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Old 08-01-2014, 03:05 PM   #221
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You guys are hilariously uptight.
Rich coming from the guy who is known on the board for crying institutional rape at the drop of a compliment.

What's so uptight about wanting to take care of the things you like? Are there not things that are valuable in your life that you go out of your way to protect that may not matter to others? Why is this so hard to understand?
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You guys have one thing right, I will probably be going out of my way to park beside expensive waxed cars as often as possible now, because it's gut-bustingly funny to think that someone would be all like

"PARKING? BESIDE MY CAR????? WRAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH"
To me it seems a bigger fault in character to intentionally annoy somebody for giving a damn about something than it is to simply give a damn about something.

As Derek Sutton said, if you start trolling a bunch of rich guys, you can expect spit on your door handles and windshield and to me, people responding to trolls is gut-bustingly funny. It's almost as if you should find a hobby instead of trolling the hobby of someone else.
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Old 08-01-2014, 03:10 PM   #223
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Rich coming from the guy who is known on the board for crying institutional rape at the drop of a compliment.

What's so uptight about wanting to take care of the things you like? Are there not things that are valuable in your life that you go out of your way to protect that may not matter to others? Why is this so hard to understand?
You heard it here first everyone.

Rape really isn't a big deal, but god forbid someone parks close to your Mustang.
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Old 08-01-2014, 03:11 PM   #224
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Haha, nice try, Mrs Lovejoy.
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You heard it here first everyone.

Rape really isn't a big deal, but god forbid someone parks close to your Mustang.
You had me until you implied that a Mustang is a nice car.
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I can't believe this is even a topic of discussion.

Personally, I'm parking beside you way in the corner of the lot because I know I would never be so inconsiderate as to ding your door, so I am protecting you, because I love you that much, my brother. Come - let's hug and celebrate!
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I blame immigration from Ontario.

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You know its true. Driving downtown Calgary reminds me of driving in downtown Toronto more and more.
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You guys have one thing right, I will probably be going out of my way to park beside expensive waxed cars as often as possible now, because it's gut-bustingly funny to think that someone would be all like

"PARKING? BESIDE MY CAR????? WRAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH"
As mentioned earlier, it's easy to see which posters here drive crappy vehicles and are jealous.

How is this any different than that idiot that came on CP to brag about going really slow on single-lane highways and pissing people behind him off?

Why go out of your way to harass and disrespect others and their property?

Has to be jealousy.
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As mentioned earlier, it's easy to see which posters here drive crappy vehicles and are jealous.
That's some good deductive reasoning. You must be a detective!

(Hint: You're wrong)

Spoiler: I wash, clay, polish, wax my car every 2 weeks but I'm also not deathly afraid of it being damaged, because that's just cray cray.
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As mentioned earlier, it's easy to see which posters here drive crappy vehicles and are jealous.

How is this any different than that idiot that came on CP to brag about going really slow on single-lane highways and pissing people behind him off?

Why go out of your way to harass and disrespect others and their property?

Has to be jealousy.

As mentioned earlier, it is easy to see who drives a penis extender and think that everything everyone does is about them.

Has to be the fact that they are not comfortable with the way their balls swing.
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For some reason or another, drivers in Calgary just like to be a giant bag of passive-aggresive dicks to other drivers.

I'll admit, it could be a cultural thing that I don't entirely understand. I've lived here a long time, but there are certainly things that just don't make sense when brought up by random people. If it was a culture wide thing, it's be easier. In North America, certain subsets of the population seem to have weird rules and possessions like cars are cherished in an entirely different way than I've ever been able to understand. Some people are obsessed with space, and having their own, and having more than they need.

Every culture has their weird rules, but I think you've got to be pretty forgiving with them, especially in a large multicultural city like Calgary.

I think certain things have this implied meaning to them for some people, when to a lot of people, it would mean nothing at all.

