Cortezcapt (Derek) 156 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Last time we were at Epcot while waiting for the fireworks we got to talking to a gentleman next to us and his wife. He had multiple health issues and got to telling us about his service dog, which he doesn't bring to the parks. Said it was just to much and even though the dog could ride on the scooter that it's not how the dog was trained and with his wife there to monitor him he can get along without the dog. (I can't remember what the dog was used for but some kind of warning maybe seizures or something). He then went on a big rant about the amount of "service dogs" he'd seen that day and how unwell behaved most had been. The same day we did see a gentleman with a larger dog that parked next to us. While getting out we said hello and I would say from the training the dog had it was a true service dog. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 11 minutes ago, twiceblessed....nacole said: Okay... last I'll say and then I'll stop hijacking Dave's thread (sorry Dave). My mom has lived with chronic severe pain, her entire life. She has horrible arthritis. It's attacked every part of her body. Her first memories of being in severe pain, were age 8. Age 8. And yet, she never used the handicap spaces until her mid-60's, when she (basically) could not walk. She never used those spots because she would say, "I remember being with Grandpa, who truly needed a spot, and people had abused the system and taken up those spaces, so he didn't get to go to the store that day. As long as I can walk, I will walk". You don't abuse the system. You don't dismiss the people, who need the help. My, soon to be 79 year old mother is the same way. Thread so no hijacking. LOL! She refuses to park in handicap spaces because she says others need it more than her. She parks by the cart corral‘s and uses a shopping cart to make it into and around the store. BTW hijacking is encouraged especially on Dave’s threads however this is Rennie’s Thread so no hijacking. LOL! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Just now, h2odivers...Ray said: My, soon to be 79 year old mother is the same way. Thread so no hijacking. LOL! She refuses to park in handicap spaces because she says others need it more than her. She parks by the cart corral‘s and uses a shopping cart to make it into and around the store. By the way I jacking is encouraged especially on Dave’s threads however this is Rennie’s Thread so no hijacking. LOL! Haha... yeah, I fixed that (I thought I was on Dave's...). I know Rennie will forgive me I'll get off it now, because it's just upsetting me. I guess it's personal. I just don't understand, being so thoughtless. I don't understand, putting yourself in front of others like that; thinking the rules don't apply to you. And (with service animals) why...because you don't want to leave your flippin' dog at home? Heck, our dog has separation anxiety and might be better off going with us, but we drug the pup up and put him in a crate (don't get me wrong, he's fine when we get back...just throws a huge fit when we leave). But no way am I strapping on a vest and bringing him with us. Ugh.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblr....Rennie 224 Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Nacole I don't mind the hijack at all, actually I like it as that is how this place used to be so I was kind of expecting it. I just don't want it to end up a debate thread and trust me I am on YOUR side on this subject but this is part of that All about me society we now live in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 This is the shirt and his son Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblr....Rennie 224 Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, Beckers said: This is the shirt and his son Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks for posting it for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 24 minutes ago, Beckers said: This is the shirt and his son Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I love it. Lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 1 hour ago, dblr....Rennie said: Thanks for posting it for me I have a soft spot for old people and technology ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblr....Rennie 224 Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 4 hours ago, Beckers said: I have a soft spot for old people and technology ? Look now don't pick on me and keep that husband of your working to help pay me my pension Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblr....Rennie 224 Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Another first this trip but not by me but my oldest was the Baseline Tap Room, I see a lot of discussion on another thread and wanted to mention it here as he really liked it, so next time it is a definite stop for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 There is nothing that makes me angrier than when a grown adult tries to bend the rules to get away with something. And most times, they just get away with it because no one has the guts anymore to call them out. So I just want to take the opportunity to send a shout out to the server at 50's Primetime for setting things right, and making Rennie eat his green beans!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblr....Rennie 224 Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 2 hours ago, DaveInTN said: There is nothing that makes me angrier than when a grown adult tries to bend the rules to get away with something. And most times, they just get away with it because no one has the guts anymore to call them out. So I just want to take the opportunity to send a shout out to the server at 50's Primetime for setting things right, and making Rennie eat his green beans!!!! Yes but isn't it ALWAYS YOUR FAULT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 596 Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Hey come on, if I can eat my green beans than you can too. