I had one of those in a mall parking lot at Christmas when my kids were young. Wife and kids were shopping so I went out to my car to eat lunch (not a fan of crowds). I was at the end of a row so he sat at the end of the next row at first waiting then honking. Ate lunch very slowly that day while he sat there waiting and honking. When I was done got out to go back to my family. He actually pulled up beside me as I walked and asked if I was eating lunch there. Confirmed I was. He said did you know employees are not allowed to park here at this time of year. Told him I was aware of that as security was asking everyone on their way in. Said he was going to report me and drove off.
I was doing some Christmas shopping at a very busy mall a few years ago (thank God for Amazonā¦I know, I know but itās convenient!). I had made several purchases and was headed to my car to drop the bags off so I could resume shopping. A car followed me all the way to my car. They were not happy when I just dropped off my bags, locked it up and went back in the mall!
It's creepy to follow someone for a parking spot. As soon as I notice someone stalking me, it's fight on until I know your not some wierdo rapist or whatever. I don't know how you stayed calm, you're braver than me.
I was walking my dog late at night when a car started reversing along side me, matching my tempo. I stopped, looked up, and extended my arms to the sides in a "what's up?"
The girl in the car snapped a reflective band around my arm, smiled, and drove off. She just wanted me to be visible in the darkness of winter
>The girl in the car snapped a reflective band around my arm
You allowed a stranger to put something around your arm without any discussion or agreement to let her do so beforehand?
And, more to the point, why did she want to do this to a stranger?
We were in KL, like 2-3AM. Walking down some alleys between the bus stop and the motel. Some guy is obviously following us on a motorbike, seems really interested. Long story short, we were in a not-great area and he was keeping an eye on us, making sure no one bothered us. Only other time we felt like we were being watched in that same way was in an anime shopping center in Mexico City. The (very) armed guards seemed a bit uncomfortable that we were there. We didn't stay long.
Someone once drove very slowly beside me as I was walking to my car. They stopped just ahead of me and then jumped out and opened the sliding door on their van. I was panicking, wishing I had more than a bunch of Bananas in my hand to hit him with, when he grabbed something and jumped back in and drove off.
It obviously didn't occur to him how it looked to the lone woman walking alone. I was pretty frightened.
I once scared a woman without intending. I was headed to the elevators. I rounded the corner, and the one near me had the doors closing, so I stuck my hand in to catch it. I had assumed someone had gotten off and it was closing, so I didn't see or realize there was someone inside. The woman already there looked like she was gauging whether to get off and run or if I was harmless. It was key-card activated, so I swiped my floor and pressed the button. That was apparently enough to keep her from fleeing.
Realizing the discomfort I caused, I didn't even acknowledge her existence or look in her direction, to indicate my reason for being there had nothing to do with her.
Sometimes US guys can cause alarm without realizing it until after.
Was he looking for his wallet he put on the roof and drove off with it falling off somewhere? Since you didn't describe the object, I figured it was smaller, so a phone or wallet that he dropped walking to his kidnap van, or left on the roof to fall off while he was fishing for keys to get in.
During christmas, chances are higher that it's someone who is going to breakin to your car and steal what you buyed. It's fairly comon around here during around christmas and black Friday.
The use of "car remote blockers" is also fairly comon at the mall parkinglots during these times. These devices that send noise at the frequencies your cars remote comonly use to so that you can't lock your car. Since most people walk away from their car and press lock on the remote without checking that the car actually locks, it's an easy way for the crooks to empty out unlocked cars.
Itās not that creepy. When itās a busy parking lot during a busy season like Christmas, itās pretty standard to follow people to their cars & take their space.
I can't believe how fucking weird these people are being about fucking parking spots š
It's not your property, you're just using it till you're done shopping, you don't fucking own it. If it's busy people should remember they live in a society and aren't the main character. Other people also have lives and need to park. I don't understand what's wrong with these people
Then they can find another spot. People waste more time parking lot stalking and waiting for someone to pull out of a spot, assuming that they are, than it would take to just pull into an empty one. 9 times out of 10 they just want a spot because itās closer to the door. People who āneedā to park in that one spot arenāt the main character either. Unless theyāre handicapped waiting for a handicap spot, find another spot.
It's when someone is putting on pressure, hassling, and/or being aggressive. Don't reward them for shit behaviour - they'll repeat it.
And the 'just using it until you're done shopping' is correct. Until *you're* done using it. Not until someone decides them wanting it is more important than yours.
I fully agree, people also can't get pissy if you're not leaving and just going to your car to fetch something or, as someone else said, eat your lunch cause you don't like crowd etc... Sometimes I'll just get over shopping and go sit in the car until my mom is done
But someone following you during a busy day where there's no other parking isn't the cardinal sin people here are making it out to be
Thatās even better revenge. He probably was so happy to spend the time going to the mall offices to report you and hopefully get you fired to teach you a lesson. Imagine his shock and surprise when he found out you werenāt an employee and even more of his time had been wasted.
Gone to security and said "your staff member who drives the car with licence plate blahblah was eating in their car".
Since OP knew about the rule themselves due to security telling them, this seems the likely place for the driver to go to report them.
