Bunnings called out after SUV blocks disabled spots in viral video
A disabled businessman said he had to drive his car to Bunnings’ front door before staff acted on an SUV blocking several disabled parking spaces.


News.com.au
September 9, 2026

A Gold Coast businessman living with a disability has shared a brazen Bunnings customer’s illegal park across several disabled spots, saying he had to make a scene before staff acted.   :(

Kyle Wilmington, who runs a business setting up short-term rentals, has a rare nerve disorder called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease that affects his movement and muscles.

He uses his large social media presence to raise awareness for disability issues and the difficulties he has faced with his condition, which requires him to wear leg braces.

When he arrived at Southport Bunnings about 7am on Friday morning he was staggered to see a large SUV with a jet ski attached taking up four disabled parking spaces near the front entrance.   :o

“I went straight inside to tell the staff. He just said to me ‘what they want me to do about it?’,” he told news.com.au.

“I went outside, I took a video and then moved my car right up in front of the front doors at Bunnings. And then he came out and told me off.

“And the other staff caught wind of it and then decided to actually take action and call the guy (the SUV owner) over the PA and got him moved.”

An SUV blocking multiple disabled car spots at a Gold Coast Bunnings.

It was also towing a jet ski which blocked two spots alone.

Mr Wilmington shared the video he took with his 63,000 Instagram followers, since viewed millions of times, tagging Bunnings in the post captioned “this is out of control”.

“I’ve pulled to Bunnings this morning and this guy is quite literally parked across all of the f***ing disabled spaces,” he said. “All of them.


“Yes there’s some over there, but they’re taken (by) other people attending Bunnings this morning.

“I’m here, I’m disabled. And that’s not even the f***ing point of this video.

“This is just out of this f***ing world that someone would think this is completely acceptable.”

Mr Wilmington told news.com.au on Tuesday there was not enough said about the way people wrongly took up disabled parking spots “on the daily”.

Kyle Wilmington said he usually had a good experience at Bunnings. 

He runs a company setting up short-term-rentals.

He previously made a video with his gym after noticing large SUVs and super cars using the spots, believing it was because they are wider than usual parking spaces.

“People just say ‘it’s a car space’. But what it is, is actual accessibility for the person that needs it,” he said.

A Bunnings spokesperson said a site manager at Southport Bunnings acted immediately when made aware of the blocked disabled car spaces.

“An announcement was made over the PA and the vehicle was moved within 10 minutes,” the statement read.

“We take accessibility seriously and expect everyone to respect accessible parking spaces.

“When we’re made aware of misuse, we will take action to ensure these spaces remain available for people with disability or mobility restrictions.”


Mr Wilmington said Bunnings staff made the announcement about five minutes after he raised the issue but not before he made the point of driving his car up to the front door.

He visited Bunnings regularly and wanted to stress he usually found the staff to be “amazing”.

The 38-year-old hoped his viral video would bring attention to the issue and made people think about the impact they have when planning to use a disabled spot to pop into a shop.

These car parks are for people with a disability.  Also stop putting supermarket trolleys in the disability car parks, that I have seen several times.   :(    

The disabled will become more disabled by notchallenging themselves.

Just like going to the gym is hard work and painful and a struggle but makes you fitter.

My opinion is disabled carparks should be as far from the shop as possible.

This would allow the disabled person the wonderful opportunity to push struggle sweat and overcome a challenge.

As such , they become more mentally strong, higher self esteem and can become a superior man.

Indeed , a person on crutches who climbed Mt Everest deserves more respect then an able bodied person.

