Reporting bad drivers?

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz

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.

Oh for Gods sake. Would any of this happened if pr1ck one had parked in the right place to begin with? Followed the rules like everyone else instead of feeling like he had the right to park anywhere he wanted? You honestly don't think this guy was TRYING to be an a$$ by parking his big gas guzzling SUV in an eco spot?

Sure, I guess karma could come back on garbage man but do you REALLY think that would happen if the guy doing the punching knew why he had chucked a bunch of garbage in there? I'm thinking not likley.

Again, if you are going to run around acting like an a$$hole, eventualy you are going to get called out on it. I say good on Simmer2 myself.

[I wanna be like Miikka]

Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz

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.

A small stain of coffee is entirely different then needing a new paint job or a new tire.

This isnt some horror act, dude had a bit of garbage in his car for being cocky and not respecting some rules, so Simmer served him.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay

Oh for Gods sake. Would any of this happened if pr1ck one had parked in the right place to begin with? Followed the rules like everyone else instead of feeling like he had the right to park anywhere he wanted? You honestly don't think this guy was TRYING to be an a$$ by parking his big gas guzzling SUV in an eco spot?

Sure, I guess karma could come back on garbage man but do you REALLY think that would happen if the guy doing the punching knew why he had chucked a bunch of garbage in there? I'm thinking not likley.

Again, if you are going to run around acting like an a$$hole, eventualy you are going to get called out on it. I say good on Simmer2 myself.

Who was a jerk first isn't the point.
Taking it upon yourself to throw garbage in someone's car is an ***hole move.
I'm sure the guy parking there was trying to be jerk, and I'm equally sure that simmer was doing the same thing.

Was simmer driving an SUV? No.
Was the jerk with the truck in any way affecting simmer? No.
So was simmer just being a jerk? Yup, but he's using the circumstances to try to play it off as though he was sticking up for the little guy.

If he was seriously trying to send the guy a message, leave him a note. Hell make it as rude as you want, but at least the dude might be embarassed enought to not do it again. Throwing in his car is just gonna piss him off for no reason.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by I wanna be like Miikka

A small stain of coffee is entirely different then needing a new paint job or a new tire.

This isnt some horror act, dude had a bit of garbage in his car for being cocky and not respecting some rules, so Simmer served him.

Cool, can you please send me a copy of the rules on vandalism, so I can figure out what damage I can and can't do to other people's property?
I always have trouble knowing when I can and can't slash a tire.

More importantly, are the rules constant?
For instance, I now know I can stain someone's seats for parking in a hybrid stall, but what if they park in front of my house. I mean, they're allowed to, but I usually park there. So can I maybe just use a sharpie on the dashboard or something?

[I wanna be like Miikka]

Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz

If he was seriously trying to send the guy a message, leave him a note. Hell make it as rude as you want, but at least the dude might be embarassed enought to not do it again. Throwing in his car is just gonna piss him off for no reason.

You really think leaving a mean note on a grown mans car is going to do anything? At least next time he thinks about parking in a hybrid stall he will remember the garbage in his car and he will likely park in the correct spot.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by I wanna be like Miikka

You really think leaving a mean note on a grown mans car is going to do anything? At least next time he thinks about parking in a hybrid stall he will remember the garbage in his car and he will likely park in the correct spot.

Yeah, or maybe he'll not put two and two together, and just roll up his window.

[GoinAllTheWay]

I do admire your restraint BBS, I really do. But can you honestly tell me not once in your life have you ever done something questionable after seeing something as ignorant as what this guy was doing?

Leaving a note for a guy like that isn't going to do much. He really does strike me as someone who really couldn't care less about what others think of his actions as is very evident in his parking practices. Wouldn't be the least bit suprised if he was pleased that he managed to annoy someone. People who act like that are encredibly self centered and really enjoy getting a rise out of others.

I really don't think simmer was trying to "stick up" for the little guy, I can't honestly belive you think that yourself. And hey, maybe SUV guy was amused by simmers response. He clearly thinks he has the right to do what he wants, why wouldn't he extend the same privilige to others?

Like I said, I do admire your line of thought and self restraint but people like this really do need to get called out once in a while.

[Shawnski]

I am completely with BBS on this.

First of all, an assumption was made. That assumption was that the owner of the vehicle chose to be a dick and park there.

