this is just plain stupid
Burning Brakes
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From: tampa florida
The original owner of my vette was handicap due to losing his left leg in nam (car is an automatic). When i was younger i lost the ability to walk for well over a year, confined to crutches and a wheel chair. Nothing made my day better then when my dad would take me for rides in his 68 vette and 2000 nsx. We did have a handicap tag and he proudly hung it on his windshield when i was with him.
Safety Car
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From: Pewaukee WI
We are lucky we live in such an awesome country where free speach is allowed.
My wife has a double hip replacement and doesnt get around as good as one would like, so does that mean even though she can "with effort" get in and out of the C5 that she should park down in the back 40 cause some immature "pecker head" takes offense that a "handicapped" person drives or rides in a vette?
Khama is a real bit*h buddy, one's status in life can change within a split second! Why tempt it?
My wife has a double hip replacement and doesnt get around as good as one would like, so does that mean even though she can "with effort" get in and out of the C5 that she should park down in the back 40 cause some immature "pecker head" takes offense that a "handicapped" person drives or rides in a vette?
Khama is a real bit*h buddy, one's status in life can change within a split second! Why tempt it?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: Salem Oregon
QUOTE=JJKJ;1578304441]My Uncle is also a Vietnam Vet who lost both his legs above the knees. He no longer drives sports cars, but back in the 70's he drove just about any kick-a$$ muscle car built including at least one Corvette. He used to have my Dad install his hand controls for him. My Dad was just talking about one of my Uncle's Challengers on Sun at a family event.
I think you made a bad ASSumption on this one.[/QUOTE]
I think you made a bad ASSumption on this one.[/QUOTE]
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
Anyone handicapped doesn't belong in one. The reason for the parking spot is easy access to the building and such. There is nothing easy about getting in and out of a corvette. That being said if u can get your happy butt in and out of a corvette then you really aren't disabled and should maybe save the spot for someone who actually needs it
I will remember this thread for some time.
Lost all respect.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Springfield IL.
Oldtimer
And you may very well made a fool of yourself as you did here. If that person has the plate they deserve the spot regaurdless what you think. Handicap people deserve to drive a vette just as much as you, if that's what they want. It's no harder getting in a vette than any other small car.
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Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Rogers AR
I think what is just plain stupid is this thread. My friend with scoliosis who doesn't get around real well used to own an '84 coupe up until a few years ago. He definitely needs and uses his handi tags. OMG....how dare he enjoy owning a Vette in his handicapped state. Sheesh........... 
AKA "The CLOWN"
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From: Chicago South Suburbs
There are to many handicaps out there and it is not any our business what those are, and you don't have all the facts on why they have those plates.
If I saw a Vette with handicap plates, I would say "COOL", because whatever there handicap is, it's not stopping them from driving there Vette
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From: Houston TX
Anyone handicapped doesn't belong in one. The reason for the parking spot is easy access to the building and such. There is nothing easy about getting in and out of a corvette. That being said if u can get your happy butt in and out of a corvette then you really aren't disabled and should maybe save the spot for someone who actually needs it
The Chase Bank drive through ATM here is setup for braille, so there must be blind drivers out there somewhere
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I'm quite surprised that you made the assessment of what you saw without ANY facts, and then to say that a handicapped person doesn't belong in a Corvette was the epitome of being an A$$hat.
I think the first thing that you should do is retract your statements, then apologize to everyone who wasted their time in the thread that you started and then ask a moderator to close the thread.
Shame on you and I hope that you never find out what it means to have a physical disability. I too, have lost all respect for you. I'm putting you on my ignore list so that I don't have to ever read your nonsense again.
I think the first thing that you should do is retract your statements, then apologize to everyone who wasted their time in the thread that you started and then ask a moderator to close the thread.
Shame on you and I hope that you never find out what it means to have a physical disability. I too, have lost all respect for you. I'm putting you on my ignore list so that I don't have to ever read your nonsense again.
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From: New Jersey
St. Jude Donor '05, '12-'13, '15-'16, '21
Opinions are like ******** well you know - but sometimes its better that an opinion is left unsaid. Some peoples perspective on issues such as this always amaze me as being so.....well uneducated. Oh yea....may I have my click back.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2010
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From: LaPorte Indiana
Where am I "*******" a handicapped? Just saying what I thought of this c6 parked in a handicapped spot. Kinda like a person collecting state aid but yet owning a corvette?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: Salem Oregon
I'm quite surprised that you made the assessment of what you saw without ANY facts, and then to say that a handicapped person doesn't belong in a Corvette was the epitome of being an A$$hat.
I think the first thing that you should do is retract your statements, then apologize to everyone who wasted their time in the thread that you started and then ask a moderator to close the thread.
Shame on you and I hope that you never find out what it means to have a physical disability. I too, have lost all respect for you. I'm putting you on my ignore list so that I don't have to ever read your nonsense again.
I think the first thing that you should do is retract your statements, then apologize to everyone who wasted their time in the thread that you started and then ask a moderator to close the thread.
Shame on you and I hope that you never find out what it means to have a physical disability. I too, have lost all respect for you. I'm putting you on my ignore list so that I don't have to ever read your nonsense again.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: Salem Oregon
Do you know where our money comes from? I thought not. I have pain every day, but I choose to still have something in my life that means something to me.
So back to my first post..............BITE ME!
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2010
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From: LaPorte Indiana
I'm quite surprised that you made the assessment of what you saw without ANY facts, and then to say that a handicapped person doesn't belong in a Corvette was the epitome of being an A$$hat.
I think the first thing that you should do is retract your statements, then apologize to everyone who wasted their time in the thread that you started and then ask a moderator to close the thread.
Shame on you and I hope that you never find out what it means to have a physical disability. I too, have lost all respect for you. I'm putting you on my ignore list so that I don't have to ever read your nonsense again.
I think the first thing that you should do is retract your statements, then apologize to everyone who wasted their time in the thread that you started and then ask a moderator to close the thread.
Shame on you and I hope that you never find out what it means to have a physical disability. I too, have lost all respect for you. I'm putting you on my ignore list so that I don't have to ever read your nonsense again.
