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We avoided the whole issue by shopping (mostly) on line. The parking placard is our nearly-four-year-old daughter's, though, so we don't use it unless she is shopping with us.
That's why my wife and sister in law scramble over each other to take my Dad out shopping. He's as smarmy as myself though and proceeds to take the bus just to mess them up.
Grrr indeed. A friend of mine, with 2 knee replacements and a degenerative heart condition, is agonizing over whether to apply for a blue badge, on the ground that she "can walk some, after all"!
Meanwhile 2 able-bodied daughters of hers are licking their lips at all that easy parking, "provided we take Mum along." Grrrrr!
Glad to see you got out shopping Mumps. My friends have been known to take advantage of my blue badge too. Quite often when I go out they say 'Could you bring your blue badge with you?' Oh well.
We avoided the whole issue by shopping (mostly) on line. The parking placard is our nearly-four-year-old daughter's, though, so we don't use it unless she is shopping with us.
Posted by: Rob at Kintropy | December 18, 2007 at 07:12 AM
I have done ALL my Christmas Pressie shopping online, on the first of December, which is a first for me !
Posted by: Sally | December 02, 2006 at 04:47 PM
That's why my wife and sister in law scramble over each other to take my Dad out shopping. He's as smarmy as myself though and proceeds to take the bus just to mess them up.
Posted by: rainypete | November 30, 2006 at 12:41 PM
Grrr indeed. A friend of mine, with 2 knee replacements and a degenerative heart condition, is agonizing over whether to apply for a blue badge, on the ground that she "can walk some, after all"!
Meanwhile 2 able-bodied daughters of hers are licking their lips at all that easy parking, "provided we take Mum along." Grrrrr!
Posted by: charelsdawson | November 30, 2006 at 03:46 AM
Glad to see you got out shopping Mumps. My friends have been known to take advantage of my blue badge too. Quite often when I go out they say 'Could you bring your blue badge with you?' Oh well.
Hope your feeling okay
Posted by: marmiteboy | November 30, 2006 at 02:37 AM
I made my first trip out Christmas shopping this year today. Ouch! The good news is that I didn't fall on any strangers :)
Posted by: Gimpy Mumpy | November 28, 2006 at 09:28 PM