A disability is a great thing if you accept it fully and  don't let it define you

aquascoot wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 10:29am:

The disabled will become more disabled by notchallenging themselves. Just like going to the gym is hard work and painful and a struggle but makes you fitter. My opinion is disabled carparks should be as far from the shop as possible. This would allow the disabled person the wonderful opportunity to push struggle sweat and overcome a challenge. As such , they become more mentally strong, higher self esteem and can become a superior man. Indeed , a person on crutches who climbed Mt Everest deserves more respect then an able bodied person. A disability is a great thing if you accept it fully and  don't let it define you

That’s a good one, got any more jokes?

whiteknight wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 10:04am:

These car parks are for people with a disability.  Also stop putting supermarket trolleys in the disability car parks, that I have seen several times.   :(

Wouldn't be people with disabilities leaving their trolley there now would it?

aquascoot wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 10:29am:

The disabled will become more disabled by notchallenging themselves. Just like going to the gym is hard work and painful and a struggle but makes you fitter. My opinion is disabled carparks should be as far from the shop as possible. This would allow the disabled person the wonderful opportunity to push struggle sweat and overcome a challenge. As such , they become more mentally strong, higher self esteem and can become a superior man. Indeed , a person on crutches who climbed Mt Everest deserves more respect then an able bodied person. A disability is a great thing if you accept it fully and  don't let it define you

Now you're really pushing the envelope of credibility Scoot.

Heaven forbid you develop a debilitating condition or have a stroke - even fit people can have those.

You're just being mean here. ::)

I think the entire population of Australia is disabled.
The UAE can build an entire nation in a desert that attracts the world's wealthiest which generates more income and pride in its citizens.

While Australians can only hug the Coastlines, like holding onto a life raft at sea.

Gnads wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 11:38am:

aquascoot wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 10:29am: The disabled will become more disabled by notchallenging themselves. Just like going to the gym is hard work and painful and a struggle but makes you fitter. My opinion is disabled carparks should be as far from the shop as possible. This would allow the disabled person the wonderful opportunity to push struggle sweat and overcome a challenge. As such , they become more mentally strong, higher self esteem and can become a superior man. Indeed , a person on crutches who climbed Mt Everest deserves more respect then an able bodied person. A disability is a great thing if you accept it fully and  don't let it define you Now you're really pushing the envelope of credibility Scoot. Heaven forbid you develop a debilitating condition or have a stroke - even fit people can have those. You're just being mean here. ::)

Being " mean " is an interesting concept.

If you are an army officer with men under your command, is it mean to make them do 20 mile marches with full packs.
If you are a hospital subjecting a trainee surgeon to brutal study and  examination before passing him , is that mean.
If you are a police recruiter and recruits have to scale a wall and do a beep test and be tasered, is that mean.

I think separating out car parks feeds into the subtle prejudice of low expectations.

Oh your disabled, we are labelling you as that, you are different from us .
You aren't up to doing what we can do.
We consider you inferior.

Just get your little DSP  and get some government NDIS  worker to come and cook your meals and take you shopping because we think you are so piss weak,  you couldn't do it for yourself.

It's very similar to the subtle racism of low expectations we put on the aboriginal community.

It is going to make the object of our fake compassion weaker and less resilient and make them lack legitimate self esteem .

I'm all for helping the disabled do awesome things like climb a mountain or sky dive.

I'm not for telling them to identify with their disability and become takers who get more " stuff" the more they are taught ( by governments) to " complain"

Well, if this is anything like the shopping centres here in Perth then you will probably have to just put up with selfish, ignorant people (which seems to be most people these days) parking in disability bays without a permit.

Especially tradies and delivery people ("I'm only going to be 5 minutes") who are renowned for this sort of thing.

And then you have the able bodied ones who "borrow" a permit from a disabled family member or friend so they can use the disability bays. Lots of those around too, I'll bet.

Because, if you complain to the shopping centre management they will say "sorry, we can't do anything about it, you'll have to talk to the council or the police".

Which does seem a little odd (lazy more like it) because shopping centre carparks are private property owned by the shopping centre. At least here in WA they are.

And, if you follow that advice you'll get the same run around from the council/police.

Nobody wants to take responsibility for anything these days which is half of the reason why society is in the mess it is in.

Disgraceful stuff.

Jasin wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 11:41am:

I think the entire population of Australia is disabled. The UAE can build an entire nation in a desert that attracts the world's wealthiest which generates more income and pride in its citizens. While Australians can only hug the Coastlines, like holding onto a life raft at sea.

