Returning shopping carts to proper location

[HimandMe]

To the lady in the dark blue Hundai who winged her shopping cart across across the road instead of walking it four cars down to the carts storage location, I know you watched it pass my vehicle and hit the side of the little red car before you slowly walked away. FYI, my husband retrieved your cart and checked the little red car and somehow it escaped damage but then I guess that doesn't matter to you. You watched the whole thing with detached interest and we watched you ...

Please people take your carts back. Even if they seem okay, the wind can pick up and off they go. It only takes a minute.

[golfing eagles]

Did you get a plate #????
I suppose technically it could be considered an assault

[2BNTV]

Fortunately, there are less a-holes per capita in TV or am I wrong?

As Judge Millian said, "I don't get it, or am I the only person to bring carts back to where they belong"? I know I do.

The non-caring people baffles me, also. How lazy, can one get?

[Topspinmo]

Good luck with that. Wallyworld shoppers are some of the obnoxious AhS on earth.

[tuccillo]

Perhaps vandalism (although it doesn't appear that any real damage was done??). It doesn't appear anyone was actually threatened.

Did you get a plate #????
I suppose technically it could be considered an assault

[golfing eagles]

Perhaps vandalism. It doesn't appear anyone was actually threatened.

I'm not a lawyer, but I remember from somewhere that if an individual is simply afraid of injury from another's action, it meets the definition of assault(not battery). I could be wrong, and there may be a requirement of intent, not simply being an idiot. Reckless endangerment???

[tuccillo]

There must be intent. I doubt that was the case here.

I'm not a lawyer, but I remember from somewhere that if an individual is simply afraid of injury from another's action, it meets the definition of assault(not battery). I could be wrong, and there may be a requirement of intent, not simply being an idiot. Reckless endangerment???

[golfing eagles]

There must be intent. I doubt that was the case here.

Maybe the perp intended to be stupid:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[flyerguy]

Maybe the perp intended to be stupid:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Yep, and you can't fix stupid.

[Barefoot]

To the lady in the dark blue Hundai who winged her shopping cart across across the road instead of walking it four cars down to the carts storage location, I know you watched it pass my vehicle and hit the side of the little red car before you slowly walked away. FYI, my husband retrieved your cart and checked the little red car and somehow it escaped damage but then I guess that doesn't matter to you. You watched the whole thing with detached interest and we watched you ...

Please people take your carts back. Even if they seem okay, the wind can pick up and off they go. It only takes a minute.

It's amazing to me that people can just abandon their carts to blow around the parking lot.
So many people just leave their carts in the parking lot when the cart storage areas are steps away.
I always try to walk an abandoned cart back to the store at Publix or Walmart.

[HimandMe]

Did you get a plate #????
I suppose technically it could be considered an assault

I didn't get the plate number because I was shocked and focused on possible damage of the other car. The lady was concerned about her hair being blown in the wind and holding her head covering with one hand as she winged the cart across the road towards other cars.

I was shocked because here in The Villages people are the most courteous and generally respectful of persons and property anywhere and we often comment that it reminds us of the communities we grew up in long ago. I wouldn't like to lose that atmosphere although it will never be 100% of course.

[golfing eagles]

It's amazing to me that people can just abandon their carts to blow around the parking lot.
So many people just leave their carts in the parking lot when the cart storage areas are steps away.
I always try to walk an abandoned cart back to the store at Publix or Walmart.

Then you should have no problem picking up my lobster while you're there:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Barefoot]

Then you should have no problem picking up my lobster while you're there:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

I knew it.
Where is the Thread Police when you need them! :police:

[golfing eagles]

I knew it.
Where is the Thread Police when you need them! :police:

Probably at Red Lobster for Lobsterfest:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Bogie Shooter]

Plate number.........what for?
Our LEO's have more in important things to do than chase somebody for not putting a shopping cart in the cart corral. Some of us are going off the deep end.

[golfing eagles]

Plate number.........what for?
Our LEO's have more in important things to do than chase somebody for not putting a shopping cart in the cart corral. Some of us are going off the deep end.

The cart hit a parked "little red" car. At least the OP checked for damage---if it was your car and there was some damage, wouldn't you want to know who was responsible?

[Bogie Shooter]

No.

[debow]

I don't think the Villagers here are any different from others. Sad people can't walk a few extra 100 ft to put a grocery cart up. It's not like we don't have a few extra minutes to be respectful to others. Also, need to understand a little walking is good for their health.

[golfing eagles]

No.

$0.00 deductible??????

[Sable99]

One of my pet peeves is people who don't return their carts to the cart racks. One time, a lady thanked me for returning a cart to the cart rack. She said her car was recently hit by a cart for a cost of $500. Of course, the person didn't wait for her or leave a note on her car.