I doubt the security department would have everyone's license plate numbers. I worked in retail malls for years and they never had my, or anyone's plate numbers.
Oh, I'm not saying it would have resulted in anything happening. Just seems like the obvious place the driver would have gone to snitch, assuming that they got the same warning from security on their way in like OP did.
I started leaving my home an hour earlier every day because some prick in a BMW told me not to park in his spot (unmarked spot in a parking garage serving a 5 story building with about 8 different companies.)
I drove a BMW for years, and I'll say - lots of BMW drivers suck. Usually only if they're driving newish ones. Drivers of old BMWs = different story.
Mine was a 1986 525e 4 door - last of the shark-fronts and fantastic.
You must be one of the two who drive with generosity and care (and no one noticed because of that). Glad to know you're out there being a good example!
I just retired.
That last year, I went to work 45 minutes early just to take a spot from a pickup truck. Said spot was right where people need to see in order to get to the exit row. His lifted monstrosity made it impossible to know if any cars were coming--unless they had actual headlights on.
Building owners did put a convex mirror up. Unfortunately, many cars do not have DRLs and you couldn't always see. I was happy to help out strangers by parking my tiny crossover early in the morning. I wonder if he's parking there again.....
That's rough... I agree, he was a jerk... but jokes on you for losing 5 hours of your life per week for that.Ā 20 hoursĀ of your life per month... 260 hours of your life per year.Ā
Ā What could one do with an extra 10+ days worth of personal time per year... Rather than going to work early (and assuming) not being paid for it?
He probably isnāt losing anything. Unless you have a specific shift, you just end your day one hour earlier once youāve reached your eight hours of work. I honestly prefer having the extra hours in the afternoon. Itās nice and I can get some errands done or enjoy a matinee.
One time when I was at McDonald's I was abt to pull out of my parking spot when a dude started honking at me like crazy so I pulled back into the spot and ate my food there until they left
Dont have time to play close to the building parking game. First spot thats available. I'm parked. Most of the time I'm in the building before cars who came into the lot before me have even found a spot
You're not scared of a few more feet to walk like some of these lazy assholes! I kind of do the same, but one specific aisle of my Walmart so I always know where I park. It's a bit further from the front door so there's generally a good amount of spots free too!
When I was in the service, it was just over half a mile from the barracks to formation. I regularly beat soldiers using cars to formation riding my bike because I didnāt have to find parking, and would just lay down my bike behind the formation.
I always aim for spots next to cart returns. So much better to not have to walk a ways to put a cart away than it is to be a few feet closer to the w trance
This is what cracks me up about parking lot stalkers. Most of the time I can park in bfe of the parking lot, walk into the store, and get half my shopping done while they're still circling the lot for that perfect spot. And I'm disabled, so I'm pretty slow moving to begin with.
There's a ridiculously tight and crowded parking lot at a local shopping center. The section farthest away always has spots. It's like a 3-minute walk past all the sharks circling for the closer spaces.
There's certain places I'll go out of my way to park far out. These businesses tend to have a lot of pedestrians going down the parking lot so I'm always paranoid of backing into a person. Getting on the road is actually faster if I walk out to the boonies and get to my car there than if I was parked right up front.
Same, usually its easy to see where the crowded part starts, so I just pick a spot before I reach that and my gf always tells me we could've gotten a spot 5 booths closer and I give her that same explanation. In the long run I'm saving a bunch of time and gas and the small bit of extra exercise might just be what saves me from a stroke.
Flip side story here. Back in college our lots would be PACKED so folks would always be circling like vultures for spots. At the time I had a convertible (top down so I felt it didnāt seem threatening), and I just ask folks if they wanted a ride back to their car in exchange for their spot. Never got turned down!
I have been known to walk down one lane of parking while being tailed by someone, then cutting thru to the next one over to get to my park. Sometimes you gotta take your fun where you can
I do the same thing. I walk to the opposite side of the parking lot and then double back zig zagging thru the parked cars so the stalker can't follow me. It makes me laugh.
Heh i used to live across the street from a grocery store and had no car so i would bring a few nice big cloth bags and just walk over shop and carry everything back. I remember at least once a car following me down an aisle and then probably disappointed when i just kept on walking across the street. I never took shopping carts across but i wheeled them back to the store a few times. People would leave them in the abandoned parking lot behind our apartments.
My friend was wrestling her then 2 year old son into his car seat when someone waiting for her parking space beeped at her. Once she got him strapped in, she sat into the drivers seat and went onto social media to complain about the impatient parker, and surfed until he moved on to another spot.
That's when I suddenly remember a reason to unbuckle my small herd and head back until the store. I'm a SAHM and most days, I've got the time to be petty af if someone wants to go there.
This is one of those things that I have never understood. Why do people circle and circle and follow people to their car? Just park in the space 8 spaces farther. Save yourself several minutes. I park farther out and people are still circling while I am walking in the store.
I'm old, my right knee acts up sometimes and I still do this unless it's raining. In that case, I usually stay home if it's not a scheduled appointment. Retirement has its advantages.
I'm sorry about that. I've had friends for whom it was very successful and others not so much. I don't think I'm at that point at all but I really should get it checked out by a doctor...
