JulesMaximus
No Lifer
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an incident at the mall parking lot
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MotionMan
Lifer
I was hoping for the parking lot scene from "Fried Green Tomatoes". 🙁
BTW, OP, it was your spot. No question. What did she think? - She could stake a claim to the whole row?
If I was alone, I might have egged her on, too, but there is no way I would do it with my wife (get an earful) or kids (safety) around.
MotionMan
BTW, OP, it was your spot. No question. What did she think? - She could stake a claim to the whole row?
If I was alone, I might have egged her on, too, but there is no way I would do it with my wife (get an earful) or kids (safety) around.
MotionMan
ColdFusion718
Diamond Member
Your gf is siding with that woman because she's also a woman even though you were in the right. Your gf doesn't really respect you as a man.
BlahBlahYouToo
Lifer
exactly, there's no queue system in place for parking lots; therefore it is not first come first serve.
she could've sat there all day, i would have no sympathy for her with that attitude.
my gf asked me how i would've felt if it happened to me.
i said, it would've been my own fault for being naive and pretty much stupid for just sitting there and waiting for a spot to open up.
rh71
No Lifer
It's my belief that you are supposed to wait in a row just like you wait at a supermarket line, unless a car waiting is nowhere near the spot and makes no effort to get there either. When 2 cars wait in a row, you're supposed to stay behind the other person. If it happens that someone in the small % of cars behind you leaves, you may as well take it as it is far too difficult to show that kind of courtesy in a car. The first car would probably have no problem with that unless they make a mad effort to back up with you in the way.
The only reason to roam the rows is to try and catch someone just leaving. If there are no cars already waiting there, have at it - congratulations.
The worst is what you described in the OP. A car jumping into that row when obviously there was someone waiting. You should not have asked where they were and followed them. That's the equivalent of asking someone to hold your spot that was never yours. What is right about that? It belongs to whoever was waiting in that row. What else are they there for? You wouldn't have to even think about whether it was theirs if you followed courtesy to begin with. Everyone thinks it's a free-for-all so courtesy is sh!t to most people in a parking lot and that's just pathetic. Why? Because you don't see someone face-to-face? Is this why people are all big & bad using their horn?
You know what the biggest problem with all this is? If I had to fight someone like that for a spot, I'd never leave my car there afterward anyway. You must either be stupid or have a sh!tty car to do so. Really - who wants that sort of trouble when you're just trying to go to a mall?
The only reason to roam the rows is to try and catch someone just leaving. If there are no cars already waiting there, have at it - congratulations.
The worst is what you described in the OP. A car jumping into that row when obviously there was someone waiting. You should not have asked where they were and followed them. That's the equivalent of asking someone to hold your spot that was never yours. What is right about that? It belongs to whoever was waiting in that row. What else are they there for? You wouldn't have to even think about whether it was theirs if you followed courtesy to begin with. Everyone thinks it's a free-for-all so courtesy is sh!t to most people in a parking lot and that's just pathetic. Why? Because you don't see someone face-to-face? Is this why people are all big & bad using their horn?
You know what the biggest problem with all this is? If I had to fight someone like that for a spot, I'd never leave my car there afterward anyway. You must either be stupid or have a sh!tty car to do so. Really - who wants that sort of trouble when you're just trying to go to a mall?
rh71
No Lifer
You would love being in China... ticket counters... people shove their way up and whoever yells the loudest gets the attention and service. This is why we/they are so loud. (Sorta kidding, sorta not). Is that what you really prefer? Screw lines... screw first-come, first-served... and most of all, fuck courtesy. I'm bigger, faster, stronger - free for all for the win. Go you.
BlahBlahYouToo
Lifer
i'm sorry, you must be retarded. unless there is a system or policy in place, this is just not going to work.
if i had done what you suggested, someone else would've already claimed the spot by the time she got there. that 'someone else' might as well be me.
are you calling me a coward? i advise you re-read the post because i had no issues talking to her face to face in person like a calm civil person.
spaceman
Lifer
ive never asked anyone where they were parked and never would.
i park at the back of the lot anyways, the extra walk is good for my fat ass and good for preventing door dings and the like.
going to the mall when it is mobbed is on a need only basis for me...so almost never.
i might have just given the lunatic the spot myself and moved on...
and its generally not a good idea to escalate shit with strangers....
i park at the back of the lot anyways, the extra walk is good for my fat ass and good for preventing door dings and the like.
going to the mall when it is mobbed is on a need only basis for me...so almost never.
i might have just given the lunatic the spot myself and moved on...
and its generally not a good idea to escalate shit with strangers....
BlahBlahYouToo
Lifer
1. there aren't any spots anywhere in all 15 parking lots this mall has
2. if there were spots way out in left field, my gf and i would have no problems walking our skinny asses
3. the mall is ALWAYS packed on the weekends; gf and i don't have time to go on weekdays
4. i was prepared to give her the spot if the other one didn't free up - not like i could do anything about it since she already blocked me and the person leaving
5. i'm a non-confrontational person. i didn't approach her to argue; she was waiting for us at the entrance
i'm not really arguing about arguing with the lady.
i wanted to see if she had a right to claim that spot or not, which ATOT clearly thinks she does not.
You had the spot, GF was right to be annoyed. It took you long enough to get into the damn mall. If you waste your time blabbing at every stupid person who does something stupid, you'll die of old age before you ever have a chance to do something useful in life.
I can't imagine ever needing to go to a mall so much that I'm willing to wait 30 minutes for a spot, except for a last minute gift or something I guess.
I can't imagine ever needing to go to a mall so much that I'm willing to wait 30 minutes for a spot, except for a last minute gift or something I guess.
rh71
No Lifer
Right... that's good, forget courtesy... if someone else would've screwed her, it might as well be you. That's the way to go. The world would be a better place with more dipsh!ts just like you thinking that way. I hope you're only 18 because there's no other explanation.
It works fine if there were fewer of you me-first people around. I wait in rows all the time and have no problems. WTF do you think I'm there for? Seriously.
IHateMyJob2004
Lifer
If you asked someone where they were parked and then followed then to their spot, the spot is yours.
Bignate603
Lifer
It was your spot, if she was waiting for 30 minutes and didn't think about following people to their car she doesn't deserve it.
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