I had a women with an expensive car do that to my truck while I was sitting in it.  This seems to be common along with people's driving attitude.  --- "I just don't care about anyone else and other people's things."

I figured we weren't alone Ken! Did you do anything? It hardly seems worth the hassle. Luckily my wife is in a town with no crime and the cops have the time for this. Perhaps a lesson was taught? The cop found her and brought her out. She apologized like mad and made some really lame excuses. We won't go after a claim, but maybe next time she will think twice about how she opens her door.

On the same line, we have some lazy dog walkers here who don't pick up the poop and MAN, my 70 year old neighbor let this guy have it with both barrels when she caught one one day. She is a retired school teacher and just ripped him to shreds. Here is my recollection:

"Let me ask you. When is the last time you saw me doing anything to YOUR property? I'll answer that for you. Never, because I am not selfish, rude, lazy or inconsiderate. For some reason, which I simply cannot imagine or understand, you think it is perfectly acceptable to do this to my yard. What were you thinking when you left this pile of feces on my yard?" and so on.

He looked so scared and embarrassed and has been seen completely bypassing our block! Brings a smile to my face just thinking about it...

I had it done to me also!  Me and my Misses was sitting in the car having MCDonalds and next thing I hear a Bang I look around and I see this door against my back end I jumped out my car and ran round and I was going to hit her front bonnet make a massive dent in it but my misses jumped out and stopped me and the woman quickly reversed and drove off.  I was a little angry lol!  

What annoyed me is she did it and just left the door against my car while she got into her car and as you know when you step in your car your car moves! So the door would of not only caused damage knocking into my car but also scraping it at the same time.

The funny thing is I told my Missis this spot I parked (which was the only available spot left at the time)  and I hated the spot as it was on the corner where cars drive past and I just told her this is a crappy parking sport as I have often had cars have a near miss when they swing around and then that happened not long after so kinda funny really.


If it happened again and the person did not apologise I would cause some damage to the persons car once they left their car.  As unfortunately here in the UK our Police are not as good as yours even if they are not busy they will not come out for something like that they would say its a civil mater


JMB

Guys, this is a power tool forum. could we please keep the topic to power tools please?

For starters, since electrical outlets are probably not handy, this sounds like a job for cordless tools. Start by taking a CXS drill with about a 1/8" bit to the sidewalls of at least 2 tires.....

I'm not sure what's wrong with people. Every dent in my almost three year old truck was made by someone else.

Tom

Way back when I was a teenager a friend's father used to take us into town on his way to work on summer mornings.  His father was a big guy and drove one of those big Chevy Carryalls.  One morning we had stopped at a convenience store, and before we could get out a man in a car in the next parking space banged his door into the side of the Carryall and without a second thought proceeded to walk off towards the store's entrance.  My friend's father got out and said, "Hey, you just dinged my door."  The man looked at the Carryall and replied, "It's just a truck," and continued on.  In response, my friend's dad kicked the other guy's car door with his size 13 steel-toed work boots, looked at the man and said, "It's just a Ford."  

Guess people haven't changed much in all these years.  

Is it just me, or does this seem particularly true at places like HomeDepot?

I had this happen at Home Depot once...  At the time, I had just recently (2 months maybe) finished restoring my old '79 Bronco.  Repaired all the fender rust and completely repainted.  It looked stunning!  Pulled into the lot and took a reasonably sized parking spot.  Recieved a phone call on the cell, so I sat in the truck while answering it.  A couple comes out of the store and happen to be the owners of the mini van parked next to me.  The woman, opens the passenger side door so hard, it dented my drivers side door and took out chunk of paint!  Seriously, a CHUNK!  I was so stunned, I just sat there staring at her.  She noticed me in the bronco as they where backing out, and stuck her tong out at me...  I can't tell you all how hard it was not to take off after them and ram 'em with my front winch bumper . I did follow them out for a little bit as I considered it!  Upon reflection at that time, I remember thinking, are people really that stupid?  I couldn't have looked more dangerous back then...  I was your prototypical redneck mountain man in that truck!  Usually, someone you don't want to anger. . Glad nowadays I didn't kill them...   Well, re-did the door and paint.  That was ten years ago and I'm still angry!  Kinda wish I hadn't read this posting...

