Violation: Your vehicle is illegally parked

[Looney]

Originally posted by: kt

Originally posted by: Confused
I had one of those stickers put on my car when I parked in an un-marked bay at the train station one day. The next day, took it into college and put it on the windscreen of this girl there who thought she owned the place. She went out to the playground (where she'd parked her POS Ford Ka), saw the sticker on her windscreen, read it, ripped it off and went into the common room shouting her head off "how can they do this? why me? blah blah blah". Then she jumped in her car and went storming out of college.

About an hour later when she came back, she was bitching to the secretary there, and she said that yeah, they were getting wheelclamps in soon (continued the story), which pissed this girl off no end

That was a good day

minendo, kudos on not driving home, shame about all the flaming idiots here

Oh, and if you've still got the sticker, keep it for a bit of fun with someone you don't like


Confused

I forgot this is America. You're never responsible for your own action.

You know what, I can see what the attitude is like for all of you. Let's not plan ahead. Let's just have someone else pick up the slack for us. Let's have someone else worry about our problems.

LOLOL how the hell do you go through life hyperbolizing everything to such extreme?

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: kt
Cab driver is your DD.

Which pretty much contradicts most of your past arguments, no?

In what way is it contradicting my past arguments. From the very start, I've said for him to get a designated driver. But people keep put words in my mouth even saying that I "forced" minendo to drive home drunk instead of leaving the car at the parking lot.

There's a difference between planning and expecting someone to depend on. In case it's too complex for you to understand, the difference is being responsible and not responsible.

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: kt

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: kt

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: kt

Originally posted by: jwells777
Wow...I can't believe the reaction people are giving to someone who made a responsible decision. In my area, I believe bars can be held liable for allowing patrons to drive while obviously intoxicated. There are also several ordinances aimed to prevent such incidents. If a bar around here maintained a towing policy, I am fairly certain that would be construed as encouraging drunk driving and they would be in a whole heap of trouble. Now, I can understand saying you can't leave your car more than 24 hours or something but otherwise that is a really bad policy for the bar owner to have.

Obviously, that night he was sober enough to make the right decision. Who knows what would've happened if he had more than a couple of drinks? I am not taking the bartenders/bar owners side on this matter. The fact is he b!tching about the warning he got because of his lack of foresight annoys me.

What do you mean lack of foresight? Maybe presumptions, since i would have presumed the same thing. Heck, 20 other drivers presumed the same thing as well that night. It's commonsense to me that people leave their vehicles when they're too drunk to drive.

So, it's a common sense when you know you'll be drinking and not have anyone sober enough to drive?

Are you really unable to comprehend stuff, or are you just acting stupid for comedy sakes? Commonsense that most bar owners expect people to leave their vehicles behind when they get too drunk.

I comprehend just fine, but I can't say the same for you. Since when has it become a common sense that bar owners are supposed to baby sit your car for you? Maybe bar owners should open up a day care center so they could baby sit their childrens while they get drunk.

Do I need to pound into your so called brain the idea of having a designated driver is the best thing to do?

What babysitting are you talking about? All people are doing is leaving their car in the parking lot, then moving it in the morning. Maybe to you that might be considered work, but to me it's just common courtesy.

Again, a comprehension problem. Nowhere in the thread did anybody say a designated driver was bad or not the best thing to do. The argument here is whether it's wrong to leave your vehicle overnight in the parking lot if you're too drunk to drive.

Hey dumbass, think before you drink. That's all.

 

[shimsham]

Originally posted by: kt

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: kt
Cab driver is your DD.

Which pretty much contradicts most of your past arguments, no?

In what way is it contradicting my past arguments. From the very start, I've said for him to get a designated driver. But people keep put words in my mouth even saying that I "forced" minendo to drive home drunk instead of leaving the car at the parking lot.

There's a difference between planning and expecting someone to depend on. In case it's too complex for you to understand, the difference is being responsible and not responsible.

when i get a cab, and leave my car, am i being responsible or not?

still waiting to see where i said the BO is responsible for the OPs car, or what kind of babysitting the BO has to do for a car just left overnight in his parking lot.