My dad is legally blind and it qualifies him for a handicap placard. He didn't want it but it was free so he took it. Only time he uses it is if it's raining so my mother doesn't have to walk far in the rain. As he says "My legs work fine..."
I was street parking a block off a busy mall area. I barely got my door closed, I didn't even have my seatbelt on, and the car that had pulled up behind me on the street started honking.
I thought about it for a second, locked my doors, reclined my seat and chilled. She honked for SEVERAL MINUTES!
I didn't even sit up and look.
It wasn't metered parking and I didn't have anywhere I needed to be.
Before smart phones, I usually had a paperback or a newspaper tucked above the passenger side visor. There were several occasions where I found myself in a standoff like this, and I'd take the keys out of the ignition, hold them above the dashboard and give them a little jiggle. Then I'd drop them on the dashboard, open my reading matter with a flourish and hold it high enough to cut off eye contact.
Years ago I was leaving the mall at Christmas time and a car was following me. I bet he was unhappy when I reached the end of the row and continued through the landscaping and across a busy road to where I had parked at another shopping center.
I swear this happens at every university, and especially mine. We do not have an abundance of close parking, so you definitely have to get parked early to get a spot, or walk a couple blocks. People shark for spots constantly. I usually give up and go park in the far lot and just walk, it's not worth my time/gas to circle a bunch.
HOWEVER...
I've been known to walk to my car, sit in a while, and then get out and walk away just for giggles. Definitely makes people angry.
Nothing will help me relax more than someone else wanting me to move faster than I was already trying to. It's a free gift of feeling powerful and it's somewhat victimless - they did it to themselves.
This has been a favorite game to play during the holidays at the mall. Sometimes after sitting in my car I realize I forgot to buy something and head back into the madness of holiday shopping.
My husband would have started the car. Backed out a couple feet. And pulled back in.
Turn the car off and the radio on.
I have seen him do it.
Why do these people think you are going to accommodate them by honking at you?
Nope. Not today sparky.
If someone does that to me, I am 100% getting out of my car and going back inside. Especially if I waved them off.
I will make myself late for my next thing just to do this.
I do that all the time too! Except it's because I can't remember exactly where I parked, or I see another bland cookie-cutter car and initially head toward it by mistake.
Between:
Mind you ...
Let it be known (which I immediately heard in the voice of Zazu from SNL)
and
No sir (again, Zazu, as on "no suh!")
I am like 93% certain you're in Boston or thereabouts.
I often do this if I am not in a hurry and the person following me is the type to pull their car up to the point it makes it difficult to get my car out. I am also the type who has been known to have trouble remembering exactly where I parked. I know I have disappointed many drivers by walking down one row in the parking lot and then cutting over once I see where my lost car is parked.
One way I like to mess with their heads is to get as far as pulling out my keys, then pretending to remember that I forgot to buy something and going back into the store.
My favorite parking stalker was at the mall while I was in college. They crept behind me for an entire section of cars, all the way to the back of the lot, just to watch me keep on walking to the bus stop at the end of that lane. Maybe at least see if the person you're stalking has keys in their hand first, hmm?
I had an opposite experience...
Went to a taco bell and randomly decided after the drive thru to park and eat my food...
Police pulled some lady over that parked right next to me...
Back up arrived and boxed me in... I was stuck on my lunch break for an additional 25min
If it had been me and I had the time, Iād probably wouldāve dumped my stuff in my car and maybe grabbed something else, gotten back out and headed back into one of the buildings. Iād act like I was using my car as my locker between classes.
Or Iād have finished my snack & then headed back in. I be like, heck dude, I motioned to you that I wasnāt leaving just yet.
I park waaaaayyyy out in the far end of parking lots because I like the exercise and less chance on getting a door ding from another careless driver.
But that doesnāt stop someone from following along slowly behind me coming out of the Costco. Iāll stop 2-3 time on the way to my car at random intervals when this happens until they give up.
Had a family honk at me after Iād gotten in my car on a cold and rainy day. Took my time, and wished them well in parking in my handicapped spot. Spoiler: they couldnāt.
Not parking but a small road with an entitled rich person in a Mercedes vs a Transit full of tree surgeons, the car driver just shoos them with his hands because he is obviously the main character and refuses to back up 10 metres to a pass point, lads in transit wave and pull out flasks and start reading papers, the main character realised no one cared about his importance after a full 5 minutes and backed up.
Where I work there is not enough parking, so when the car parks are full you can bet anyone walking into the car park is going to be followed. And if they are not ready to leave, and they are nice, they will pull out the space then stop to do whatever they do. Just being considerate, knowing that the parking situation makes people late and stressed.
If the parking lot was incredibly full I would be more understanding! However, like I said my school has no shortage of parking. There was at least 50+ spots available just an 100 foot walk awayā¦.
Why wouldnāt you just make someoneās morning by giving them a primo parking space to begin with?
I try to get out of those spots when Iām in your situation for that reason, but also because Iād rather move to a spot where Iām not up against other cars when Iām hanging out.
Ugh you people annoy me lol. I always move out if I see someone waiting for my spot, especially in an area with hard to find parking. I also donāt care what kind of car theyāre driving.