;D
That makes me wonder also!
I’ve noticed in last few years and more recently how fill up disabled car parking is at all times.
In fact shopping centre carparks seem filled up more often than not!
There’s “senior car parking” available to more able bodied ones but I can hardly get to find one of them available! Must be too many old people! Not me…no… I’m not old  ;D
Just would be nice to have a little special parking spot since I’ve reached senior age but looks like too much competition…so many retirees with nothing better to do than go to shops!

I don’t mind parking further away, and walking… in fact I prefer to park away from the madness…keep my car from being dinged. But that doesn’t work either….I came out and saw my rear rhs tail light busted!
Two women approached me with rego number of vehicle and their phone numbers as witnesses.
Anyway the guy that did it owned up to it and paid me for a new tail light.
It was less than the insurance excess so not worth going through insurances.

So my quest for shopping car parks…. is that I do not wish to have a new or updated car because of scrapes and dings …. them disabled car spots are so wide… I wish all the normal parking spots were too!

Carl D wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 12:38pm:

Well, if this is anything like the shopping centres here in Perth then you will probably have to just put up with selfish, ignorant people (which seems to be most people these days) parking in disability bays without a permit. Especially tradies and delivery people ("I'm only going to be 5 minutes") who are renowned for this sort of thing. Because, if you complain to the shopping centre management they will say "sorry, we can't do anything about it, you'll have to talk to the council or the police". Which does seem a little odd (lazy more like it) because shopping centre carparks are private property owned by the shopping centre. At least here in WA they are. And, if you follow that advice you'll get the same run around from the council/police. Nobody wants to take responsibility for anything these days which is half of the reason why society is in the mess it is in. Disgraceful stuff.

Don’t they have parking inspectors checking for permits attached to windscreen if it’s there, or if it’s still within date?

There should be different levels of disability stickers,
Level 1: Wheel-chair - park out the front
Level 2: People have difficulty walking - 1 row back
Level 3: people who have lifestyle induced disabilities (didn't look after their meat wagon) -  back of the carpark

Sophia wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 12:51pm:

Don’t they have parking inspectors checking for permits attached to windscreen if it’s there, or if it’s still within date?

Possibly. But, I've never seen any in my visits to shopping centres. Someone would have to call the council to get the inspectors to come to the centre and I get the impression that's way too much trouble (there's that laziness again).

Oh, and then the Council will probably say "That's private property so we can't do anything, talk to the shopping centre management" (and there's that run around again).

As for the "security" staff. Well, the ones that I've seen are usually too busy wandering around the inside of the centre doing what appears to be as little as possible (when they're not leaning on the customer service desk trying to chat up the ladies working there).

Gordon wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 12:55pm:

There should be different levels of disability stickers, Level 1: Wheel-chair - park out the front Level 2: People have difficulty walking - 1 row back Level 3: people who have lifestyle induced disabilities (didn't look after their meat wagon) -  back of the carpark

Now that's a very good idea.
How many times have we seen Current Affair style programs catching very abled people with entitled disability official markers exploit those front of the shop spots? Decades later we all still see them.
Sort the wheat from the chaff WhiteKnight.

Bunnings usually has a number of trailer spots, which is what the jetski guy needed. But idiots in hybrids keep parking in them.

Carl D wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 12:59pm:

Sophia wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 12:51pm: Don’t they have parking inspectors checking for permits attached to windscreen if it’s there, or if it’s still within date? Possibly. But, I've never seen any in my visits to shopping centres. Someone would have to call the council to get the inspectors to come to the centre and I get the impression that's way too much trouble (there's that laziness again). Oh, and then the Council will probably say "That's private property so we can't do anything, talk to the shopping centre management" (and there's that run around again). As for the "security" staff. Well, the ones that I've seen are usually too busy wandering around the inside of the centre doing what appears to be as little as possible (when they're not leaning on the customer service desk trying to chat up the ladies working there).

Council rangers can't issue fines in private shopping centre car parks unless there is a formal agreement between the council and the shopping centre (not many of those exist).

And, the shopping centres can't issue official fines.

Sure, many of them put a piece of paper under your windscreen wiper that says you must pay them a certain amount for staying more than 4 hours or whatever, but they aren't legal fines.

