Photo of the Week: Nice Parking Job…
May 16th, 2009 | 6:32 am | Posted in Photo, Rants | 2 Comments »
I’m not sure if it’s just a consequence of driving a small car or if it’s just that HUGE American truck owners don’t know how to drive…
My wife and I were still in the car when this dude pulled in to the spot in front of us. I couldn’t believe it.
While it may not be noticable in the photo, he’s about 3-inches from the hood of my car… and a good foot over the yellow line painted on the ground.
Granted, I drive small cars that don’t take up an entire parking spot but I like to think of the extra space on all sides as a space cushion of sorts.
Protection for my vehicle, you know?
But for whatever reason, there’s always a pick-up or SUV (and it’s ALWAYS a pick-up or SUV) that uses my car as a guide for where to park rather than the lines painted on the pavement.
I’ve had a front grill smashed this way so I’m usually very selective when it comes to parking. You know, against a curb, next to a minivan with sliding doors, or way off to the side and no where near the entrance…
On this day, though, I just parked among the masses as it wasn’t very busy.
And then this jerk pulled in. Way. Too. Far.
He didn’t hit me, thankfully, but his door did touch the car next to his when he got out.
What a jerk.
I know I already called him that but he deserves it.
In hindsight, I shoulda left a post-it on his window with the message, “Hey, I almost stole your clearly visable GPS unit but you parked so close to that GEO Prizm next to you that I couldn’t get your door open…”
May 17th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Yep… the best part is when they are driving a stick and park this close and either “roll” into you by accident or don’t know how to drive the thing and let out the clutch and “slam” into you! Had that happen and I even had a witness who left me a nice note… but the cops wouldn’t do anything since it happened in a parking lot (private property). My friend who worked for a law enforcement agency looked up the plate of the jerk that hit me and the truck hadn’t been registered in years… probably a vehicle sale that never got recorded/re-licensed – jerks!
May 18th, 2009 at 12:15 am
That’s not cool
If there was room a little bit behind me, since you have a small car, I would have probably backed it up a little bit just to be safer. The note thing sounded like a good idea… but I’d only leave it on my way out lol