Obesity

[undercoverbrother]

I was at Safeway today and saw a very large women getting out of a car. She was parked in the Handicapped spot.

Is obesity really a handicap?

[JohnnyB]

If anything, it's an advantage. So much more surface area to rest your drinks, burgers, tacos and pizza upon.

[Lobotroth]

Supremely obese people should have to park in the furthest spaces from grocery stores, restaurants, etc. so that it discourages them from eating and gets a bit of exercise in their lives.

[The Yen Man]

In the immortal words of Jesse Ventura when told it was a glandular problem:

It's a glandular problem alright...the hand to mouth gland.

[bradster57]

Where is huntingwhale?

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by bradster57

Where is huntingwhale?

On the prowl at Safeway.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I was at Safeway today and saw a very large women getting out of a car. She was parked in the Handicapped spot.

Is obesity really a handicap?

I doubt obesity was her handicap.

If I had to guess randomly, I would think that there would be issues related to her knees, hips or legs in some way. All of which are certainly considered handicaps in relation to those parking stalls.

Really, all that matter is if she has a parking tag (assuming it is her tag, or course)

[DropIt]

Originally Posted by Rathji

I doubt obesity was her handicap.

If I had to guess randomly, I would think that there would be issues related to her knees, hips or legs in some way. All of which are certainly considered handicaps in relation to those parking stalls.

Really, all that matter is if she has a parking tag (assuming it is her tag, or course)

All probably a result of being obese

[getbak]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I was at Safeway today and saw a very large women getting out of a car. She was parked in the Handicapped spot.

Is obesity really a handicap?

Did she have a handicap permit? If so, it's good enough for the government, and really shouldn't be anyone else's concern.

None of us can judge whether or not someone should qualify for a handicap permit without knowing anything more than "they don't look handicapped". The obesity may be the cause of her handicap, or her handicap may be the reason she's obese, or she just might be lazy.

Maybe she has an elderly father who likes the independence of going to the store every week, but has a problem walking long distances outside the store, so she drops him off, runs some errands, then goes back to Safeway to pick him up.

[Ben_in_Canada]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I was at Safeway today and saw a very large women getting out of a car. She was parked in the Handicapped spot.

Is obesity really a handicap?

As someone entitled to 'privileged parking' this bothers me a lot.
I hardly ever use the parking spots because I feel like an ass when I see someone who really needs it miss out, and it is 99.999% always some fatty, whose only issue is they're fat taking up the spots.

IMO, no, being a fat ass is not a handicap.

[flamesfever]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I was at Safeway today and saw a very large women getting out of a car. She was parked in the Handicapped spot.

Is obesity really a handicap?

Not unless her doctor thinks it is, and issues her a permit. I think obesity could be the primary reason for issuing a permit, for example when someone weighs 500 lbs, or a secondary reason where a person has a heart condition where he or she would be put at risk by walking large distances.

[Mike Vernon]

Originally Posted by DropIt

All probably a result of being obese

Thanks Sherlock

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by fotze

A new helpneeded term for these people (if we really should call them people) is handifatted.

These people make me want to wretch.

I was buying a huge dvd collection from some guy and he was this great big obese guy who used a love seat as his computer chair. He had the biggest transformers collection i had ever seen. One of each and i would have paid him thousands for it. but he lived in the basement and the smell was so bad i couldn't breathe.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

I was buying a huge dvd collection from some guy and he was this great big obese guy who used a love seat as his computer chair. He had the biggest transformers collection i had ever seen. One of each and i would have paid him thousands for it. but he lived in the basement and the smell was so bad i couldn't breathe.

nothing about your tale is surprising

[zuluking]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

nothing about your tale is surprising

...or relevant

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

nothing about your tale is surprising

??? DUDE he had every single transformer from the 80s. and he had the $300 masterpiece ones from Japan!

[flamesfever]

Originally Posted by fotze

A new helpneeded term for these people (if we really should call them people) is handifatted.

These people make me want to wretch.

Obviously you don't have any family members or friends who are grossly overweight.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

??? DUDE he had every single transformer from the 80s. and he had the $300 masterpiece ones from Japan!

nope does nothing for me.....I am not even sure what you mean by "pasterpiece ones"

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by flamesfever

Obviously you don't have any family members or friends who are grossly overweight.

obviously you do

[Flash Walken]

handifatted has me cracking up over here.