Reporting bad drivers?

[Dion]

Originally Posted by fotze

So when were you appointed the self-appointed cop? I was appointed a couple years ago in a failry non-descript ceremony.

I was at the same ceremony as you

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by Temporary_User

Family parking? because I'm not married I can't park somewhere?

Well, the family spots were put in some places to allow women who were pregnant or just popped to not have to walk as far. But they get abused so badly now; I see the soccer mom with her 10 and 12 year old kids using the spots.

The irony of the familly spots is that on more than one occasion I've seen the mom get her 2 year old out of his seat, and then as she's getting the 3 month old out the 2 yo starts to wander; and with the familly spots being so close its also close to the main through road in front of the store. I saw a guy actually have to grab some woman's kid so that he wouldn't get hit. Saved his life actually.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz

Except spill coffee on his seats?

Yup I'm sure the guy got the message.
I'm sure it went something along the lines of:

"Hey there's garbage in my truck.....hey, there's coffee on my front seat....DAMN WHY DID I PARK IN THE HYBRID SPOT?!?!"

I'm sure you did a great job of changing this guys ways, thanks Captain Justice!

Whatever man, if you act like a pr1ck, you get treated like one too.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

Brilliant.

What did the stickers say?

Don't remember exactly as they were anything i could get my hands on. The ones that had nothing on it, i usualy wrote have a nice day!

[Russic]

wow simmer, you've sure stirred it up around here! C'mon people, it's not that bad and you have to admit it is kinda funny. Some of you are making it sound like he dropped a boulder through the windshield and slashed the tires.

He threw a cup through an open window . . . that isn't really a big deal.

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by Rhettzky

I actually look up to people like that.

In other news, a guy I used to work with parked in the handi-capped spot all day at work (one spot for a six floor building) because his mother had a pass and he saw no wrong in it. We debated for weeks about what to do from just bringing it up in a staff meeting to try and let him know it's wrong and we all know it's him. To trying to figure out how to get a wheel chair and then smash it through his rear window. Finally one day our boss told him what a horrible thing that was to do and he was very apologetic. Weeks later I noticed his car in the adjacent buildings handi-capped stall which wasn't necessarily closer than the other 'regular stalls'. Brutal.

Some people are just ignorant.

Yeah some people are but in the case you describe you seem to know "the whole story" and it wasn't just some random car. Myself, I have a handicap card but I don't drive around with it dangling from my rear view mirror as it's a distraction. I remember to put it up when I park but if I forgot I'd hate to have my truck trashed because of it.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by simmer2

I didn't damage his property, I wouldn't cross that line. It was a coffee cup with the lid on it, and the cup was empty.

Is that so?
Hmmm, I wonder if you may have said something to contradict this earlier...
let's see....

Originally Posted by simmer2

His window was down so I threw my Tim Horton's cup and garbage in his vehicle. I hope coffee spilled all over his seats.

Okay, so are you a liar, or do you not understand that you can't spill coffee from an empty cup? Becasue if the latter is the case then you may be able to apply for a permit to park closer to the store.

[Clever_Iggy]

Originally Posted by 4X4

Did you guys hear about the road rage story coming out of Vancouver this morning? Two trucks were pissed off at each other, and one of them ran the other one off the road. The one truck ended up in the ditch and the three guys got out to dust themselves off. The other truck turned around, and mowed down one of the guys. Yep, he's dead. And no, it wasn't me. I don't get that furious.

Jebus.

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/ne...71ad27&k=73577

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay

Whatever man, if you act like a pr1ck, you get treated like one too.

Well the same should go for Simmer as well then.
Should any random person be able to punch him in the face becasue he thre trash in some other dude's truck?

[MacDougalbry]

Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy

I think the "family parking" is intended for people who have little kids and have to load them from their strollers to the vehicle. IIRC those spots are closer to the door and may be slightly wider to allow for more room to maneuver. Something Im fine with (how did our mothers/fathers manage back in the day?).

I've never heard of "hybrid parking". The only thing I can think of that's comparable is compact cars only... but arent those usually in parkades only?

I dont like people that park over two spots, regardless of the car they drive.

At Ikea, the Family Parking area is located so that you don't have to cross traffic to get into the building. Less chance of getting hit by a car and easier to get into the building with a stroller (especially in the winter where there may be snow.). It is supposed to be for people with small children (as per the signs) but you will notice that many of the cars parked there don't have child seats in them.

[Clever_Iggy]

Originally Posted by MacDougalbry

At Ikea, the Family Parking area is located so that you don't have to cross traffic to get into the building. Less chance of getting hit by a car and easier to get into the building with a stroller (especially in the winter where there may be snow.). It is supposed to be for people with small children (as per the signs) but you will notice that many of the cars parked there don't have child seats in them.

That's a good idea. I dont know because I avoid Ikea like the plague. Anyways, ken said that it's for really pregnant women, but I think it's use is broader to include little kids (not 10-12 year olds).

