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To answer before giving the scenario, I think was in the right, but still an arse.
So, I drive into a council car park, behind lots of cars. In looking for spaces I have the choice of turning left or right, or going straight on. The cars in front of mr all turn right, towards the biggest aggregation of spaces (though all look full). As I come up to the turn, I see a car straight ahead preparing to leave, a mom getting her baby out of its buggy. I stop to wait and go into their. space.
I have stopped before the left and right turns. There is enough space that the cars behind me can (and do) drive past me and turn right. After I have stopped, a car comes from the left (ie they had probably turned left after entering the car park to look for a space and not found anything, so turned around and come back down), drives across in front of me and turns left, ie into my 'straight ahead' area, turns around and lines up behind the car that's about to leave.
The car leaves. I drive forward into the space. So does the other car. We're not head on, instead maybe at 30 degrees, so by winding down our windows we can talk. She says that as she had been in the car park looking for a space for longer than me, this is her space, plus I had been blocking traffic waiting. I maintained that I had seen this space significantly before her and that I had been waiting for it in a reasonable location. She said she was prepared to wait all day for the space. I said me too 😳 and then after 2 minutes it transpired that she wasn't all that prepared after all and I got the space.
So. Basically, I think I had a 'right' to the space, but that I was an arse to insist on it. I mean, really, who argues over a parking space?! Why have I written all this? To remind me that actually, being chilled is reward enough, no need to try to claim parking spaces too. Far out!
Edit: and I was wearing crocs.
Audi?
It sounds like Leicestershire county council after 9am.
Possibly even a TT
This is why i like being a competitor in the shit car olympics - rusty old dented cars tend to get given all the room in the world;)
..and the world keeps turning...
Well, bumps and shouting were never a risk, but FWIW on this spinning planet of ours, mines 180,000 miles worth of Peugeot 406 and hers was a newish Corsa.
A [i]mom[/i]?
sounds like you're both dicks
sounds like you're both dicks
How quaint.
How fit was she?
If you 'would', let her have the space 🙂
Ok, you're both idiots, granted, beautiful big world, and you're arguing over parking spaces, we all agree this is the correct answer, you're BOTH wrong...
but..
Actually, I refer you to a supermarket basket only till Q, where you wait at the. "Wait here" sign, for a multitude of potential servers, under these circumstances the person first in Q, ie her, should get priority.
Or
The rest if the supermarket where such etiquette applies not, here it is feral, tis up to an individual to select a likely space and wait, should someone choose the better Q next to you then length of wait counts for nowt and they go first.
ATM machines in pairs vary between these systems depending on the integrity of the custom, and the distance between outlets.
Bombers?
Oh, yeh, what b r says. Every time.
What would molgrips do?
Worry?
refer you to a supermarket basket only till Q, where you wait at the. "Wait here" sign, for a multitude of potential servers, under these circumstances the person first in Q, ie her, should get priority.
There is a plethora of tills you have chosen one and wait your turn - someone pushes in because they started looking first and we all agree that is fine - thats what happens right?
This is what actually happened not your all queuing together scenario
If someone is waiting for an obvious space it is theirs.
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Small space/tight fit/guide her/go in backwards/open her doors.
All the ingredients are there, just can't make it work.
I used to work with an angry scouse lad (and his mrs- who was lovely), he was well educated from a posh family but just had a short fuse
He and his Mrs went out to saffron walden for lunch came back and she was really upset asked him why
he'd got into an argument with a guy about a parking spot who got abusive so he had to 'tap him on the nose' to calm him down the guy fell back into his car and then apparently kicked the scouse lad who then had to drag him out the car and 'calm him down a bit more'
All caught on cctv he got away with a caution but I reckon hes probably banged up now
I used to work with an angry scouse lad (and his mrs- who was lovely), he was well educated from a posh family but just had a short fuseHe and his Mrs went out to saffron walden for lunch came back and she was really upset asked him why
he'd got into an argument with a guy about a parking spot who got abusive so he had to 'tap him on the nose' to calm him down the guy fell back into his car and then apparently kicked the scouse lad who then had to drag him out the car and 'calm him down a bit more'
All caught on cctv he got away with a caution but I reckon hes probably banged up now
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[b]She[/b] says that as [b]she[/b] had been in the car park looking for a space for longer than me, this is [b]her[/b] space, plus I had been blocking traffic waiting. I maintained that I had seen this space significantly before [b]her[/b] and that I had been waiting for it in a reasonable location. [b]She[/b] said [b]she[/b] was prepared to wait all day for the space. I said me too and then after 2 minutes it transpired that [b]she[/b] wasn't all that prepared after all and I got the space.
