Damned if you do, damned if you don't
 

My wife and I went out to eat in our golf cart. When I got the the restaurant I dutifully parked my cart in the left hand side of a space, as I understand is the custom, so that another cart may also park in that space, thereby saving spaces.

When we came out of the restaurant, there was a note on my cart from the car driver that was to the left of the space that I was in. She explained that because of the way that I parked she had a lot of difficulty getting her handicapped passenger into her car and I should be more considerate and think about that the next time I park my cart.

I looked down at my rear wheels, which are a bit wider than the front and saw that they were a good six inches inside my space.

Had I parked further over, I would have risked getting a note from an irate golf cart driver who may not have been able to find a space because I was in effect taking two.

It seems that no matter what you do, someone has a problem with it.

I'm assuming that she didn't have a handicap plate which would have allowed her to park in a handicapped space, which is reasonable if this person were only a, occasional guest in her car. I want to know is that if this person knew that she had a handicapped person with her, why didn't she park further to the left in her space allowing more room for her passenger?

What your not a mind reader? It would seem if a car pulled into that space it would have resulted in the same situation. This is obviously shortsighted thinking on the note writer. In addition it also seems self centered.

Boogie, Boogie, Boogie - The lesson is - you CAN'T get it right no matter what you do. I have seen more people in TV who complain about something I'm doing while driving and I ask myself "What did they just say? Was I wrong?". I go over the situation in my head and come to the conclusion that they "have rocks in their head!".

I listen to people (mostly my patients) explain why they got a citation after an accident in the roundabout that the officer feels was their fault and they just don't get it. I go over their explanation in my head and realize that they just don't know the rules. I ask if they see the pretty signs posted before each roundabout that explain the options in pictures and they say no but they then go on ranting about dashed lines and such.

The old saying is "you can't fix stupid".

Some days ya just can't win for losin. Sounds like you had one of those days. Wish I could muster some sympathy for the woman who left you the note (and how do you know it was a woman, anyway? lol), but I really can't. As was said, park more to the left from the git go, don't make someone else feel guilty for doing the right thing.

oh dear, letting go of stuff isn't easy, is it? I hope that when I get my first nasty note on the cart which I intend to park smack in the middle of any space, I shall laugh aloud.
Kitty
ps I'll park it that way because the doors swing as wide open as a car, but I'll get nasties from people who don't know that.

I always park in front of a building or establishment and let my handicapped person out. THEN I park my car so that I can park anywhere I want.

Some people are tuned in only to themselves and are self-centered.

They do not bother to think about other people and their needs, much less why they did something right.

so....

Make that two "amen's" ................. me, me, me - I thought that was for the younger generation, maybe not!

Don't the handicap spots have a space on the right hand side for wheelchair clearance?

It appears that the note was written by someone IGNORANT of the cart parking practices here.

Forgive her for her rudeness and mark it up to her ignorance.

The problem with anonymous notes with no phone number is that you can't give feedback to the person who needs it most.

The note thing is getting old, so is the screaming/honking/bird shooting after I turn. These people need to grow a set and say it face to face.

honestly, there is no "right" or "wrong" way to park a golf cart in a parking space. It's too bad the lady felt so strongly that she had to write you a note. Why doesn't she do like I do many times: pull your car back a little bit and you'll have plenty of room to load your passenger.


there's more than one way to skin a cat.
;-)

she wasn't in a handicapped parking spot. Perhaps just giving a ride to a handicapped person.