“Can’t you see I’m disabled ?”
The shouted comment was like waving a red flag to a bull,
I have spent most of my adult life working with “disabled” people
and I absolutely hate when disabled people use their disability as an answer to everything
“There’s nothing wrong with your eyes” I countered, a reply that sent the man puce
Perhaps you need some context here
The car park at Prestatyn beach. I am parked in a regular parking spot near the promenade with the doors open, waiting for a dithering Mary to jump into Bluebell
Roger was staring out to sea looking somewhat gormless
The man in the large disabled cart was making a slow wide turn over several empty spaces in order to return to his wife, daughter and their Labrador. He had been barking brusque orders at his family for ten minutes or so, which had irritated me, as I had followed him up the Prom back to the car park.
He came so close to Roger, that the poor sod jumped and whimpered ( he is a wuss) but my paternal juices started flowing hence the sharp( but not unfair)
“ Watch where you’re going!”
The rest you already know, except for the hysterical turn the man then took.
With his voice going up at least two octaves he instructed his wife to take Bluebell’s registration number
“ Get it on your phone Jean !” He yelled making another pass
I felt that I had turned over my wagon and the Indians were circling
But by the look of things Jean didn’t look too bothered.
He kept shouting about discrimination,
I told him for the last time to watch where he was going, which I didn’t need to
And so it continued
Now the man had brand new trainers on so cheap Shoes would have been inappropriate comment so would have been my usual and usually effective Jog On put down , so I resorted to
“ knock Yourself Out” before getting Roger in.
He was still swearing and circling when I drove off , so didn’t notice when the world weary Jean mouthed the word “ Sorry” as I passed her.
Ps
The village Male voiced choir is in Swansea today , singing centre stage before the six nations Rugby match between Wales and Italy.