Inconsiderate Parking !!!

[Chatbrat]

The Admiral came home in a tirade, not against me--thank God--she was shopping @ the Traverse Plaza Publix

Well, some 'gentleman" parked his golf so close to her driver's side door that she was forced to enter via the passenger door, climb over the center console in order to get behind the wheel & start the car--no easy task for a person in their 70's and the car is an SL--thank GO\od again she's a fitness freak

[CWGUY]

:ohdear: R U sure it wasn't a gentlewoman? :popcorn:

:gc:

[Chatbrat]

The gentleman, arrived and had a discussion with the Admiral, very condescending--hight of entitlement

[graciegirl]

The gentleman, arrived and had a discussion with the Admiral, very condescending--hight of entitlement

Do you think it was one of the TOTV posters? I always wonder who some of the guys look like.

[Chatbrat]

My guess is a short term renter--what me worry I'm on vacation

[Topspinmo]

I always park my golf cart behind the front door of cars. It easier for me to climb over golf carts than try to squeeze between cart aNd car. But, everybody not nice guy like me:faint:

[John_W]

Thank god she's a fitness freak, because she had to climb over the console. That reminds of people who go to the gym and drive around looking for a parking space close to the building so they can go inside and walk on a treadmill.

[vintageogauge]

I once had two bicycles park on both sides of me up close to the side doors and I had to crawl in through the lift gate.

[Velvet]

Hubby can’t climb over the console, he is a big man. Would have moved golf cart instead.

[kcrazorbackfan]

I once had two bicycles park on both sides of me up close to the side doors and I had to crawl in through the lift gate.

Bicycles? Seriously? Couldn't they be picked up and thrown out of the way?

[vintageogauge]

Bicycles? Seriously? Couldn't they be picked up and thrown out of the way?

I never thought of that.

[CWGUY]

:boom: I've released the brake on carts and pushed them out of my way (and left them there). It takes two to play a game..... unless it's solitaire. :popcorn:

[VApeople]

I've released the brake on carts and pushed them out of my way (and left them there). It takes two to play a game..... unless it's solitaire.

That is a wonderful idea! I will keep that in mind.

[Chatbrat]

Don't own a golf cart-how do you release the brake? & how do you put a golf cart in neutral ?

[ColdNoMore]

I once had two bicycles park on both sides of me up close to the side doors and I had to crawl in through the lift gate.

Hemmed in with bicycles close to the side doors of a car, is like being stranded...on an escalator. :oops:

[sdeikenberry]

Sorry that happened to you...although it makes me wonder if your Admiral parked too close to the line on her side, which contributed to the problem? From the sound of your text, you probably don't want to ask her that question :-)

[rustyp]

What to do with cars that park themselves? Commercials illustrate self parking in tight spots obviously due to doors unable to open enough for egress. One commercial shows a lady coming out and smiling while her cars backs itself out of the tight spot. What about the two cars either side of her coming out first.

The other side of this story is growth. Has "The Family" done an adequate job planning ahead? Lack of parking around Colony always seems to be an issue. You won't be able to release the brake and push a self parking car out of the way at Colony Publix.

[Laker14]

I am curious about how close the cart was to the line, and how close the car was to the line. And, who owns the line? As I understand things, and this had to be explained to me when I started coming to TV a decade or so ago, when parking carts, we are supposed to get two carts in the same space, that has been painted in for one automobile. It works fine for the two carts, offset lengthwise, but realistically, the width of two carts in one space by necessity puts each cart very close to the line on its respective side. I'm not sure the cart driver did anything wrong here.

I, personally, prefer to park far enough away from the stores so, hopefully, there will be less parking congestion. I hate door dings on my vehicle. Sometimes the lot is too crowded for this, and/or the parking spots painted too tightly together. I hate that.

