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I had someone park to close to me this one time it was really more like a t.
seewhatididthere? lool
seewhatididthere? lool
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People that park way to close
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Was the actual distance a negative value?
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If I don't have enough room to put my kid into his car seat, and my door makes friendly with your car, I'm really not to be blamed.
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Unless they were there first and were properly parked of course.
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Im not that big of an arse...
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Ahh, yes. Someone come too close to your precious personal space while you were away from your car, so in reply let's vandalize their property. Sure... very smart. And then we are surprised that crap escalates and people get shot over idiotic stuff, or that politicians start suggesting a mandatory IQ test and mental health evals before being allowed to posses a firearm in public. Perhaps that's actually not a bad idea after all...
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One time I parked my full size 4x4 pickup with a service body perfectly centered in a space at a fast food restaurant. When I came out, a man with a small import car next to my passenger side was trying to fit a baby carrier into his back seat via the door closest to my pickup. He had forced the door as far as he could against my service body, and the carrier still wasn't fitting. He was parked off-center toward my pickup, which was part of the problem. He never said anything, but it was clear that he thought I was to blame for "parking too close." All he had to do was back up before trying to put the baby in the car, but he was too self-centered to realize that I was not the real reason for the problem.
Reason #1: the parking spaces were laid out too narrow. This is both a regulatory problem and a business decision by the restaurant.
Reason #2: he did not park in the middle of his space, or offset the vehicle to give the most room to the side he was using for the baby carrier.
Reason #3: the space I later occupied was probably empty when he arrived, so he did not plan for it to be occupied when he left.
Fortunately for me, my pickup has dings and scratches all over it from working in the woods!
Reason #1: the parking spaces were laid out too narrow. This is both a regulatory problem and a business decision by the restaurant.
Reason #2: he did not park in the middle of his space, or offset the vehicle to give the most room to the side he was using for the baby carrier.
Reason #3: the space I later occupied was probably empty when he arrived, so he did not plan for it to be occupied when he left.
Fortunately for me, my pickup has dings and scratches all over it from working in the woods!
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just 1 valvestem? most people have a spare, yea its a minor inconvenience to change a tire, but few people have 2 spare tires....Andy is absolutely right.
And just as soon as I retrieve my valve steam removal tool from my glovebox and flatten one of there tires.
I never give them another thought.
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I love the weak. My philosophy is, " you harm my junk, I harm your junk". Translated here for lower IQ's that waw44 is talking about-if you park too close and damage my car I will get even (at least I don't do permanent damage)
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Rejoice that you have restaurants that are open.
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Drive a beater, then, don't worry about it, make sure it runs great, is comfortable, and will stop on a dime. The uglier the better. No kidding, we had to use a loaner car one time. It was big, ugly, and safe, but, you know what, no one parked close to that car. Plus, you'll have more fun with that car/pickup than any car you've ever owned. No waxing, washing, just check the oil, just drive it.
This! But then I switched from buying $50k cars, to buying $100+k airplanes.... so that probably had something to do with it. My $4k , 160k on the clock beater is my surface ride these days.
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I've driven plenty of beaters over the years, which is why when I decided to treat myself to a brand new SUV and customize it, that I am a bit sensitive to people being A-holes around it.
I get the point, though. There is a certain satisfaction to driving something that nobody wants to mess with.
When I drove this to work every day, I had NO problems with parking, or rude lane changes...
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This is something I have found too, it seems that both parking spots and roads in general, are narrower than some other States.
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It's almost as if someone thinks it's their job to punish people who own big cars/trucks...
People that park with no concern as to the way they are in the space are same people that don't signal their intentions on the public roads. The same ones that go 10 mph under the speed limit with no cars in front of them and a line of cars behind them....Go the exact speed limit in the left lane on the freeway....Sit at a light for 5-10 seconds after the light turns green while they talk on their cell phones. Basically, those people that have no concern about how their actions affect those around them. If they get a "Prize" for their antisocial behavior, they deserve it.
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