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Parking Paranoia - Irrational Moi ?
AJP:
--- Quote from: Pudding on January 22, 2018, 04:44:51 pm ---
--- Quote from: AJP on January 22, 2018, 04:10:04 pm ---Top tip...
In a supermarket car park, look for a trolley bay (people invariably avoid parking next to them for some reason).
Reverse park tight to the trolley bay on your nearside. If you're any good you'll be able to get within 20-30mm of it. This gives you loads of extra gap on the offside between you and the next car, and obviously the nearside is somewhat shielded by the trolley bay itself. Win win.
Note: It helps to get a front passenger out of the car before the manoeuvre.. :)
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Haha, yep :happy2: You have also spotted the same creature habits as I have out in the wild. Ironically, the avoidance of the trolley bay is so that a stray one doesn't end up in the side of their car.
And yeah, as for someone always being next to you in the deepest, darkest corner of the car park when you come back out.......that one is a mystery. It must be a creature habit thing, along the lines of Bison always grouping together at the watering hole to mitigate the Crocodile risk. Only the brave Bison venture off to the far corner of the carpark on their own. I guess the Bison who is next to you when you come out also doesn't want to be in the main pack, but isn't brave enough to go completely solo.
93.1% of these brave solo creatures head off into the corner because like minded people value their property. It's only a small splinter cell of utter retards who venture over next to yours deliberately to make a point. "I know you are parking here because you want to be away from people like me, but here I am anyway, haha!"
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Haha! Well put Kev!
To be a complete optimist for a moment - maybe the people that park next to you down in the secluded corner of the car park are actually of the same mindest...
"Hey I've seen you've been savvy and found a safe spot. I like your style. I'm gonna park next to you because I'm the same - you're safe with me next to you and I know I'm safe with you next to me".
Or maybe that's just wishful thinking?!
Neil 54:
I agree with what all of you have said about parking drives me mad. some years ago i had someone i challenged about opening their door onto my car whilst i was sitting in it tell me it was my fault for having a nice car far more people dont care than do IMO for the times when i dont have a choice i use these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doordefender-removable-protection-protector-protectors/dp/B00F2ECLV0
howie1987:
I never use to be botherd as much, till i got a ding on the old edition 30 then i started parking as far away as possible. Always park middle of nowhere and come back out with a car parked either side and it gets right on my tits.
I've now installed a dash cam front and rear with motion sensors when i'm not there.
Although it might not pick up the ding happening. It picks up car driving in or out so in theory i hope it works.
So yeah you're not the only one.
pudding:
--- Quote from: AJP on January 22, 2018, 05:01:48 pm ---
--- Quote from: Pudding on January 22, 2018, 04:44:51 pm ---
--- Quote from: AJP on January 22, 2018, 04:10:04 pm ---Top tip...
In a supermarket car park, look for a trolley bay (people invariably avoid parking next to them for some reason).
Reverse park tight to the trolley bay on your nearside. If you're any good you'll be able to get within 20-30mm of it. This gives you loads of extra gap on the offside between you and the next car, and obviously the nearside is somewhat shielded by the trolley bay itself. Win win.
Note: It helps to get a front passenger out of the car before the manoeuvre.. :)
--- End quote ---
Haha, yep :happy2: You have also spotted the same creature habits as I have out in the wild. Ironically, the avoidance of the trolley bay is so that a stray one doesn't end up in the side of their car.
And yeah, as for someone always being next to you in the deepest, darkest corner of the car park when you come back out.......that one is a mystery. It must be a creature habit thing, along the lines of Bison always grouping together at the watering hole to mitigate the Crocodile risk. Only the brave Bison venture off to the far corner of the carpark on their own. I guess the Bison who is next to you when you come out also doesn't want to be in the main pack, but isn't brave enough to go completely solo.
93.1% of these brave solo creatures head off into the corner because like minded people value their property. It's only a small splinter cell of utter retards who venture over next to yours deliberately to make a point. "I know you are parking here because you want to be away from people like me, but here I am anyway, haha!"
--- End quote ---
Haha! Well put Kev!
To be a complete optimist for a moment - maybe the people that park next to you down in the secluded corner of the car park are actually of the same mindest...
"Hey I've seen you've been savvy and found a safe spot. I like your style. I'm gonna park next to you because I'm the same - you're safe with me next to you and I know I'm safe with you next to me".
Or maybe that's just wishful thinking?!
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Yeah I'm sure there is that side of it too. Like minded people do tend to gravitate toward each other.
The best way to keep people away from your car is buy an old Volvo estate and weld 8" steels spikes all over it!
pudding:
--- Quote from: Neil 54 on January 22, 2018, 09:20:25 pm ---I agree with what all of you have said about parking drives me mad. some years ago i had someone i challenged about opening their door onto my car whilst i was sitting in it tell me it was my fault for having a nice car far more people dont care than do IMO for the times when i dont have a choice i use these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doordefender-removable-protection-protector-protectors/dp/B00F2ECLV0
--- End quote ---
So going by their logic, you were quite within your rights to punch them in the face for being too pretty. And perhaps when you're done with the facial rearranging, drive a tractor through their living room wall. Their fault for having a nice house.
I think being a total idiot and thicker and 5 short planks should be punishable by life imprisonment, with Torture Tuesdays every week. Starting with a car door being banged onto their knees for 5 hours.
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