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Parking lot Story. Would you be pissed?

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Tweak155 said:
Which is what you should be doing anyway :colbert:

That said, this makes me want to live in Texas. Nothing like parking lot drama lol.
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Well I didn't expect this thread to explode into 3 (gah, 4 now) pages worth of people with Parking PhDs criticizing my actions 😀
 
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BlitzPuppet said:
That's the point of this thread. I stated we didn't pay for it, yet asked if it's okay to be pissed over someone either showing A.) Lack of Courtesy or B.) Being a douche.

We're entitled to 2 spots (our 2 cars.) just like they're entitled to 3 spots (but they have 4).

I don't give a shit as long as it doesn't affect me, but now it has.
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How does it affect you? There's still X number of spots available in the parking lot. You pick a different spot. When this guy's car finally gets towed, and some other neighbor parks in that spot, are you going to jump and scream like a vagina at them too?
 
RagingBITCH said:
How does it affect you? There's still X number of spots available in the parking lot. You pick a different spot. When this guy's car finally gets towed, and some other neighbor parks in that spot, are you going to jump and scream like a vagina at them too?
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What do you expect from someone who feels entitled to having his own parking spots in an unassigned parking lot.

Hell, his girlfriend sounds even crazier than the OP, to wit:

My girlfriend would have no problem going out there and slashing their tires, but I don't want any retaliation in the form of my car being on cinder blocks/keyed senseless.
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And all this over parking spots that are UNASSIGNED. Geez. Grow up. There are more important things in life to obsess over than not getting your preferred parking spot. You are beginning to sound like a spoiled self-entitled child.
 
nerp said:
I am calm and I'm not an asshole. When someone asks for opinions on a forum, I give them if I want to. Nothing about my post was out of line. Perhaps my stance and the ideas I bring to the table are not agreeable to everyone, but I'm not in the business of trying to make everyone feel better about themselves. Do I have a tendency to chime in when it comes to issues like this when it seems like the OP is self absorbed? Perhaps. Maybe I just tend to not post when I agree with something, or you're missing other posts of mine that aren't critical of the OP's demeanor.

Besides, I'm not the only one in this thread that said the OP was acting as if the world revolves around him and his actions were risky and entitled.

If you want, I'll try to soften my tone and give people affirmation before I state my views so they don't get so upset. I know that the younger generations these days need a lot of affirmation to get anything done.
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I just think that you, and others, have forgotten that this isn't OT, we're at least a little more civilized here.
 
MagickMan said:
I just think that you, and others, have forgotten that this isn't OT, we're at least a little more civilized here.
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Perhaps it is the thread content and not the subforum that decides civility.

This doesn't belong in the garage at all. It's about petty apartment dwelling squabbles. That's not really appropriate material for this particular subforum.
 
Wow, I'm at a loss for words. There is a lot of hostility here.

I guess it was my mistake even bringing it to this forum (make that internet). I asked coworkers, family members, other neighbors, friends, and they all agree that we are creatures of habit and anyone would get annoyed (read upset, pissed) at someone being a dick to another person in a parking lot passive aggressively or not. This seems to have been blown into an even bigger deal here than I was supposedly making of it.

*The slashing the tires was more tongue in cheek on my part and essentially her's since she said it but would actually never do such a thing. My fault for not pointing that out.

I really don't see how getting annoyed at someone being a fucking dick to you is "being a vagina". The point isn't even that someone took a spot that we usually park in just because it was open, the point is that they took it to be dicks. Plain and simple. The people don't like us, they're doing it to piss us off and it worked for the initial day. The only reason why I keep coming back and posting is because there is such an interest in this topic or some of you just want to be trolls. Fine, I'll feed ya just because there are some people who are genuinely curious about what's going on.

Were we pissed the first day? Yes, but we picked another spot and have been parking elsewhere. Did the people using that car violate our apartment's rules and therefore are getting their car towed? Yes. The end.