Parking in an ACROD bay when you don't have a permit, aren't disabled in any way, or aren't picking up someone who owns the permit is a pretty low act.

Carl D wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 12:38pm:

And then you have the able bodied ones who "borrow" a permit from a disabled family member or friend so they can use the disability bays. Lots of those around too, I'll bet.

Yes, those people are quite annoying.

I always had one of my parents' ACROD permits in my car, but I never even dreamt of using it if one of them wasn't in my car with me or if I wasn't picking them up.

Some people are just arseholes.

aquascoot wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 10:29am:

The disabled will become more disabled by notchallenging themselves. Just like going to the gym is hard work and painful and a struggle but makes you fitter. My opinion is disabled carparks should be as far from the shop as possible. This would allow the disabled person the wonderful opportunity to push struggle sweat and overcome a challenge. As such , they become more mentally strong, higher self esteem and can become a superior man. Indeed , a person on crutches who climbed Mt Everest deserves more respect then an able bodied person. A disability is a great thing if you accept it fully and  don't let it define you

If i weren't already convinced that you are a psychopath, i would be after reading that.

greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 2:57pm:

Yes, those people are quite annoying. I always had one of my parents' ACROD permits in my car, but I never even dreamt of using it if one of them wasn't in my car with me or if I wasn't picking them up. Some people are just arseholes.

I had an ACROD permit for my elderly aunt but like you I never used it if she wasn't in the car with me. When she went into aged care in July 2025 I took the permit to Mosman Park Aged Care and they kept it.

When she passed away last December I picked up the permit and returned it to be cancelled within a couple of days of her passing.

mothra wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 3:02pm:

aquascoot wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 10:29am: The disabled will become more disabled by notchallenging themselves. Just like going to the gym is hard work and painful and a struggle but makes you fitter. My opinion is disabled carparks should be as far from the shop as possible. This would allow the disabled person the wonderful opportunity to push struggle sweat and overcome a challenge. As such , they become more mentally strong, higher self esteem and can become a superior man. Indeed , a person on crutches who climbed Mt Everest deserves more respect then an able bodied person. A disability is a great thing if you accept it fully and  don't let it define you If i weren't already convinced that you are a psychopath, i would be after reading that.

Hard to work out sometimes if he's a psychopath or just trolling?

50/50 would be my guess.

Jasin wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 11:41am:

I think the entire population of Australia is disabled. The UAE can build an entire nation in a desert that attracts the world's wealthiest which generates more income and pride in its citizens. While Australians can only hug the Coastlines, like holding onto a life raft at sea.

Well, if we were sitting atop a sea of oil like the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia, we'd see cities spring up in the middle of the country, too. In fact, most of the UAE's population lives along the coast.

mothra wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 3:02pm:

aquascoot wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 10:29am: The disabled will become more disabled by notchallenging themselves. Just like going to the gym is hard work and painful and a struggle but makes you fitter. My opinion is disabled carparks should be as far from the shop as possible. This would allow the disabled person the wonderful opportunity to push struggle sweat and overcome a challenge. As such , they become more mentally strong, higher self esteem and can become a superior man. Indeed , a person on crutches who climbed Mt Everest deserves more respect then an able bodied person. A disability is a great thing if you accept it fully and  don't let it define you If i weren't already convinced that you are a psychopath, i would be after reading that.

I knew of a woman who had a mild form of cerebral palsy. Her friends would say that, as a teenager, this person would run around the place as if on a time schedule. But, by the time she was in her mid 20s, she had let herself get to a point that she needed a wheelchair.

Meanwhile, I have been through checkout lines of people with moderate disabilities manning the counter. Realistically, if you are able to walk, even though you have a disability, you should be able to stand and work.

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 4:02pm:

Jasin wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 11:41am: I think the entire population of Australia is disabled. The UAE can build an entire nation in a desert that attracts the world's wealthiest which generates more income and pride in its citizens. While Australians can only hug the Coastlines, like holding onto a life raft at sea. Well, if we were sitting atop a sea of oil like the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia, we'd see cities spring up in the middle of the country, too. In fact, most of the UAE's population lives along the coast.

