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Old 11-19-2013, 09:56 AM
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I know there was another thread on this but can't find it. So feel free to merge this.

I am having breakfast when someone came up to me to ask "is that your motorcycle parked out front?". I say yes and he says you should see how this car is parked next to it and the passenger doors were very close to it when they opened them to get out.

I know I parked next to a handicap slot, dead center in mine. Well this is how they parked next to me. There were no scrapes on the bike and I had plenty of room to get out but my god, this guy has a driver's license. The car on the other side was parked pefectly in his slot.
 
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Old 11-19-2013, 10:01 AM
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i have to put that type of person into the catagory of a self absorb punk that thinks he own the road, people like that i would love to key the side of the car, but i wont stoop to that level... i'll let someone else do it
 
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Old 11-19-2013, 10:03 AM
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I get A holes like that all the time around here. At least the guy/lady has an excuse,as they are handicapped and more than likely elderly. Here it's usually a teenager on a phone or soccer mom with a SUV so large she has no idea how to keep it on the lines.
 
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People that can't park right don't deserve to have a driver's license. If their parking skills are that bad, imagine how bad their driving skills are.
I will always either confront the idiot, or if I can't find them leave a nice note, or in some cases I leave my mark behind..
There are no excuses. I don't care if you're elderly, handicapped or just stupid....if they can't park any better than that then they shouldn't be driving, period.
 

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Old 11-19-2013, 10:05 AM
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Thats about as bad as the tools who have to center their bloated SUVs over 4 spaces so no one can park close to them. I try to park my bike away from clusters of parked cars. I've also been known to wait until these tools come out so I can ask them why they chose to park next to me when I parked out in bumbleville.
 
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Old 11-19-2013, 10:06 AM
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Leave a note about the bad parking.
 
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That's ridiculous. Cowboy, that isn't the handicapped spot. The one on the right is.
 
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i try my best to avoid busy parking lots and it i have to use them then i will park on the painted wedge areas at the end of the row, this way theres no excuse for anyone to get that close to my bike
 
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That's ridiculous. Cowboy, that isn't the handicapped spot. The one on the right is.
Oh crap! I'm on my phone and I couldn't tell from the little pic. Oh geez,I apologize for even thinking this person was handicapped. What a douchebag.
 
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People like this idiot are the the very type who don't give a damn about parking properly & could'nt care less if they whammed your bike with the door. Their mindset is screw you I'll do what I damn well please.
 


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