However, my almost 92 year old mother is in a different position. Luckily, Mom is still able to drive for nearby errands but she does have trouble walking any distance. She appreciates the carts left near the handicapped spots to assist her walking into a store. The carts take the place of her walker! I know she is pretty careful where she puts the carts when she is done with then. And, if she is with me, I return the carts to the rack!

[joldnol]

One of my pet peeves is people who don't return their carts to the cart racks. One time, a lady thanked me for returning a cart to the cart rack. She said her car was recently hit by a cart for a cost of $500. Of course, the person didn't wait for her or leave a note on her car.

However, my almost 92 year old mother is in a different position. Luckily, Mom is still able to drive for nearby errands but she does have trouble walking any distance. She appreciates the carts left near the handicapped spots to assist her walking into a store. The carts take the place of her walker! I know she is pretty careful where she puts the carts when she is done with then. And, if she is with me, I return the carts to the rack!

Well said, my wife appreciates it for the same reason

[Villager Joyce]

Aldi does it right with the quarter charge.

[Nucky]

My mom rest her soul taught us that to be a person of quality that if we knocked over something from a grocery store display or shelf to pick it up. If it was an article of clothing knocked off a rack and nobody witnessed either event a decent person would pick up the item without fail. The other thing was to return the cart when finished shopping to the spot where it belongs. She said this was a good start to not being a juvenile delinquent. Many people care about their property and would like it to not be damaged by laziness, take 30 extra seconds and do the rite thing.

[dbussone]

My mom rest her soul taught us that to be a person of quality that if we knocked over something from a grocery store display or shelf to pick it up. If it was an article of clothing knocked off a rack and nobody witnessed either event a decent person would pick up the item without fail. The other thing was to return the cart when finished shopping to the spot where it belongs. She said this was a good start to not being a juvenile delinquent. Many people care about their property and would like it to not be damaged by laziness, take 30 extra seconds and do the rite thing.


Your mother must have been a wonderful person...and absolutely correct as well.

[jblum315]

`I always return carts to the cart corral because I remember the bad old days when nearly all shopping carts were bent or broken with stuck or squeaking wheels

[asianthree]

We shop about every other day picking up the fresh things I can't get from farmers market. We have two reusable bags and don't use a cart. But always bring a cart in from the lot so the cart person has one less to round up

[Taltarzac725]

I'm not a lawyer, but I remember from somewhere that if an individual is simply afraid of injury from another's action, it meets the definition of assault(not battery). I could be wrong, and there may be a requirement of intent, not simply being an idiot. Reckless endangerment???

Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine (http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0784/Sections/0784.03.html)

A car is not a person.

It could be an aggravated assault in the right circumstances. Aggravated Assault- Florida | Definition, Penalties, Defenses (http://www.husseinandwebber.com/crimes/violent-crimes/aggravated-assault/)

Culpable Negligence in Florida | Jacksonville Criminal Attorney (http://www.husseinandwebber.com/crimes/violent-crimes/culpable-negligence/)

Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine (http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0768/Sections/0768.81.html)

Probably culpable negligence.

[Pointer]

:o One time there was a cart in a space outside of TJ Max. So I walked it back into the store, as I was going that way. Once inside I realized it was from Target. Had to take it back out side. But I wasn't about to walk it all the way over to Target from TJ's, so I took the smiles and disapproving looks as I left it outside the store. Hey at least it wasn't in the lot. In my defense both carts were red.

[Taltarzac725]

Had a dream about a shopping cart a few nights ago. I dreamt that one was right in front of my bed and I woke up and saw that the front door was ajar and a man was pulling it shut while leaving the house. This is still the dream that I woke up in the dream. And, then I really woke up and there was no shopping cart and no man outside the front door.

The shopping cart seemed like something I might have seen fifteen years ago in Palm Harbor, Florida at one of their Publixes. The shopping cart was empty.

I frequently see shopping carts left out in various areas of the parking lot. Many of the Publixes here in the Villages have very good employees who round up the various wayward shopping carts.

[outlaw]

I'm not a lawyer, but I remember from somewhere that if an individual is simply afraid of injury from another's action, it meets the definition of assault(not battery). I could be wrong, and there may be a requirement of intent, not simply being an idiot. Reckless endangerment???

That's kind of a stretch, don't you think? How about "inconsiderate" and let it go?

[Bogie Shooter]

The cart hit a parked "little red" car. At least the OP checked for damage---if it was your car and there was some damage, wouldn't you want to know who was responsible?

No.

$0.00 deductible??????

I forgot all these :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[golfing eagles]

I forgot all these :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

NP, just don't let it happen again :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[CFrance]

I'm too OCD not to return the cart.

[flyerguy]

While on the subject of carts gone wild in parking lots, I never ever park near the cart corral. Your vehicle stands a better chance of getting dinged near the corral than one abandoned in the lot. People will take aim at the corral and give their cart a hearty push hoping to score a perfect 10. All to many times the carts misses the corral by a mile and right into a car parked nearby.

