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A few weeks back, this grocery store set out these plant racks that essentially blocked the walkway, except for a small strip running parallel to the curb (only one person at a time could pass through, as you can see).

At that time, I helped a senior lady who was using a walker to get through it, because she could have easily fallen off the curb if the wheel slipped over the edge.

So I let the store management know that it was dangerous and they needed to give people more space.

Today, I noticed that they put a skid down, completely blocking the narrow path.

This forces people to walk between the plant racks, which is even more narrow. Coupled with the fact that some of the plants are put on the ground (lazy customers??), so you actually can't pass without some major maneuvering.

Someone at the store surely must realize how bad of an idea this is. Or is doing it out of spite.

And to make matters worse, behind where this photo is taken is plenty of open space to put those plant racks. I know this because there used to be a bike rack, but it was removed and never replaced... 😑

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I think it's illegal to occupy all the sidewalk like that. I'd give police a call.

[–] [email protected] 142 points 6 days ago (3 children)

You could send a tip to an ADA lawyer. Or maybe report them for not meeting fire code.

[–] [email protected] 73 points 6 days ago

Agree! And to add for OP I’m sure the Fire Marshall would love to hear about how people can’t get in or out of the building. Fire Marshall is probably the fastest option for everyone’s safety.

Good for you OP for keeping your community safe !

[–] [email protected] 37 points 6 days ago (1 children)

ADA lawyer

The photo shows a Shoppers Drug Mart store, which means OP is in Canada. I’m sure there’s a Canadian equivalent though.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago

An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada (the Accessible Canada Act)

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago

Start with the complaint to the town as that is free.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

"trip" and knock a few down

[–] [email protected] 43 points 6 days ago (4 children)

The shit has wheels and isn't behind a fence. Move it yourself, tell them to fuck off, and go back the next day and move it again until the management give up. What are they going to do? Get a police stake out? Hire RoboCop to uphold the law? Never attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

Stupidity and malice very often go hand in hand.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Allow us to introduce you to... malicious incompetence.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

Except in American MAGA politics, where an idea is usually conceived in malice, but carried out incompetently, then blamed on Democrats when it predictably goes wrong. It's called The MAGA Razor

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Trip on one of the pots on the ground and tumble yourself into the racks to create a domino effect

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago

And then sue them to kingdom come.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You act like you can't walk on the road. Literally like in this illustration:

Yeah, you shouldn't have to but fuck cars. Roads are for people not steel cans.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Have you ever seen a person with a disability who uses a walker or wheelchair try to drop down from a tall curb?

Regardless of who's liable, they don't want to get hurt doing something completely unnecessary.

I'm acting like the company shouldn't be assholes, and use the abundance of space along the rest of the front face of that building.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

My wording wasn't quite right there. This does mostly affect disabled people. I was just trying to bring out how infrastructure for cars leaves like a walkway on a cliff for pedestrians.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Nobody wants to shop anymore

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Millennials are killing the shitty supermarket plant industry

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 days ago

So you’re saying this large chain-store put out a bunch of free plants for people to take at their leisure?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago

Wow, what a maze. Are there accessibility laws that might be violated where this is?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

And just push the skid out of the way, too? 😡

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I'd say pour salt into each pot but I fear the plants are the propery of a local nursery and it's not their fault the store is managed by idiots

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I don’t say this as a justification but they have probably placed them further out so the plants can get light. Back up against the building, under that overhang, they would not get the light they need, and after a few days this inventory would spoil and be lost, which is probably bad news for someone’s job.

Again, not a justification. I just don’t think the placement is completely at random.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Honestly it probably is Kore stupidity than spite

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's a little ironic that you say they hate shoppers with a shopper's store in the background...

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

This has to be a fire code violation or something

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Almost nobody is going to care about this, at all.

Out of all the things to screech about this isn't it. Jesus Christ lol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

If we are going to get off of our fossil fuel addiction and create walkable spaces everywhere, we're all going to have to care about this.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (4 children)

Again, I and most literally couldn't care less if they have to spend 3ft in low speed parking lot traffic like every other person. It's not the end of the world, people aren't getting run over and injured.

You are just looking to trigger that social media rage dopamine hit. Your worries are about as real and dumb as trans women taking over high school sports. It's just less hateful.

And here y'all are eating it up. I honestly cannot imagine getting so angry over this utterly minor inconvenience.

Frankly I think your paternalistic attitude over these HELPLESS people is probably the most offensive thing in here to anyone with a physical handicap.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

I personally think your response to the issue being raised is exactly why America is a total dump that will never be able to have nice things. You're literally shutting down someone's criticism of the functionality of the public spaces in their everyday life because you don't think it's a big deal. But it's the laziness of things like this that actually make America a shitty place to live. It's an epidemic of poor decisions with regard to how much placement of things inconvenience others. This was clearly a poorly planned implemention of selling a ton of plants out front of the store. Someone raised the issue. But you. You decided to shut them down for it because they should get over it. There are bigger issues. Yeah fair enough I guess but also you're enabling shitty design and things will only get worse when there's folks like you that accept garbage and tell anyone who complains about it that they're crazy for saying anything about how it's garbage. /rant

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Again, I and most literally couldn't care less if they have to spend 3ft in low speed parking lot traffic like every other person.

There is no curb cut for someone with a wheelchair, mobility device, walker, stroller, shopping cart, or hand trolly to even do that. πŸ™„

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

And here y’all are eating it up.

I wonder if everyone's eating it up or whether they have their own valid opinions.

I honestly cannot imagine getting so angry over this utterly minor inconvenience.

Honestly, you seem way more infuriated than OP posting in mildly infuriating with much less aggressive language and without dismissing people.

You didn't only share your disapproval or opinion, you made it a point to be dismissive.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

This is a stupid take and you should feel bad.

The fact you are acting gleeful in response to an image of a completely unnecessary hurdle for people with physical display suggests that you're probably a bad person to be identifying those on high horses.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm not gleeful. I said you and the group are whiney bitches.

Looking for the most minor of situations to set off screeching. You have idiots in here arguing and white knighting and thinking that it's better in the rest of the world 🀣

One fucking moron thinks one image is representative of the state of the ADA implementation.

Go be productive. This is just rage bait for the terminally online nerds. You are doing nothing but paternalising and hurting your own mental health.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (8 children)

"I'm not gleeful about disabled people facing challenges" he says as he gleefully mocks people for caring about challenges that disabled people face.

Leave your mom's basement. Touch grass. Talk to a real person.

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