[Chatbrat]

The Admiral parks inside of the line, the cart was over the line--her car cost over a $100K, she makes sure there is plenty of room--also her car has 360 degree surround view for parking

[jswirs]

Thank god she's a fitness freak, because she had to climb over the console. That reminds of people who go to the gym and drive around looking for a parking space close to the building so they can go inside and walk on a treadmill.
Before moving here I went to the gym on a regular basis and yes, I always looked for a paring spot close to the entrance. Not for convenience, but for safety, because many vehicles are broken into after the driver parks a distance from the front door of the gym. The low life's out there figure they have at least an hour to do their dirty work.

[Chatbrat]

So right John W, I got her a phony key fob, if she ever got car jacked, I told her shut the engine off hand the phony key fob & run--she always has access to a firearm, but its a lot resort to save her life--not stop theft--thats what insurance is for

[noslices1]

Maybe next time Admiral could park closer the the right side white line, or at least make sure there is enough room on the driver’s side between her door and the left side white line to get in and out.

[Dawnsville]

That’s why you carry xtra large zip ties incase they need a cart attached to their cart
Bahahaha

[Sky Soldier]

Step on the gas pedal

[newchapter]

I've never thought of that, but I will in the future. Thx!

[StuMas]

to kcrazorbackfan: Just wondering why you suggested “throwing” the bicycles out of the way instead of simply “moving” them?

[Heytubes]

I once had two bicycles park on both sides of me up close to the side doors and I had to crawl in through the lift gate.
Lol. You’re putting us on.

[John_W]

Originally Posted by John_W
...That reminds of people who go to the gym and drive around looking for a parking space close to the building so they can go inside and walk on a treadmill.

Before moving here I went to the gym on a regular basis and yes, I always looked for a paring spot close to the entrance. Not for convenience, but for safety, because many vehicles are broken into after the driver parks a distance from the front door of the gym. The low life's out there figure they have at least an hour to do their dirty work.

It was a joke, I thought it was funny when I heard Jerry Seinfeld say it.

[stan the man]

Do you think it was one of the TOTV posters? I always wonder who some of the guys look like.

Do you have a mirror ???:popcorn:

[MollyJo]

What are people thinking when they park in an antagonizing manner? They stand to risk damage to their vehicle bc not everyone is feeling their entitlement.

[Win1894]

When that happens to me I usually just accidentally push the golf cart on its side.

[CWGUY]

:1rotfl: Tawanda - "Face it girls I'm older and I have more insurance!" :popcorn:

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[sidexsidex2]

I woke up in a funk this morning, but this entire subject has me laughing. Thanks you all.
Until it is my problem.

[EdFNJ]

Evidently the "The Admiral" is in charge in the family. Maybe "The Ensign " needs to go to the brig since this ship seems to have a way beyond the normal number of problems for a vessel. Remember, "a slip of the lip will sink the ship." ;)

[vintageogauge]

Lol. You’re putting us on.

I am, this post needed a little humor.

[Chatbrat]

She got the title of Admiral when we lived on a motor yacht for 6 years , I was the Captain, but she made command decisions

[Kim McGraw]

Is there a rule about parking a golf cart in a parking space? I always stagger my cart with another. However, if I am the first one in the spot, should I ALWAYS park on the front left side and leave the back right side for the next golf cart? It seems like this would free up the adjacent parking spot driver door. However, if the adjacent parking spot driver backed in, well then the opposite would be true. Help!!

[CWGUY]

Is there a rule about parking a golf cart in a parking space? I always stagger my cart with another. However, if I am the first one in the spot, should I ALWAYS park on the front left side and leave the back right side for the next golf cart? It seems like this would free up the adjacent parking spot driver door. However, if the adjacent parking spot driver backed in, well then the opposite would be true. Help!!


:icon_wink: Yes to everything you said. And if the other person finishes their shopping before you..... you have to go out and move your cart and then and only then can you finish your shopping. :coolsmiley:

[EdFNJ]

Is there a rule about parking a golf cart in a parking space? I always stagger my cart with another. However, if I am the first one in the spot, should I ALWAYS park on the front left side and leave the back right side for the next golf cart? It seems like this would free up the adjacent parking spot driver door. However, if the adjacent parking spot driver backed in, well then the opposite would be true. Help!! There is no "RULE" (or law) but it is a practiced courtesy sharing the spot with carts staggered front/back. The doors on my "golf cart" are larger than our SUV doors so I am generally unable to follow that rule more times than not and get some nasty notes from folks whose eyes can't see the obvious.

