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Originally Posted by White Rook
A couple of individuals balked at the idea of handicap docking spaces. Here's my own personal view. I had assumed that the handicap docking space would be the closest to the parking lot. I don't expect to have a "wait priority" over someone else who's waiting for a docking space and arrived before I did. Once docked, I can hold one of the dock uprights while my wife gets out and ties up the boat.
With caution and planning, I can manage to get in and out of the boat and then rest a minute on the dock before walking away. I can walk short distances before having to stop and rest. At Wolfeboro for example, the shortest walk from the docking space to the parking lot would be very beneficial to me.
Since becoming disabled a few years ago, I have been blessed with individuals at docks rushing over to help if for example, the water is rough and we're having difficulty tieing up the boat or leaving the dock and a little bit of help is needed. At the marina, several individuals go out of their way to help me carry persoanl belongings down the dock.
God willing, a medical procedure I'm scheduled for over the next six months will help me be stronger and more independent. That's about all I have to say on a post that I somewhat regret originally responding to.
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The docks aren't that long in Wolfboro. I'm sure if you parked at the very begining of the dock near the parking lot, you wouldn't look out at the end of the dock and say, "man, I'm glad I didn't have to park all the way out there and have to walk in". And I for one, don't want to come over to Wolfboro on the weekend and have to wait for a spot while there are 3-4 empty handicap spots.
And no, I'm not one of those people that parks in handicap spots at the mall so don't even start. I just don't think the lake and docks is the right place for handicap parking. How has the lake survived these past hundreds of years without them? My point!