Re: I Need To Vent

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

Go in on their web page and vent about the parking. If doctors are there all day long, let them park somewhere else. Cheating the clients. I'd sure as shooting, let anyone who reads their web page know about the parking. YES get a handicapped hanging thing and hang it on the RV mirror. Sorry you had to go through that, not all older people do that.

Jordan2 · ‎03-16-2010

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@Jordan2 wrote:
I took my 90 year old mother to the doctor yesterday. She walks with a walker and isn’t in the best of health. The doctor shares an office with his associate ( there is also additional tests done there) so it is quite busy. The parking lot isn’t large, doctors are assigned spots, there are signs you will be towed if you don’t park accordingly. The office has only 8 spots, it’s a joke. I get to the appointment an hour early because I know I might have to wait for a parking spot. I’m in the lot with my car running just waiting for someone to come out ( not in anyone’s way, you can clearly see me and know I’m waiting). I’m sitting for over 30 minutes when this old guy comes into the parking, realized he couldn’t park in this other spot ( nearly backing into me), then proceeded to cut in front of me. He came along and waited all of 2 minutes, when someone came out and moved their car, he parked in the spot! Now if you knew me you would know I’m not the confrontational type. I got out of my car and yelled at him, I have waited 30 minutes, you just got here, didn’t you see me( he claims he didn’t which was a lie), he told me to calm down! I waited 10 more minutes to get a parking space. Then I had to look at his face while in the waiting room.
@Jordan2

It's one thing to be "the confrontational type" and another thing entirely to stand up for yourself. While I can't picture the parking lot as mentioned, unless this man was psychic there's no way he would "know" you were waiting. A running car could also mean you were waiting for your passenger to drop something off and they would be coming right out.

Seems to me that you can do two things ..... first, complain in person or by phone to both the practice's office manager and the building manager. Offering only 8 spaces for the patients of several doctors doesn't make sense, IMO. Is there alternative parking nearby? You could drop Mom off at the front door and park your car down the street ... or wherever.

Secondly, as mentioned upthread, inquire about a Handicapped parking sign issued to your mother That would increase your getting parking spaces more quickly. JMO

@Tinkrbl44, I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving my mother at the door, even though she has a walker she can be unsteady on her feet, plus she can't stand for too long. I could park elsewhere, but it would be too far for my mother to walk. Unfortunately parking in the lot is my best option.

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

@Jordan2, take your mom in the office after you pull up to the door, and turn off your car. Tell them in the office, you'll be right back as soon as you park the car. Then, if it takes you awhile, the office people can help your mom out to move around.

patbz · ‎03-10-2010

Talk to the Office Manager about the situation and ask, it the situation is repeated, if you called from your car, could they send out a team member to escort your mother into their office while you repark or wait for a place to park.

Jordan2 · ‎03-16-2010

@qualitygal wrote:
@Jordan2, take your mom in the office after you pull up to the door, and turn off your car. Tell them in the office, you'll be right back as soon as you park the car. Then, if it takes you awhile, the office people can help your mom out to move around.

@qualitygal I wish I could do that, the entrance is on a busy main road, which you cannot park on.