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblr....Rennie 224 Posted January 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 8 hours ago, momof3kids-Yvonne said: Hey come on, if I can eat my green beans than you can too. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Very true but I got the sampler platter and MY rule is to eat all the meat ( fried chicken, pot roast and meatloaf ) first then potatoes and veggies so by then I was filled and no I didn't even try for dessert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 4 hours ago, dblr....Rennie said: Very true but I got the sampler platter and MY rule is to eat all the meat ( fried chicken, pot roast and meatloaf ) first then potatoes and veggies so by then I was filled and no I didn't even try for dessert. I hearby declare that to be "The Rennie Rule".....eat all the meat first, then potatoes, then veggies. LOL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblr....Rennie 224 Posted January 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 1 hour ago, DaveInTN said: I hearby declare that to be "The Rennie Rule".....eat all the meat first, then potatoes, then veggies. LOL. You make that sound like a bad thing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caveat lector 181 Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 I wonder if there is a big enough "service animal" vest to fit me. I could get into the park free, and it would definitely cut down on my wife's stress level knowing that I wasn't at crockets running up my tab. Beckers and Lantana 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 On 1/5/2018 at 8:37 AM, twiceblessed....nacole said: Yep. Pet peeve of mine, for the reason that (some) folks are now bringing Fido into parks, restaurants, markets, etc... simply because they don't want to leave them. I've personally met people, who have flat out told me that they didn't want to leave their pet, so they simply buy (which anyone can do) a "service animal" vest and in they go. One couple at the Fort, actually went so far to have friend whose a doc, write a letter to say that their 4lb mutt "needed" to be with them for support (just in case anyone asked...but people are so afraid of not being "PC" anymore, that they rarely ask), This because (he admitted) they didn't want to leave their dog behind. Service animals, like handicap parking, should be protected. It's boils my blood, to see people abuse the system because there are people who truly need assistance. Some, whose lives may depend on it, and there are people who (basically) flick mud on that need because they want to bring their pet with them. Yes they should. One article I read about true service animal vs someones self proclaimed "comfort animal" is the amount of training and the way they behave. Most true service animals will be very close to their master, usually brushing against them all the time. They are not easily distracted either. The majority will be on a short leash of some sort of handle. People that just bring their dogs because no one will question them have all different length leashes, the dogs are straining against them, they are sniffing all over the place, you know, being a dog. I'm tired of encountering dogs in places where they used to be/should be banned just because people think they are better than everyone else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 On 1/6/2018 at 11:52 PM, caveat lector said: I wonder if there is a big enough "service animal" vest to fit me. I could get into the park free, and it would definitely cut down on my wife's stress level knowing that I wasn't at crockets running up my tab. Oh gosh.. 1 hour ago, Travisma said: I'm tired of encountering dogs in places where they used to be/should be banned just because people think they are better than everyone else. Amen. "PC" has gotten out of hand. There should be stricter rules and people should be able to ask. h2odivers...Ray 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Quote I feel so sorry and worry about some of the dogs I've seen in the parks on days in the mid to high 90s. Poor animals, it looks like abuse to me. People can be so selfish and stupid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 On another note, one day in Epcot I saw a group of helper animals being trained. They were standing around the jumping water near the bridge to the worlds. 5-6 dogs in their training vests, each with a human teaching the dog. All of a sudden over on the left side I saw the last helper in line, a small pony. Still wonder what he/she was being trained to do for a human. h2odivers...Ray 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 7 minutes ago, fladogfan aka Gretchen said: I feel so sorry and worry about some of the dogs I've seen in the parks on days in the mid to high 90s. Poor animals, it looks like abuse to me. People can be so selfish and stupid. Big ditto to that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 13 hours ago, fladogfan aka Gretchen said: On another note, one day in Epcot I saw a group of helper animals being trained. They were standing around the jumping water near the bridge to the worlds. 5-6 dogs in their training vests, each with a human teaching the dog. All of a sudden over on the left side I saw the last helper in line, a small pony. Still wonder what he/she was being trained to do for a human. I think ponies are used with individuals who have paralysis, as they can handle some weight being put on them. fladogfan aka Gretchen 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, twiceblessed....nacole said: I think ponies are used with individuals who have paralysis, as they can handle some weight being put on them. When I was a little girl in Poland, we all had ponies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 2 hours ago, DaveInTN said: When I was a little girl in Poland, we all had ponies. What a lucky little girl you were. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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