Ben i would definately not be afraid to give ya a smack, its getting one back that would worry me!

 

Wrong. One of my trucks (F150) is a nice, limited edition vehicle, not something I don't mind getting getting beat up (my F250 Super Duty, I could care less if it gets a ding or scratch). I park it way out on the far end of lots. If I know a place won't have lots of space far out I won't drive it there. There are jerks (actually, the word starts with an "A") in this world who'll park right a crap can right next to you when the entire lot is empty simply for jollies (maybe its the way they express their bitterness for their failure to have anything nice themselves). Or getting drunk and beating up their girl-friend isn't entertaining enough for them?

Its not arrogance, its wanting to keep something in nice condition.

Messing with people in parking lots... what a nice way to entertain yourself.

 

Would your strength and speed stop someone from pulling a few strings with the dean or the local newspaper about the students in the state's athletic program? What if the person you mess with in a lot or road is an attorney or reporter? Not the type of publicity a university wants.

Go ahead and use the CCW, folks will be here posting discussing your trial....

I just don't understand why someone would mess with people in a parking lot...

 

Eh, this isnt exactly where i wanted this thread to go, I just wanted to hear about what kind of damages people had gotten in parking lots over the years?

 

You missed what I said completely.

 

...and that person just might be me! Sometimes i park in 2 spots. I've had enough dingers to deal with. The drivers door on my truck is scratched and a dent on the RR corner. Together $600 estimate repair. Usually I'll park down at the end of the line in no mans land but that's not always an option. If I see anyone messing with my truck, there will be hell to pay.

 

No, I don't do it to people who park way out there, the main reason I drive the beater to the store is so I can park close and not have to walk that far. The store I was referring to in my story only has 10-12 parking spaces, all lined up right in front of the building. I honestly believe no matter what the situation it is a jackass move to take two spots when there's so few to begin with, so I adjust my attitude and actions to the situation accordingly.

Like UTfball68 said, for the most part from my size I have power advantage, Now that doesn't mean I go around with my chest puffed out like tough guy looking for trouble, but if someone wants to screw with me I'm more then happy to screw them back twice as hard.

Not sure if the above statement was aimed my way or not. In either case I'm taking it that way anyways.

My home isn't a dump but its not a mansion by any means. The six vehicles in my name may not be brand new, 2 of them look like absolute crap, but they all run perfect and they're paid for.

I'm 23, I own my home outright and all my vehicles are paid for, with no help from mommy and daddy along the way. I owe nothing to no one, I live well within my means and feel I'm better off then probably 95 percent of my peers. I'm proud of I have and I'll beat the hell outta any one if that's what it takes to defend it.

I work 3 miserable 13 hour days a week to pay for what I have, and to pay my own way through school. I'm not a bitter person, but I honestly don't understand why some people fell they're better then others simply based on material possessions. I'm working middle class, and I live that way, I don't live in a fantasy word of debt just to "one-up" my peers and make myself appear to be something I'm not.

Everything I have is mine and payed for, I have enough deer, wild turkey, and pheasant in my deep freezes to last at least 2 years, I'm armed to the teeth and have enough ammo to ride out the apocalypse if need be. If the market (or say for the hell of it the entire country) takes a complete dive and crashes into the ground tomorrow myself and my fellow "girlfriend beating" redneck friends are gonna be just fine, how bout you?

 

So someone at the back of the lot, no where near where you'd want to park... there's nothing to adjust as far as your attitude goes. He's not hurting anyone having it parked back there, and probably has it there specifically because he wants to be left alone. Anyone going out of their way to make it difficult for him to get into his car is just doing it for one and one reason only: to be a jerk on purpose.

I remember years ago when I worked at a software company someone in my group thought they were being cute doing that to someone's BMW (making them get in through the passenger side by completely blocking the drivers side). He got out of work and apparently the guy with the BMW had the last laugh, cutting all 4 of his valve stems --- two wrongs don't make a right but it was poetic justice in a way. Never saw the BMW again, probably just visiting so he had nothing to lose doing it.

Not you, at people in general who think its funny to harrass someone because they drive something nice. If you paid the kind of money some folks pay for a high end car you'll probably want to park it in the south 40 as well. What if it was some blue collar guy who saved all his life and it was his retirement dream car? Fair to harrass someone like that? Heck, if I saw a Ferarri in a lot I'd let him have all the space he wants, its expensive as hell to repair one.

I paid a mint for my truck and its the only expensive vehicle I ever intend to own, I put tons of time, money, effort and wrenching on it, and I don't need some one trying to prove something in a parking lot just because I park it way out by itself (not saying that's you, I'm referring to those people who got their jollies doing something like that, and no one here is like that..... ).

Class warfare often rolls uphill, not down (its why you see politicians use it so often, discontent is a great motivator at the polling booth). I bet most people who have worked hard for their material pocessions don't think twice about what you or I am driving - they are probably too busy enjoying their life and what they own, just as we are with ours. I can't see a vehicle doing that to someone in most cases - if anything they may be internally proud because its a reward for their efforts, just as your paid off vehicles are a reward for yours. My brother has some very nice toys in his life. I'm not jealous, think its great, and I wouldn't blame him one bit if he didn't want his Corvette dinged.

