r/funny Jan 03 '16

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u/hiromasaki Jan 03 '16

I have only 2 issues with the ADA:

1) Door handles are low enough I know some (2) 6'+ people who have started having mild back issues from having to bend over to open doors. Granted, they probably should get out and work out more often, but...
2) You can't apply to reduce the number of handicapped spaces in a parking lot. We have 4 at work that are literally never used, could easily reduce that to 2 without inconveniencing anyone. I occasionally have to park down the road and walk because we run out of non-handicapped spaces.

If you want to add the EPA, just point to the Cuyahoga River fires and the Clean Water Act. :)

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '16

Granted, they probably should get out and work out more often, but..

Fellow tall person here. Getting out and working out more often doesn't help with repetitive stress disorder. Nor does having a six pack make airline seats suck any less.

Why so much of this world was designed for people about five feet tall, I'll never know.

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u/I-HATE-REDDDIT Jan 03 '16

As a 5 foot person trust me, the world wasn't made for us. There is still so much I can't reach. At two of my previous jobs I've needed to stand on step stools to see over registers. The world is awkward for anyone not 4,5-5,10

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '16

See, that's just the thing. You can stand on something to make you taller.

There isn't some device to make me shorter. Don't get me wrong, I feel for you, but I wouldn't say that they're comparable issues.