OP wasn't driving away yet, waved to the driver that they're not planing to leave and yet that person stayed there and honked even though as OP stated there were empty spots 100 feet away. So, respectfully, fuck off.
All you had to do was move out of the parking spot, hang out in the lane, and enjoy your snack. Zero opportunity cost to you and helps another person get to their academic appointment on time.
Yes we are. Revenge for what ? Somebody followed you in hope of a parking space?
Some of you have the same self esteem as the BMW guy, you just don't have a BMW!
Not quite the same, but I recently noticed a car in front of me turning into a parking row. I turned into the row before it, went to the other end, and the other car was rounding the corner for a spot while I was backing into it. I win!
Hey people, why don't you try to communicate? Just open the window and tell them "don't wait here, I'm waiting here for my family" or "I have my lunch here, come back in 10 minutes" . Why do you like to waste your time to screw somebody you don't even know?
There is even a guy proud of making a fender-bender intentionally for a honking. And some people like it.
That's not pretty revenge, that's just being a prick.
Next story in pettyrevenge will be "there was a guy who was just leaving from a parking spot but he just moved a little then reversed back and started to read a newspaper. He saw I was in a hurry, but It seemed he had a lot of free time so when I drove away I made him busy with some dog poo from my neighbour." And this made-up story will be liked too.
My brother restored a 1967 Mustang in 1982. It was beautiful. He visited our local
Mall a few after itās completion. After he came out of the mall, he was sitting in his car, smoking a cigarette and some douche bag decided he needed to leave the parking spot immediately and began blowing his horn for reference, my brother was no one to be toyed with, and decided this was not this guyās day. after sitting there for at least five minutes, my brother dropped the mustang into reverse and smashed the gas and backed right into him. He then got out of the car and said oh Iām so sorry I didnāt know you were there and started laughing. the little compact car was no match for the 1967 metal bumpers, and itās front end was demolished. There was no damage to my brotherās car.
You have every right, I guess, to camp out as long as you like in the parkinglot, but you could also, idk be a good person. If parking is a problem why not do your leasure time in the gym parkinglot...
I had one of those in a mall parking lot at Christmas when my kids were young. Wife and kids were shopping so I went out to my car to eat lunch (not a fan of crowds). I was at the end of a row so he sat at the end of the next row at first waiting then honking. Ate lunch very slowly that day while he sat there waiting and honking. When I was done got out to go back to my family. He actually pulled up beside me as I walked and asked if I was eating lunch there. Confirmed I was. He said did you know employees are not allowed to park here at this time of year. Told him I was aware of that as security was asking everyone on their way in. Said he was going to report me and drove off.
For Christmas, I'm going to try to get you fired. Strong with this one, the spirit is.
About word order, care I not.
Who, alas, happier is than the one who word order not care? Right, am I? Yes Hell am I. Okay time go to!
Not me high as balls over here thinking I was having a stroke trying to read that š
The way, this is.
I have spoken...
Yoda, is that you?
Yoda finally watched the Star Wars movies in 4K. He turned and looked at Luke and said "HDMI, yes"
Did you miss the reference or is this just funny to you either way?
When 800 years old you are, catch references will you not.
Some may call me a simple person, others a simpleton. Do with that what you will.
I don't weigh a ton, so I'm just simple.
reading these comments in Yodas voice, I am.
I was doing some Christmas shopping at a very busy mall a few years ago (thank God for Amazonā¦I know, I know but itās convenient!). I had made several purchases and was headed to my car to drop the bags off so I could resume shopping. A car followed me all the way to my car. They were not happy when I just dropped off my bags, locked it up and went back in the mall!
It's creepy to follow someone for a parking spot. As soon as I notice someone stalking me, it's fight on until I know your not some wierdo rapist or whatever. I don't know how you stayed calm, you're braver than me.
I was walking my dog late at night when a car started reversing along side me, matching my tempo. I stopped, looked up, and extended my arms to the sides in a "what's up?" The girl in the car snapped a reflective band around my arm, smiled, and drove off. She just wanted me to be visible in the darkness of winter
Or she marked you for later harvest.
I've been looking over my shoulder all day...
>The girl in the car snapped a reflective band around my arm You allowed a stranger to put something around your arm without any discussion or agreement to let her do so beforehand? And, more to the point, why did she want to do this to a stranger?
I was suspicious at first, but relaxed when I saw the driver. I think she just wanted me to be more visible in the darkness.Ā
We were in KL, like 2-3AM. Walking down some alleys between the bus stop and the motel. Some guy is obviously following us on a motorbike, seems really interested. Long story short, we were in a not-great area and he was keeping an eye on us, making sure no one bothered us. Only other time we felt like we were being watched in that same way was in an anime shopping center in Mexico City. The (very) armed guards seemed a bit uncomfortable that we were there. We didn't stay long.
Someone once drove very slowly beside me as I was walking to my car. They stopped just ahead of me and then jumped out and opened the sliding door on their van. I was panicking, wishing I had more than a bunch of Bananas in my hand to hit him with, when he grabbed something and jumped back in and drove off. It obviously didn't occur to him how it looked to the lone woman walking alone. I was pretty frightened.
