When people who don’t need to use handicapped doors? This is a pet peeve of mine, but it seems such a common occurrencee, I wonder if anyone else even notices or cares.
I have no issued with doors being used by those that are no handicapped-such as those pushing strollers, or carrying about 700 bags, or holding hands with a couple kids, or someone who is elderly.
But when able bodies, free handed people use these doors, it really bugs me. It just seems so…lazy. Besides that, I am sure the doors use electricity that should really be conserved. Also, the often then proceed to push the door anyways, since it open too slowly for their liking.
I guess it is part of my lazyness pet-peeve in general. People that leave their cars at the curbs of stores where they are not meant to be parked to avoid walking in a parking lot, or fight for the close spots at the mall or library. My local library has 4 non-handicapped spots on the handicapped row. The way people fight over these spots, you’d think the were paved with gold.
I am fat, pregnant, lazy and have a 5 year old clinging to me at least half the time…but I can manage to actually walk in a parking lot or push a door open manually. That’s all I am sayin’
I feel better now.
Dina said,
August 27, 2008 @ 2:53 am
using the button to open the door doesn’t bother me but the other issues like people parking in front of a store or fighting for closer parking spots makes me really angry. I never sit and wait or fight to get a closer spot AND i have a stroller or 2 to take with me! another thing i really really hate is when people park in the expectant mother parking and are NOT expecting or with child in tow…oh and those people who park in handicap spots when they are not handicapped…for god’s sake, you were given legs and feet for a reason- use them!
Jeannie said,
August 27, 2008 @ 2:13 pm
It doesn’t bother me to see people use the doors. It just means those doors are accessible, like in a restroom (which when I am with the kids, we nearly always use the larger restroom stall)
My kids like to press the button, and with a stroller it is easier.
Handicap parking, on the other hand, that bothers me. I hate hate hate seeing cars in those spots without the proper handicap tags/plates.
C said,
August 27, 2008 @ 5:55 pm
Love this post, Fancy!
That people use the handicapped button to open doors slightly irks me, but what bothers me the most is when people park in spaces reserved for handicapped people. THAT really ticks me off. I think it’s lazy and inconsiderate to those who really do need to use those parking spaces.
Then again, I’ve always been one to park at the furthest spot available in a parking lot. Not because I love to walk far from my car to the front door of the mall…but because A) I’m a crappy parker and hate tight spaces and B) I always worry that other people will ding my car. The further away I park, I figure the less likely people will smash into my car doors or rear end me.