[pylon]

I think this is what pisses me off the most at the guys making fun of 'car guys'. I don't 'expect' anything of anyone. However, I will extend common courtesy, because it is just a nice thing to do. The anti-car guys seem to almost take this to antagonistic levels.

When I see that lone car, I get it. I will take a stall respectfully away from it, and go about my day, even if that means driving another 20 feet. If it's a real special car, I might walk up to it, admire it, and even chat up the owner a bit if I cross paths with him. I love cars. My walls were plastered with them as a kid, and I love driving. That guy has a common bond with me. I spend many a slow moment at work looking for hidden gems on Kijiji. It is not the expectation that nobody park near me because I think I am better, you can if you really need to I guess. It is the expectation of being courteous. I would be respectful of the car guys space, but I am generally a respectful person.

In another scenario. I am at a co-workers house for a party. He has all these really neat Transfomers I had never seen before on a shelf, and I picked one up and tried to figure it out. He came over almost panicked and said "Please put that down, it is a collector item and worth close to a thousand dollars." I had no clue... I put the toy down and apologized. The remainder of that night, any time I saw someone looking at them, I warned them that "Those are collector items, it'll piss off Lee if you touch them." I understood that was his deal, and his property deserved respect, even though I was confused as to why a 32 year old man had invested thousands in toy robots. Each to his own.

Also, I would love to know, how many of these non car guys, would actually pull a photon, and leave a note if they damaged someones car. I guarantee, not one of you would. Even though every single one of you will say you have. And if you have left a note, then you have validated what the 'car guys' are saying. It is the Kobayashi Maru of parking arguments.