grrr. just got home. i went to a shopping centre (mall in the US i guess). from the road i could see 3 spots next to each other in the carpark. this is the point where if i dont see those (which is where i normally park) i'll park in the carpark of a smaller shopping centre across the road. when i get there though i see a big 4wd has just parked ACROSS those 3 spots. there is in fact room for about 3 and a half normal cars so i decide 'stuff him, i'm going to park in front of him. this is how those spots normally are:
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this is the richard cranium:
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after i parked:
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now, in his defence there are no markings to say which way you are supposed to park, but EVERY other spot is parallel. he was just getting out when i parked and he said 'hey, i hope you're not going to leave that there' to which i replied 'yes' and he asked how he was supposed to get out. i told him it looked easy to get out (it wasn't but it could be done) he said what am i supposed to do? drive up the gutter?
'yep', i answered. 'it's a 4wd drive isn't it?' he threatened that he would hit my car to get out. at that point i should have written down his rego of course but i just walked off and muttered 'half wit' hoping his wife would hear. that ruined my time there of course. i had a quick lunch and got what i had to get. i also got a cheap note pad and a pen and wrote him a letter to stick on his windscreen:
"there, you see!not so bad after all!! and now you've gone and embarrassed your daughter for nothing (he looked about 45, wife maybe late 30s. hehe).
seriously, if you're not crash-hot at parking,etc you should consider getting a smaller vehicle. It's not like THIS one has ever been off-road, has it? It alarms me how many senior citizens drive such large vehicles nowadays.
have a nice day

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when it came time to leave i was feeling a little nervous. im not very confrontational (except on BYOAC in the safety of my own home

). would his 4wd still be there? would he be a psycho and actually be waiting for me to return? did he make good his promise? well, got to the spot and he was gone. damn! wasted $1.20 on pen and paper for nothing (i'll leave it in the car for next time). i had a quick look over my car. no obvious damage. i felt vindicated though because in his place there were two normal cars parked the way i reckon its supposed to be.
now i know quite a few of you guys drive big vehicles. surely you take it on board that its going to be harder to park? and you wouldnt deliberately take up the room of 3 cars to park it? if it was me i would park my 4wd in that empty park across the road i mentioned. if i had a 4wd, i would use it for 4wding (

) and have a normal car for shopping. that sort of arrogance is like harley owners parking their bikes on the footpath...