-- Walked out of the hotel Saturday morning and saw a Rolls-Royce parked in a handicapped parking space. Nothing on the car indicated the driver had the right to park there. If the driver is worred about his (or her) car getting scratched, he ought to drive a Yugo. If I ran the world, or Florida, I would fine any able-bodied driver who parks in a handicapped space $1,000 for a first offense, $5,000 if you drive a Rolls. The second offense would be $10,000 no matter what you drive. If you're too lazy to walk a few yards, stay home.
-- Saw Jim Belushi and Bruce Jenner in the media center at Daytona International Speedway. Belushi had that look that said, "I used to be famous." Jenner looked like you'd think he would, if you thought about him.
-- Danica Patrick walked into the 10 a.m. Nationwide Series meeting at 9:59. She talked to Brad Keselowski for several meetings and then walked across the room and sat between Tony Eury Jr. and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Figured you'd want to know.
-- Coolest person I saw Saturday morning was Junior Johnson. Never makes a big deal out of himself. He doesn't have to.
Police could make a small fortune for the city just by ticketing the pathetic "not handicapped" people who park in the handicapped spots at Target in Stonecrest! Yes, they somehow got a handicapped pass and zip it up to their mirror before jogging into the store, but I rarely see anyone who actually needs the space walking in. Sometimes I will ask the person what their handicap in and they can't even think quickly enough to tell me something I might believe. Very rarely the person will look sheepish and move the car, but more often then not, they just keep walking into the store and aren't embarrassed that they have stolen the spot from a truly disabled person.
Posted by: Lynn | February 13, 2010 at 12:17 PM