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Oh joy, the perils of Black Friday!!
Nearby is one of the many loading docks around the mall, and today, it was sheer hell. The Dock was "commandeered" by the Toy Store because the other dock they normally used is full of toys clogging up the backroom and the dock itself.
Imagine if you will the layout of the dock:
The dock is located in a triangle of sorts. One side is the road, another side is the actual dock itself, and the other side is occupied by the Dumpster/Recycling Area and a walkway. The Loading dock area can comfortably hold 2 delivery trucks side-by-side; 3 if it's those Ford Express a/or Dodge Sprinter Vans. The Toy store had to take up the entire dock to handle the truck and the forklift.
Anyway, I have the delivery door open, accepting a DHL parcel (DHL guy was lucky enough to grab a nearby stall near the loading dock), when we hear this loud CRUNCH!!! of metal. Some idiot in a Toyota Harrier smashes into the side of the cab of the delivery truck.
Now here's the WTF part: How the Harrier hit the cab is the mystery. It had to jump the curb, over a sidewalk, and then hit the truck on it's side. But the road and the way the dock is wouldn't allow such a hit unless the truck was jutting out from the protective curb.
Oh well, one less SUV on the road.
* I can't count how many times I saw the Cops, the Ambulance, and the Fire Trucks race thru the parking lot. One of the Security Guards notes that there was a mini-riot at Sears over some electronics.
* The guards also noted that they had to deal with 55 cases of fender benders, dents, and other assorted car mishaps. And the towing of 25 cars for parking in a Handicap stall without a placard.
* The shuttle and city buses had a wonderful time beeping people out of the loading zones and bus stops so they can park. and cough out passengers. Amazingly, one SUV parked in an ACTIVE LOADING ZONE to get coffee at Starbucks. The bus arrives a minute later, and Security hauls out the Tow truck to move the offending SUV.
Nearby is one of the many loading docks around the mall, and today, it was sheer hell. The Dock was "commandeered" by the Toy Store because the other dock they normally used is full of toys clogging up the backroom and the dock itself.
Imagine if you will the layout of the dock:
The dock is located in a triangle of sorts. One side is the road, another side is the actual dock itself, and the other side is occupied by the Dumpster/Recycling Area and a walkway. The Loading dock area can comfortably hold 2 delivery trucks side-by-side; 3 if it's those Ford Express a/or Dodge Sprinter Vans. The Toy store had to take up the entire dock to handle the truck and the forklift.
Anyway, I have the delivery door open, accepting a DHL parcel (DHL guy was lucky enough to grab a nearby stall near the loading dock), when we hear this loud CRUNCH!!! of metal. Some idiot in a Toyota Harrier smashes into the side of the cab of the delivery truck.
Now here's the WTF part: How the Harrier hit the cab is the mystery. It had to jump the curb, over a sidewalk, and then hit the truck on it's side. But the road and the way the dock is wouldn't allow such a hit unless the truck was jutting out from the protective curb.
Oh well, one less SUV on the road.
* I can't count how many times I saw the Cops, the Ambulance, and the Fire Trucks race thru the parking lot. One of the Security Guards notes that there was a mini-riot at Sears over some electronics.
* The guards also noted that they had to deal with 55 cases of fender benders, dents, and other assorted car mishaps. And the towing of 25 cars for parking in a Handicap stall without a placard.
* The shuttle and city buses had a wonderful time beeping people out of the loading zones and bus stops so they can park. and cough out passengers. Amazingly, one SUV parked in an ACTIVE LOADING ZONE to get coffee at Starbucks. The bus arrives a minute later, and Security hauls out the Tow truck to move the offending SUV.
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