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Sep 14, 2019 07:09:29   #
Architect1776 Loc: In my mind
 
Some might be old but still fun to see.


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Sep 14, 2019 07:46:48   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Some people park carelessly, and others go outside the lines on purpose. I wonder how they do when they're on the road. : )

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Sep 14, 2019 09:57:34   #
Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York
 
Architect1776 wrote:
Some might be old but still fun to see.


I have seen these photographs before. As for the car with the fire hose through the windows that one is hysterical. I am surprised that all tired weren't flattened and a ticket placed on the windshield.

Some People feel it is an entitlement to park wherever they wish. Those people believe rules and regulations don't apply to them. They believe these rules are an inconvenience. They feel they can be inconsiderate to others. They believe they can drive recklessly placing others in danger. I cannot tell you how many friends were in accidents by someone who ran a red light or who was driving faster than twenty miles per hour. Here in New York City, all boroughs have Red Light cameras and Speed Zone cameras. I'm sure there are these cameras in other cities. They generate revenue for the particular city. Indeed!
Parking and driving is a privilege and not a guaranteed right.
Try to imagine how inconvenient it is when someone who isn't handicapped takes a handicapped parking space. Try to imagine that the person driving in front of you going slower is malicious and not handicapped.

My sister has Handicapped Tags placed on her car. Try to tell my handicapped sister that she should not be parking in the place that has its perimeter painted in a lovely blue trim. Try to tell her that she should be driving faster because she is in the right lane. Other drivers flash their high beams and incessantly honk their horns.
Most people are rude, crude, uncouth, and insensitive.
To all those people who park however they wish, they do deserve the "revenge" exacted upon them. To all those people who run red lights or speed on city streets or in school zones don't be surprised when you get caught.

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Sep 14, 2019 11:13:49   #
Architect1776 Loc: In my mind
 
Scruples wrote:
I have seen these photographs before. As for the car with the fire hose through the windows that one is hysterical. I am surprised that all tired weren't flattened and a ticket placed on the windshield.

Some People feel it is an entitlement to park wherever they wish. Those people believe rules and regulations don't apply to them. They believe these rules are an inconvenience. They feel they can be inconsiderate to others. They believe they can drive recklessly placing others in danger. I cannot tell you how many friends were in accidents by someone who ran a red light or who was driving faster than twenty miles per hour. Here in New York City, all boroughs have Red Light cameras and Speed Zone cameras. I'm sure there are these cameras in other cities. They generate revenue for the particular city. Indeed!
Parking and driving is a privilege and not a guaranteed right.
Try to imagine how inconvenient it is when someone who isn't handicapped takes a handicapped parking space. Try to imagine that the person driving in front of you going slower is malicious and not handicapped.

My sister has Handicapped Tags placed on her car. Try to tell my handicapped sister that she should not be parking in the place that has its perimeter painted in a lovely blue trim. Try to tell her that she should be driving faster because she is in the right lane. Other drivers flash their high beams and incessantly honk their horns.
Most people are rude, crude, uncouth, and insensitive.
To all those people who park however they wish, they do deserve the "revenge" exacted upon them. To all those people who run red lights or speed on city streets or in school zones don't be surprised when you get caught.
I have seen these photographs before. As for the ... (show quote)


The part that bothers me with handicapped parking is when children and grand children use the placard illegally.

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Sep 14, 2019 12:43:54   #
Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York
 
Architect1776 wrote:
The part that bothers me with handicapped parking is when children and grand children use the placard illegally.


Q: Why do people do it?
A: Because, they can!

There is little to no enforcement. So when an anonymous person exacts
"revenge" they should not be surprised.

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Sep 15, 2019 08:39:30   #
PRETENDER Loc: Micanopy,Florida
 
God is great,beer is good and people are ........

