On Wed 01 Apr 2009 08:36:08p, Ed Pawlowski told us...

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> "Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
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>> People are so ****ing jealous that anyone else - *especially* a parent
>> or pregnant woman - gets *any* benefit or courtesy, however minor,
>> even one that is so "no skin off my nose" as half dozen parking
>> places, that it really shows how perfectly idiotic they are.
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> Congratulations on your good health.
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> You are correct that a business can offer whatever conveniences and
> incentives as they desire. You are, however, wrong about "no skin off
> my nose" though. By assigning those spaces to a chosen few, others that
> have needs are forced to walk just a little further. I'm talking about
> the waitress that was on her feet for hours, the mailman that walked his
> route, the arthritic on a cold day that needs some groceries, the
> machinist that stood at his mill all day, the teacher in front of the
> class, the nurse caring for her patients.
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> I've taken my children to the store for their entire childhood and never
> had a problem parking any place. After two knee surgeries, arthritis, a
> bruised bone, and torn meniscus I try to keep my walking to a painful
> minimum after a day at work where I had to do a lot of walking to earn a
> living. So, it is a bit of skin of some of our noses. Get back to me
> when you are in your 60's and see if your idea changes.
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> Well, I did not get up on a soapbox because it is painful to do so and
> please excuse me while I go take another 800 mg ibuprofen.

Very well expressed, Ed.

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.