Red Mosquito

I understood it to be for off duty cops. Why do they need a spot for a crime call. They can stick their car wherever.

True.

It's all marketing at the end of the day.

Mickey wrote:

B wrote:The prego spot is stupid, but you unconcerned with special spots for veterans?

Oh I see, there's five questions there:

Curbside pickup--Bad
Pregnant--Obviously bad
Police--Good, this shouldn't exist
Veteran--Neutral, this shouldn't really exist either, any handicapped veteran should get a handicapped spot and everyone else can walk.
Handicap--Bad

To be clear, bad as in it's bad to park there.

Against my instincts, I parked in the vet parking once when my father-in-law was in the car with me after he insisted. (He is retired Navy.) Sure enough, as soon as I got out, an older man saluted me and I didn't know what to do so I just nodded. Felt like a real Larry David moment.

stolen valor machine

Wtf reid

I changed my mind, it's good to park in the vet spot

Vets preboarding on planes is kinda silly too.

spike wrote:Vets preboarding on planes is kinda silly too.

Nah. They (most of them anyway) were willing to do something I am not for my benefit and the benefit of the country. If they want to get on a plane before the rest of us, let ‘em.

wease wrote: Nah. They (most of them anyway) were willing to do something I am not for my benefit and the benefit of the country

Unless you were born before WW2 then this hasn't been true during your lifetime (unless maybe you're a defense contractor)

wease wrote:

spike wrote:Vets preboarding on planes is kinda silly too.

Nah. They (most of them anyway) were willing to do something I am not for my benefit and the benefit of the country. If they want to get on a plane before the rest of us, let ‘em.

You could say the same thing--more accurately, I'd wager--about firefighters, grade school teachers, and garbagemen. Lionizing vets is one of America's goofiest habits.

Yeah when I was in the military I felt weird about it. Like I’m just doing a job leave me alone. I’m not a saint

By all means, people who put their bodies on the line for the US military should have their healthcare paid for in full for the rest of their lives. I just don't think they need a special parking spot at the Chilis.

Everyone puts their lives on the line every single day

Surprised there aren't spots for teachers or first responders or whatever the hot cause is at the moment. Parking for Ukrainians?

One I do appreciate is pregnant lady parking cause I can just throw on a wig and sunglasses and stick my belly out

BurtReynolds wrote:Surprised there aren't spots for teachers or first responders or whatever the hot cause is at the moment. Parking for Ukrainians?

I think you can park wherever you want in Kiev right now.

BurtReynolds wrote:Surprised there aren't spots for teachers or first responders or whatever the hot cause is at the moment. Parking for Ukrainians?

Those spots are reserved for the vets already.

Technically a Ukrainian is a veteran

Mickey wrote:Technically a Ukrainian is a veteran

Sorry, THE vets. The ones who kill brown people to protect our freedom.