DDs and cabs are 2 different things. a DD goes out with the group, in one car, and everybody rides in said car. you just call a cab up, and leave your car.

 

[kt]

Look people. This is what I've been trying to say and I will make it as clear as possible.

If you plan on drinking, be ready to have a designated driver. End of discussion.

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: shimsham

Originally posted by: kt

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: kt
Cab driver is your DD.

Which pretty much contradicts most of your past arguments, no?

In what way is it contradicting my past arguments. From the very start, I've said for him to get a designated driver. But people keep put words in my mouth even saying that I "forced" minendo to drive home drunk instead of leaving the car at the parking lot.

There's a difference between planning and expecting someone to depend on. In case it's too complex for you to understand, the difference is being responsible and not responsible.

when i get a cab, and leave my car, am i being responsible or not?

still waiting to see where i said the BO is responsible for the OPs car, or what kind of babysitting the BO has to do for a car just left overnight in his parking lot.

DDs and cabs are 2 different things. a DD goes out with the group, in one car, and everybody rides in said car. you just call a cab up, and leave your car.

Let me twist the situation to my liking like you did.

Minendo took his car to a bar. Parked on the street. Too drunk to drive home and left car behind. Got cited for overnight parking on street. Who is at fault?

 

[eakers]

i think thats stupid of the bar to tell you the truth.

i find it funny that you were responsible but still the "better than thou" attitude stands tall on anandtech. these nerds probabley don't even know what its like to go to a bar.

 

[eakers]

furthermore i think its a good plan to drive to the bar and then take a cab home. it saves on cab fare one way.

 

[shimsham]

Originally posted by: kt

Originally posted by: shimsham

Originally posted by: kt

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: kt
Cab driver is your DD.

Which pretty much contradicts most of your past arguments, no?

In what way is it contradicting my past arguments. From the very start, I've said for him to get a designated driver. But people keep put words in my mouth even saying that I "forced" minendo to drive home drunk instead of leaving the car at the parking lot.

There's a difference between planning and expecting someone to depend on. In case it's too complex for you to understand, the difference is being responsible and not responsible.

when i get a cab, and leave my car, am i being responsible or not?

still waiting to see where i said the BO is responsible for the OPs car, or what kind of babysitting the BO has to do for a car just left overnight in his parking lot.

DDs and cabs are 2 different things. a DD goes out with the group, in one car, and everybody rides in said car. you just call a cab up, and leave your car.

Let me twist the situation to my liking like you did.

Minendo took his car to a bar. Parked in the street. Too drunk to drive home and leave car behind. Got cited for overnight parking on street. Who is at fault?

twisting? um...ok.
no one anywhere has said that the OP is not responsible for his car, or that the BO is responsible for the OPs car. regardless of where the car is left, the OP is responsible. no one has twisted anything.

the point of the thread was how the BO was a jerk by leaving a warning that he would tow. you are the one that started the responsibility crap.

 

[shimsham]

Originally posted by: kt
Look people. This is what I've been trying to say and I will make it as clear as possible.

If you plan on drinking, be ready to have a designated driver. End of discussion.

really? wow think of all the lives you just saved by enlightening all of us!

that discussion was over before you started it, because thats not even what the thread was about.


:beer:

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: kt
Look people. This is what I've been trying to say and I will make it as clear as possible.

If you plan on drinking, be ready to have a designated driver. End of discussion.

I obviously did have a designated driver since we both got home safely. However, we took a different car back since it held more people. Plans had changed slightly so we had to improvise.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: kt
Look people. This is what I've been trying to say and I will make it as clear as possible.

If you plan on drinking, be ready to have a designated driver. End of discussion.

I obviously did have a designated driver since we both got home safely. However, we took a different car back since it held more people. Plans had changed slightly so we had to improvise.

Ooooops - there goes your whole "argument" there, kt.

Want to start over??