How's my parking?

[Bravo73]

On 19/04/2023 at 09:51, Bibs said:

I think that was an advert during Robocop! 

Nope, it was/is an actual thing:

🔥 😳

[Escape]

Thank you! I did remember something about South Africa. So I'm not as think as you crazy! 🙂

[Alfa2Evora]

On 16/04/2023 at 16:08, C8RKH said:

................even when I have done that, in a far away very empty part of the supermarket car park I always come back and some twat and has just had to park in the spot next to me even though there are literally dozens and dozens more convenient empty places everywhere.  I just don't get it.

Some years ago (in fact, I was on my way to the Lotus Festival at Brands hatch - remember those?) I made an overnight stop en route in deepest, darkest Warwickshire. Out for a drive around in the evening, I stopped in a completely deserted car park and got out to stretch my legs for 10 minutes. 

Now, there must have been upwards of 100 spaces in this car park and I'd parked way round the far side of it, about as far away as you could get from any of the pedestrian exits to the adjacent parkland. A few minutes after I arrived, an old boy in a French sh1tbox drove in and where did he park? Yep! 

Speaking of French, they have this parking lark down to a fine art - minimum space used and both drivers can still get into their respective doors, 

Meanwhile, back in Blighty, we get perfect examples of how it should be done by experts in the subject,  .

[Escape]

I hope nobody took a picture of me when I went to the local supermarket last week...
I occupied 3 spaces and actually wanted 4. Not without good reason though, I had a 6.5m car trailer in tow and wanted to make sure nobody would block me in. If I'd gone to the effort of squeezing in to just 2 spaces, it would have been very difficult to get out again with cars parked on both sides. And I was only in for 5 min, but that's what everyone says. 🙂  

[Alfa2Evora]

This doesn't in any way explain why others do what we've all experienced, but I think it does illustrate that the mindset knows no boundaries,  .

[mayevora]

[Escape]

I was in Rotterdam yesterday, for a meeting. Free parking, because the barriers were being replaced, so far so good. But at least 75% of the cars there was parked outside the lines, 2 cars sharing 3 bays. 😠 Granted, the bays were quite cramped, but if I can squeeze in a Jaguar they should be able to manage with a eurosh!tbox as well!

Not much better when I arrived back at my better half: 1 car parked dead in the middle of the 2 spots in front of her house. Even if I pulled right up to his bumper I would still block the neighbour's garage...

Luckily the rest of the day was a lot better: a nice relaxing drive in the sun (top down of course), some interesting presentations and demonstrations (magnetic levitation, propulsion and guidance) and a tasty free lunch. 🙂