Kaboom! 💥

Dude. We have more Resource wealth and variety of it than little UAE & Saudi combined.
Throw in more farming potential and better soil.

Next!  ::)

That's me!  I leap out of that driver's seat like a full-time marathon runner... draw evil looks - then go to the back gate and get the disability scooter out with a small crane..... and BTW - the card is mine anyway... I look great and going well - but heart failure knocks you back a long way, let me tell you.

Jasin wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 4:12pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 4:02pm: Jasin wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 11:41am: I think the entire population of Australia is disabled. The UAE can build an entire nation in a desert that attracts the world's wealthiest which generates more income and pride in its citizens. While Australians can only hug the Coastlines, like holding onto a life raft at sea. Well, if we were sitting atop a sea of oil like the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia, we'd see cities spring up in the middle of the country, too. In fact, most of the UAE's population lives along the coast. Kaboom! 💥 Dude. We have more Resource wealth and variety of it than little UAE & Saudi combined. Throw in more farming potential and better soil. Next!  ::)

Grappler Plan 2.0 - build the TARR - Trans Australia Road and Rail ... across the oil fields...

...let East meet West and West meet East,
and forever the twain shall blend...
cities will arise and fall..
but that won't be the end...
... of ores and oil we'll make a feast
on that you can depend,
when we rebuild the country up
how mightily it will fend.....

aquascoot wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 12:26pm:

Gnads wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 11:38am: aquascoot wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 10:29am: The disabled will become more disabled by notchallenging themselves. Just like going to the gym is hard work and painful and a struggle but makes you fitter. My opinion is disabled carparks should be as far from the shop as possible. This would allow the disabled person the wonderful opportunity to push struggle sweat and overcome a challenge. As such , they become more mentally strong, higher self esteem and can become a superior man. Indeed , a person on crutches who climbed Mt Everest deserves more respect then an able bodied person. A disability is a great thing if you accept it fully and  don't let it define you Now you're really pushing the envelope of credibility Scoot. Heaven forbid you develop a debilitating condition or have a stroke - even fit people can have those. You're just being mean here. ::) Being " mean " is an interesting concept. If you are an army officer with men under your command, is it mean to make them do 20 mile marches with full packs. If you are a hospital subjecting a trainee surgeon to brutal study and  examination before passing him , is that mean. If you are a police recruiter and recruits have to scale a wall and do a beep test and be tasered, is that mean. I think separating out car parks feeds into the subtle prejudice of low expectations. Oh your disabled, we are labelling you as that, you are different from us . You aren't up to doing what we can do. We consider you inferior. Just get your little DSP  and get some government NDIS  worker to come and cook your meals and take you shopping because we think you are so piss weak,  you couldn't do it for yourself. It's very similar to the subtle racism of low expectations we put on the aboriginal community. It is going to make the object of our fake compassion weaker and less resilient and make them lack legitimate self esteem . I'm all for helping the disabled do awesome things like climb a mountain or sky dive. I'm not for telling them to identify with their disability and become takers who get more " stuff" the more they are taught ( by governments) to " complain"

Long winded, not up to the humour of your first joke.

Carl D wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 3:43pm:

mothra wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 3:02pm: aquascoot wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 10:29am: The disabled will become more disabled by notchallenging themselves. Just like going to the gym is hard work and painful and a struggle but makes you fitter. My opinion is disabled carparks should be as far from the shop as possible. This would allow the disabled person the wonderful opportunity to push struggle sweat and overcome a challenge. As such , they become more mentally strong, higher self esteem and can become a superior man. Indeed , a person on crutches who climbed Mt Everest deserves more respect then an able bodied person. A disability is a great thing if you accept it fully and  don't let it define you If i weren't already convinced that you are a psychopath, i would be after reading that. Hard to work out sometimes if he's a psychopath or just trolling? 50/50 would be my guess.

Hari Budha Magar: After losing both legs in an IED explosion in Afghanistan in 2010, he summited Mount Everest in May 2023 and completed his historic Seven Summits expedition by climbing Mount Vinson in January 2026.

)Rustam Nabiev: The Russian former paratrooper lost both legs in 2015 and made history in May 2026 by climbing Mount Everest using only his arms without prosthetic limbs.