Its all relative. I don't begrudge any man the rewards he chooses if he works for them and makes smart choices about them.

 

I couldn't care less about the people who park their vehicles far away from everyone else in an otherwise uncrowded parking lot. In no way does that affect or inconvenience me.

But I am in total agreement with jimbo and others who cop an attitude when, in the case of a small or crowded parking lot, some jerk acts like he owns the place by taking up 2 or more spots. In this case the person is being stupid and/or selfish, and IMO deserves whatever problems and hassles (or should I say dings and scratches) he gets.

 

i hate it when people lean against my truck like they own it. i tell em to get off my truck and they give me this strange look as if to say "its just a truck". well it may be "just a truck" but ive put alot of time and money in it and dont want some ****** to scratch it or put a small ding in it while leaning on it.

 

I dislike that too, its just a truck, no no no, its just MY truck!!

 

I've gotten the thing with inconsiderate people when showing my truck. They seem to forget that zippers, buttons, etc. can scratch it. I've learned my lesson and put a magnetic sign on each door and the front of the hood which says "Look and Enjoy, but please don't touch."

I also bring a cooler with drinks and food so I won't have to leave the truck unattended so I can warn off anyone leaning a bit too close.

 

Just goes to show how careless/clueless some people/morons are. Had the same problem at the shop I use to detail cars and do oil changes at. I had my 96 F150 in there so the shop foreman could mount and balance my new tires for me. When the work was all said and done he drops his clipboard right on the hood to do the paper work. Apparently paperwork is tiring work cause he also felt the need to lean his shoulder all over the hood as well. I got in his face and said you got a mother effing table right over there, USE IT. You know I may not of put a lot of time and parts into the truck, but I searched for 3 years to find one as nice as she is. The 7500 bucks I paid for it might not seem like much to most folks, but when your 18 like I was at the time that's a crap load of money to drop for a vehicle, I know first hand hand it doesnt make a person all to happy seeing their vehicle being mistreated.


I've got another story to go along with the people leaning on vehicles theme...

A couple years back my mom bought a couch from one of those discount furniture outlets. You know the type, they don't offer delivery and they hire highschool kids for minimum wage, all in the name of selling their crap for cheap. I took her out there in my beater 86 F150 to pick the couch up. We pulled around back where a couple idiot kids had the couch waiting on the loading dock. I backed my truck up, before I even came to a complete stop I hear a bang and the truck starts rocking back and forth, I look out the back window and there's the couch pointed straight up in the air hanging halfway over my passenger side rear fender, they dropped the damn thing It didn't bother me much, my fender wasn't damaged and the truck is a beater anyways, oh well. After they dropped it the one kid sorta dove up on the rear passenger fender, he was laying across the top of the bedside centered on his belly with his feet off the ground. He finally got the couch positioned in the bad and he jumped back down off the truck. I heard a loud fabric ripping noise as he was landing. Looked over in his direction and I'll-be darned if my rusty wheel well didnt just completely tear the cargo pocket and half the leg off of his pants. I looked at him laughing my butt off and said sorry she's a biter. I really hope he learned his leason about carelessly leaning on other people's vehicles, even if they are just beaters.

 

Kinda reminds of a bumper sticker I seen once, said "Don't run your fingers over my truck, and I won't run my truck over your fingers."

I don't attend many car shows but I do enjoy going to the couple local ones they have each year. I learned what I call the hand-cuff position from watching all the old timers over the years. When viewing a show vehicle I hold my hands together behind my back as I lean in to look at the engine, interior, and what not. Kind of a show of generosity to the owner, I'm enjoying it with my eyes no plans of touching.

 

Several years ago we went to a large area flea market. Everyone parks facing in and there are two rows of vehicles, then a lane. We park and go to the flea market, which was outside in a drive-in theater. The day was a beautiful fall day. We shopped and went back to the truck. We found a woman in the car next to us upset because some fool had parked lengthwise behind us in an old truck. Neither one of us could leave, so I went to the flea market office, and asked the owner to announce the license plate of the truck over the PA system. She did, and soon a person with no teeth, filthy, and probably on welfare comes up. I explained the situation and asked him to move the truck. He said, " I'll move it when I'm done shopping." I asked him when that would be and he said " When I'm good and ready " and walked off. So, I go back to the parking lot and, by jockeying back and forth for about ten or fifteen minutes, I am able to get the woman's car next to me out, and she thanks me and leaves. Now, I jockey the truck back and forth for maybe fifteen minutes before I can clear his rear bumper, and I get out. As I am leaving my buddy tells me that the truck won't be going anywhere for a while. Why? As he was helping me jockey my truck out he waited until I was clear and in the traffic lane before he got in. But, before he got in he cut the valve off the drivers' side front tire and the passenger side rear! I guess that guy won't be leaving when he is good and ready! This was a while ago, but I still get a chuckle when I think of it!