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Sep 15, 2019 11:05:53   #
bobforman Loc: Anacortes, Washington State
 
I carry printed stickers in my glove box that say in bold letters: "Nice Park Job A__hole!" When someone does something like the above (and the driver is gone) I paste one right in front of where they look out the windshield. If I'm not sure the driver is out of sight I sneakily put it on the driver's side mirror. While I'm sure this is illegal, immoral, fattening and immature, it does give one (not to mention passersby) great satisfaction.

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Sep 15, 2019 12:51:13   #
Amielee Loc: Eastern Washington State
 
Sometime it is not the bad parkers fault. If there is only one spot and a previous parker is so close to the parking line or over it the new parker may not be able to park without taking a large part of the adjoining space. Then again some people with a new expensive car will take two spots to avoid dings, I have no sympathy for them. They can park at the end of the lot where no one else parks. I have gone to the Dr.s office where parking is really scarce only to find someone; usually a pickup; parked at an angle that makes it difficult to park next to them. I do try to be understanding of others difficulties.

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Sep 15, 2019 13:02:23   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
Years ago, I dated a lady who was confined to a wheelchair. She had a purpose-built van so she could drive. Whenever we went out we'd take her van. On numerous occasions I watched her pull up to a parallel parking space and put the ramp of her van right on top of the vertical curbing. Watching her put that ramp down was like watching a magician perform a magic act.

One night we decided on a particular restaurant. When we got there one of the spaces was occupied by a Cadillac. There were no handicapped plates on the car and she had me verify that there was no placard on the rearview mirror. I got back in the van and she pulled into the parking space adjacent to the Cadillac. Then, she pushed the button to open the door and extend the ramp so she could move to it and lower herself to the ground. We heard a loud crash and you guessed it. She "misjudged" the distance and put the ramp through the windows of the car on the driver's side.

She looked at me and said, "Oops. Let's eat somewhere else".

She retracted the ramp, closed the sliding door of the van and we drove off. She was rather heartless about people parking illegally in a handicapped space.
--Bob

Architect1776 wrote:
The part that bothers me with handicapped parking is when children and grand children use the placard illegally.

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Sep 15, 2019 13:04:13   #
One Rude Dawg Loc: Athol, ID
 
Architect1776 wrote:
Some might be old but still fun to see.


Super glue or toothpicks in the keyholes, just for fun.

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Sep 15, 2019 14:34:22   #
blackhorse 1-7
 
I recently lost my left leg (amputated 5/22/19), fifty years after being shot in Vietnam. I will be getting a "new leg" from the VA next month, and am now driving with a handicap placard. Last week, I went to the bank and a car was just pulling into the "reserved for handicap" parking spot. I opened my window and asked the driver if he was disabled. He said, "no, but I'll only be a minute." Ignored me and went into the bank. I pulled my car directly behind his, blocking him in. He had no way out, called the police and went into the bank with my walker. I spotted the police who parked his patrol car behind me. The officer came up to me (the bank manager pointed me out,) and after explaining what I had done, the officer suggested I take my sweet time in the bank as he was going to take his sweet time writing tickets and checking out the other car for possible violations. I spent more than 30 minutes in the bank (on purpose) and both the officer and I enjoyed the coffee the bank gave us. The other driver, well, he received three tickets, and never said a word to me. The officer's comment to me was, "f..k him." Gotta love the justice.

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Sep 15, 2019 15:09:10   #
TheShoe Loc: Lacey, WA
 
I once had a coworker who took up 3 parking spaces with his new car. I had a fairly beat-up car that had opver 150,000 miles on the odometer and another coworker had a really old pickup. The two of us conspired to park so close to the new car that it would be impossible for the owner to open his doors. We watched for him to leave at the end of the day and delayed our departure 30 minutes. When we approached our cars the owner of the new car was sitting on the pavement and angry as hell. However, he never said a word. He also never took up 3 spaces again.

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Sep 15, 2019 15:13:25   #
Shel Loc: Lecanto FL
 

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