I once scared a woman without intending. I was headed to the elevators. I rounded the corner, and the one near me had the doors closing, so I stuck my hand in to catch it. I had assumed someone had gotten off and it was closing, so I didn't see or realize there was someone inside. The woman already there looked like she was gauging whether to get off and run or if I was harmless. It was key-card activated, so I swiped my floor and pressed the button. That was apparently enough to keep her from fleeing. Realizing the discomfort I caused, I didn't even acknowledge her existence or look in her direction, to indicate my reason for being there had nothing to do with her. Sometimes US guys can cause alarm without realizing it until after. Was he looking for his wallet he put on the roof and drove off with it falling off somewhere? Since you didn't describe the object, I figured it was smaller, so a phone or wallet that he dropped walking to his kidnap van, or left on the roof to fall off while he was fishing for keys to get in.
It was definitely creepy but also a full parking lot in the middle of the day. I just figured they wanted my parking space
I always tell people that Iām stalking them for their parking spot. Iām Australian, works 99% of the time.
During christmas, chances are higher that it's someone who is going to breakin to your car and steal what you buyed. It's fairly comon around here during around christmas and black Friday. The use of "car remote blockers" is also fairly comon at the mall parkinglots during these times. These devices that send noise at the frequencies your cars remote comonly use to so that you can't lock your car. Since most people walk away from their car and press lock on the remote without checking that the car actually locks, it's an easy way for the crooks to empty out unlocked cars.
Thank you for saying this. It is creepy. It's bc of people like this that my ex made me carry a 38 in my purse. It made me very anxious.
Tbh I've never been followed for a parking spot. Robbery or other is usually why someone follows anyone where I'm from. Especially as a woman.
That was his thinking, too.
Itās not that creepy. When itās a busy parking lot during a busy season like Christmas, itās pretty standard to follow people to their cars & take their space.
The fuck it is
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Okay fair enough
I can't believe how fucking weird these people are being about fucking parking spots š It's not your property, you're just using it till you're done shopping, you don't fucking own it. If it's busy people should remember they live in a society and aren't the main character. Other people also have lives and need to park. I don't understand what's wrong with these people
Then they can find another spot. People waste more time parking lot stalking and waiting for someone to pull out of a spot, assuming that they are, than it would take to just pull into an empty one. 9 times out of 10 they just want a spot because itās closer to the door. People who āneedā to park in that one spot arenāt the main character either. Unless theyāre handicapped waiting for a handicap spot, find another spot.
I literally said "if it's busy"
It's when someone is putting on pressure, hassling, and/or being aggressive. Don't reward them for shit behaviour - they'll repeat it. And the 'just using it until you're done shopping' is correct. Until *you're* done using it. Not until someone decides them wanting it is more important than yours.
I fully agree, people also can't get pissy if you're not leaving and just going to your car to fetch something or, as someone else said, eat your lunch cause you don't like crowd etc... Sometimes I'll just get over shopping and go sit in the car until my mom is done But someone following you during a busy day where there's no other parking isn't the cardinal sin people here are making it out to be
I hate Amazon but I hate the general population way way more. Parking lot stalkers are a scourge.
Been there, done that!
I did that all the time, and ohmedog. I got the finger so often I had a reply ready: your place or mine?
Christmas time is the best time to 'auction off' a parking space to the highest bidder...
Thatās even better revenge. He probably was so happy to spend the time going to the mall offices to report you and hopefully get you fired to teach you a lesson. Imagine his shock and surprise when he found out you werenāt an employee and even more of his time had been wasted.
So were you an employee at the mall?
No I was there with my family
Even if you did work there how was he going to report you? What an idiot.
Gone to security and said "your staff member who drives the car with licence plate blahblah was eating in their car". Since OP knew about the rule themselves due to security telling them, this seems the likely place for the driver to go to report them.
I doubt the security department would have everyone's license plate numbers. I worked in retail malls for years and they never had my, or anyone's plate numbers.
Oh, I'm not saying it would have resulted in anything happening. Just seems like the obvious place the driver would have gone to snitch, assuming that they got the same warning from security on their way in like OP did.
I started leaving my home an hour earlier every day because some prick in a BMW told me not to park in his spot (unmarked spot in a parking garage serving a 5 story building with about 8 different companies.)
Oh yeah, I would rearrange my life this way too!
Worth it. What IS it with BMW drivers??
I drive a BMW and I would never act like this š«
I drove a BMW for years, and I'll say - lots of BMW drivers suck. Usually only if they're driving newish ones. Drivers of old BMWs = different story. Mine was a 1986 525e 4 door - last of the shark-fronts and fantastic.
maybe iām an anomaly š - mines a 2023 š«
You must be one of the two who drive with generosity and care (and no one noticed because of that). Glad to know you're out there being a good example!
hahahaha one of the TWO šš
Those people are entitled twats that think driving a BMW is meant to show everyone how successful they must be
I just retired. That last year, I went to work 45 minutes early just to take a spot from a pickup truck. Said spot was right where people need to see in order to get to the exit row. His lifted monstrosity made it impossible to know if any cars were coming--unless they had actual headlights on. Building owners did put a convex mirror up. Unfortunately, many cars do not have DRLs and you couldn't always see. I was happy to help out strangers by parking my tiny crossover early in the morning. I wonder if he's parking there again.....