Kyle Maynard: Born with congenital amputation leaving him without fully formed limbs, he crawled to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in 2012 without any prosthetics.

Mark Inglis: The New Zealand mountaineer lost both legs below the knee due to severe frostbite after being trapped in a snow cave, later reaching the summit of Mount Cook and other extreme peaks

aquascoot wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 7:00pm:

Hari Budha Magar: After losing both legs in an IED explosion in Afghanistan in 2010, he summited Mount Everest in May 2023 and completed his historic Seven Summits expedition by climbing Mount Vinson in January 2026. )Rustam Nabiev: The Russian former paratrooper lost both legs in 2015 and made history in May 2026 by climbing Mount Everest using only his arms without prosthetic limbs. Kyle Maynard: Born with congenital amputation leaving him without fully formed limbs, he crawled to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in 2012 without any prosthetics. Mark Inglis: The New Zealand mountaineer lost both legs below the knee due to severe frostbite after being trapped in a snow cave, later reaching the summit of Mount Cook and other extreme peaks

Very impressive.

Well done to each and every one of them.

But, what does all of that have to do with able bodied people illegally parking their vehicles in disability bays?

Jasin wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 4:12pm:

Kaboom! 💥 Dude. We have more Resource wealth and variety of it than little UAE & Saudi combined. Throw in more farming potential and better soil. Next!  ::)

The only way Australia would have more farming potential and better soil would be if a line of volcanoes appeared in Western Australia and went "Kaboom!" and spread a heap of volcanic ash to fertilise the desert (and potential eastern regions). I don't know where you have this idea that our soils are fertile. Some regions are very fertile, but rare.

As for resource wealth: we might have scratched the surface to our vast resources decades ago. But these days, I suppose we have just more than a few holes that are just emptying what resouces we have to sell off for cheap to China.

And I can tell you, China has 23% of worldwide car accident deaths. Perhaps they need to put up a lot of disable parking.

We don't actually need more farming potential. We are a net food exporter, but it isn't exactly a lucrative business. And the whole Pilbara is made of iron ore. We still haven't finished shipping the mountains off to China.

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 4:09pm:

mothra wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 3:02pm: aquascoot wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 10:29am: The disabled will become more disabled by notchallenging themselves. Just like going to the gym is hard work and painful and a struggle but makes you fitter. My opinion is disabled carparks should be as far from the shop as possible. This would allow the disabled person the wonderful opportunity to push struggle sweat and overcome a challenge. As such , they become more mentally strong, higher self esteem and can become a superior man. Indeed , a person on crutches who climbed Mt Everest deserves more respect then an able bodied person. A disability is a great thing if you accept it fully and  don't let it define you If i weren't already convinced that you are a psychopath, i would be after reading that. I knew of a woman who had a mild form of cerebral palsy. Her friends would say that, as a teenager, this person would run around the place as if on a time schedule. But, by the time she was in her mid 20s, she had let herself get to a point that she needed a wheelchair. Meanwhile, I have been through checkout lines of people with moderate disabilities manning the counter. Realistically, if you are able to walk, even though you have a disability, you should be able to stand and work.

Coming from you Classic. You hardly work.

As for your comments about the young woman with cerebral palsy letting herself get to a point where she needed a wheelchair - as if it was her fault, is just an appalling comment.

What's your excuse for letting yourself go & turning into a drug affected alcoholic with fantasy delusions of grandeur?

$$

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 13^th, 2026 at 9:30pm:

Jasin wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 4:12pm: Kaboom! 💥 Dude. We have more Resource wealth and variety of it than little UAE & Saudi combined. Throw in more farming potential and better soil. Next!  ::) The only way Australia would have more farming potential and better soil would be if a line of volcanoes appeared in Western Australia and went "Kaboom!" and spread a heap of volcanic ash to fertilise the desert (and potential eastern regions). I don't know where you have this idea that our soils are fertile. Some regions are very fertile, but rare. As for resource wealth: we might have scratched the surface to our vast resources decades ago. But these days, I suppose we have just more than a few holes that are just emptying what resouces we have to sell off for cheap to China. And I can tell you, China has 23% of worldwide car accident deaths. Perhaps they need to put up a lot of disable parking.