[disco_inferno]

this turned into a big mess, didn't it.

Bad drivers are annoying, reckless drivers are different, and deserve to get called in.

I know sometimes I get a little close to people, I might tailgate some people a little bit, but its usually cause they are going slow in the left lane, or under the speed limit, that isn't reckless driving. I don't speed in school zones, I don't spin my tires at every light, and people who do shouldn't have a license, let alone a car.

Being from the country and driving a fairly new vehicle (had a 99 Dodge Ram for the last few years, now an 06 Sierra) a big pet peave is when people don't pull over on a gravel road (oncoming), if you meet, you should, as a decent human being, pull over and slow down...otherwise you throw rocks and crack other peoples windows. some poeple dont realize this..... the only self policing have ever done was with this one older dodge truck, 2 separate occasions i passed him, twice i got chips in my window, and my dodge had a big motor and a light box....the third time i saw him i pitched the truck sideways (floored it) and threw a hale-storm of rocks just as he got close enough that i could get the truck straight in time, and hed hit the rocks...he slowed down after that.

Dicks that take up multiple spaces, hybrid spaces, and handicapped spaces (illegally) are dicks, people that throw garbage in other peoples vehicles deserve to get cracked in the face, and anyone who keys anyone else's vehicle should get keyed themselves, right in the face. leave a note if you feel overly compelled, but eventually people who do stupid things will get theres, usually in the form of a ticket, an accident, or getting punked by some other ignorant driver.

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by simmer2

I've tried giving people the benefit of the doubt and most of the time it hasn't worked out. And I highly doubt they were using propane, the SUV had massive rims and tinted windows. It didn't look like the type of owner who would care to use propane.

"It didn't look like", wow I'd hate to see a guy like you on a jury, you'd convict on appearance without knowing the facts.

[moon]

Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz

Well the same should go for Simmer as well then.
Should any random person be able to punch him in the face becasue he thre trash in some other dude's truck?

But Simmer didn't act like a jerk, so why would he get punched in the face?

Even had there been coffee in the cup, which there should have been, it wouldn't have been a jerk move.

[Clever_Iggy]

Originally Posted by disco_inferno

...the third time i saw him i pitched the truck sideways (floored it) and threw a hale-storm of rocks just as he got close enough that i could get the truck straight in time, and hed hit the rocks...he slowed down after that.

...and anyone who keys anyone else's vehicle should get keyed themselves, right in the face.

Does this mean you should get rocks, right in the face? I just found what you did (throwing up rocks) to be the same as keying a car.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz

Well the same should go for Simmer as well then.
Should any random person be able to punch him in the face becasue he thre trash in some other dude's truck?

Cmon man, really. This guy parked a large SUV in a spot reserved for eco friendly vehicles. To me, there just seems to be a degree of contempt here on this guys behalf. I wouldn't be the least bit suprised if he knew EXACTLY why someone had shoveled a bunch of garbage in his car.

Buddy was acting like a pr1ck and got called out on it. Karma at it's finest I'd say.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay

Cmon man, really. This guy parked a large SUV in a spot reserved for eco friendly vehicles. To me, there just seems to be a degree of contempt here on this guys behalf. I wouldn't be the least bit suprised if he knew EXACTLY why someone had shoveled a bunch of garbage in his car.

Buddy was acting like a pr1ck and got called out on it. Karma at it's finest I'd say.

Cmon man really. This guy threw garbage in a truck that was only parked in the wrong spot. To me, there just seems to be a degree of contempt here on this guy's behalf. I wouldn't be the least bit suprised if he knew EXACTLY why someone had punched him in the face.

Buddy was acting like a pr1ck and got called on it. Karma at it's finest I'd say.

Karma works both ways man.

[simmer2]

Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz

Is that so?
Hmmm, I wonder if you may have said something to contradict this earlier...
let's see....



Okay, so are you a liar, or do you not understand that you can't spill coffee from an empty cup? Becasue if the latter is the case then you may be able to apply for a permit to park closer to the store.

I knew someone would bring that up. You know when you finish coffee and there's a bit left over at the bottom you can't get out? That's the part that could have spilled onto his seats.

[simmer2]

Originally Posted by Russic

wow simmer, you've sure stirred it up around here! C'mon people, it's not that bad and you have to admit it is kinda funny. Some of you are making it sound like he dropped a boulder through the windshield and slashed the tires.

He threw a cup through an open window . . . that isn't really a big deal.

Apparently it has stirred up things. Oh well, if people find what I did awful, they can think that. And I'd do it again too.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by simmer2

I knew someone would bring that up. You know when you finish coffee and there's a bit left over at the bottom you can't get out? That's the part that could have spilled onto his seats.

Oh, okay, so you only wanted to do a little bit of dammage.
Well that's certainly fine then.
While you were at it, you should have just sort of poked at his paint with your key, or punched a really tiny hole in his tires.