Yup, dangerous things pits. ever tried putting a 3 wheeler over one?
A colleague tried. Rare for us to see a 3-wheeler. This was a Reliant Regal, car version of the 'Trotters' van. Mechanic drove into the workshop, headed straight for the pit, on autopilot. Several of us yelled, and waved, for him to stop. He stopped with the front wheel teetering on the edge, and as it started to slip into the abyss, there were about six of us trying to hold it back. Difficult, as no-one could get directly in front, due to there being a big hole in the ground. With reverse gear engaged, and all of use lifting and pushing, it came out. Phew!
Of course, jacking the thing up is also difficult. It got reversed over the pit, with the front wheel just near the edge. that gave us access to the underneath of the engine and gearbox.
Never allowed another in the workshop.
On another tack, Having had a big involvement lately with Mrs J's sister, who is a blue badge holder so we park in disabled spaces when she's with us, I've become very aware of people parking in disabled spaces at supermarkets who appear to have no impairment and aren't displaying a blue permit in their vehicle. It was particularly evident at our local Aldi recently when more than half the spaces were so occupied. the vehicles involved were high value examples like Porsche, BMW, Range Rover, etc mostly SUVs and all brand new and very "shiny". If I were to guess I'd say they were parking there to avoid door bangers? I've tried challenging this in the past but invariably am met with aggression so I just keep my head down and mutter to myself these days.
Had the opposite of this. I have a Doblo wheelchair vehicle. It is not needed much, but leaving it sitting is bad for it, so usually at least once a fortnight, I use it for my shopping trip, sometimes other journeys. Just because it is adapted for a wheelchair, does not mean I have to carry someone in a wheelchair.
I parked in Tesco car park, as usual, some distance from the store. Before I got out, I noticed a middle-aged couple looking across at me. As I got out, the woman called across at me, "You shouldn't park there." This, and the ones next to it, are where I normally park, whatever vehicle I have used, so I looked at her, a bit puzzled, looked at the van, placed neatly within the lines, and shrugged. She repeated her statement, a little more loudly. "Why?" I asked. "You're supposed to park in the disabled spaces near the entrance."
My wheelchair-bound partner, was at home, some 12 miles away. No justification for using a disabled space. I wonder why it matters to others, and why they need to assert themselves toward me? "You're an idiot." was my reply. I walked away. They yelled something else, but my ears were no longer listening. I was half-expecting them to be waiting when I returned, but thankfully they weren't.