every time I go to any store, I see people parked in an isle, holding up traffic, waiting for someone to walk to their car, put up their stuff, get situated, back out, and drive off.
it royally pisses me off. walking an extra ten spaces is not hard, and the act of being a parking vulture shows how lazy most americans have become.
what would be proper etiquette for waiting for a parking space? my rule of thumb is 10 seconds. if you are in front of me and you are waiting for a parking spot for more than ten seconds, I am very tempted to floor my car and rear end you at max speed because of nothing more than laziness.
it is these same people who are incapable of putting up their shopping carts at the grocery store. if some fat lady in a mumu can walk through wal-mart picking out her ding-dongs, ho-hos, red meat and "sugar-free" candy, then she can walk the extra minute from a further space and she can put up her cart.
what do you think? does this not drive anyone else nuts?
2006-12-24 05:24:07 · 8 answers · asked by cornercuttin 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Pause briefly if necessary to wait for those leaving to leave but if you are holding up traffic behind you for more than several minutes then you move on to find a different space to park in.
I try most of the time to park far away because I know it is better for me to do some walking whenever I can and besides it is not congested farther away.
You should give them longer than 10 seconds, who's timing anyway?
2006-12-24 09:21:49 · answer #1 · answered by Goldenrain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jackie's answer is too funny !!! You need to be more patient. My husband is the same way. Just go around the fat lady in the mumu and park where you want to park. I usually aim for the very last stall because people don't usually want that one since it's further away from the store. I agree with you that people are parking vultures and that we americans are lazy. Anyway, calm down. Go around and laugh at the lazy people who aren't in as good of shape as you.
2006-12-24 05:48:20 · answer #2 · answered by vik 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Maybe you should give people the benefit of the doubt because they may have a good reason for trying to get the closest space available. Handicapped people, parents with small children, and who knows what, don't want to walk so far.
Also, I can't count the times I have been looking for a space and see someone who I think is about to pull out of their space. I stop and wait and wait and wait....thinking any second now, they will finally pull out and leave. If it happens to me I know it happens to others.
However, if someone is waiting for a space they can and should pull over far enough to allow other cars to pass. If a person doesn't do that, then it annoys me.
2006-12-24 09:38:49 · answer #3 · answered by Unorthodox 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I usually just roll my eyes when I encounter someone like that when I'm driving. But if they're completely blocking the lane, I lay on the horn.
What I really hate is when I'm going out to my car and people start to 'stalk' me for my space. (Like following me slowly in their cars as I walk to my car.) When that happens I take my sweet time doing stuff, and in extreme cases I turn around and go back inside. It's fun.
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2016-10-18 22:58:36 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My motto " He who hesitates, loses the parking space.
2006-12-24 06:22:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
sense I don't know the circumstances of others, I don't judge them. I do what I think is right for me. Don't sweat the small stuff!~~
Merry Christmas!~~
2006-12-24 05:28:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Someone is getting coal in their stocking.
2006-12-24 05:27:20 · answer #8 · answered by jackie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