I didn’t take your parking place!

People absolutely never cease to amaze me. My friend has a handicap placard. She has it in a plastic sleeve so it doesn’t curl. And behind it she has the information from the clerks office. All nice and neat. We go to Kroger one evening.

Placard all front and center hanging from the mirror when we park. Legal. Not a care in the world. 

Now keep in mind, I’m hard of hearing. 

As we get out of the car, another vehicle pulls up beside of us. Closer to the store than us. 

I start a conversation with my friend about the Tesla that is parked a couple cars up from us. Noting that I read they are going to stop making cars. 

Then out of nowhere, I hear my friend say, “trot your ass right over there and look.”

What! Where did that come from? We are not talking about Tesla’s. And seems like, we never were. 

Then my friend asks, “where’s yours?”

“Not that it’s any of your fucking business but here.” Angry Anna shakes her placard at us. 

She is one parking place closer to the store than we are. She is parked in a handicap spot as well. We both have placards. And yes, she did trot her ass to the front of my car to see if we really did have a placard. No apology given. 

My friend says, “why are you so hostile?”

Angry Anna storms past us into the store.