Gary M Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 How is it that someone will drive for 15-20 minutes in their car looking for a parking spot that is 50 feet closer to the store than the available ones???? Or they will sit in their car - RIGHT NEXT TO AN OPEN SPOT - while they wait for 5 minutes until the car 6 spaces closer finally leaves? Just how lazy are people that they can't just park in a spot and walk an extra 50-75 feet or so and get on with their day???? 195018[/snapback] The carts in the parking lot are what get me mad, the cart corrals are what 50 feet away? :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: Lazy bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 People I hate in the parking lot (I saw a lot of these people while I was going to law school at UB): Anyone who follows you down the row waiting for you to get in your car and leave so they can grab your spot. I take care of that guy right away. I walk down a row that's two or three rows over from my car, take out my keys and slow down as if I'm going to unlock the car in front of me, and then cut through to my car two rows over. Of course I make sure to get in my car and get out of there before the guy can find me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 The carts in the parking lot are what get me mad, the cart corrals are what 50 feet away? :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: Lazy bastards. 195252[/snapback] My favorite is at Wegmans when people leave carts in the space right NEXT to the cart corral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 I just grab a spot wherever I see many are available. I'm not picky. As for multi spot parkers, I'll either park in the spot next to them so everyone can see they are hogging multi spots, or park at the same angle right next to them. Handicap spots, one store I worked at the manager would leave notes on the cars if there was no plate or tag that "Handicap parking is for the phyiscally handicapped, not mentally handicapped." One Christmas two of my brothers and I went to the mall. We were in underground parking looking for a spot, and couldn't find one. We finally found a little Ford Escort in a far corner taking up two spots. My brother that was driving was going to leave, but I said to wait, that I think we can move it. So my other brother and I each get on a wheel well and at the same time would lift and push the car sideways to one spot. If we were meaner, we could have kept pushing and put the car between two of the support columns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 People I hate in the parking lot (I saw a lot of these people while I was going to law school at UB): Anyone who follows you down the row waiting for you to get in your car and leave so they can grab your spot. I take care of that guy right away. I walk down a row that's two or three rows over from my car, take out my keys and slow down as if I'm going to unlock the car in front of me, and then cut through to my car two rows over. Of course I make sure to get in my car and get out of there before the guy can find me. 195253[/snapback] One day after Thanksgiving I went to the Mall for the early bird specials. Once I got the two things I was after I was going to leave, but saw how bad traffic was, decided to keep shopping. So I started going to a store, get what I wanted, then take it to the truck. Sure enough everytime I came outside, someone would follow me (my spot was about 15 from a door), watch me put my packages in, then I would turn and head back into the mall. Ahhh... good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 One day after Thanksgiving I went to the Mall for the early bird specials. Once I got the two things I was after I was going to leave, but saw how bad traffic was, decided to keep shopping. So I started going to a store, get what I wanted, then take it to the truck. Sure enough everytime I came outside, someone would follow me (my spot was about 15 from a door), watch me put my packages in, then I would turn and head back into the mall. Ahhh... good times. 195263[/snapback] good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 My favorite is the "take the handicapped spot". I stand right next to the vehicle and call 911 on my cell phone. Everytime. I think I should be allowed to wound them, just so they can justify the spot. 195100[/snapback] You do realize or course, that 911 isn't the number to report parking violations? I think the emergency responders on the other end of the line have better things to do than report parking problems... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 How is it that someone will drive for 15-20 minutes in their car looking for a parking spot that is 50 feet closer to the store than the available ones???? Or they will sit in their car - RIGHT NEXT TO AN OPEN SPOT - while they wait for 5 minutes until the car 6 spaces closer finally leaves? Just how lazy are people that they can't just park in a spot and walk an extra 50-75 feet or so and get on with their day???? 195018[/snapback] I had a girlfriend like that once, drove me crazy whenever we went to the mall and she drove. She'd circle and circle and circle. We finally made an agreement, when she drives, she can circle, when I drive, first available spot and no complaining. That didn't last. One time she started in on me because I wouldn't circle so I drove up to the door, hopped out, tossed her the keys to her car and ditched her right there. I had a beer or two at Hooters, bought a book at Borders and took a cab home. "I can't beleive you did that" she said. I made sure to marry a "non-circler". