doing his job.

Viczaesar · March 2015

scribe95 said:
The pregnant parking thing annoys me. Pregnancy is either by choice or stupidity (I guess there is 1 percent where birth control didn't work) so why do they get special parking?

Birth control failure rate is a lot higher than 1%.

Blergbot · March 2015

My birth control failed AND I was high risk with serious mobility issues (I was sent to physical therapy). Could I have gotten a placard? Maybe. Was I offered one or did I even know how to go about obtaining one? No. Would I have gladly utilized pregnancy parking? Yes.

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