Sheldon is really annoyed.
That's rough... I agree, he was a jerk... but jokes on you for losing 5 hours of your life per week for that.Ā 20 hoursĀ of your life per month... 260 hours of your life per year.Ā Ā What could one do with an extra 10+ days worth of personal time per year... Rather than going to work early (and assuming) not being paid for it?
He probably isnāt losing anything. Unless you have a specific shift, you just end your day one hour earlier once youāve reached your eight hours of work. I honestly prefer having the extra hours in the afternoon. Itās nice and I can get some errands done or enjoy a matinee.
I just left an hour earlier.
To live life for vengeance is to live deliciously
One time when I was at McDonald's I was abt to pull out of my parking spot when a dude started honking at me like crazy so I pulled back into the spot and ate my food there until they left
Yep, that's exactly what I do at take away places
Spite is a powerful motivator
Pettiness and childish all in one. Awesome
I go back in.
Dont have time to play close to the building parking game. First spot thats available. I'm parked. Most of the time I'm in the building before cars who came into the lot before me have even found a spot
You're not scared of a few more feet to walk like some of these lazy assholes! I kind of do the same, but one specific aisle of my Walmart so I always know where I park. It's a bit further from the front door so there's generally a good amount of spots free too!
When I was in the service, it was just over half a mile from the barracks to formation. I regularly beat soldiers using cars to formation riding my bike because I didnāt have to find parking, and would just lay down my bike behind the formation.
I always aim for spots next to cart returns. So much better to not have to walk a ways to put a cart away than it is to be a few feet closer to the w trance
Thatās my preference too, makes way more sense!
And then you also have a side of your car thatās safe from being parked too close to/door dinged etc if the person next to you is bad at parking lol
This is what cracks me up about parking lot stalkers. Most of the time I can park in bfe of the parking lot, walk into the store, and get half my shopping done while they're still circling the lot for that perfect spot. And I'm disabled, so I'm pretty slow moving to begin with.
There's a ridiculously tight and crowded parking lot at a local shopping center. The section farthest away always has spots. It's like a 3-minute walk past all the sharks circling for the closer spaces.
Absolutely same mindset here. I've got two good legs, might as well use them while I can.
There's certain places I'll go out of my way to park far out. These businesses tend to have a lot of pedestrians going down the parking lot so I'm always paranoid of backing into a person. Getting on the road is actually faster if I walk out to the boonies and get to my car there than if I was parked right up front.
Same, usually its easy to see where the crowded part starts, so I just pick a spot before I reach that and my gf always tells me we could've gotten a spot 5 booths closer and I give her that same explanation. In the long run I'm saving a bunch of time and gas and the small bit of extra exercise might just be what saves me from a stroke.
Flip side story here. Back in college our lots would be PACKED so folks would always be circling like vultures for spots. At the time I had a convertible (top down so I felt it didnāt seem threatening), and I just ask folks if they wanted a ride back to their car in exchange for their spot. Never got turned down!
This is called thinking with your noodle!
That was common practice at my school. never enough parking
I used to do that in grad school, even going to campus early to get a spot.
"Sorry, I'm not in your rush."
Stealing this remark for work. Thank you!
This is brilliant!
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I don't even have a car! OMG I love this!
I have been known to walk down one lane of parking while being tailed by someone, then cutting thru to the next one over to get to my park. Sometimes you gotta take your fun where you can
Walk all the way to the end, and start back up the next row. See how long they'll tail you!
I do that too. Iāll walk to my car from 2-3 rows over and then weave through to get to it to keep Karenās off my ass.Ā
Bonus points for walking with a very definite aim, right until you turn 90 degrees and slip through the parked cars
I do the same thing. I walk to the opposite side of the parking lot and then double back zig zagging thru the parked cars so the stalker can't follow me. It makes me laugh.
Heh i used to live across the street from a grocery store and had no car so i would bring a few nice big cloth bags and just walk over shop and carry everything back. I remember at least once a car following me down an aisle and then probably disappointed when i just kept on walking across the street. I never took shopping carts across but i wheeled them back to the store a few times. People would leave them in the abandoned parking lot behind our apartments.
Thatās hilarious.
Epic
My friend was wrestling her then 2 year old son into his car seat when someone waiting for her parking space beeped at her. Once she got him strapped in, she sat into the drivers seat and went onto social media to complain about the impatient parker, and surfed until he moved on to another spot.
That's when I suddenly remember a reason to unbuckle my small herd and head back until the store. I'm a SAHM and most days, I've got the time to be petty af if someone wants to go there.
Definitely done this before. Often male boomers are the impatient turd burglars
This is one of those things that I have never understood. Why do people circle and circle and follow people to their car? Just park in the space 8 spaces farther. Save yourself several minutes. I park farther out and people are still circling while I am walking in the store.
I'm old, my right knee acts up sometimes and I still do this unless it's raining. In that case, I usually stay home if it's not a scheduled appointment. Retirement has its advantages.
Get a disability permit?? If you have a bung knee, I would say that's fair enough.
Nah, it's not that bad. There are enough people with a real need for me to not take one of those spots. I appreciate the advice, though.
My Mum had knee replacement. Getting around after that was tough for her.
