The BAD PARKING thread [vol4]
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Old_Skool_Fool said:
So made the "mistake" of looking at the woman and holding my hands out in a "Wotdafuqudoing" gesture, at which point she opened the door and started the verbal abuse.
That was definitely a mistake.I had similar with Millie Tant's less attractive sister when she nicked the P&C space I was waiting for, then jumped out with a kid who was 10-11 and was big/old enough that she was riding in the front.
It wasn't even directed AT her, just a "seriously?!" gesture for my own enjoyment. But she saw it and waddled over,. aggressively demanding to know why I'd done it. After realising she couldn't win the "because my child needs it" argument she went with "well, I'm pregnant". I resisted the temptation to respond "BUT YOU ARE SO VERY UGLY! HOW THE HELL DID THAT HAPPEN?!?!?!" or "How was I to know, you're really quite fat" and went with "I'm sorry, I didn't realise you were pregnant, fair enough." That should have been the end of it, even though my sister and Mrs D tell me it's only acceptable when about 8+ months pregnant (if this woman was pregnant she was about 12 hours pregnant). She waddled away, swearing and "mindyerroanbisniss"-ing.
Later she found me in the shop and called me an a
hole, swearing at me when my toddler was right there with me and her own daughter was stood next to her. I did a very loud, very camp "Ooooh!! You kiss your daughter with that mouth?!" and never saw her after that...Somewhere on Mumsnet or the Greggs Enthusiasts forum I bet the same story has been told with a very different account of events
donkmeister said:
Old_Skool_Fool said:
So made the "mistake" of looking at the woman and holding my hands out in a "Wotdafuqudoing" gesture, at which point she opened the door and started the verbal abuse.
That was definitely a mistake.I had similar with Millie Tant's less attractive sister when she nicked the P&C space I was waiting for, then jumped out with a kid who was 10-11 and was big/old enough that she was riding in the front.
It wasn't even directed AT her, just a "seriously?!" gesture for my own enjoyment. But she saw it and waddled over,. aggressively demanding to know why I'd done it. After realising she couldn't win the "because my child needs it" argument she went with "well, I'm pregnant". I resisted the temptation to respond "BUT YOU ARE SO VERY UGLY! HOW THE HELL DID THAT HAPPEN?!?!?!" or "How was I to know, you're really quite fat" and went with "I'm sorry, I didn't realise you were pregnant, fair enough." That should have been the end of it, even though my sister and Mrs D tell me it's only acceptable when about 8+ months pregnant (if this woman was pregnant she was about 12 hours pregnant). She waddled away, swearing and "mindyerroanbisniss"-ing.
Later she found me in the shop and called me an a
hole, swearing at me when my toddler was right there with me and her own daughter was stood next to her. I did a very loud, very camp "Ooooh!! You kiss your daughter with that mouth?!" and never saw her after that...Somewhere on Mumsnet or the Greggs Enthusiasts forum I bet the same story has been told with a very different account of events
Someone flew into our Aldi the wrong way last week, having really cut the corner too, the car ahead of me had to brake and steer away, not a full on emergency stop or a swerve, but still. The car then ditched across the first two places.
We seem to be surrounded by utter scum on all sides.
We seem to be surrounded by utter scum on all sides.
21st Century Man said:
Someone flew into our Aldi the wrong way last week, having really cut the corner too, the car ahead of me had to brake and steer away, not a full on emergency stop or a swerve, but still. The car then ditched across the first two places.
We seem to be surrounded by utter scum on all sides.
Small town car park, last week, some driver shouting at me, "Its a one way system", to which I replied "I am only going one way", but honestly they resurfaced the car park about 4 years ago, and never repainted the arrows, so unless you used it then you wouldnt know, and assuming the other driver had, wonder why he never noticed there were no arrows not that you need it, a very small car park.We seem to be surrounded by utter scum on all sides.
Vipers said:
Small town car park, last week, some driver shouting at me, "Its a one way system", to which I replied "I am only going one way", but honestly they resurfaced the car park about 4 years ago, and never repainted the arrows, so unless you used it then you wouldnt know, and assuming the other driver had, wonder why he never noticed there were no arrows not that you need it, a very small car park.
Car park arrows are only advisory in any case, they rarely have the required signs or Traffic Regulation Orders.Sixpackpert said:
Came back to my car after a day at Banham Zoo and was confronted with this lovely blue Focus ‘parked’. Car park was half full, loads of spaces but still chose to park it next to me. They couldn’t have got out the drivers door as there were no marks on my car from door or clothing!
Snap! I'm the yellow beemer...
Vipers said:
Small town car park, last week, some driver shouting at me, "Its a one way system", to which I replied "I am only going one way", but honestly they resurfaced the car park about 4 years ago, and never repainted the arrows, so unless you used it then you wouldnt know, and assuming the other driver had, wonder why he never noticed there were no arrows not that you need it, a very small car park.
I had someone with popping out eyes shout "ONE WAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!" at me in a car park that I'm told has never, since it was built 30 years previously, been a one way. It's clearly a two way, just because you can do a lap doesn't change that. Everyone treats it as a two way and I've used it for nearly 20 years.He was straddling both sides of the road and was upset that he had to take to his side to resolve the blockage he had created.
People who invent their own rules and then expect others to know and follow these rules are very strange people.
angrymotor said:
Bet that colour makes it hard to find in a car park 
Seriously though, did you lose a bet or are you a screaming lunatic?
ETA as text doesn't really convey tone, I should add I'm very much in favour of interesting colours. With my current daily the factory choices for the UK were silver, solid navy blue, solid black or solid white. When silver is the "interesting" colour you really need to wonder who approved that list.
Edited by donkmeister on Sunday 7th April 20:39
HTP99 said:
Apart from being dropped in by a helicopter, I just can't work out how that is even possible.
I thought similar so I had a look, the bus pushed a car into the river and used it as a step.Link to news article
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