waiting for parking spaces in a crowded lot...

[cepmom]

when you are trying to find a parking space in a crowded parking lot and spot a space about to open up (person walking to their car, putting packages in the trunk etc) and you see another car waiting nearby with their blinker on in the direction of said parking space, do you move on to another area or do you jump a the chance to get in the parking space before the guy with the blinker on?

(Were you able to follow that??)

over the weekend, DH and I went to Ikea....still very much a mob scene getting in to this store, BTW. Drove around what seems like forever looking for a space to park. We spot a couple walking to their car and "stalk them" (politely, of course!) We stop, put on the blinker to indicate we are waiting for that spot and wait for the couple to finish loading packages, return the cart to the cart corral etc. All of a sudden, a car approaches from the other direction and as the couple back out of the space, the other car zips right into "our" space!! Dh honks the horn at them and me in a fit of anger, go over to the woman driving the car and tell her we have been waiting 5 minutes for that space and to please move her car.....her response?? "Prove it" with a smirk on her face!! I was so angry at the arrogance of this woman!! Now, I'm no goody two shoes here, but I would never, ever do that to anyone!! If I did unintentionally, I would apologize and back out and go find another spot!!
Just wasn't sure if I was expecting too much from her or if she was just plain rude and ignorant.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

She was a witch, to put it nicely!!! My DH and I had that happen to us many years ago when we were at a mall and I remember it like it was yesterday. Reading your description makes me remember what happened to us and makes my heart race! I know when it happened to us I dreamed about everything I wanted to do to their car. We didn't do anything, but I sure wanted to!

 

[LadyyRedd]

"Face it ladies....I'm older and I have more insurance."

Kimya

 

[BeNJeNWaFFLe]

Oh my! What a horrible woman! If I saw someone (especially with a blinker on!) waiting for a spot, I would move on. It is common courtesy that if someone is waiting you go find yourself a spot. I'll have to be on the lookout for spot-stealers from now on!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

i hate when people do that!

 

[MoniqueU]

Too bad you aren't mean enough to let the air out of her tires wile she is in the store.

 

[Beth76]

"Face it ladies....I'm older and I have more insurance."

Kimya

That's what I was going to say!!!!

I've almost had that happen to me once and the other person was miffed at me. There was a small lot on my college campus with only one way in or out. I pulled into the (full) lot as someone was getting in her car. So that she could get out of the lot easier I went passed her car and turned around. As I was turning around someone came in and wanted the spot. Now, mind you, I was only 3 or 4 cars away. It's not like I was around the corner. This other guy could clearly see that I was already there. So, we're fighting for this spot as the girl is backing out of the space. Since she was going in the other direction, I was able to pull into the spot.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

"Face it ladies....I'm older and I have more insurance."

Kimya

 

[debabe723]

This same thing happened to me years ago too and I was furious. What made it even worse is the aisle was one way so the punk that took my space drove up the wrong way (speeding on top of it all). We both tried to pull into the spot at the same time and almost hit each other. It was a case of 'chicken' as we both sat there, waiting for the other to move. I thought about getting out of my car to find mall security so they would make him move but didn't want to block anyone else in the might want to leave. I finally decided that life is too short and backed out so he could have the space. After he got out of the car I yelled at him "I bet your mama would be proud that you took a parking space from a woman and child" LOL. I wanted to key his car or let the air out of the tires but common sense prevailed. Still bugs me to this day! Hopefully DS will remember this incident if he's ever in a similar situation (but somehow I doubt it).

 

[daisyduck123]

Too bad you aren't mean enough to let the air out of her tires wile she is in the store.

That's what I was thinking & probably, depending on the visibility in the parking lot...would have done so.

As a kid, I got very good at QUICKLY letting the air out of car tires....my brother, sis, cousins, & I (we were about 7, 8, & 9) would do this all the time to our 17 yo uncle's car.

 

[mommaU4]

Dh honks the horn at them and me in a fit of anger, go over to the woman driving the car and tell her we have been waiting 5 minutes for that space and to please move her car.....her response?? "Prove it" with a smirk on her face!! I was so angry at the arrogance of this woman!!

