Amusing Parking Attendant Discussion
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We have a new Sainsburys in town. It has a new carpark, under the store itself. The row of spaces next to the entrance are all disabled spaces - very clearly marked. Except one - at the end, which doesn't have a disabled badge on it - I suspect because there isn't enough room on one side for the crosshatched extra door opening space. In other words, quite simply, it's not a disabled space.
Anyway, the other day I parked there for about 20 mins and then emerged with a couple of bags of shopping and my daughter. There's a parking attendant, looking smug, standing over my car. "Ah, there you are sir - good job you're here. I was about to give you a ticket."
"Really?" sez me.."What for? It's not a disabled spot."
"Yes it is sir, it's in the disabled row." she replied.
"No, really, it isn't - there's not disabled sign in the space." I said.
"I think you'll find they're all disabled spaces here sir, and it does have a sign." she replied.
"OK, let's see", and I jumped in and backed it half out of the space to reveal the empty rectangle.
"Oh. Well, that doesn't matter - it's still a disabled space."
I was quite amused at this point. "Sorry, but there's no disabled sign in it, probably because there's no extra room on this side? But that means it's not a disabled space."
"WEll sir, I think it is - but I won't give you a ticket this time." she said. "But I will contact the authorities and make sure a disabled sign is put in it."
"Super, " says I, "And at that point I will stop parking in it. But I don't think they will as it doesn't have space next to...whatever. Good day."
But I couldn't resist. I got in and backed my car up all the way round and leant out of the window and said "Hey, I bet this wouldn't have happened if I'd been in my crappy old Renault Laguna, would it?"
And then drove (with ironically, my disabled daughter with me) home in my shiny carpark attendant provoking car from the teutonic mills of Stuttgart. If you know what I mean. Must have made her day to find one of *them* in what she thought was an illegal spot.
Anyway, the other day I parked there for about 20 mins and then emerged with a couple of bags of shopping and my daughter. There's a parking attendant, looking smug, standing over my car. "Ah, there you are sir - good job you're here. I was about to give you a ticket."
"Really?" sez me.."What for? It's not a disabled spot."
"Yes it is sir, it's in the disabled row." she replied.
"No, really, it isn't - there's not disabled sign in the space." I said.
"I think you'll find they're all disabled spaces here sir, and it does have a sign." she replied.
"OK, let's see", and I jumped in and backed it half out of the space to reveal the empty rectangle.
"Oh. Well, that doesn't matter - it's still a disabled space."
I was quite amused at this point. "Sorry, but there's no disabled sign in it, probably because there's no extra room on this side? But that means it's not a disabled space."
"WEll sir, I think it is - but I won't give you a ticket this time." she said. "But I will contact the authorities and make sure a disabled sign is put in it."
"Super, " says I, "And at that point I will stop parking in it. But I don't think they will as it doesn't have space next to...whatever. Good day."
But I couldn't resist. I got in and backed my car up all the way round and leant out of the window and said "Hey, I bet this wouldn't have happened if I'd been in my crappy old Renault Laguna, would it?"
And then drove (with ironically, my disabled daughter with me) home in my shiny carpark attendant provoking car from the teutonic mills of Stuttgart. If you know what I mean. Must have made her day to find one of *them* in what she thought was an illegal spot.
Drek said:
Wow, nothing like being gracious in a minor victory. Of course, the parking Nazi isn't going to look out for your car now, is he?
But you had to be there - the palpable sense of glee at being able to stick one to that 'total w
ker in a 911 parked in a disabled spot' was awesome!RtdRacer said:
Drek said:
Wow, nothing like being gracious in a minor victory. Of course, the parking Nazi isn't going to look out for your car now, is he?
But you had to be there - the palpable sense of glee at being able to stick one to that 'total wker in a 911 parked in a disabled spot' was awesome!PS. And no, I don't think 911 drivers are smug, arrogant tossers as I used to have one many years ago but there are plenty of others who only need to the tiniest of excuses to think otherwise.
SV8Predator said:
RtdRacer said:
I got in and backed my car up all the way round and leant out of the window and said "Hey, I bet this wouldn't have happened if I'd been in my crappy old Renault Laguna, would it?"
Wants us to all know he's got a Porsche? fk me.It was, I thought, a 'funny story'. If you don't like it, then meh.
For the record, I think the 924S was a very under rated car.
Drek said:
Yessss, I wonder. I rather suspect it has more to do with YOUR inverted prejudice than the parkie's. The mong appears to have made a genuine mistake so why gloat? They're process monkeys, nothing more. They're not paid to interpret, reason or otherwise, they're paid to knack wrongdoing motorists but they're not infallible. All you've done is either reinforce or introduce the stereotype that all 911 drivers are arrogant, smug tossers. Bit of an own goal really.
PS. And no, I don't think 911 drivers are smug, arrogant tossers as I used to have one many years ago but there are plenty of others who only need to the tiniest of excuses to think otherwise.
Reading a bit too much into it, methinks. She was delighted she'd caught someone in a stereotypical car - the way it played out was amusing in my mind. I wasn't smug or arrogant - I was whimsical and relaxed. Your mileage may vary. PS. And no, I don't think 911 drivers are smug, arrogant tossers as I used to have one many years ago but there are plenty of others who only need to the tiniest of excuses to think otherwise.
As an aside, I flirted with the idea of changing the car model from Porsche to something else, or even miss out the last 2 paragraphs, purely to avoid the 'german car mention' accusations, but I thought I'd be honest and trust the readers on this forum to 'do the right thing'. Ho hum.
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