That's NOT A Parking Spot!

[BrenDAnn]

I ventured out to try to finish my Christmas shopping today. Yes, I know, that was mistake number one. Mistake number two was considering a stop at Voldemart. I didn't even park and go in, because I got tired of looking for a spot. As I was coming up one aisle, toward the store, I saw something that made me shake my head. I started to turn right at the end of the aisle closest to the store, and... couldn't. You see, some douchenozzle had decided that the traffic lane at the end of the parking area was a parking spot. At first, I thought he had just stopped to let someone out. Then, I realized the lights on the vehicle were turned off, and he was trying to get out of the vehicle as I went around him. Yes, by all means, show everyone how fucking entitled your ass is by blocking the way for them, creating a dangerous situation, just so you can park nice and close to the store. Really. No one minds having to potentially drive into oncoming traffic because you don't know what a parking spot is or isn't. Moron!

[Arcus]

The sad thing that he most likely blamed the store for him parking there. In his mind they should have had more spots for him to park in.

[eltf177]

Pity the cops couldn't have come by just then. Reminds me of a Christmas at the mall...

My brother decided he _had_ to stop at a mall to shop. I tried to talk him out of it but he insisted. He said I could wait for him in the car, I told him parking was going to be a disaster and exactly _where_ was he going to find me? I had to stand outside in the cold waiting for him. While there I was talking with some other people waiting for their friends when a sports car drives up and pulls into a handicapped parking space. It has no handicapped tags and no placard. A woman and her two daughters get out, laughing at finding such a convient spot unlike everybody else.

Well, about 10 minutes later a cop comes driving around the lot. All of us start waving and pointing at the sports car. He stops, gets out and looks all around. Nope, not entitled to park here. He gets out his ticket book, writes it up and sticks it under the wiper.

Unfortunately I left before the owners came back, I would have _loved_ to see the fallout!

[mathnerd]

Reminds me of the handicapped parking situation at my local hell mart. There's not enough handicapped parking, so people will just park in the access aisles. Those access aisles are there for a reason, douchebags!

[siskaren]

That's interesting about not being able to find a parking spot at Voldemart. I went to one last night (for grocery shopping, not Christmas shopping) and there were plenty of spots. Although the other day when I was at Target, I just had to roll my eyes at cars that were driving past open parking spots (which were plentiful) and instead waited for close parking spots to open up. And it's not like the open spots were that far back - the lot wasn't even half full.

[BrenDAnn]

Yes, well, I was going to go to the other one in that particular city (college town, two locations of said store) but I decided to just stop at GameStore and go home instead. Too many people out doing too many stupid things for my taste.

[HawaiianShirts]

You see, some douchenozzle had decided that the traffic lane at the end of the parking area was a parking spot.

When I was in college, this happened at the church I attended... EVERY WEEK. The whole row would be full, and someone would park at the end of it. Then another person would park next to that car. And another. Until there were three or four pairs of cars parked in the lane next to the row of parking spaces. Sometimes there'd be room for one car to go past in the lane; sometimes anybody wanting to get in or out would have to go all the way to the opposite end of the row and use the other lane.

Granted, there were not many parking spaces in that lot to begin with, but there were enough, if people would just deal with walking more than a few feet from their cars to the building.

[AccountingDrone]

Reminds me of the handicapped parking situation at my local hell mart. There's not enough handicapped parking, so people will just park in the access aisles. Those access aisles are there for a reason, douchebags!

I always promise myself that when I have a lift on my van and someone parks like that I will drop the lift on the vehicle and crunch the living fuck out of it ... Sorry, I didn't see it there, I just hit the button....

[mathnerd]

I always promise myself that when I have a lift on my van and someone parks like that I will drop the lift on the vehicle and crunch the living fuck out of it ... Sorry, I didn't see it there, I just hit the button....

I drive a Civic, but I have a kid that sometimes uses a chair. Trust me, I've been sorely tempted to just shove the back of the chair into the offender's car more than once.

