Arrogant pricks...

[reitz]

I live in a very densely populated area of Pittsburgh, a block away from a major hospital. Parking in this area is so bad with the hospital (and two other major ones, 10 blocks in each direction) that it is only legal to park on the street if you have a permit sticker displayed on your car. The stickers are only available to residents.

So you would think that everyone visiting the hospital, knowing they will be ticketted or towed for parking on the street, would pay the $5 it costs to park in the nearly empty parking garage? Of course not! Those assholes are always parking in private lots. My building has private, off-street parking for tenants and guests only.

I don't have my own car, but it still annoys the hell out of me when someone parks here for the day rather than paying for it, and there have been several times when I've had visitors over who couldn't park in one of the empty spots because they were taken up by hospital visitors.

The worst part? It's never the crappy cars that are parked here. It's always the arrogant pricks driving a Mercedes, BMW, Cadillac, etc. Some ass just parked his brand new Saab there. What is it about people who can afford one of those cars that makes him think he can park it wherever he damn well pleases? :|

Damn, I wish I had some eggs.

 

[Batti]

Get them towed!

 

[convex]

no sh1t, tow 'em...a friend of mine used to own a store in lincoln,nb and he'd tow people day and night.. it's a really rewarding experience..

 

[nickdakick]

What Batti said. Get them @ssholes towed. Maybe you can even make buck out of it. Make deal with a single towing company and tell them you'll call them exclusively.

 

[DesignDawg]

Eggs....no. BOLOGNA, on the other hand.. YES. Just go buy a couple pf packs, and stick them all over the car like polka dot stickers. VERY cool.

And my other advice: Just count your lucky stars you don't live in Memphis, where everyone just parks AT THE DOOR. Not even in handicap spaces, no sir. They just pull up to the door, put the car in park, and get out. F**KERS.

Ricky
DesignDawg

 

[sandorski]

Yea, tow companies just love people who park on private property! That's where the big bucks are at.

 

[denali]

Buy one of those boots that you put on the wheel and then charge them to take it off.

 

[thebestMAX]

Im with you.

Stuff a potatoe in their tailpipes and watch the fun.

I just usually cut off their valve stems.

 

[DaBoneHead]

DesignDawg...

My monitor got a good spraying of coke over the bologne comment!

At least it didnt come out my nose... damn that was funny!

 

[Ulfwald]

Put Vaseline on the windows. It is pure h@ll to get off, but does no permanant damage.

 

[ChrichtonsGirl]

Find some dog poop and smear it on the door handles. Bet they get the hint.

 

[thebestMAX]

DesignDog-

These people dont park their cars, they abandon them.

 

[Frenchie]

Another vote for towing.

 

[kami]

<< Get them @ssholes towed. Maybe you can even make buck out of it. Make deal with a single towing company and tell them you'll call them exclusively. >>


that's what i'd do...

 

[reitz]

I wish I could have them towed. Unfortunately I don't own the building, and the landlord lives 40 miles away. I'm not paying for a long distance call to complain to him every time it happens, and then have him tell me he won't pay for a long distance call to have it towed.

I'll have to be a little more devious

I just don't understand why the only people who park in the private lot are the assholes that can afford to pay to park. :|

 

[perry]

I don't understand 'normal' hospitals. Why in the world charge people to park in the first place? They're either going there to see the doc (and paying out the arse for that), or going to see a friend/family member that is ill. Adding the parking fee into the equation just makes their whole situation that much worse.

I'm an army brat, so I've never been into a 'normal' hospital cept for a handful of times. One was to see a friend, and it just annoyed me to no end that I had to pay the $5 to park when she was in the hospital for cancer surgery. Sheesh. The $5 is no big deal, but I coulda spent that $5 or more flowers or a bigger teddy bear.

Call your landlord and just have him send you a letter saying he gives you permission to have cars towed from his property as long as you keep your lease or somethin like that.

 

[yakko]

DesignDawg,

They park at the door her also and it is worse in the nicer areas.

 

[reitz]

perry, because of the neighborhood I live in, the parking garage would be so full that there would be no room for hospital visitors if they didn't charge.

Think about it: how many hospitals are in quiet, suburban areas where parking is plentiful?

 

[chess9]

Reitz: Remember all those threads about people living on credit cards, not saving any money, and being into buy, buy, buy? Well, , none of those pr*cks can AFFORD parking. Their car payments and insurance are too high! And I bet you think I'm kidding!!! I'm not. It's true.

 

[reitz]

Then that also means they can't afford to repaint the 5 foot long scratch right down the side of that new BMW, right? :Q

 

[Viper GTS]

No, reitz, he said &quot;insurance.&quot; Insurance won't cover their ass getting towed, though.



Viper GTS

 

[PCAddict]

Best bet is to make arrangements with a towing company that is across town, or otherwise far enough away to make it a major pain in the ass to go get it. All of the places around here (suburban Philadelphia) use towing companies that are in one of the various &quot;ghetto&quot; sections of the city. They usually are an average of 30-45 minutes away, and usually not in the best neighborhood. That makes it a less-than-pleasant experience.

And most importantly, make sure you get part of the take.