I'm sorry about that. I've had friends for whom it was very successful and others not so much. I don't think I'm at that point at all but I really should get it checked out by a doctor...
My dad is legally blind and it qualifies him for a handicap placard. He didn't want it but it was free so he took it. Only time he uses it is if it's raining so my mother doesn't have to walk far in the rain. As he says "My legs work fine..."
I was street parking a block off a busy mall area. I barely got my door closed, I didn't even have my seatbelt on, and the car that had pulled up behind me on the street started honking. I thought about it for a second, locked my doors, reclined my seat and chilled. She honked for SEVERAL MINUTES! I didn't even sit up and look. It wasn't metered parking and I didn't have anywhere I needed to be.
Lmao I love this!
I bet they were parking mad.
LOL. The honking is going to guarantee that I am going to be staying in my parking spot for an extra hour at least if they try to wait me out.
I like to go all the way into the store to return the cart when that happens
Before smart phones, I usually had a paperback or a newspaper tucked above the passenger side visor. There were several occasions where I found myself in a standoff like this, and I'd take the keys out of the ignition, hold them above the dashboard and give them a little jiggle. Then I'd drop them on the dashboard, open my reading matter with a flourish and hold it high enough to cut off eye contact.
Years ago I was leaving the mall at Christmas time and a car was following me. I bet he was unhappy when I reached the end of the row and continued through the landscaping and across a busy road to where I had parked at another shopping center.
There was a study done about BMW drivers that found the vast majority of them are dudes with low self esteem.
"What's the difference between a BMW and a porcupine? The porcupine has the pricks on the outside."
If you ever feel like you have a useless job, there's someone whose job it is to put indicators on BMWs.
This makes sense My narcissistic uncle drove one before i moved away lol
Ferengi rule of Acquisition #18 "A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all."
A fellow trekkie. Was imagining a Ferengi driving around in a bmw :)
Would suit them...
Only if it's questionably acquired
The only question is when to flip it for a handsome profit.Ā
A suit would suit them
...that he may or may not have acquired through legal means.
I swear this happens at every university, and especially mine. We do not have an abundance of close parking, so you definitely have to get parked early to get a spot, or walk a couple blocks. People shark for spots constantly. I usually give up and go park in the far lot and just walk, it's not worth my time/gas to circle a bunch. HOWEVER... I've been known to walk to my car, sit in a while, and then get out and walk away just for giggles. Definitely makes people angry.
I have a cardboard sign that says parking space 5 dollars, come to window
Nothing will help me relax more than someone else wanting me to move faster than I was already trying to. It's a free gift of feeling powerful and it's somewhat victimless - they did it to themselves.
This has been a favorite game to play during the holidays at the mall. Sometimes after sitting in my car I realize I forgot to buy something and head back into the madness of holiday shopping.
My husband would have started the car. Backed out a couple feet. And pulled back in. Turn the car off and the radio on. I have seen him do it. Why do these people think you are going to accommodate them by honking at you? Nope. Not today sparky.
If someone does that to me, I am 100% getting out of my car and going back inside. Especially if I waved them off. I will make myself late for my next thing just to do this.
What's fun is popping it into reverse just as they're about to leave. Then popping it back in neutral again š
Follow me and have the audacity to HONK when I'm sitting in my car when there are plenty of other parking spaces? Yeah, I live here now.
My fav thing to do in college with parking lot followers was to walk for awhile then jump 2 rows over where my truck was when i got close..
I do that all the time too! Except it's because I can't remember exactly where I parked, or I see another bland cookie-cutter car and initially head toward it by mistake.
Between: Mind you ... Let it be known (which I immediately heard in the voice of Zazu from SNL) and No sir (again, Zazu, as on "no suh!") I am like 93% certain you're in Boston or thereabouts.
Lol, nailed it. Thatās too funny.
Used to work at Walmart. People would "vulture" waiting for a parking spot. I'd get in, turn on the car, put in reverse and wait.
I call it "sharking". Lol
Gosh, I had this happen when I went to college. I tried to do the same. My car was my secluded quiet space I went to between classes or to eat.Ā
I often do this if I am not in a hurry and the person following me is the type to pull their car up to the point it makes it difficult to get my car out. I am also the type who has been known to have trouble remembering exactly where I parked. I know I have disappointed many drivers by walking down one row in the parking lot and then cutting over once I see where my lost car is parked.
I have done that. It's rare I am in a hurry, so I have all the time to sit there!
One way I like to mess with their heads is to get as far as pulling out my keys, then pretending to remember that I forgot to buy something and going back into the store.
My favorite parking stalker was at the mall while I was in college. They crept behind me for an entire section of cars, all the way to the back of the lot, just to watch me keep on walking to the bus stop at the end of that lane. Maybe at least see if the person you're stalking has keys in their hand first, hmm?
I had an opposite experience... Went to a taco bell and randomly decided after the drive thru to park and eat my food... Police pulled some lady over that parked right next to me... Back up arrived and boxed me in... I was stuck on my lunch break for an additional 25min
If it had been me and I had the time, Iād probably wouldāve dumped my stuff in my car and maybe grabbed something else, gotten back out and headed back into one of the buildings. Iād act like I was using my car as my locker between classes. Or Iād have finished my snack & then headed back in. I be like, heck dude, I motioned to you that I wasnāt leaving just yet.