I notice the over use of Her and she, obviously you have a hatred of womebn, especuially in car parks that where designed by men,or youve had little experience of women, because if you had YOU WILL KNOW YOURE ALWAYS WRONG.
Last week in Morisons a woman reversed back into a car also reversing out of a space driven by a man,opposite her, and the week before saw a man reversing correctly into a space, and a woman drove forward into the space in front of her,the one he was reversing into, her excuse was it was easier than reversing into a space, he did try explaining to her he was reversing, and she just pointed out it was to dangerous for her.
Thankfully no damages to note to any cars,just amazement from us men at the logic women apply to parking.
Another reason why I hate going anywhere by car
Baby and all!A mom?
sounds like you're both dicks
I can't put up too much of a fight but, more charitably, I'd like to suggest we both just behaved a bit dickishly on this occasion.
Ok, you're both idiots, granted, beautiful big world, and you're arguing over parking spaces, we all agree this is the correct answer, you're BOTH wrong...
Amen!
Reference the supermarket scenario, a key difference is that there is not just one queue feeding into available spaces - it's more as if everybody hung out by likely looking checkouts and then gave way (or not) to somebody else rallying their trolley over and saying they'd been waiting longer. That doesn't reduce the idiocy of my scenario.
I notice the over use of Her and she, obviously you have a hatred of womebn
While I wasn't feeling the love, there was certainly no hatred!
Another reason why I hate going anywhere by car
Sorry. I can sincerely promise that I won't be doing it again.
Thank you for the brethren pictures!
Last week in Morisons a woman reversed back into a car also reversing out of a space driven by a man,opposite her, and the week before saw a man reversing correctly into a space, and a woman drove forward into the space in front of her,the one he was reversing into, her excuse was it was easier than reversing into a space, he did try explaining to her he was reversing, and she just pointed out it was to dangerous for her.
All the ingredients are there, just can't make it work.
If you do the maths (and you should), the most mathematically efficient way of clearing punters is to have multiple queues for multiple tills/spaces, as opposed to a single queue feeding off into all the tills/spaces...
ring her up and tell her that.
Maths.
DrP
I've stayed half parked in a space and started reading a book until the other person drove off.
But it was my space see. After they left, I parked elsewhere in case they came back and damaged my car.
I parked elsewhere in case they came back and damaged my car.
haha!
~Carparks, every man/woman for themselves, first to get within 2m and stop, established etiquette. I'm not going to drive past an empty space because someone the other side might want it. As pointed out the maths back it up, bear no grudges against any lucky anti-clockwisers.
Fast food and bars on the other hand, it's just plain rude when there is a clear queue. Just because your 'near' the front doesn't mean it becomes a free for all. Yes I'm talking to you McDonald's people.
You were wearing Crocs. Idiot badges for the feet.
You had no chance at all of winning anything because while wearing Crocs, you are full of fail.
Funny Audi TTs should get mentioned in a thread about parking.
A couple of years ago I was the only car waiting in a small car park for a space to come free. Whilst waiting another car came in and waited alongside. Eventually someone came back and went to a car near the exit, I looked across at the other driver and he indicated for me to take the space. I had to wait for the other car to leave the car park before I could get in the space, as the car went towards the exit another came into the car park causing the other to have to move over and wait giving the new arrival a free run at the empty space which they drove into. There was no way the driver hadn't seen the two of us waiting so I went to have a word. The woman in the car gave me the biggest shit-eating grin as she claimed not to have seen anyone waiting and refused to move.
That was they day I found out how easily the rear wing of an Audi TT caves in when you give it a relatively light punch
Mr C.
I think I know what the 'C' stands for.
Maths.
I'll cling to that as my regret builds.
I've stayed half parked in a space and started reading a book until the other person drove off.
Thanks for that, makes me feel not totally beyond the pale!