[Gerald]

Who do you people think you are. She has every right to push her cart anywhere she wants. Into cars into glass window. Into people. Of course you also can quickly push your cart into her car. Laugh as she screams, telling her, sorry I didn't really care that it hit you car. Then walk away. That might change her a little bit.

[fred53]

I'm not a lawyer, but I remember from somewhere that if an individual is simply afraid of injury from another's action, it meets the definition of assault(not battery). I could be wrong, and there may be a requirement of intent, not simply being an idiot. Reckless endangerment???


not an individual that the cart hit...so yeah...you're wrong. As to endangerment...are you skating on the wrong side of the ice?

[blueeagle65]

If there is a cart corral - USE IT! - if there isn't a cart corral, take the cart back in the store. Don't act like you've been raised by wolves.

[dbussone]

If there is a cart corral - USE IT! - if there isn't a cart corral, take the cart back in the store. Don't act like you've been raised by wolves.


Romulus and Remus - isn't that an Italian grocery chain? No carts, just reusable bags.

[Barefoot]

If there is a cart corral - USE IT! - if there isn't a cart corral, take the cart back in the store. Don't act like you've been raised by wolves.

I love this post. :thumbup:

[Fraugoofy]

To the lady in the dark blue Hundai who winged her shopping cart across across the road instead of walking it four cars down to the carts storage location, I know you watched it pass my vehicle and hit the side of the little red car before you slowly walked away. FYI, my husband retrieved your cart and checked the little red car and somehow it escaped damage but then I guess that doesn't matter to you. You watched the whole thing with detached interest and we watched you ...

Please people take your carts back. Even if they seem okay, the wind can pick up and off they go. It only takes a minute.
This and many more reasons are why I keep my shopping to Aldi ( great idea for shopping carts) and Amazon or Google Express ( both delivered right to my doorstep!)

[Jima64]

This and many more reasons are why I keep my shopping to Aldi ( great idea for shopping carts) and Amazon or Google Express ( both delivered right to my doorstep!)

Funny how some will leave the cart anywhere and not walk it back and enjoy some exercise.

[outlaw]

I leave my cart in front of my car. That way, the person that parks near my space will have a cart to help return items they may want to take back. I call it cart recycling. Just another way to help save the world.

[DeanFL]

Aldi's feature of '25cents carts' is novel - insert a quarter into slot and the chain connecting to all carts is released-quarter stays in slot locked in cart handle. Do your shopping, return the cart to corral at the store, attach the chain from last cart into yours and your quarter is released...into your pocket.
Bottom line the user is charged the quarter for use and returned when the cart is back. A small incentive but works. No carts around the lot, and no need for employees to spend time hunting down loose carts. Also Aldi's price scanner/clerks never seems to fail.

[flyerguy]

I leave my cart in front of my car. That way, the person that parks near my space will have a cart to help return items they may want to take back. I call it cart recycling. Just another way to help save the world.

That sounds thoughtful and friendly enough, but what happens when the wind gets hold of that cart and rams it into another vehicle.

[Fraugoofy]

Funny how some will leave the cart anywhere and not walk it back and enjoy some exercise.
I agree! It's not that hard to do our part to keep the world neat and clean. To me, it's a respect thing.

[Barefoot]

I leave my cart in front of my car. I call it cart recycling. Just another way to help save the world.
I think you're kidding, right?

[outlaw]

That sounds thoughtful and friendly enough, but what happens when the wind gets hold of that cart and rams it into another vehicle.

I blame it on global climate change. We never used to have such frequent and intense wind. Also the multimillion dollar multinational companies that build these carts with slave labor in some third world country could have designed them so that they would have compliant corners so as to not damage cars. It's the 1%ers making a fortune on these carts that don't care about the people's cars.

[Walt.]

I blame it on global climate change. We never used to have such frequent and intense wind. Also the multimillion dollar multinational companies that build these carts with slave labor in some third world country could have designed them so that they would have compliant corners so as to not damage cars. It's the 1%ers making a fortune on these carts that don't care about the people's cars.

You're right again. Somehow it must be that bunch from Halliburton.

[Barefoot]

I blame it on global climate change. We never used to have such frequent and intense wind. Also the multimillion dollar multinational companies that build these carts with slave labor in some third world country could have designed them so that they would have compliant corners so as to not damage cars. It's the 1%ers making a fortune on these carts that don't care about the people's cars.

The multinational companies could make padded carts and eliminate dented cars forever!

[dbussone]

The multinational companies could make padded carts and eliminate dented cars forever!


Or maybe padded cars. These would protect cars from all sorts of abuse from shopping carts, golf carts, bicycles (whom/what have I left out?), and just about any other form of chronic autoabusal disease.