I -hate- people that ding other people's cars out of carelessness or just lack of respect. Sure, accidents happen, but those should come with an apology.

Just keep a valve core tool in your glovebox.

Oh, what could you mean, Brice?    Heh, heh.  I always have liked Tinker's stories.   
Anyways, that little episode did leave an impression on me...   

Well, I found your post both cleaver and funny, and after reading it to my wife, she had a good laugh too.   

As for compliments, have I mentioned anything about your short pants lately?   

Hope you are well.   

Years ago I lived at a small apartment complex where we had assigned parking spots under carports on either side of the driveway.  I always backed my truck in because it was easier to get out.  Anyway, I soon noticed a "white" dent on my black steel tube front bumper that seemed to grow on it's own. 

One morning I was sitting in my truck getting ready for work when a little old lady climbed into a car directly across from me.  She proceeded to back out until - Wham! - she hit my front bumper so hard it rocked the truck.  As she calmly drove away I noticed a corresponding "black" dent on the rear bumper of her white car.

 

I always have a valve stem tool in the truck.

I may have used it once or twice to teach a valuable lesson.

No real damaged caused, just some inconvenience for someone.

One time I parked in a parking spot for not more than two minutes to pick up my dry cleaning.  I came out, and some doufous parked right by the curb beside the sign that says "Fire Route - No Parking" along what is the frontage of the sidewalk along the row of stores at that particular strip mall.  I would have been willing to do the twist and turn with my steering wheel, but there was no way I could have got out, without that vehicle being moved.  His car parked perpendicular to mine, and was about 7 feet from my bumper.  There was essentially just enough room for a car to pass between the cars in the parking row, and his illegally parked car by the sidewalk.


I went into all the stores, calmly, and asked who was parked in front with the red and white putt-putt model car, and that they were blocking me.  I received no positive responses.  I went back to my vehicle, and waited about 5 to 10 minutes.  


Went thru the process again going into the different stores, still no acknowledgement.  Was I getting no response because I was wearing a suit and did not instill the fear of God or any wrath upon the perpetrator?  Sadly for the owner of the putt-putt, this was possibly a misjudgement on their part.  


Hoped in my van, backed up gently to physically connect with the front corner of the offending vehicle, then stepped sharply on the gas.  The result was the putt-putt vehicle was now semi embarked at an angle onto the walkway, at which point, a perplexed idiot  , who I recognized as having just seen both times going into one of the stores, a video rental store no less, who was now outside looking at me take a second charge at bumping his little putt-putt sufficiently so that I could negotiate myself enough room to drive away.  I finished with the putt-putt now at about a 45 degree angle from where it was originally, with most of the car on the sidewalk.  I looked with a casual demeanor out my window, and said to him "You had your chance", and calmly drove away.



Sometimes we do things, that later we regret, and mind you, I probably wouldn't have done what I did, if the putt-putt wasn't a beater, but I've never had one moment of regret on that one.  

Kevin, good edit! 

In my situation, that vehicle I bumped out of the way happened about 15 years ago, while I was living in Toronto.  At that time, there were no fears of gang members or yahoo's who may be sportin' guns to solve their anger or issues.  Sadly, since that time, things have changed, and someone having a gun or knife would today be a consideration. 

Here's the scene: near Christmas time, narrow, but not too narrow street with diagonal parking on both sides, no empty spaces, cars backed up (including me) because one guy is waiting for an elderly lady to back out of the parking space.  She is moving too slowly for this guy so he's honking and crowding her.  Her response, backs right into his front end and drives off.  Classy...

I do this all the time. I park way out where there is no one parking. And when I come out there are three or four cars all around me. I mean in the parking spots right next to me. With tons of empty space around. Go figure.

'And I thought it was just flocking/schooling behavior...

Thanks for the REAL explanation, Ken!


Tom

Bright red cars are the worst.

I came out at lunch one day and there was so much bird poop on my car I had to get it washed. It was total gross.