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Itchy-Marionberry-62 t1_j1ohn68 wrote

Reply to comment by il_biciclista in Mercedes parked on the sidewalk in East Boston with permission from Spinelli's... by njas2000

Looks like there is plenty of space for wheelchairs to get by.

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no_flashes t1_j1oi6k7 wrote

They’re taking up more than half of the sidewalk. Someone in a wheelchair or using a walker would find it difficult to get by. Also- since the pavement is ramped- it Is even more dangerous for disabled people to navigate.

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coldsnap123 t1_j1oswg6 wrote

People in wheelchairs is a rare thing. People in wheelchairs using that particular sidewalk at that particular time is probably rarer than getting struck by lightning.

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blobbychuck t1_j1ozqaf wrote

The only reason ignorant people like you think we're "rare" is assholes like this make it unsafe for us to go out on the streets.

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coldsnap123 t1_j1p076t wrote

The percentage of people who require a wheelchair is probably 3-4% out of the entire population of Massachusetts. Then distribute that population across the state. It’s rare. Incredibly rare if you zero in on that sidewalk at that particular time. Settle down.

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blobbychuck t1_j1p0lx9 wrote

3-4% would, statistically speaking, be considered uncommon, not rare. There are more of us than there are redheads (if that number is even accurate, I don't feel like fact checking you). But you know what? Who cares how many of us there are? We cannot fully participate in our community because of people like this who make it unsafe. Why are you ok with isolating us from a community that we help fund with our tax dollars, in violation of federal law, just so a selfish rich boy can park his car?

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vimgod t1_j2e68mv wrote

Just say you gate disabled people and move on. Common selfish generation. Only cares about me me me.

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coldsnap123 t1_j2e6g5g wrote

What you just said doesn’t mean anything in English.

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vimgod t1_j2e6kea wrote

Maybe your reading glasses aren't working anymore buddy

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coldsnap123 t1_j2e800w wrote

You tell me what it means to gate disable someone, I haven’t the foggiest.

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vimgod t1_j2e8u9f wrote

Can you really not tell gate was supposed to say hate? Do you have any ability to understand context or are you a bird brain that needs everything to be explicitly stated?

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coldsnap123 t1_j2e939s wrote

Can’t spell. Calls other people bird brain. 😂

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coldsnap123 t1_j2e98ry wrote

Nobody hates disabled people. The likely hood of this car blocking anybody that’s disabled is minute.

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vimgod t1_j2eb42w wrote

Why does the car get extra space that is meant for pedestrians and disabled people? Even if it's minute, why should a disabled person suffer for a rich Mercedes driver who can't follow the laws

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coldsnap123 t1_j2eccz3 wrote

Do you really want to follow every rule of law exactly the way it was written? Do you reserve the same amount of outrage when you do something outside the letter of the law? How many disabled people walk on that sidewalk per year at that particular location? All that fuss for maybe…5 people at most?

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vimgod t1_j2ed1hj wrote

Why are you so offended for this car driver? Imagine being upset when someone says blocking the sidewalk is a bad idea. You truly are a snowflake

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coldsnap123 t1_j2eed1r wrote

It’s not the end of the world for anyone on this planet if the car is parked like that.

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vimgod t1_j2eeq66 wrote

Who said it was? But it shouldn't happen. A private business taking advantage of a publicly owned street is not good and it should be called out. You're the only one who is so offended here. You're an absolute clown

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coldsnap123 t1_j2eeyb2 wrote

Ok, you spend the rest of your life taking notes on who isn’t following every law exactly the way it’s written. Have fun.

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vimgod t1_j2ef1mg wrote

You have fun being offended by every post on this subreddit. Maybe get a job instead lmao

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coldsnap123 t1_j2efbhl wrote

Someone out there is going 1 mile above the speed limit and you can’t do anything about it.

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vimgod t1_j2eilod wrote

Someone out there has a job and you sit at home commenting on any post where someone brings up a valid issue thinking you're doing something when you really are just a nothing who has accomplished nothing

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coldsnap123 t1_j2ejszt wrote

All of these words, yet no sense is made. Sad. So far your interests are following laws exactly as they’re written and telling people to get a job. Do you enjoy building walls as well?

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vimgod t1_j2ekxst wrote

I'm telling you to get a job you nobody

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coldsnap123 t1_j2ellor wrote

Since we’re spending the same amount of time online, does that mean you have to get a job as well?

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vimgod t1_j2elpcr wrote

I'm talking about your entire post history, not this specific conversation. You're on reddit so much, no idea how you can actually work.

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coldsnap123 t1_j2elyuv wrote

You’re reading my entire post history? Get a job you nobody.

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vimgod t1_j2em9ul wrote

I actually have one. It's pretty clear you don't have a job of any significance though and so you come on here to make yourself feel better. But in reality, you still are a little nobody that's accomplished absolutely nothing. And no matter how much you post on this site, that will still be true. Sorry to tell you the truth

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coldsnap123 t1_j2emtnd wrote

Everything you’re saying applies to you 😂😂

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vimgod t1_j2eoogi wrote

What job do you do?

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coldsnap123 t1_j2ep64x wrote

You’ve already established that I don’t have a job. Very sad brain you have.

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BackBae t1_j1ov1iz wrote

That’s a pretty heavily foot trafficked area… multiple people in wheelchairs or using walkers or strollers having to navigate around that in the span of a few hours is somewhere between plausible and likely.

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no_flashes t1_j1u7hij wrote

Honestly- people using a cane or a walker would have trouble getting by as well. Clearly you don’t have any experience with anyone with mobility issues. Lucky you.

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coldsnap123 t1_j1uc6po wrote

How many people using canes and walkers do you estimate to use that piece of sidewalk a day?

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Itchy-Marionberry-62 t1_j1okyrp wrote

Challenges are made to be overcome.

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no_flashes t1_j1u831i wrote

You know what- you’re right. Just get extra close to the car with your wheelchair, stroller, walker. I’m sure the car owner wouldn’t mind if the metal device you’re using leaves a little scratch behind along the entire length of the car. Problem solved.

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Itchy-Marionberry-62 t1_j1w74de wrote

Are you sure you want to do that if it belongs to to pastry shop owner in East Boston?

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no_flashes t1_j205058 wrote

I am not doing anything. I’m saying- if it requires people to get close so they are not in the street, stuff can get scratched. Accidents happen. Ever try to navigate a stroller or walker through a narrow passageway? Not easy. Chances of me going near that bakery are slim and none.

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