This was a "First" for me.

On my last 3 hour layover in Atlanta, I had to use the Men's Room.
There was only one stall available. (No one else waiting).
When I came out, there was a older gentleman with a walker standing
in front of me. He wanted to rip my head off. (I used a handicap stall.)

I politely told him that when there is only one stall open, I wouldn't
pass it up, on the "Off-chance" that a Handicapped person may
come in after me.

He spewed a few obscenities and went in and slammed the door.
The guy at the sink near me said "I hope you didn't use up all
the paper, He'll kill you."

Maxx wrote:
On my last 3 hour layover in Atlanta, I had to use the Men's Room.
There was only one stall available. (No one else waiting).
When I came out, there was a older gentleman with a walker standing
in front of me. He wanted to rip my head off. (I used a handicap stall.)

I politely told him that when there is only one stall open, I wouldn't
pass it up, on the "Off-chance" that a Handicapped person may
come in after me.

He spewed a few obscenities and went in and slammed the door.
The guy at the sink near me said "I hope you didn't use up all
the paper, He'll kill you."


If it is the only one left, I don't see a problem with it.
After all, the goal is for them to be able to use the restroom, not have
to not wait for it.
Look at all of the wasted handicapped parking there are.

Maxx wrote:
On my last 3 hour layover in Atlanta, I had to use the Men's Room.
There was only one stall available. (No one else waiting).
When I came out, there was a older gentleman with a walker standing
in front of me. He wanted to rip my head off. (I used a handicap stall.)

I politely told him that when there is only one stall open, I wouldn't
pass it up, on the "Off-chance" that a Handicapped person may
come in after me.

He spewed a few obscenities and went in and slammed the door.
The guy at the sink near me said "I hope you didn't use up all
the paper, He'll kill you."

Disabled stalls, unlike disabled parking spaces, are not reserved
solely for the use of the disabled. It's a first come first serve.
Besides, how did he know you were not disabled? Not all disabilities
are visible.

mrtravel wrote:
Maxx wrote:
On my last 3 hour layover in Atlanta, I had to use the Men's Room.
There was only one stall available. (No one else waiting).
When I came out, there was a older gentleman with a walker standing
in front of me. He wanted to rip my head off. (I used a handicap stall.)

I politely told him that when there is only one stall open, I wouldn't
pass it up, on the "Off-chance" that a Handicapped person may
come in after me.

He spewed a few obscenities and went in and slammed the door.
The guy at the sink near me said "I hope you didn't use up all
the paper, He'll kill you."


If it is the only one left, I don't see a problem with it.
After all, the goal is for them to be able to use the restroom, not have
to not wait for it.
Look at all of the wasted handicapped parking there are.

Disabled parking spaces are reserved strictly for the disabled, unlike
restroom stalls.

PeterL wrote:

mrtravel wrote:

Maxx wrote:

On my last 3 hour layover in Atlanta, I had to use the Men's Room.
There was only one stall available. (No one else waiting).
When I came out, there was a older gentleman with a walker standing
in front of me. He wanted to rip my head off. (I used a handicap stall.)

I politely told him that when there is only one stall open, I wouldn't
pass it up, on the "Off-chance" that a Handicapped person may
come in after me.

He spewed a few obscenities and went in and slammed the door.
The guy at the sink near me said "I hope you didn't use up all
the paper, He'll kill you."


If it is the only one left, I don't see a problem with it.
After all, the goal is for them to be able to use the restroom, not have
to not wait for it.
Look at all of the wasted handicapped parking there are.


Disabled parking spaces are reserved strictly for the disabled, unlike
restroom stalls.


That was the point.. Why can't handicapped parking spaces be used if
they are the only ones available?

"mrtravel" wrote in message
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PeterL wrote:

mrtravel wrote:

Maxx wrote:

On my last 3 hour layover in Atlanta, I had to use the Men's Room.
There was only one stall available. (No one else waiting).
When I came out, there was a older gentleman with a walker standing
in front of me. He wanted to rip my head off. (I used a handicap
stall.)

I politely told him that when there is only one stall open, I wouldn't
pass it up, on the "Off-chance" that a Handicapped person may
come in after me.

He spewed a few obscenities and went in and slammed the door.
The guy at the sink near me said "I hope you didn't use up all
the paper, He'll kill you."


If it is the only one left, I don't see a problem with it.
After all, the goal is for them to be able to use the restroom, not have
to not wait for it.
Look at all of the wasted handicapped parking there are.


Disabled parking spaces are reserved strictly for the disabled, unlike
restroom stalls.


That was the point.. Why can't handicapped parking spaces be used if they
are the only ones available?

Because it's the law.

"PeterL" wrote in message
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Maxx wrote:
On my last 3 hour layover in Atlanta, I had to use the Men's Room.
There was only one stall available. (No one else waiting).
When I came out, there was a older gentleman with a walker standing
in front of me. He wanted to rip my head off. (I used a handicap
stall.)

I politely told him that when there is only one stall open, I wouldn't
pass it up, on the "Off-chance" that a Handicapped person may
come in after me.

He spewed a few obscenities and went in and slammed the door.
The guy at the sink near me said "I hope you didn't use up all
the paper, He'll kill you."

Disabled stalls, unlike disabled parking spaces, are not reserved
solely for the use of the disabled. It's a first come first serve.
Besides, how did he know you were not disabled? Not all disabilities
are visible.

It just caught me off guard. I wondered if anyone else ever
ran into this. Maybe the guy was just having an "off" day.

Maxx wrote:

"mrtravel" wrote in message
m...

That was the point.. Why can't handicapped parking spaces be used if they
are the only ones available?


Because it's the law.


I meant besides that.

Maxx wrote:

"PeterL" wrote in message
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Maxx wrote:

On my last 3 hour layover in Atlanta, I had to use the Men's Room.
There was only one stall available. (No one else waiting).
When I came out, there was a older gentleman with a walker standing
in front of me. He wanted to rip my head off. (I used a handicap
stall.)

I politely told him that when there is only one stall open, I wouldn't
pass it up, on the "Off-chance" that a Handicapped person may
come in after me.

He spewed a few obscenities and went in and slammed the door.
The guy at the sink near me said "I hope you didn't use up all
the paper, He'll kill you."

Disabled stalls, unlike disabled parking spaces, are not reserved
solely for the use of the disabled. It's a first come first serve.
Besides, how did he know you were not disabled? Not all disabilities
are visible.


It just caught me off guard. I wondered if anyone else ever
ran into this. Maybe the guy was just having an "off" day.


Maybe you should have asked him if he had seen who had taken your cane.

mrtravel wrote in
m:
That was the point.. Why can't handicapped parking spaces be used if
they are the only ones available?

Because most people use a parking space for a lot longer than they use the
toilet.