This started as a theme about handicap parking spots, to which I added:
On a similar topic:
The handicap stalls in the rest room are for handicapped people. They are extra-large to leave room for scooters, wheelchairs, and walkers. They feature hand-rails so people with difficulty standing can safely sit and rise.
They are not extra-large so you have extra room to try on the dress you're considering - that's what the dressing room is for.
They often have sinks so handicapped people (who may be subject to embarrassing accidents) can clean themselves privately - not so that you can fix your makeup in private.
The seats are not high so that you can "feel like a queen" (yes, that's what I heard a non-handicapped gal use as her excuse for using the stall). They're not high to suit your long legs (your legs aren't that long!). They are higher than normal to make it possible for the handicapped to "transfer" (the medical term) from a transport device.
If you are using the handicap stall, and you're not handicapped, remember: as a result there may be a handicapped person in serious need, who may be less able than you are to "hold it".
Mind if I pee in your shoes?
Lisa (who I know has MS) replied:
Sorry, Marion, but I beg to differ.
There are no laws which limit the use of handicap stalls. There are laws regarding the use of handicap parking. I don't see why handicap stalls should remain unused "just in case".
To which I returned:
Lisa, I guess you don't have the standard MS bladder. (I know other handicaps that require similar support.)
If you'd ever risked heading home instead of waiting for the toilet, started peeing uncontrollably before you even opened your front door, peed down the hall to the bathroom (soaking your clothes from the waist down - including your shoes), dragged yourself barefoot and wrapped in a towel to your bedroom to find something dry to put on, threw yourself on the bed in total exhaustion, realizing that when you've recovered (in an hour or so, if you're lucky), you'd still have to wash the pee off the floor (in spite of usually having to hire a cleaner because you can't stand long enough to wash the floor)... and then burst into tears when you remembered that the front door was still wide open (with the key still in the lock)...
... maybe then you'd understand why disabled people need priority access to handicap stalls.
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