Maybe, just maybe, he had very little choice. The day after I blew my knee out, I couldn't walk more than 20 feet without being in extreme pain. I parked in a handicapped stall at work for the morning.

Without knowing all the facts, simmer acted very childish.

[burn_this_city]

Ecospots are stupid to begin with, if theres no parking down any of the isles hybrid sign or not I'd park there.. First off what a ridiculous concept, ecofriendly cars, thats a complete oxymoron.. Its not up to the ecowarriors out there to defend the planet by throwing garbage in another persons vehicle, so their ecobuddies can park their ecocars in trendy parking lots.. Seriously people who think this is a win for the little guy should quit being so friggin petty.. Its a parking spot, sorry if you had to walk an extra 30 feet in your hemp sandals.. I didnt realize driving a hybrid made you crippled..

[taco.vidal]

i somewhat agree.

you never know the situation. the SUV driver likely was a 5'6 muscle head packing 4 inches in his jeans. the guy who drives his suv over curbs in parking lots to avoid the lineup of cars.

However, it could have been a guy who had to go het his grandmother who had fallen in the store or take his kid who shet his pants in to the store or whatever possible story. You never know.

If I saw the same guy park in the same d-bag way everyday, then I probably would have climbed into his truck and dropped a hot steamy deuce in the drivers seat.

Originally Posted by Shawnski

I am completely with BBS on this.

First of all, an assumption was made. That assumption was that the owner of the vehicle chose to be a dick and park there.

Maybe, just maybe, he had very little choice. The day after I blew my knee out, I couldn't walk more than 20 feet without being in extreme pain. I parked in a handicapped stall at work for the morning.

Without knowing all the facts, simmer acted very childish.

[Temporary_User]

Are you guys seriously saying you wouldn't park in an eco stall if you had the chance? wow!
Simply remind me to roll up my windows apparently!
I don't drive a SUV, I drive a v6 4dr sedan. If someone thinks they deserve a better spot than me simply because their car gets better gas mileage then mine, then they have to be kidding me!
Do you guys simply follow these "rules" because they've been put in place, or do you actually believe them to be right and fair?

I don't even think I would give businesses that have this practice my business. I pay the same amount for the things from their store, I expect to be treated the same as every other customer.
If I saw simmer do that, be it my car or not I would make sure he wouldn't get away with that.

[REDVAN]

I have a problem with stores trying to reserve spaces for certain vehicles. It makes me think that if I don't have a hybrid they don't want my money going into their store... so next time I avoid them.

However, since it is NOT illegal to park in a "small car only" spot with a larger car, I think it is not illegal to park in a "eco friendly" spot with a Suburban. If anyone threw trash in my car and I saw them, regardless of where I parked I'd give them their right beating. The first two wrongs might not make a right, but the third wrong makes me feel good.

[simmer2]

Originally Posted by Temporary_User

Are you guys seriously saying you wouldn't park in an eco stall if you had the chance? wow!
Simply remind me to roll up my windows apparently!
I don't drive a SUV, I drive a v6 4dr sedan. If someone thinks they deserve a better spot than me simply because their car gets better gas mileage then mine, then they have to be kidding me!
Do you guys simply follow these "rules" because they've been put in place, or do you actually believe them to be right and fair?

I don't even think I would give businesses that have this practice my business. I pay the same amount for the things from their store, I expect to be treated the same as every other customer.
If I saw simmer do that, be it my car or not I would make sure he wouldn't get away with that.

Sure ya would buddy, sure ya would.

That aside, we are starting to argue the merits of hybrid parking spaces, and I personally think it's a good idea. Is it such a bad thing to be somewhat environmentally conscious? No, I don't wear hemp sandals and I don't have dred locks, I work for an oil company for crying out loud. But let's maybe just take a second to step back and realize that maybe these spots are in there for a reason, to get us thinking about becoming more socially responsible. That isn't such a bad thing. Seriously, go to Europe and see that they are LIGHTYEARS ahead of us in terms of being responsible. We are so unbelievably ignorant in North America it sickens me.

Whether I should have thrown the coffee cup in there is a different argument. I guess I was playing my odds...there was a 95% chance the owner was just a dink so I played my odds. Big SUV, tinted windows, big rims, I made a judgement call. If it was the 5%, well, then I should go apologize.

[PowerPlayoffs06]

[Dan02]

Originally Posted by disco_inferno

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.

holy hypocrit batman!