I am sorry that happened to you. She was in the wrong no doubt about it. BUT having said that please be careful in the future in cases like that. Getting out of your car and going over to confront the other person can be such a dangerous thing to do.

You never know what kind of psycho is behind the wheel. And even though it is a woman that is doesn't neccessarily mean anything. In fact according to one of the threads going right now women are hormonal and just plain crazy.

Anyways, this is NOT to flame you in any way so I hope you don't take offense at anything I'm saying because this is good advice for anyone. A parking spot is not worth getting shot over. I just worry for people's safety is all.

 

[cepmom]

Too bad you aren't mean enough to let the air out of her tires wile she is in the store.

OMG you have no idea how badly I wanted to ....I thought about keying her car too but thoght I might actually get into trouble for that!!
I had a few choice words for her as did DH...I was so angry that I knocked on her window and called her a *@#$%&@ &^%$# if you know what I mean! she knew what she did was wrong and she waited a few minutes to get out of her car to walk past us to get in to the store...I figured she might have looked at my license plate or something since I was so intimidating!

 

[cepmom]

I am sorry that happened to you. She was in the wrong no doubt about it. BUT having said that please be careful in the future in cases like that. Getting out of your car and going over to confront the other person can be such a dangerous thing to do.

You never know what kind of psycho is behind the wheel. And even though it is a woman that is doesn't neccessarily mean anything. In fact according to one of the threads going right now women are hormonal and just plain crazy.

Anyways, this is NOT to flame you in any way so I hope you don't take offense at anything I'm saying because this is good advice for anyone. A parking spot is not worth getting shot over. I just worry for people's safety is all.

you are absolutely right...it wasn't too smart of me to approch her. It's totally not like me to do that either ~ I don't know what got into me...I guess I htought it would be better if I went over to her instead of screaming from the car...I guess not!!

 

[Aidensmom]

That would irritate the heck out of me. It's obvious if someone is waiting, let them have it.

I will admit though that if the parking lot is extremely crowded, I am quick getting in the car to let someone have my space, but if there are plenty of spots and mine is just a few spots closer, I take more time than I usually would. It irritates me that someone will make you feel pressured when they could just walk 15 more feet.

 

[krdisneybound]

Awful that happened - I don't get involved in parking spots anymore. It has been a long, long, long time.

Just this past week at a mall, the parking was terrible. Instead of waiting and riding around, I just went back home and felt much better.

It just is not worth it. I'll let others make a fool of themselves and they usually do ..

 

[Nancy]

I would never do that to someone! I usually just find a spot and walk...or leave and come back another time if that busy...I'm not overly found of crowds in a store. If someone is sitting with their blinker on it means the spot is theirs. What ever happened to common courtesy.

 

[cepmom]

I will admit though that if the parking lot is extremely crowded, I am quick getting in the car to let someone have my space, but if there are plenty of spots and mine is just a few spots closer, I take more time than I usually would. It irritates me that someone will make you feel pressured when they could just walk 15 more feet.

ITA ~ I never would have waited for the couple to pull out if there were any other spots close by...but this place was a mob scene! I felt like it was Christmas shopping all over again!

 

[Dan Murphy]

There are words reserved for people like that.

 

[tevagirl]

This happened to a friend of mine. She happened to have a dozen jelly donuts in her car. She smeared everyone of those jelly donuts on the other car's windshield.

Disclaimer: Please do not try this at home. It is only to be tempted by menopausal housewives.

 

[mommaU4]

you are absolutely right...it wasn't too smart of me to approch her. It's totally not like me to do that either ~ I don't know what got into me...I guess I htought it would be better if I went over to her instead of screaming from the car...I guess not!!

I wasn't trying to pick on you or anything. Lord knows I have been in your spot many a time especially when we lived in the L.A. area. People there are nuts and there have been so many times when I was so mad that I could have strangled someone with my bare hands.
On the flip side of that though is the amount of stories I heard about others who have been victims of road rage (parking lot rage?) because of things like this.
Keep a pillow in the car for punching purposes. Tell the kids it's for you in case you need a nap.