You dish up bullshyte better than a belt fed machine gun.

When I was going to work by train there was this woman drove a mercedies sports and had a disabled tag so she got to park in the disabled parking. She was always running late. I often walked up past her car as she was parking. The parking at this station was about 300 yards to the station entrance. She needed to just about sprint to the platform to get there on time, This poor disabled woman would give me a 30 yard start and beat me to the station by close to 150 yards. She moved like a rocket. Cannot imagine what her disability was.

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Gnads wrote on Sep 14^th, 2026 at 10:55am:

Coming from you Classic. You hardly work. As for your comments about the young woman with cerebral palsy letting herself get to a point where she needed a wheelchair - as if it was her fault, is just an appalling comment. What's your excuse for letting yourself go & turning into a drug affected alcoholic with fantasy delusions of grandeur?

Well, now, I hardly do work. In a month's time, it will be 10 years since I have ever done a full time working week. But here I am condemning someone from being an able-bodied person with cerebral palsy becoming a wheelchair-bound person because she kept feeling sorry for herself.

Compared to another guy who had a more moderate form of cerebral palsy, yet can stand at a checkout counter scanning customers' grocery items for 4 hours a day. I can safely say that if you get fat from comfort eating and alcohol, you have no reason to complain about your situation in life. I speak from experience. And, yes, I would say that sitting on your arse all day collecting disability would have caused the worsening of her condition.

I dunno what it is about my heavy drinking and my half-arsing my way in the employment world. Perhaps it is some kind of passive-aggressive protest for having my childhood stolen from me. Having to grow up and be distracted by unpaid work, whilst trying to fight off selfish criminals, and keeping people alive. You could probably understand my need to console myself by taking it easy in my 40s and having a bingeing session nearly every week.

Gnads wrote on Sep 14^th, 2026 at 11:04am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 9:30pm: Jasin wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 4:12pm: Kaboom! 💥 Dude. We have more Resource wealth and variety of it than little UAE & Saudi combined. Throw in more farming potential and better soil. Next!  ::) The only way Australia would have more farming potential and better soil would be if a line of volcanoes appeared in Western Australia and went "Kaboom!" and spread a heap of volcanic ash to fertilise the desert (and potential eastern regions). I don't know where you have this idea that our soils are fertile. Some regions are very fertile, but rare. As for resource wealth: we might have scratched the surface to our vast resources decades ago. But these days, I suppose we have just more than a few holes that are just emptying what resouces we have to sell off for cheap to China. And I can tell you, China has 23% of worldwide car accident deaths. Perhaps they need to put up a lot of disable parking. You dish up bullshyte better than a belt fed machine gun.

Go ahead. Tell me what I said wrong here. I want to learn something about this. Was it my insensitivity to high rates of Chinese traffic deaths?

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 14^th, 2026 at 5:33pm:

Gnads wrote on Sep 14th, 2026 at 11:04am: UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 9:30pm: Jasin wrote on Sep 13th, 2026 at 4:12pm: Kaboom! 💥 Dude. We have more Resource wealth and variety of it than little UAE & Saudi combined. Throw in more farming potential and better soil. Next!  ::) The only way Australia would have more farming potential and better soil would be if a line of volcanoes appeared in Western Australia and went "Kaboom!" and spread a heap of volcanic ash to fertilise the desert (and potential eastern regions). I don't know where you have this idea that our soils are fertile. Some regions are very fertile, but rare. As for resource wealth: we might have scratched the surface to our vast resources decades ago. But these days, I suppose we have just more than a few holes that are just emptying what resouces we have to sell off for cheap to China. And I can tell you, China has 23% of worldwide car accident deaths. Perhaps they need to put up a lot of disable parking. You dish up bullshyte better than a belt fed machine gun. Go ahead. Tell me what I said wrong here. I want to learn something about this. Was it my insensitivity to high rates of Chinese traffic deaths?

Try your first paragraph.

The rest about China is irrelevant.

