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Old 08-05-2016, 12:59 PM
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This morning I was going to our neighborhood mail station.
A golf cart was direct in front of me I and I had to wait for him to go thru 6 parking slots , then turn hard left so he could pull out-all of this so he didn't have to back out

Felt like stopping directly in front of him & making him wait.

There was no one else at the station besides us

Just gave him a nasty look when he returned to his cart.

Have never seen anyone attempt this with a car
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Old 08-05-2016, 01:04 PM
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I have seen a lot of people do this, especially when it gets busy at the mail station. It's is sometimes difficult and dangerous to back out when there is a lot of automobile traffic.
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My next golf cart is going to include a back up camera
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Old 08-05-2016, 01:42 PM
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This morning I was going to our neighborhood mail station.
A golf cart was direct in front of me I and I had to wait for him to go thru 6 parking slots , then turn hard left so he could pull out-all of this so he didn't have to back out

Felt like stopping directly in front of him & making him wait.

There was no one else at the station besides us

Just gave him a nasty look when he returned to his cart.

Have never seen anyone attempt this with a car
You did well by not stopping in front of him...as I would have.

The "I will inconvenience you, so that I'm not inconvenienced" crowd.....gets on my nerves.
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Old 08-05-2016, 01:48 PM
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Why would you try that with a car?
Really, what did he do that was so wrong? How did he inconvenient anyone?
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Old 08-05-2016, 02:22 PM
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Why would you try that with a car?
Really, what did he do that was so wrong? How did he inconvenient anyone?
Did you not understand what the OP said the person did?
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Old 08-05-2016, 02:25 PM
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You couldn't pull into a parking space because he was transversing all spaces with no indication where & when he would do his thing. My days of confrontation are over, I have a CCW and worst thing that could happen is an escalation beyond my control.
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IMHO-golf carts on roads are death traps-they were designed for golf courses not roads--@ our age we will not survive a crash that would have been considered minor in our youth. Again, the reason I buy a certain brand of car is for safety--its primary function is to protect me and my passengers.
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Yes they do, maybe his/her's did not.
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I have seen a lot of people do this, especially when it gets busy at the mail station. It's is sometimes difficult and dangerous to back out when there is a lot of automobile traffic.
I have to agree that it is rude for golf cart drivers to do this, more especially when it is crowded at the postal station. Where are the ones in cars supposed to park if every golf cart is taking up at least two spaces so that they don't have to back out? If they want to park like that, then park across the lot. I like close access to my box just the same as anyone else, especially if my husband gets out to get the mail; he has mobility issues and as of late, so do I. The less I have to hobble, the better.

Not meaning to sound cantankerous, but I still think it's rude to make others wait while those drivers do their maneuvers and then take more than one space.
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This morning I was going to our neighborhood mail station.
A golf cart was direct in front of me I and I had to wait for him to go thru 6 parking slots , then turn hard left so he could pull out-all of this so he didn't have to back out

Felt like stopping directly in front of him & making him wait.

There was no one else at the station besides us

Just gave him a nasty look when he returned to his cart.

Have never seen anyone attempt this with a car
only two people at the station and you are complaining???
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This morning I was going to our neighborhood mail station.
A golf cart was direct in front of me I and I had to wait for him to go thru 6 parking slots , then turn hard left so he could pull out-all of this so he didn't have to back out

Felt like stopping directly in front of him & making him wait.

There was no one else at the station besides us

Just gave him a nasty look when he returned to his cart.

Have never seen anyone attempt this with a car
How long did you have to wait for him to do the whole maneuver?
Seems to me a cart could pull that off
pretty quickly...like in seconds
What's the rush?
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Old 08-05-2016, 05:00 PM
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Isn't this a golf cart community !!!!!!!!
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You couldn't pull into a parking space because he was transversing all spaces with no indication where & when he would do his thing. My days of confrontation are over, I have a CCW and worst thing that could happen is an escalation beyond my control.
You take a gun when you go to the mail box?? You are afraid of using your gun in an argument over someone transvering spaces at a mail station?

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This morning I was going to our neighborhood mail station.
A golf cart was direct in front of me I and I had to wait for him to go thru 6 parking slots , then turn hard left so he could pull out-all of this so he didn't have to back out

Felt like stopping directly in front of him & making him wait.

There was no one else at the station besides us

Just gave him a nasty look when he returned to his cart.

Have never seen anyone attempt this with a car

Does it REALLY matter? Namaste.
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