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#13158 of 14399 Re: Parking lot inconsiderates [xwesx] by fintail Jan 20, 2009 (2:22 pm)
Replying to: xwesx (Jan 20, 2009 1:42 pm) Yeah that's a good point, if the car sticks out too much, it is in more danger - I am a quick shopper, so there is always a chance the cars I park next to won't move while I am there anyway. I usually will park mayve 5 spaces removed, or if in a full lot, I will try to get a spot along a curb or somewhere else where I only have one side along other cars.
#13159 of 14399 Re: . [imidazol97] by fintail Jan 20, 2009 (2:27 pm)
Replying to: imidazol97 (Jan 20, 2009 1:46 pm) I see that all the time, people who cruise around for many minutes. What is the mentality for that? I don't get it. It's all about time for me...I want to get the shopping torture over with, so less time in the lot is good. It is also usually quicker to leave the premises when you are away from the pack.   Regarding alarms - my E55 resonates at some random frequency that sets off the alarm of a gold Aveo that now parks beside me in my building, so I have to be careful not to rev it up much. I don't know why that thing even has an alarm.   I've never opened a door to turn off someone's lights - too many wackjobs out there...but I have told the service counter in the store. I also end up returning a car probably half the time I shop, when I didn't use one myself. If it's near my car, I imagine it being pushed into my car. Replies to this message: snakeweasel (Jan 20, 2009 3:59 pm) fintail (Jan 20, 2009 4:49 pm) the_big_al (Jan 20, 2009 5:31 pm) oregonboy (Jan 20, 2009 7:15 pm) and 1 more... euphonium (Jan 20, 2009 7:36 pm) davethecarnut (Jan 20, 2009 10:44 pm)
#13160 of 14399 Re: . [fintail] by snakeweasel Jan 20, 2009 (3:59 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Jan 20, 2009 2:27 pm) I see that all the time, people who cruise around for many minutes. What is the mentality for that?   What I don't understand is when they do that at the gym. Like walking the extra 50 will wear them down so much that they can't exersize.   Regarding alarms - my E55 resonates at some random frequency that sets off the alarm of a gold Aveo that now parks beside me in my building,   Way back when the earth was cooling there was this lady where I worked who bought a brand new car with an alarm. The alarm kept going off while at work, she kept saying that it was vibrations from trucks passing by and she kept taking it in to get the sensitivity turned down. She never caught on that we were going out and rocking the car to get the alarm to go off. Replies to this message: fintail (Jan 20, 2009 4:49 pm) the_big_al (Jan 20, 2009 5:31 pm) oregonboy (Jan 20, 2009 7:15 pm) the_big_al (Jan 21, 2009 3:12 pm) euphonium (Jan 20, 2009 7:36 pm)
#13161 of 14399 Re: . [imidazol97] by xrunner2 Jan 20, 2009 (4:00 pm)
Replying to: imidazol97 (Jan 20, 2009 1:46 pm) A strategy I use at Best Buy, Home Depot, and Jewel Food stores is to park in between and where the store workers park. Find a one-slot spot between 2 cars and you are safe. I am leery of parking with a lot of empty spaces all around me. On inconsiderate shoppers, my wife usually has to go up and down "every" single aisle looking and scoping out, just in case there is a bargain. When myself, I go in with a list and go straight to pick items, then quickly go to check out lines.   There are times I observe real nice clean usually enthusiast cars parked in the open when I go into store and when coming out see an old junker, rusty pickup or jacked-up pickup next to these. This is definitely inconsiderate and intimidating.
#13162 of 14399 Re: . [snakeweasel] by fintail Jan 20, 2009 (4:49 pm)
Replying to: snakeweasel (Jan 20, 2009 3:59 pm) There must be a mindset in some about a close spot being high status. I will say I see it much much more in one gender than another, but to avoid taking on the appearance of one with prejudice, I won't say anything more   I also remember I knew someone with a Cadavlier with an alarm...I could simply give the car a moderate slap and set it off. The alarm was probably worth as much as the car.
#13163 of 14399 Re: Parking lot inconsiderates [xrunner2] by the_big_al Jan 20, 2009 (5:21 pm)
Replying to: xrunner2 (Jan 20, 2009 12:05 pm) there is invariably always one of those trucks. So much so in that I have long ago quit noticing them. Although every once in a while I see one that just boggles my mind. Usually it involves an overcompensating lifted 4x4 extended cab, long bed 2500 variant with monster tires and that obligatory tow hitch. Usually this truck is squeezed into a space meant only for compacts, thereby rendering the adjacent spaces useless. They also don't pull far enough forward and so half the truck is sticking out into the aisle, although it wouldn't matter if they had pulled at the way forward, they would still be sticking out into the aisle.   I did however see an unusual one the other day. It was a big blue box store (although this particular store is clad in shades of green and stained ceder shake to match the surrounding country), but it is your typical big blue box. There was a Suburban parked close to the front, but for some reason they had not only parked crooked across two spaces, they had only pulled in far enough to get the doors into the space. The rest of the vehicle was left out in the aisle. There also were not any other cars parked around it. It was just odd as it's not like he would have had trouble parking it. All he would have had to do is keep going forward, even across the middle line and park facing out of the adjoining space.
#13164 of 14399 Re: . [snakeweasel] by the_big_al Jan 20, 2009 (5:31 pm)
Replying to: snakeweasel (Jan 20, 2009 3:59 pm) Back when I was young(er) and in high school I had an old Chevy with a 350 that had no mufflers. The pipes cut off right where the bed and cab met and so it didn't even have a cat. The thing was gutless, but it was loud. Very loud. I was taking classed at the local community college and on my way to the college I passed several dorms. There was one particular vehicle that would pass that had a very sensitive alarm. Every day and every time I passed I would pop it into neutral and rev the motor and set off the thing. I was able to do this for about a week before the owner turned down the sensitivity... I also used to go through the school parking lot looking for alarms that would go off. Replies to this message: oregonboy (Jan 20, 2009 7:15 pm) the_big_al (Jan 21, 2009 3:12 pm) euphonium (Jan 20, 2009 7:36 pm)
#13165 of 14399 Re: . [the_big_al] by oregonboy Jan 20, 2009 (7:15 pm)
Replying to: the_big_al (Jan 20, 2009 5:31 pm) Al, my man, I suspect that, in your youth, you were a very bad boy....   Furthermore, I would bet that you still are. Replies to this message: the_big_al (Jan 21, 2009 3:12 pm)
#13166 of 14399 Re: . [the_big_al] by euphonium Jan 20, 2009 (7:36 pm)
Replying to: the_big_al (Jan 20, 2009 5:31 pm) You missed out on using your folks garage door clicker on others in the middle of the night.
#13167 of 14399 Re: considerate?? [ruking1] by davethecarnut Jan 20, 2009 (10:31 pm)
Replying to: ruking1 (Jan 20, 2009 7:42 am) Hey ruking? What's the proper way to break in a new battery? Just kidding Replies to this message: ruking1 (Jan 21, 2009 6:12 am)

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