Fast food and bars on the other hand, it's just plain rude when there is a clear queue.
In fact, in bars I'd go as far as to say the clear queue doesn't matter - if you know they were there before you then you signal it's their go if you should catch the bartender's eye first!
You were wearing Crocs. Idiot badges for the feet.You had no chance at all of winning anything because while wearing Crocs, you are full of fail.
I know - it's why I put my edit in, though I missed the 🙁 off the end. They're basically a modern day dunce's cap.
I'd also like to make clear that the lady in question and I had a civilised discussion about the etiquette of the car park and there was no chance of it moving beyond this. Yes I should have backed down, but there was no chance I would have taken it further!
People who get upset by this kind of car park behaviour can of course cycle.
So clearly neither of you are the kind of person who really gets upset, and you were both just putting on a show.
So don't worry about it.
On a slightly different note. I parked in a large empty car park the other day, when i returned there was one other car parked. It was parked so close to mine, it was pretty awkward getting in. Why would you do that?
On a slightly different note. I parked in a large empty car park the other day, when i returned there was one other car parked. It was parked so close to mine, it was pretty awkward getting in. Why would you do that?
Some people just want to watch the world burn, jam bo.
Why would you do that?
My 4yo daughter loves it when somebody parks close to her door as it means I let her climb out either my door or the boot. She tries to get me to park her door 'tight' every time we stop... did you notice a child's seat?
we used the meet and greet service at Machestershire's Airpotage. we arrived yesterevening to find our car parked in the nearest space to the main exit door. I do hope the greeting car parker/ driver type worker had a smashing argument with some poor unfortunate in order to park our said car so conveniently for us.
It gives me a warm feeling.... oh no... hang on .... that will be the sun burn.
If someone parks to closely to me I smack my door repeatedly into there car with more vigour each time, as though I am trying to smash a clearing.
That'll learn em.
Reading this thread it reminds me why I take the wife's car when I'm going on local trips where I will be parking.
That was they day I found out how easily the rear wing of an Audi TT caves in when you give it a relatively light punch
That's really rather pathetic of you.
We all know best course of action is to cycle past the carpark and laugh at all the idiots going round in circles really slowly and lock your bike conveniently close to your destination, arriving happy and relaxed with a big smile on your face and the sun on your back
Its good to see there's a fair representation of society on here though . . . Even if some of you need to calm down a bit 😀
I have a white van therefore in any 50/50 contest for a space I win automatically............... 😉
I find a few dents add a certain patina/character to an otherwise blank canvass.
Gorse stacks car park in chester, has a silly traffic system you drive down to the end nearest town, and find you cant drive out due to someone parking there on the exit bit, so you then have to reverse, so funny watching the number of people who cant reverse round a corner.
Oh and a tesco multi storey car park late one night parked in a child and fat person parking bay in the van, more room to open the doors.
A woman shopper started screaming at me about parking in the child sapce etc, i pointed out my child waas in the back of the van has a solid bulkhead and solid doors, no windows.
So walked to the exit, and waited till she went down stairs and moved the van, walked into store, and heard an anouncement would the owner of yellow van reg no, please return to his vehicle imediately, went back up stairs and there was the security guard, the bloke in a white zshirt that work at tesco , and that woman all looking for my van, obviously she had reported i had my non existent kid in the back, and locked in.
some people just like to complain, and so much fun can be had in a supermarket car park, thats before the doging sessions start whenb the store closes.
Meanwhile!
That's really rather pathetic of you.
There was no intention to do any damage, I just hit it out of frustration with the side of my fist as I walked past. I was as shocked as anyone when this dent appeared, it was like the thing was made of tinfoil.
That's really rather pathetic of you.
There was no intention to do any damage, I just hit it out of frustration with the side of my fist as I walked past. I was as shocked as anyone when this dent appeared, it was like the thing was made of tinfoil.
And you stopped to leave your details so you could pay for your damage of someone else's property ...................,,............. nope thought not
Not really getting your point there project - you parked where you were not meant to , pretend to have a child left in the van and you seem to think her response was out of order
some people just like to complain,
Had you done what you had actually claimed to she was doing the right thing - especially the kid angle so again I am not really sure what your point is
you wound someone up being being a tit and lying and you still think its funny and her fault - is that it?