Australia is not actually a fertile continent. We have sections of the country that are fertile land. But for the rest of it (outside of the desert), farmers have to do their best to make the land fertile enough to grow.

The only way we could have this country be a reliable food-producing nation would be for having active volcanos spreading fertilising ash over the continent. Then we would need a sufficient amount of rainfall to keep soils moist for farming. Alas, we have to make do with what we have.

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 14^th, 2026 at 6:12pm:

Australia is not actually a fertile continent. We have sections of the country that are fertile land. But for the rest of it (outside of the desert), farmers have to do their best to make the land fertile enough to grow. The only way we could have this country be a reliable food-producing nation would be for having active volcanos spreading fertilising ash over the continent. Then we would need a sufficient amount of rainfall to keep soils moist for farming. Alas, we have to make do with what we have.

I'll pass on your explanations of everything & anything.  ::)

Gnads,

How about you explain how Australia is in a superior financial position compared to other countries around the world. I will wait for your response.

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 14^th, 2026 at 6:12pm:

Australia is not actually a fertile continent. We have sections of the country that are fertile land. But for the rest of it (outside of the desert), farmers have to do their best to make the land fertile enough to grow. The only way we could have this country be a reliable food-producing nation would be for having active volcanos spreading fertilising ash over the continent. Then we would need a sufficient amount of rainfall to keep soils moist for farming. Alas, we have to make do with what we have.

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Australia is not actually a fertile continent.

Yes especially the Disability Car Parks, almost nothing grows well in them, in particular the under cover ones - maybe mushrooms ?

It would take the pressure off city car parks if we grew regional areas instead of metropolitan areas.

If you go to train stations and look at all the empty disabled car spots you would conclude that Australia has a serious shortage of disabled people. I would think that is a good thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LlwmREBLYk

Dnarever wrote on Sep 14^th, 2026 at 9:31pm:

If you go to train stations and look at all the empty disabled car spots you would conclude that Australia has a serious shortage of disabled people. I would think that is a good thing.

I look forward to a day when we hardly send many athletes to the Paralympics because of the ability to fix the impairments of people with a disability.

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 14^th, 2026 at 6:12pm:

Australia is not actually a fertile continent. We have sections of the country that are fertile land. But for the rest of it (outside of the desert), farmers have to do their best to make the land fertile enough to grow. The only way we could have this country be a reliable food-producing nation would be for having active volcanos spreading fertilising ash over the continent. Then we would need a sufficient amount of rainfall to keep soils moist for farming. Alas, we have to make do with what we have.

Australia is a reliable net food exporter. It doesn't matter how productive your land is if there are more people on it than it can feed.

It's the same with minerals. This country is rich in mineral resources. But if our population was 100 times as big, we would probably decide it is poor in mineral resources. The land doesn't care how many dollars it produces. Only the people do.

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 14^th, 2026 at 6:50pm:

Gnads, How about you explain how Australia is in a superior financial position compared to other countries around the world. I will wait for your response.

That is not part of this discussion. And I never intimated any such thing.

Don't go making up bs about what you think I said.

Dnarever wrote on Sep 14^th, 2026 at 8:08pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 14th, 2026 at 6:12pm: Australia is not actually a fertile continent. We have sections of the country that are fertile land. But for the rest of it (outside of the desert), farmers have to do their best to make the land fertile enough to grow. The only way we could have this country be a reliable food-producing nation would be for having active volcanos spreading fertilising ash over the continent. Then we would need a sufficient amount of rainfall to keep soils moist for farming. Alas, we have to make do with what we have. Quote: Australia is not actually a fertile continent. Yes especially the Disability Car Parks, almost nothing grows well in them, in particular the under cover ones - maybe mushrooms ?

I'll pay that Duck  ;D

Moderator,

Delete any posts of mine on this topic that are not at least closely related to disability or disability parking spaces.

As I came out of the local doctor’s this morning I saw a young woman alight from a car in the disabled parking spot, she then helped an elderly woman passenger, who was on crutches,


into the surgery.
Couldn’t help but think that she should be training for an assault on Fujiyama, Everest might be a bit much

Billy Ocean says "Hey you. Get outta my car." :D