I've seen someone parked next to my car and not thought about them at all, even for a moment, I just get in my car and drive away. It's the same when I'm parking, I don't look at a car and specifically park beside it, I just park wherever I want to park, regardless of other vehicles. The one occasion I can recall seeking out a nicer car than mine to park beside is in more questionable areas, that way if someone is going to break in a vehicle or steal it, mine looks less appealing

I just don't think it's fair to label everyone that parks beside you as rude, unskilled, or some of the other things people have called each other here. I like photon and btimbits reaction, because hey, maybe it's kind of weird, but that's all. It certainly shouldn't upset you. I deeply respect the property of others, do my best to cause no damage at any time, but because I might park beside you in an empty lot, I'm guilty of disrespect and harassment?
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As mentioned earlier, it is easy to see who drives a penis extender and think that everything everyone does is about them.

Has to be the fact that they are not comfortable with the way their balls swing.
Nah not really. This isn't about car guys thinking the world revolves around them, it's about basic respect for others property.

It was said before but if a parking lot is full its a different story. Nobody's entitled to empty spaces around them. But if its empty why not just respect someones wish for extra space when they park far away?

The only reason someone would actually go out of their way to hurt or threaten someones property is jealousy. Or bitterness. Or just a general inferiority complex.

It's too bad.
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As mentioned earlier, it is easy to see who drives a penis extender and think that everything everyone does is about them.

Has to be the fact that they are not comfortable with the way their balls swing.
And what about the Women who drive SUVs, BMWs and sports cars? What do they say about my Sister In Law and her Burned Orange H2 with 22' rims? would that be small sized penis envy or large sized penis envy? Or is she just compensating for her bust size?
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But if its empty why not just respect someones wish for extra space when they park far away?

How would you know if they wanted extra space, if you would park in the middle of nowhere without caring about extra space?
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And what about the Women who drive SUVs, BMWs and sports cars? What do they say about my Sister In Law and her Burned Orange H2 with 22' rims? Or is she just compensating for her bust size?
Hard to tell without some pictures.....
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Nah not really. This isn't about car guys thinking the world revolves around them, it's about basic respect for others property.
Not one of you has actually explained how simply parking next to someone demonstrates a lack of "basic respect for others property".
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Not one of you has actually explained how simply parking next to someone demonstrates a lack of "basic respect for others property".
That was never our argument and you know it.

As it turns out, to get into a car, you need to open the door. And when you open a car door, there is a probability that the car door will strike the vehicle next to you. This creates a mark on the vehicle's door which is unsightly.

Fortunately, the majority of parking lots that I frequent have plenty of extra space that allow me to park well away from other vehicles to avoid said unsightly marks.

I'm not sure why you're playing dumb and acting like we think the mere presence of another vehicle next to ours ruins it but I'm from Lethbridge which might just be the windiest city in this damn country and even if you are being careful, your door is flying not only out of your hand and hitting the car next to you, but it's flying to Medicine Hat.

I don't think parking next to someone is a lack of basic respect of their property. I think unneccessarily (i.e. a sufficiently empty lot where dozens of spaces are available closer to the door) parking next to someone is a lack of common courtesy.
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Well said, and it's merely the point I've been trying to make along. I'm afraid you're out of luck Photon, because someone will still park there because walking distance is not a factor, but rather some people are too lazy to align their vehicles using the lines like a normal person, but they'd prefer to use another vehicle to align themselves like a 14 year old learning how to drive.

Or am I still misunderstanding you, MarchHare? You are perfectly capable of navigating a parking lot but let your laziness trump your "skills"?
You're misunderstanding me completely. I don't use another car to align my parking. In my terrible MSPaint example, I said I'd park in that spot because it's the closest to the lot entrance and I could drive straight into the stall. In photon's photo example, I would not park next to the red arrow; I'd park in the first available spot I saw.
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I think unneccessarily (i.e. a sufficiently empty lot where dozens of spaces are available closer to the door) parking next to someone is a lack of common courtesy.

But why?
I just want to understand!
Who decides what is unnecessary?
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