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Corwin said:
Me too, so you should take my earlier post as a compliment. [thumbs up]
Would you apologize? I would.
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Me too, so you should take my earlier post as a compliment. [thumbs up]
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Brice Burrell said:
Well, I found your post both cleaver and funny, and after reading it to my wife, she had a good laugh too. [big grin]
As for compliments, have I mentioned anything about your short pants lately? [scared] [eek] [big grin] [wink]
Hope you are well. [smile]
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I'm amazed more perpetrators of this kind of rudeness aren't worried about what will happen after they walk away from their vehicle.
One of the guys who works for me was sitting in his truck at the mall last Christmas season. He said it was the typical holiday rodeo of drivers, swarming around, trying to jockey into position for a parking space. One driver within his sight had been waiting patiently for someone to load their stuff in the trunk. When that car drove out, another driver zoomed up, cut him off and took the space. The original guy gave the standard protest "Hey I was waiting for that!" The other driver gave him an obscene gesture and headed into the mall.
Here was the payback. The guy that was cut off drove around the lot once, then came back, hopped out with a hammer and a screwdriver. He pounded the hell out of the side of the car and then drove the screwdriver in two of the tires. My employee said this guy calmly got in his car and left the mall.
I wonder what two new tires and a lot of body work cost on that BMW?.
One of the guys who works for me was sitting in his truck at the mall last Christmas season. He said it was the typical holiday rodeo of drivers, swarming around, trying to jockey into position for a parking space. One driver within his sight had been waiting patiently for someone to load their stuff in the trunk. When that car drove out, another driver zoomed up, cut him off and took the space. The original guy gave the standard protest "Hey I was waiting for that!" The other driver gave him an obscene gesture and headed into the mall.
Here was the payback. The guy that was cut off drove around the lot once, then came back, hopped out with a hammer and a screwdriver. He pounded the hell out of the side of the car and then drove the screwdriver in two of the tires. My employee said this guy calmly got in his car and left the mall.
I wonder what two new tires and a lot of body work cost on that BMW?.
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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.
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.
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pugilato said:
[big grin]
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pugilato said:
Birds were getting confused when it was time for mating.
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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.
I may have used it once or twice to teach a valuable lesson.
No real damaged caused, just some inconvenience for someone.
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Darcy,
You're not the type of person to squeeze 1 minute epoxy in all the door locks, are you? [big grin]
You're not the type of person to squeeze 1 minute epoxy in all the door locks, are you? [big grin]
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. [sad]
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. [cool]
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 [blink], 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. [big grin]
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. [sad]
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. [cool]
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 [blink], 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. [big grin]
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I always park away from others if possible. If somehow I bumped a vehicle with my door and someone was inside, I would apologize. Would I ever retaliate? NO. People react in the strangest ways.
That being said, I would love to find the person who backed into my F350 and caused $1500 worth of damage in a Lowe's parking lot. The body shop swore I hit a deer. Nope. It would have been cheaper for me to claim a deer hit.
Ergh!
Peter
That being said, I would love to find the person who backed into my F350 and caused $1500 worth of damage in a Lowe's parking lot. The body shop swore I hit a deer. Nope. It would have been cheaper for me to claim a deer hit.
Ergh!
Peter
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Kevin, good edit! [big grin]
RonWen said:
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. [sad]
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This happened a lonnnnnnnnnnnnng time ago, in a city not that far away.
It was a Saturday morning and I had an appointment in South Philly. Back then banks were not open on Saturdays so I parked my 66 Tempest in their small lot near the drive up window. While I was at my appointment, some idiot in a small sports car completely blocked me in. I waited a bit for the owner's return. Nada...
Since the tranny in the Tempest was brand-spanking new I gently eased up to the bumper and pushed the car out of the way. As I was turning onto the side street, heading towards Broad, I distinctly remember seeing fluid dripping from the underside of that car.
I too am of the group that would wait for the return of an automobile's owner if I were to ding, damage or destroy their car... Why can't others do the same.
Since I live in New Jersey we were pounded by Irene on Saturday; as the world now knows. This morning on the way to work, the roads were filled with drivers that drove like they were the only ones on the road and their job was more important than that of others.
It was a Saturday morning and I had an appointment in South Philly. Back then banks were not open on Saturdays so I parked my 66 Tempest in their small lot near the drive up window. While I was at my appointment, some idiot in a small sports car completely blocked me in. I waited a bit for the owner's return. Nada...
Since the tranny in the Tempest was brand-spanking new I gently eased up to the bumper and pushed the car out of the way. As I was turning onto the side street, heading towards Broad, I distinctly remember seeing fluid dripping from the underside of that car.
I too am of the group that would wait for the return of an automobile's owner if I were to ding, damage or destroy their car... Why can't others do the same.
Since I live in New Jersey we were pounded by Irene on Saturday; as the world now knows. This morning on the way to work, the roads were filled with drivers that drove like they were the only ones on the road and their job was more important than that of others.
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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...
Maybe it's just me but this thread mildly freaked me out because I'm amazed at the amount of people that seem to think that two wrongs make something right. Some people must have heard of turning the other cheek? Why would retaliating make the victims any better than the perpetrators?
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GPowers said:
Greg,
There's a bit of a misconception there. It's not the drivers that are purposely parking around you at those remote locations. The vehicles themselves are causing this phenomena of social grouping, especially the newer generation with their fancy Bluetooth and satellite radio. You didn't realize your vehicle has a soul? There have been enough movies to prove this. Everything from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to the kids movies "Cars".
So Greg, have some more compassion for vehicles that park around yours, unless of course you feel like they're rough housing too much or bullying your vehicle. Then, by all means, talk to their
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'And I thought it was just flocking/schooling behavior...
Thanks for the REAL explanation, Ken!
Tom
Thanks for the REAL explanation, Ken!
Tom
