Eat to Live, Live to Eat

Pointing out handicap parking space etiquette to a man unhindered with disability and clearly abusing that privilege could have turned ugly. And had it gone further I am positive it would have resulted with my own paralyzation.

It was just your average day down at the local dirt movie theatre. Christine and I were hunkered down in her Chevrolet Cobalt eating soon-to-be-smuggled candy and discussing the finer things in life as we waited for the start time of the matinee.

All of the sudden a rusted pick-up sputtered next to us and parked — right in a handicap zone.

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