I guess where I'm from we just try not to be dicks to each other. I don't want to live where ever the fuck some of you are from where people don't even know what common courtesy is.

I really don't mean to come off as a "spoiled", "crazy", "self-entitled child" (holy shit Meghan, that's a lot of titles. Do you have a problem?). I honestly don't know why I posted this here, maybe so I could see the general consensus to see if other people do the same thing we do down here with parking spots.

And yes, this belongs in the garage because it pertains to cars. If I was talking about parking a video card that of course would go in another forum. Besides, like Magick said...people are more civilized than most of the people in OT. But I guess people will troll no matter what the topic/forum is.

RagingBITCH said:
How does it affect you? There's still X number of spots available in the parking lot. You pick a different spot. When this guy's car finally gets towed, and some other neighbor parks in that spot, are you going to jump and scream like a vagina at them too?
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I'll reply to this just because it IS a valid question. It affects me just like when anyone does anything in order to try to get a rise out of you...you're affected. They dton't like us, they won't tell us why, they won't even talk to us. Them acting like this towards us stems back before this "incident" (If you can even call it that). Have they had complaints against them to the office? Yup. Were we the ones complaining? Nope, not even once. Does being white/any other stupid reason make us guilty in their eyes as someone who would be the complainee? I guess so.

And yes, the people we thought were the owners actually are indeed the same people.
 
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The entitled/spoiled comments came about from the tone of your posts. You originally sounded a bit hostile and very irritated. In the heat of the moment, your words can come across as a bit maniacal. That's all. A few other details thrown in (the tires slashing comment) didn't help with the picture that was painted. The reality is that I'd be frustrated too, it's just that I'd probably be a little less incensed because I'm older and tend to not give a crap about things that consume energy for little reward. In the end, nobody is really judging you and you don't have to defend yourself to us. It's just that when someone is rippin' mad about something, they can seem a little irrational and edgy to others. Obviously, as the days have gone by, you're calmer about it all. Don't sweat it.
 
BlitzPuppet said:
Wow, I'm at a loss for words. There is a lot of hostility here.

I guess it was my mistake even bringing it to this forum (make that internet). I asked coworkers, family members, other neighbors, friends, and they all agree that we are creatures of habit and anyone would get annoyed (read upset, pissed) at someone being a dick to another person in a parking lot passive aggressively or not. This seems to have been blown into an even bigger deal here than I was supposedly making of it.

*The slashing the tires was more tongue in cheek on my part and essentially her's since she said it but would actually never do such a thing. My fault for not pointing that out.

I really don't see how getting annoyed at someone being a fucking dick to you is "being a vagina". The point isn't even that someone took a spot that we usually park in just because it was open, the point is that they took it to be dicks. Plain and simple. The people don't like us, they're doing it to piss us off and it worked for the initial day. The only reason why I keep coming back and posting is because there is such an interest in this topic or some of you just want to be trolls. Fine, I'll feed ya just because there are some people who are genuinely curious about what's going on.

Were we pissed the first day? Yes, but we picked another spot and have been parking elsewhere. Did the people using that car violate our apartment's rules and therefore are getting their car towed? Yes. The end.

I guess where I'm from we just try not to be dicks to each other. I don't want to live where ever the fuck some of you are from where people don't even know what common courtesy is.

I really don't mean to come off as a "spoiled", "crazy", "self-entitled child" (holy shit Meghan, that's a lot of titles. Do you have a problem?). I honestly don't know why I posted this here, maybe so I could see the general consensus to see if other people do the same thing we do down here with parking spots.

And yes, this belongs in the garage because it pertains to cars. If I was talking about parking a video card that of course would go in another forum. Besides, like Magick said...people are more civilized than most of the people in OT. But I guess people will troll no matter what the topic/forum is.