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Over the holidays I was staying in Buffalo and almost every morning I went to the Y with my Dad to work out. There's a small parking lot closest to the front door and the first day my Dad starts going on about how people will circle and circle to try to grab one of the spots, and how fights have almost broken out to get them. Usually I just took a cursory look then proceded to the other parking lot on the side - after a couple days of him every time we pulled in looking for and talking about a way to grab one of the premiere spots, I finally said to him "I think if we are coming here to work out for an hour we should be able to handle the extra 50 foot walk from the other parking lot" - after that he didn't bring it up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 You do realize or course, that 911 isn't the number to report parking violations? I think the emergency responders on the other end of the line have better things to do than report parking problems... 195270[/snapback] There's 30 people in the whole state of Alaska. For them that is an emergency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 You do realize or course, that 911 isn't the number to report parking violations? I think the emergency responders on the other end of the line have better things to do than report parking problems... 195270[/snapback] Actually, in Alaska it is. It also was in California. But thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblehead Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Myself, I fancy the stalkers slow right down to follow you as you walk to your car, and once they realize you have walked a little too far for their liking and you have not reached your car yet, they drive away fast, in a tizzy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUBillsFan Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 I think in NC being fat is justification for a handicap plate. I get so pissed. I was Christmas shopping and saw an elderly woman with a walker have to walk 50 feet to a store while three fat ass people got out of their cars after putting their little tag on the mirror and walking comfortably into the store. It's like they hide their tag until it's convenient for them to use it. Pisses me off. 195189[/snapback] I saw this EXACT thing about 15 minutes ago at MCDONALDS>>>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Myself, I fancy the stalkers slow right down to follow you as you walk to your car, and once they realize you have walked a little too far for their liking and you have not reached your car yet, they drive away fast, in a tizzy. 195537[/snapback] I had that happen to me at the Casino last week. The couple in the car were sitting by the door, so whenever someone came out they would follow them till they reached that point where it wasn't worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 You do realize or course, that 911 isn't the number to report parking violations? I think the emergency responders on the other end of the line have better things to do than report parking problems... 195270[/snapback] You would think so, but maybe not... A few years ago my jeep was broken into. Broken glass but nothing stolen. Could have happened any time between a period of 30 hours or so. Figuring that it wasn't an emergency, I called the Rochester police station directly to report the break in so that I would have a police report number to give to the insurance company. They sounded annoyed, wondered why I hadn't called 911, and made it sound like I should be calling 911 for any type of "emergency." Made me feel like an idiot but I don't feel like it was exactly the best use of an emergency response number. Especially since, in all likelihood, once I had called 911 they probably just patched me through to the police station anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLO Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 I hate when you actually get in the store, start shopping, and a song you like comes over the sound system, and they decide to interrupt it to tell you about some sale or speciall offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tux of Borg Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 I hate it when you are the first car to park in a lot. The next car comes in and parks tight next to you - in an empty parking lot - and then "doors" you. :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: 195230[/snapback] Nothing pisses me off more than finding ding marks on my door. It seems like every time I go to the tops/kmart parking lot here in town, I come out with a new one. Let me catch somebody doing that to my import racer... I will !@#$ them up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Nothing pisses me off more than finding ding marks on my door. It seems like every time I go to the tops/kmart parking lot here in town, I come out with a new one. Let me catch somebody doing that to my import racer... I will !@#$ them up! 195923[/snapback] Why not park in the back of the lot, away from everyone else? That's what I do with my car (and it's only a Camry ). CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tux of Borg Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Why not park in the back of the lot, away from everyone else? That's what I do with my car (and it's only a Camry ). CW 195956[/snapback] I usually park away from everybody, but they still get me. I'd love to buy a good alarm system. One that would contact me if the alarm goes off. Just once let me tell somebody they owe me $250 for touch up paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 How is it that someone will drive for 15-20 minutes in their car looking for a parking spot that is 50 feet closer to the store than the available ones???? Or they will sit in their car - RIGHT NEXT TO AN OPEN SPOT - while they wait for 5 minutes until the car 6 spaces closer finally leaves? Just how lazy are people that they can't just park in a spot and walk an extra 50-75 feet or so and get on with their day???? 195018[/snapback] I was so lazy, that I didnt change my avatar to a Cowbell. ......sigh....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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