BroganMc
It's not the age, it's the mileage
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2005
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Basic quote
"If you don't think getting a handicapped accessible room is so bad why don't you let me break both your legs so you will need it. The rooms are INFERIOR and for you to claim otherwise just proves you are a xxxxx"
I guess if I had the two broken legs and took the accessible room there was LESS chance this poster would get one???
Don't sweat it. As someone who absolutely needs a HA room for basic hygiene and sleeping (life with a disability can suck at times), I've probably wished the same type of person broke both their legs so they get a crash course on my reality. And the funny thing is, one day they will be in a position to need such amenities (assuming they don't off themselves in true Darwinian fashion). That's why those of us in the disabled community refer to outsiders as "TAB"s aka "temporarily able-bodied".
FWIW, that mentality is not just contained to errant posters on the DIS. Unfortunately it exists in the real world to a depressing amount. Just look at the sherrif's office outside Tampa. Or you can quiz my sometimes idiotic brother who doesn't see why accessible entrances are an issue for me. (Known me for over 20 years and he still don't get it.)
The polls. like any on the internet, are prone to a large margin of error. But that's because it is strictly an opt-in sampling with a huge initial bias. (We are already owners or interested in DVC.)