[Kenswing]

The day I let someone's poor parking ruin my day to the point of having to report it on social media is the day I throw in the towel..

[Velvet]

She got the title of Admiral when we lived on a motor yacht for 6 years , I was the Captain, but she made command decisions

And you, sir, are one strong man to say so. They always say it is the woman who holds the family together. When she gives up, that’s it for the marriage. I bet you guys are just fine!

[chuckster]

Its easy....release cart brakes and roll it out of the way....rolls easy

[Two Bills]

And you, sir, are one strong man to say so. They always say it is the woman who holds the family together. When she gives up, that’s it for the marriage. I bet you guys are just fine!

Same in our house.
Wife and I always discuss all major decisions and differing points of view in a sometimes robust, but reasonable manner.


Then we do it her way!:)

[Velvet]

Lol

[14036]

The Admiral came home in a tirade, not against me--thank God--she was shopping @ the Traverse Plaza Publix

Well, some 'gentleman" parked his golf so close to her driver's side door that she was forced to enter via the passenger door, climb over the center console in order to get behind the wheel & start the car--no easy task for a person in their 70's and the car is an SL--thank GO\od again she's a fitness freak

all I can say is Schrader Valve Tool

[Karen4722@yahoo.com]

Same happened to me.., I waited and told him

[Velvet]

What about telling store security and asking them to move it? Or announcing it on the PA?

[pkfavreau2]

The Admiral came home in a tirade, not against me--thank God--she was shopping @ the Traverse Plaza Publix

Well, some 'gentleman" parked his golf so close to her driver's side door that she was forced to enter via the passenger door, climb over the center console in order to get behind the wheel & start the car--no easy task for a person in their 70's and the car is an SL--thank GO\od again she's a fitness freak

Tell her next time just to put the golf cart in neutral and move it. When they come out they’ll have to find it. Normally they’re easy to roll.

[Fredman]

What about telling store security and asking them to move it? Or announcing it on the PA?

WHAT. If a store has a security guard he or she is not going to get involved and how would u know in which store the offender was shopping.

[coffeebean]

Sorry that happened to you...although it makes me wonder if your Admiral parked too close to the line on her side, which contributed to the problem? From the sound of your text, you probably don't want to ask her that question :-)
That's what crossed my mind too. Golf carts park two per parking spot. Basically, the carts park very close to the parking lot lines as if they hug the lines. In order for a car to be blocked in on one side next to a cart, the car would have to be too close to the line.

[coffeebean]

The Admiral parks inside of the line, the cart was over the line--her car cost over a $100K, she makes sure there is plenty of room--also her car has 360 degree surround view for parking

Well, that answers that question. Certainly, the driver of any car or cart over the line has poor judgement in parking.

[coffeebean]

Evidently the "The Admiral" is in charge in the family. Maybe "The Ensign " needs to go to the brig since this ship seems to have a way beyond the normal number of problems for a vessel. Remember, "a slip of the lip will sink the ship." ;)

Loose lips sink ships. Say that three times fast!

[coffeebean]

Is there a rule about parking a golf cart in a parking space? I always stagger my cart with another. However, if I am the first one in the spot, should I ALWAYS park on the front left side and leave the back right side for the next golf cart? It seems like this would free up the adjacent parking spot driver door. However, if the adjacent parking spot driver backed in, well then the opposite would be true. Help!!

I always pull through in a parking spot, in a car or a golf cart, when ever a lot has those types of spaces. I will actually park farther away in a lot so I can pull through.

In a golf cart, I always pull through on the left side and go all the way to the front of the spot. This way, I can line up my tires just to the inside of the line on the left side of my cart.

[Rocket6789]

Some clown parked his cart in Front of my car so I couldn't get out I simply put it in neutral , Kicked off the brake rolled it into the Street and left it there, This was in Spanish Springs I just come out from my bowling league

[Aw Man]

Some clown parked his cart in Front of my car so I couldn't get out I simply put it in neutral , Kicked off the brake rolled it into the Street and left it there, This was in Spanish Springs I just come out from my bowling league

Seems to me if you actually left the cart sitting in the street that more than one clown was involved in this story.