[Temporary_User]

Originally Posted by simmer2

Sure ya would buddy, sure ya would.

That aside, we are starting to argue the merits of hybrid parking spaces, and I personally think it's a good idea. Is it such a bad thing to be somewhat environmentally conscious? No, I don't wear hemp sandals and I don't have dred locks, I work for an oil company for crying out loud. But let's maybe just take a second to step back and realize that maybe these spots are in there for a reason, to get us thinking about becoming more socially responsible. That isn't such a bad thing. Seriously, go to Europe and see that they are LIGHTYEARS ahead of us in terms of being responsible. We are so unbelievably ignorant in North America it sickens me.

Tough guy eh?

Anyways, good for everyone who drives a hybrid.
I rarely drive. I only have a car for the commute I do from Lethbridge to Calgary and back maybe once a month if that...
So "Person A" who drives their hybrid daily, across the city, maybe even more deserves to be treated better than I am? Even if they drive it less than I drive, do they still deserve to be?
That's my argument, good for whoever drives a hybrid, but don't expect me to bowdown to whatever bullsh*t rules are put in place forcing me to be a 2nd rate citizen.

[prarieboy]

Originally Posted by Temporary_User

I park in every open parking stall, except handicap. AFAIK that is the only stall you can be ticket/towed for being in. Although I do park in those when I am with my Grandma, taking her to the hospital or grocery store.
I've never seen Hybrid parking, but Fing rights I would park there. Family parking? because I'm not married I can't park somewhere? Do they have commonlaw parking?
Are you guys kidding me? these exist?

The way it seems to be going, normal everyday males who live in the suburbs and drive a typical decent car will have reserved parking, and it will be all the way in the back of the lot after everyone else's reserved spots!

Family parking is intended for families with children. It's a safety thing.
My two young boys don't even reach the top of the smallest cars trunk let alone the rear bumper of a large SUV. Maybe you could consider parking a little farther away next time so I don't have to dodge the many unattentive people backing out of parking stalls on my trek from the farthest reaches of the parking lot. Anyone with kids will understand this, anyone without kids would probably never consider it.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by Dion

Did you file a claim against her?

Since there was no actual contact, they would not file an actual accident report, so it meant jumping through a couple hoops that seemed like a hassle. Pretty much once my wife and I calmed down we decided that the chips in the windshield were actually pretty tiny so it wasn't worth it.

[flamey_mcflame]

Originally Posted by prarieboy

Family parking is intended for families with children. It's a safety thing.
My two young boys don't even reach the top of the smallest cars trunk let alone the rear bumper of a large SUV. Maybe you could consider parking a little farther away next time so I don't have to dodge the many unattentive people backing out of parking stalls on my trek from the farthest reaches of the parking lot. Anyone with kids will understand this, anyone without kids would probably never consider it.

Family parking for the safety of children..right. I keep forgetting about the millions of kids getting hurt in the parking lot of malls because they had to park too far away. Just like the playground zone in Calgary. Playground zones do not have any statistics to show they are needed. Bunch of mothers who are paranoid of everything so they install all these laws that serve no useful purpose whatsoever. When you have actual data that states that either of these are useful, then maybe you can bold, "its a safety thing". Psshaw.

As per Simmer, love ya baby. Everybody knows that people who drive big trucks and massive suv's in an urban environment are usually jerks. Nobody thinks you're cool big truck guy. So stop driving like your B.A. Baracus.

[prarieboy]

Originally Posted by flamey_mcflame

Family parking for the safety of children..right. I keep forgetting about the millions of kids getting hurt in the parking lot of malls because they had to park too far away. Just like the playground zone in Calgary. Playground zones do not have any statistics to show they are needed. Bunch of mothers who are paranoid of everything so they install all these laws that serve no useful purpose whatsoever. When you have actual data that states that either of these are useful, then maybe you can bold, "its a safety thing". Psshaw.

As per Simmer, love ya baby. Everybody knows that people who drive big trucks and massive suv's in an urban environment are usually jerks. Nobody thinks you're cool big truck guy. So stop driving like your B.A. Baracus.

Family parking stalls are put in place by the store, they are not laws. Can you suggest some other reason why a private company would provide them??

Do you know anything about children? Have you not heard about the distracted nature of small children, never read a story about a child running into traffic? When they are small, they'll run into parked cars for crying out loud.