Some of you get proper wound up over some fairly trivial stuff
That was they day I found out how easily the rear wing of an Audi TT caves in when you give it a relatively light punch
Made up story.
I've worked on loads of these and the rear wing is a structural part of the car as it forms part of the roof strength and the door frame.
It's made of aluminium and has fairly substantial supports behind it.
Not sure which would make you more of an idiot really. Actually doing what you said, or pretending that you did for effect.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-23568236
Man killed in ASDA car park over parking space in the disabled bays, so very sad and pointless.
Good grief, what a waste. And over parking.
But sadly it happens, when my dad was alive, i took him to Tesco, couldnt get intot he disabled space, so parked over two spaces while i got his wheelchair out, the abuse i got, thankfuly my dad was nearly deaf.
wnt shopping and it was pouring with rain when we came out, and luckily spotted a disabled space, so ran and got van while dad stayed in the warm and dry, as i reversed into disabled space, fat bastard in car started tooting and screaming abuse about it being disabled ,i showed him the blue badge, he still screamed abuse, a large crowd was gathering as 15 stone and 6 foot 3 of angry me got out of van, and shouted at the fat b.....d, see that old chap over thats my dad, he owns the blue badge, he is registered blind, is nearly deaf, and has terminal cancer, he is trying to see and hear what is going on, he cant do anything to help.
Now F..K OFF you ignorant S..t, before i rip your head off, just as the shop security and management ran out, and quickly decided there was nothing to see.
Thats the last time i got angry.
Ooops!
clearly then 'C' stands for Carate!
some people just like to complain, and so much fun can be had in a supermarket car park, thats before the doging sessions start whenb the store closes.
I agree! There was this one time, this lanky bloke parked across two bays, then moved to a disabled spot. i was initially quite pissed off, but soon realised it was so he could go fetch his old da who was in a wheelchair. i decided to h ave a go anyway, just to wind him up a bit. He went off like a good one! Security came out, saw he was just a bit ranty, all mouth and no action so they just left it.
Loadsa fun indeed!
I agree! There was this one time, this lanky bloke parked across two bays, then moved to a disabled spot. i was initially quite pissed off, but soon realised it was so he could go fetch his old da who was in a wheelchair. i decided to h ave a go anyway, just to wind him up a bit. He went off like a good one! Security came out, saw he was just a bit ranty, all mouth and no action so they just left it.
😆 gold.
at the time it wasnt funny, now thinking about it,it must hve been quite entertining for the fellow shoppers.
Peoples whole personalities change in suoernmarket car parks,some have more faces thqn a Scoby Doo villian
I think it's just being in or on any sort of road going vehicle that alters people's personalities. From cyclists to lorry drivers and all in between.
We all seem to have the potential to become complete ***** when we are on the road.
thankfully we avoid shopping car parks by using the online home delivery as the nearest Church of Tesco is over 40 miles away. Growing our own veg is also a good way to avoid these shopping stresses you talkabout.
Sounds like a fight club this parking fiasco.
Over the last 10 years I've made a real effort to be relaxed and serene when I'm driving.
I drive a hell of a lot of miles every year, and I realised that I would enjoy my job(s) a lot more if I wasn't stressed and angry when I was driving.
I've managed to get to the stage where I'm almost never in a rush, and if I'm running late I just ring the customer and let them know, that way I don't have to rush and get stressed/ drive badly.
I let people out of junctions, pull in to let people overtake, and generally be what Top Gear would call a "Christian Driver" 🙂
I thi I I am a far better/safer because of it.
And I certainly enjoy the 1200+ miles a week I drive a lot more than I used to.
Im just back from driving through holland , luxumbourg , belgium and france down to gap and back up through bourg d'oisans and up round nearly to geneva and back to amsterdam.
Driving on the continent - looks erratic and dangerous with how close folk get and random moving but folk there seem more alert and actually concious of whats going on. Once i got used to that i relaxed and just drove as if in rome.
I get back to the uk and im almost ready to just ram someone because they cant work multilane roads , round abouts or just drive plain inconsiderate - ie sitting in outside lane on your quarter panel - even when you put your indicator on to move out to overtake slow moving truck.
Alot of this might have been that i came off the ferry at northshield and hit the a1 north on a holiday weekend