Thankfully down here it's not quite the same (yet)...I haven't seen any "I'm so fat I can't walk" cases with handicapped stickers. But you can bet it's coming
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What I DO see is the elderly couple, husband pushing wheelchair looking almost as frail as his wife; struggling to do their shopping etc. And those SOBs who park in the handicapped spots couldn't give a toss if Mr and Mrs have to use narrower parking spots whereby it's almost impossible to wheel the chair up to the car and open the door fully enough in order to get in.
Australia is becoming a FAT nation - the stats are frightening. Hell, walking around the shops is frightening! I cannot believe the number of fat kids I see - girls from say 12 - 20 who are just plain fat; mirrors of their mothers walking beside them. There is no excuse except for what goes in their shopping trolleys and how much time they spend flopping on the couch gorging the crap they buy
. NOT happening in MY house!!!