[Topspinmo]

Some clown parked his cart in Front of my car so I couldn't get out I simply put it in neutral , Kicked off the brake rolled it into the Street and left it there, This was in Spanish Springs I just come out from my bowling league

There no transmission, it’s CVT clutch, just step on gas pedal and the brake will release. It will roll free.

[Engine12]

The Admiral parks inside of the line, the cart was over the line--her car cost over a $100K, she makes sure there is plenty of room--also her car has 360 degree surround view for parking

Maybe have the Admiral Park her 100k+ car a little further away and walk. After all you did say she is a fitness freak....

After living up north, we always park further away, it avoids a lot of door dings.

[Chatbrat]

In parking lots this time of the year-you have to settle for any available spot--

[davem4616]

This happened to me once at Spanish Springs...I took the last parking lot sized for an auto...when we came out from The Sharon a darn golf cart had managed to squeeze in between my car and another legally parked golf cart that I had to crawl over from the passenger side door. There was no way that this golf cart driver didn't know what they were doing. The didn't car if I was a handicapped person or someone way too old to climb over from the right side. Angry? You can't believe how angry their selfish behavior made me. I left a note on their steering wheel to let them know that it seems as though someone had ''keyed' the sides of their cart

[ldj1938]

If I may change the topic slightly... Will People with those gigantic add-ons to the back of their carts please back into a parking spot instead of letting that thing stick out into traffic. Haven't seen the side of a car scrapped yet, but it has probably happened. Why not just pull it up on the sidewalk? (If you can't back it in). Better yet...how often do you use that add on to the back of your cart. Seemed like a good idea when you had it done? The garage can remove it for you. Save it in the garage for later. (Never). OK? Don't get me started on speed bumps. If we remove them the speeders will go crazy! Why aren't there any south (rare) of 466? Thank you for listening.

[John41]

When that happens to me I usually just accidentally push the golf cart on its side.
golf carts have grown in size making two per space tricky.

[EdFNJ]

If Don't get me started on speed bumps. If we remove them the speeders will go crazy! Why aren't there any south (rare) of 466? Thank you for listening. Many (most?) of the speed bumps have been removed at least where we travel. They weren't there to stop general GC speeding unless they put them all along the MMPs which they never were. They were usually at tunnel entrances & exits and at some gate crossings. Good riddance to them, they had nothing to do with speeding down the paths and all they did was contribute to chiropractors business from the back & neck jarring bumps even at just about zero mph.

[CWGUY]

Many (most?) of the speed bumps have been removed at least where we travel. They weren't there to stop general GC speeding unless they put them all along the MMPs which they never were. They were usually at tunnel entrances & exits and at some gate crossings. Good riddance to them, they had nothing to do with speeding down the paths and all they did was contribute to chiropractors business from the back & neck jarring bumps even at just about zero mph.

:confused: I find no problem with them if you slow down ...... some may have to look that up. :icon_wink:

[EdFNJ]

:confused: I find no problem with them if you slow down ...... some may have to look that up. :icon_wink: I guess your back is in better shape than mine. Any time I literally rolled over them at close to 0mph it painfully jarred my back which has a couple bad disks. These weren't speed BUMPS I have always been used to they were like the size of curbing. Besides don't know how anyone could speed over the ones I experienced due to where they were located. Fortunately they are gone.

[xcaligirl]

I'm thinking the golf cart should've just been moved. Inconsiderate moron

[CFrance]

The Admiral parks inside of the line, the cart was over the line--her car cost over a $100K, she makes sure there is plenty of room--also her car has 360 degree surround view for parking
Maybe she better park at the end where no one will come close to her $100K car. I shop at that plaza Publix all the time and always park my $30K car down at the end. Among other things, it's easier to get out of the lane, travel along the exit road to go around the back of the shopping plaza and exit at a roundabout.


You'd think a fitness freak would welcome the additional exercise.