An NHS employee was left sickened after a rude stranger left a parking note on his car asking if he had Alzheimer's.
Steve Madden noticed the nasty message in a fake parking ticket sleeve after leaving his vehicle near his home following an exhausting shift, according to Manchester Evening News.
The 54-year-old works at Liverpool Royal Hospital and usually doesn't finish until late in the evening.
There are often no spaces left on his street in New Brighton, Wirral, forcing Steve to park wherever he can find a spot.
He said: "By the time I get home it is about 10.40pm and it is usually very quiet as most people are in bed.
"I park wherever is safe for me to do so and that is sometimes on Victoria Parade close to the Chelsea Reach building.
"But every time I park there I get a rude note - one time I found my window wiper bent and in May I found spikes by my tyre."
Steve said his son alerted him to the note, which he said was placed in a "fake, yellow, waterproof ticket sleeve".
He said: "My son said, 'dad you have got a ticket', but it wasn't - it was a note that mentioned Alzheimer's that I thought was quite sick."
The note read: "Do you have Alzheimer's?
"Poss as you park your van in a street that you don't even live in!"
"Can't get a space when I get in from work, f***ing sick of this!!"
Steve pointed out that he is fully taxed and insured and is entitled to park where it is safe and legal to do so.
He added: "I don't get back till late at night, so I have no idea what they mean by trying to get a space when they come home from work.
"I try to park where I can, usually hoping for a space in the car park by the Olive Tree restaurant.
"The apartments have their own secure private parking so I don't think it is anyone from there.
"But over the past few months as we have come out of lockdown, New Brighton has become busier and it has been harder to find a space.
"I come home from work and park safely in a van that is clearly labelled as an NHS vehicle - I just want the notes to stop."
Steve had posted the note to Facebook and many were unimpressed by the use of language used.
One said: "Anyone with first hand experience of Alzheimer's wouldn't be brazen enough to use such a pathetic, flippant remark, angry or not."
Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here.