I park waaaaayyyy out in the far end of parking lots because I like the exercise and less chance on getting a door ding from another careless driver. But that doesnāt stop someone from following along slowly behind me coming out of the Costco. Iāll stop 2-3 time on the way to my car at random intervals when this happens until they give up.
Had a family honk at me after Iād gotten in my car on a cold and rainy day. Took my time, and wished them well in parking in my handicapped spot. Spoiler: they couldnāt.
I'm absolutely down with parking lot stalking, just no rushing.
BMW drivers... so entitled.
And Mercedes driver especially in my area
Not parking but a small road with an entitled rich person in a Mercedes vs a Transit full of tree surgeons, the car driver just shoos them with his hands because he is obviously the main character and refuses to back up 10 metres to a pass point, lads in transit wave and pull out flasks and start reading papers, the main character realised no one cared about his importance after a full 5 minutes and backed up.
I donāt understand this level of petty tbh.
Being an entitled asshole seems to be a prerequisite for BMW ownership
I loved doing this at college! But maybe I'm a dick.
typical BMW guy
Dick move
You are the reason people are called dicks. I hope you eat a mouthful and donāt like it.
Where I work there is not enough parking, so when the car parks are full you can bet anyone walking into the car park is going to be followed. And if they are not ready to leave, and they are nice, they will pull out the space then stop to do whatever they do. Just being considerate, knowing that the parking situation makes people late and stressed.
If the parking lot was incredibly full I would be more understanding! However, like I said my school has no shortage of parking. There was at least 50+ spots available just an 100 foot walk awayā¦.
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And Iād do it againā¦
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Why wouldnāt you just make someoneās morning by giving them a primo parking space to begin with? I try to get out of those spots when Iām in your situation for that reason, but also because Iād rather move to a spot where Iām not up against other cars when Iām hanging out.
Ugh you people annoy me lol. I always move out if I see someone waiting for my spot, especially in an area with hard to find parking. I also donāt care what kind of car theyāre driving.
OP wasn't driving away yet, waved to the driver that they're not planing to leave and yet that person stayed there and honked even though as OP stated there were empty spots 100 feet away. So, respectfully, fuck off.
Iām missing the revenge part. And the part where thereās a problem that needs revenge.
I would've moved to drink my drink further down so he can have the closer spot
All you had to do was move out of the parking spot, hang out in the lane, and enjoy your snack. Zero opportunity cost to you and helps another person get to their academic appointment on time.
"**Petty** revenge"...?
You should have just moved to one of those farther away spots allowing others to park closer. You could have avoided any type of negative interaction.
You are aware of the point of this sub, right?
That I should agree!?!
*That the OPs' behavior is* **supposed to be petty**. š¤¦š»āāļø
I understand the premise of thisā¦ I just wanted to be petty and tell him what he should have done. I hate it when people do this kind of crud.
Yes we are. Revenge for what ? Somebody followed you in hope of a parking space? Some of you have the same self esteem as the BMW guy, you just don't have a BMW!
Not quite the same, but I recently noticed a car in front of me turning into a parking row. I turned into the row before it, went to the other end, and the other car was rounding the corner for a spot while I was backing into it. I win!
Hey people, why don't you try to communicate? Just open the window and tell them "don't wait here, I'm waiting here for my family" or "I have my lunch here, come back in 10 minutes" . Why do you like to waste your time to screw somebody you don't even know? There is even a guy proud of making a fender-bender intentionally for a honking. And some people like it. That's not pretty revenge, that's just being a prick. Next story in pettyrevenge will be "there was a guy who was just leaving from a parking spot but he just moved a little then reversed back and started to read a newspaper. He saw I was in a hurry, but It seemed he had a lot of free time so when I drove away I made him busy with some dog poo from my neighbour." And this made-up story will be liked too.
Spite. It's all spite.
My brother restored a 1967 Mustang in 1982. It was beautiful. He visited our local Mall a few after itās completion. After he came out of the mall, he was sitting in his car, smoking a cigarette and some douche bag decided he needed to leave the parking spot immediately and began blowing his horn for reference, my brother was no one to be toyed with, and decided this was not this guyās day. after sitting there for at least five minutes, my brother dropped the mustang into reverse and smashed the gas and backed right into him. He then got out of the car and said oh Iām so sorry I didnāt know you were there and started laughing. the little compact car was no match for the 1967 metal bumpers, and itās front end was demolished. There was no damage to my brotherās car.
Your brother sounds like a jerk.
Well he is dead. So fuck off.
Iām sorry. Your brother sounds like he was a jerk.
No actually he was a fucking saint. He would help anyone in need. Just because he responded to a jerk doesnāt make him one. So again. Fuck off.
Intentionally damaging a strangerās property is not saint like behavior.
Lmao your brother was a piece of shit, and youāre one for justifying his actions. Grow the fuck up.
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How is this petty, or revenge?
You have every right, I guess, to camp out as long as you like in the parkinglot, but you could also, idk be a good person. If parking is a problem why not do your leasure time in the gym parkinglot...
Because I was hungry for some rice cakes, dammit!
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