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Originally Posted by MarchHare
That's really the crux of this entire discussion.
Apparently the "car guys" are all aware of this unwritten rule and all the "non-car guys" are not.
Dinging somebody's car is bad. I'm sure all us "non-car guys" agree with that point. Dinging somebody's car and then not leaving a note is even worse. What I don't understand is why the "car guys" think it's a problem if I happen to park next to them in the unwritten "car guy zone" at the back of the lot. If I ding your door, I'm an a-hole. If I don't ding your door but you still get annoyed because I parked next to you, you're an a-hole.
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That's not really the point at all.
None of us are saying you cannot park next to us, it is a public lot, you can park anywhere. And none of are saying it is the exclusive right of a particular make or model either.
What we are saying is, we understand why someone would want to minimize their risk of damage, and will extend that courtesy to others. What 'I wish' others would do, I do myself. If there is a bunch of cars sardined together, and there is one car all alone at the back of the lot. I will still park at that back of the lot, but I will still respect the space of the other guy and have a couple stall buffer zone. Nobody has to abide by these rules, as they are not formal rules. But there is other things in society that aren't formal rules either, but we all seem to follow.
Urinal rules.
Farting in elevators.
Close talking.
Nose picking in public.
Clipping fingernails at work.
Ripping a donut in half and putting it back in the box.
Taking the last cup of coffee and not making another pot.
Standing over someones shoulder at an ATM.
Checking 50 lotto tickets at a 7-11 at 7:00 am when coffee guy is trying to get to work.
If you do any of the above, you are an inconsiderate a-hole. They are all unwritten rules that most reasonable people abide by, but do not have to. This parking thing is the same.
The guy parking his car far away is doing nothing wrong, or isn't doing anything to pump his ego. He is just peacefully trying to mind his own business, and prevent damage to something he cares about. You can call him out as having a small dick, being an egotistical a-hole.. whatever you want. But all I am trying to do is protect my property from damage, and minimize my risk, that is the entire thought process, nothing more. The original post I made in this thread was more an ironic tongue and cheek post. I had just paid 400 dollars getting my car babied and brought back to snuff. And the first time I come out, there is the exact scenario looking me in the face, when I went out of my way to try and preserve that new car feel for just a few days.
The guy who blatantly parks right beside you when there is 150 other closer stalls is the bigger egotistical a-hole in my books. I am going out of my way to avoid conflict, he is going out of his way to potentially create one if there is a gust of wind or he misjudges his distance.