If you are gonna get hosed, it will be by someone of your own species!

Deb worked the Mobile Mammogram Van in Grandview today.  With the weather forecast as "very"wintery, they had some no shows and cancellations, therefore got home a bit earlier than usual. So, picked her up and we decided to make an errand run to Shopko, then a run to Winco for groceries (we do have one college kid in town already, with two more showing up Wednesday). 

As an olde retired curmudgeon I do take addvantage of the Seniors parking spot which happens to be right next to the Handicapped spot.  As we were leaving to head to the grocery store, and almost to the car an olde guy in a Ford Explorer (and a disabled tag in the windshield) pulled into the empty handicapped spot next to where we were parked.  I put the stuff we bought in the back seat, and since he was getting out, Deb waited to get in.  I stood there to make sure there was no banging of doors against the car.  Sometimes these old coots aren't as careful as they should be. 

He locked and closed his door and walked forward between the cars in front of his and ours.  As Deb and I continued getting in, she said, "Would you look at that! He's getting in a van and leaving!"  I asked her, "Who?"  She said, " The old guy who just got out of the Ford next to us!"

Sure enough, he walked over and got into the passenger side of a van driven by a woman, they drove off and out of the Shopko parking lot headed East on Fairview.  YGBSM!!!!!  This guy left his truck there, not going inside, and took a spot some other person with a disability could use who is actually shopping. 

I was dumbfounded beyond words.  Can't tell you even now how frustrated I am that someone would do this!  If Deb hadn't already worked all day, and we needed to get groceries I would have definitely followed them.  So, is this just a totally inconsiderate old guy who like those who run red lights, dive into traffic in front of others and tailgates thinking his needs are the most important, and to hell with the rest of the world?  Or is it more personal and sinister than that and he's really cheating on his wife, and uses the Shopko parking lot for his rendezvous point and pickup?  LOL!

Guess we will never know, but at least he has no conscious, and definitely no concern for his fellow disabled.  Shheeezzzz!!!!!  And to think I believed the guy who was DWO was bad!