[Pagan]

Reminds me of the handicapped parking situation at my local hell mart. There's not enough handicapped parking, so people will just park in the access aisles. Those access aisles are there for a reason, douchebags!

People have been doing this ever since they re-striped the lot at the Wally World near me. There used to be two spaces, perpendicular to the rest of the spaces, for van access. Now there's only one and almost every time since the re-striping, there's been some yahoo parked in the cross-striped *this is not a parking space* space. And right on the other side are plenty of regular handicapped spaces. Of course, these tossers don't even have the appropriate placard or plate.

That's interesting about not being able to find a parking spot at Voldemart. I went to one last night (for grocery shopping, not Christmas shopping) and there were plenty of spots. Although the other day when I was at Target, I just had to roll my eyes at cars that were driving past open parking spots (which were plentiful) and instead waited for close parking spots to open up. And it's not like the open spots were that far back - the lot wasn't even half full.

I'm one of the ones that will go out farther and park, especially at Wal-Mart. I refuse to try to back out in that lot.

[Teefies2]

DH went to the flea market Saturday. He's liquidating inventory from the bookstore. Okay, so he's there early and gets a good spot. A truck parks behind him, in a legal spot, but he won't be able to leave until the truck does. No worries, you say? Au contraire!

I had to be at work at 2. DH calls me at 11:30 to tell me he's leaving the flea market and will be back in time for me to get to work (we only have one car and the flea market is 30 minutes from home - my work is another 15). Cool. Then he calls me back. It seems the truck behind him has a flat tire and can't move.

Well, okay, the owner tries to jack the truck up and replace the tire. Uh oh, the jack is broken! No choice but to call a tow truck, as the truck is too big to be pushed out of the way. It's now 12:30 - okay, I'm still good for getting to work on time. Tow truck arrives and starts to load the truck up in order to tow it. Oh wait!!!!!!!!! While the tow truck operator is hooking up the disabled truck, ANOTHER car comes in and parks, blocking in the TOW TRUCK!!!!!! Hello?????????????

So, now the owner of that car has to be found - which takes a while, as they had simply parked (not in a legal space, I might add) and merrily skipped their way into the flea market. This takes close to 45 minutes - DH is keeping me updated. Okay, so owner is found, car is moved, tow truck is unblocked, and tows the disabled truck. Yikes! it's 1:20 or so. DH tells me (and I agree) there is no way he'll make it back to the house in order for me to get to work by 2:00.

I call my boss several times while this is going on, explain the situation and eventually ask for a co-worker's number, who lives close to me and also has to be at work at 2:00. She picks me up and we sail into work with 2 minutes to spare!!!!! YAY!!! Oh wait .... the time clock says I am punching in late????? F*** it turns out I was supposed to be there at 1:00. Dang, I'm marked down as late As with most places, you only get so many "lates" before you're in trouble.

Here's the thing, though. Of the 3 or 4 times I called my boss while this was going on, I kept saying "I'll get there by 2, one way or the other". He NEVER indicated that I was scheduled for 1:00 - and this time was unusual, because our shifts are normally 2-10. WTHeck?

Sorry for threadjack, just had to vent

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Reminds me of the handicapped parking situation at my local hell mart. There's not enough handicapped parking, so people will just park in the access aisles. Those access aisles are there for a reason, douchebags!

We see this constantly at the location we usually shop at. But for the last few months, we've seen something that just warms my cold little heart . . .

Parking Enforcement.

Yes, we have people who patrol the parking lots looking to hand out tickets, especially those who insist on parking where they shouldn't.

Just early last week, while I ran in for a few things, Mom sat out in the car and watched 2 cars get ticketed - both for parking in handicapped spots without having either a placard or permanent license plate (one was parked in the access section beside a handicapped spot.)

Unfortunately, we had to leave before the owners came out . . and in that neighborhood, it would've been quite a show.

[Rock Lobster]

I love to walk to my car and act like I have a great spot up front so that people will follow me. When they realize how far back I really am, they get mad and speed off. Don't follow me around like a vulture waiting to attack! The walk won't kill you and if it will then maybe you need a doctor instead!