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another parking issue
By: Songbird Date: February 25, 2020, 4:41 pm
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So remember, a couple of weeks ago, I posted about parking
issues in my commuter garage?
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Well, what happened in the Dunkin' Donuts last weekend really
has me scratching my head.
Late in the afternoon, totally empty parking lot. Well, not
totally empty -- there was an employee car at the far edge of
the parking lot. But before I could get out of my car, another
car pulled in next to me. And then the driver had the temerity
to ask me to close my car door so that his passenger could get
out of the car.
Yeah, he saw my catr door was open, but the only place he could
park, in an otherwise empty lot, was right next to me.
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Re: another parking issue
By: TootsNYC Date: February 25, 2020, 5:06 pm
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That's some entitlement--he pulls in second, and he thinks you
should wait for his passenger?
I think there is some herding or schooling instinct in human
beings.
My brother and his wife once bought a car; their credit was bad,
so they had to buy a brand-new car (so there would be some value
if it got repo'd, I think).
They stopped by the grocery store on their way home, and they
didn't want to get a door ding on their brand new car. So they
parked WAY OUT in the parking lot, lots of open space all
around. A LONG WALK from the door. Thinking that no one would
want to park next to them.
They came back out and there was a car in the very next parking
space--and they had dinged their door.
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Re: another parking issue
By: DaDancingPsych Date: February 26, 2020, 8:09 am
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I just don't get it! Not only would I have not parked next to
you, but it sounds like your car door might have been already
open (or maybe I'm reading wrong) that would be double the
reason not to park there.
My experiences have been similar to what Toots described. I
typically park in the back of the parking lot. I don't think I'm
great at parking, so this takes the pressure off. Plus, it
should prevent others from parking near me and potentially
damaging my car. (Plus, I need the walk, so the extra steps
don't hurt my count.) Half the time I return to a mostly empty
parking lot and another vehicle next to mine. I sometimes think
that they are playing a game. "Look at that car! The owner
thinks no one will park near them. Watch this!!!"
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Re: another parking issue
By: TootsNYC Date: February 26, 2020, 10:03 am
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DaDancingPsych, do you suppose they think, "that person who
parked all the way out there must know something I don't"?
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Re: another parking issue
By: NFPwife Date: February 26, 2020, 12:22 pm
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[quote author=DaDancingPsych link=topic=1644.msg47916#msg47916
date=1582726162]
I just don't get it! Not only would I have not parked next to
you, but it sounds like your car door might have been already
open (or maybe I'm reading wrong) that would be double the
reason not to park there.
My experiences have been similar to what Toots described. I
typically park in the back of the parking lot. I don't think I'm
great at parking, so this takes the pressure off. Plus, it
should prevent others from parking near me and potentially
damaging my car. (Plus, I need the walk, so the extra steps
don't hurt my count.) Half the time I return to a mostly empty
parking lot and another vehicle next to mine. I sometimes think
that they are playing a game. "Look at that car! The owner
thinks no one will park near them. Watch this!!!"
[/quote]
Sometimes that's exactly the case. I have a friend who admitted
to parking next to an exotic at the very end of her gym's lot
just to mess with the owner.
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Re: another parking issue
By: DaDancingPsych Date: February 26, 2020, 1:54 pm
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[quote author=TootsNYC link=topic=1644.msg47920#msg47920
date=1582732989]
DaDancingPsych, do you suppose they think, "that person who
parked all the way out there must know something I don't"?
[/quote]
Anything's possible!
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Re: another parking issue
By: Songbird Date: February 27, 2020, 11:03 am
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Yeah my door was open when he parked.
Parking next to someone just to mess with them ...so wrong.
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Re: another parking issue
By: Kimberami Date: February 27, 2020, 11:40 am
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Some people love to be aggravating. In your position, I would
have taken all of the time I needed to get myself out of my car.
The only exception would be if you (general you) were parked in
a way that prevented someone from using an access ramp. That
would be a totally different story.
I'm certainly not saying that you were doing that. I'm just
saying that would be an exception.
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Re: another parking issue
By: Songbird Date: February 27, 2020, 1:20 pm
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No, I wasn’t blocking the access ramp. He parked between me and
the handicapped spot. He opened his door and stepped out onto
the blue stripes,
Besides, if he needed the ramp, he would have had a permit and
parked in the accessible spot, right?
I was tempted to take my time getting out of the car
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Re: another parking issue
By: 4Children Date: February 27, 2020, 8:09 pm
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I know if I have a choice between parking next to a beater or an
expensive car, I'll choose to park by the expensive car. Right
or wrong I assume they will take better care when entering or
exiting parking lot.
I dont think it is rude to park in any open spot. But a little
patience goes a long way.
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