Sunday, September 26, 2010

Legally Legal

The other day, I discovered that my handicapped parking permit had expired in July. Not that it should matter, because I am going no where--no where, at all.

 But what if I did need to go to a doctor in an emergency, which I won't, because I am in Hospice. But, really-- what if?  And my daughter found a handicap space,  she got me in the wheel chair, and we had no permit and .....

One of the deadly sins to me, is to use a space to which you are not entitled; interpreted broadly, it is fair to say that I value integrity above all other virtues. And so for good measure, I contacted the Ohio Bureau of Motor vehicles. (Permit division).

(They answer their phone, which is more than I can say for their drivers' liscence division. Mine is due to renew on October 20, and because there is no circumstance in the world to get me behind the wheel, I do need a valid ID, I suppose.)

Back to the permit people. I gave them the id# on the card, and explained that I was sure I had had the request  to my doctor before July rolled around, and that he had returned it. Needless to say, I was a little preoccpied at the time. They had no record of this, so they will send me a new request form. Don't hold your breath, it will be sent in two to three weeks time.

P.S. I reached Susan Hospice on Friday afternoon and the table was delivered at 7:00 p.m. It's working great.

8 comments:

  1. I have the same values as you, i'm 32 years old and i hate to see people using a space that they are not suppose to be using, this goes against my values. However, one day when i was going to delivered the forms to be able to graduate i dared to parked my car (I was in a hurry) in a disabled parking permit area and the only time that i did this and I got a ticket, and i swear that i was only gone for two minutes, anyway,I ended up paying 350 dollars. :-)i'm glad that you're getting yours.

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  2. Hello again Mrs Greene,

    so..."all is well that ends well" and "necessity is a powerful weapon".

    Bye for now.
    Best
    K.

    ps Thanks again Sue.

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  3. i once dropped into a library for 5 minutes, parked in the wrong spot, and when i came out there was a very bad tempered note on my windscreen!

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  4. Hi Mrs.Greene! I came across your blogger page and find your blogs quite interesting and so I am now following you :) I am glad to hear that the table arrived and is working great! Take care

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  5. Hello Mrs. Greene,

    I watched the video on BBC and was really touched by your story. Thank you for sharing your words with the world. I'm glad to hear that your table has arrived.

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  6. Mrs. Greene,

    I have just started following your blog after being sent the video you made about blogging. I want to assure you, you are an inspiration and you have impacted many lives and will be remember fondly. With that being said, KEEP BLOGGING!! You have a lot offer and I'm really enjoying getting to know you!

    Mary Smart from Iowa, USA.

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  7. I agreed with the officer that there is no circumstance for you to be behind the wheel.

    But if you insist, they should give you one.

    Regards

    BT

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