I'll reply to this just because it IS a valid question. It affects me just like when anyone does anything in order to try to get a rise out of you...you're affected. They dton't like us, they won't tell us why, they won't even talk to us. Them acting like this towards us stems back before this "incident" (If you can even call it that). Have they had complaints against them to the office? Yup. Were we the ones complaining? Nope, not even once. Does being white/any other stupid reason make us guilty in their eyes as someone who would be the complainee? I guess so.

And yes, the people we thought were the owners actually are indeed the same people.
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No matter who you ask you are still wrong. No offense. You are just fishing for someone who will "agree" with you. Been there and done that situation. Apartment, parking in front of house, condo, and etc.

Creature of habit you say, but there are also uneducated dicks out there. Are those guys that took your spot uneducated dicks ? well that is up for interpretation.

You should rep me for giving a good advice.
 
nerp said:
The entitled/spoiled comments came about from the tone of your posts. You originally sounded a bit hostile and very irritated. In the heat of the moment, your words can come across as a bit maniacal. That's all. A few other details thrown in (the tires slashing comment) didn't help with the picture that was painted. The reality is that I'd be frustrated too, it's just that I'd probably be a little less incensed because I'm older and tend to not give a crap about things that consume energy for little reward. In the end, nobody is really judging you and you don't have to defend yourself to us. It's just that when someone is rippin' mad about something, they can seem a little irrational and edgy to others. Obviously, as the days have gone by, you're calmer about it all. Don't sweat it.
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Understood. No harm no foul :thumbsup:

7window said:
No matter who you ask you are still wrong. No offense. You are just fishing for someone who will "agree" with you. Been there and done that situation. Apartment, parking in front of house, condo, and etc.

Creature of habit you say, but there are also uneducated dicks out there. Are those guys that took your spot uneducated dicks ? well that is up for interpretation.

You should rep me for giving a good advice.
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lol, +5 Rep.

We're looking for a house...def going to use movers again as we both are tired of moving. I'll be sure to update this post if someone we don't know parks in our driveway 😉
 
This shit won't end with getting a house. Your neighbors are going to have parties and people are going to park in front of and on the side of your house.

BTW, that was not your spot. STFU about it and park somewhere else.

And speaking of parking lot drama, at the new apartment I'm in, some jackass oilfield trash is outside with his exhaust-less Mustang, revving it up and running it steady at 3500 rpm for the past hour to warm it up. Get some mufflers, you fuck!
 
BlitzPuppet said:
After talking to many other people
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...and there's the problem. You can't make your own decisions. Why do you need to validate it with someone? You either are or you aren't pissed off. You can't go running to (insert authority figure here) every time you need to make a decision, expecially with regards to how you should act or what you should feel. That is, unless you're 14.
 
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BlitzPuppet said:
Well my car was approaching 10 years old and I sold it to a coworker for a car that got better MPG and more power.

My girlfriend's lease (she's never doing that again) was up so she bought to own the new car she is now driving.

Anyways....I walked outside today and saw a bright green "to be towed" sticker on the drivers side window. I'd put my money on it that the same thing would have happened even if I didn't call since the ball was already in motion by either A.) Someone else complaining, or B.) Management/Courtesy Officer/Maintenance noticing.
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this will be mind blowing im sure, but did you know you can buy USED cars :awe:




this would annoy me a little, it would drive my wife crazy, shes one of those 'who parked on the street in front of OUR house' people
 
Railgun said:
...and there's the problem. You can't make your own decisions. Why do you need to validate it with someone? You either are or you aren't pissed off. You can't go running to (insert authority figure here) every time you need to make a decision, expecially with regards to how you should act or what you should feel. That is, unless you're 14.
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Make my own decisions? This had nothing to do with a decision just with a "would you be annoyed?"

Maybe an "authority figure" needs to become involved in our buildings case because it seems that people are leaving passive aggressive "notes" on eachother's doors. No, we weren't involved. Yes we laughed at the impending "civil war".
 
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