Did you ever hear any more about the outcome of your "push"?
LOL
On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 7:27 AM, <kgb@frontiernet.net> wrote:
> People can be jerks in this country also. I parked within a marked space
> about a month ago to pick up a cup of coffee to take with me to my night
> shift, and play off my free money in the slots. When I came out, there was a
> new Ford 150 parked crosswise directly behind me in the nearly empty lot. I
> did the polite thing, and asked that an announcement be made for the owner
> to please move it. After 15 minutes, they called for the hook, and learned
> that it would be two or more hours, as there was a wreck on the Interstate.
>
> I was by then due at work in 15 minutes, so I chose option "C", and put my
> truck in reverse and pushed the Ford out of my way. Quite frankly, I don't
> care how much damage my rear bumper and hitch did to his plastic fenders and
> door. There were numerous marked spots that were actually closer to the door
> than I was parked.
>
> Kate
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Guy R Day" <grday@btinternet.com>
> To: b-evans@earthlink.net, spridgets@autox.team.net
> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 2:47:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] An arrogance lacking in Spridget drivers
>
> There is a little bit of a dichotomy in relation to this subject as people
> in the UK, for some reason unknown want to park as close as possible to a
> car similar to these and open their doors to bang on them. I have parked
> on
> the empty, far side of a supermarket car park with a semi-decent car and
> when I returned have had cars parked that close I could barely walk through
> to reach to the door. The rest of that side of the car park remained
> empty.
> I simply cannot understand the thought process behind this
> .
> If you park in a position to take up 2 spaces you tend to find others will
> park within bays on either side and leave you in a position where you do
> not
> get damage.
>
> If my Sprite was as neat and tidy as some of those on the list I would take
> up 2 places and reduce the risk of minor car park damage. I would suggest
> it is not always arrogance but simply self protection.
>
> However, taking up a disabled persons parking space(s) is simply wrong but
> the use of a tyre iron to make the driver in a physical condition to
> correctly use such a space may not be the right thing to do to cure this.
> There was a local Police Officer who would abuse such parking areas whilst
> going into a local store to get his free lunch but he stopped when
> photographs appeared in the local press.
>
> Guy R Day
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