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Old 11-18-07, 09:36 AM
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Arrow So I'm at Linens and Things and this guy parks like this...

I took Friday off and hung out with my mother. We go to Linens and Things to shop and there was a nice spot out front so I parked there. When I was leaving a nice new 530 was parked behind me.

Like normal people, we parked between lanes, like we should. The 530 had some mods to it as well, exhaust, tint and my car is modded.

We park normally though, no big deal.

Upon leaving I see this and had to take a picture. I said before I was going to take pics of things of this nature and I bet 80% are Hondas. Not sure why this guy felt the need to take up like 3 spaces in the FRONT in his stellar Accord.

 
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that would get your car keyed here.
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Old 11-18-07, 01:11 PM
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The parking lot looks pretty empty so it doesn't seem like a huge deal, if it was full then it would be much worse in my opinion
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Old 11-18-07, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Inabj2
that would get your car keyed here.
sure will, mine did a while ago
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Old 11-18-07, 01:19 PM
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I went to Home Depot the other day and the parking lot was full of people parking at angles. Occasionally, I will see someone in a parking lot looking around their car and rubbing a space (I assume a scratch) and sometimes I will hear some profanities and then something like I just bought the car, about 1/4 of the time, person parked badly, usually just over a line.

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Old 11-18-07, 02:23 PM
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What can you say? In most major cities that crap will get you keyed quick.
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Old 11-18-07, 03:11 PM
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I saw a guy in a Maserati do that a couple days ago here too. I don't really see the point, all it does it attract negative attention to your car.

On a side note, in my school parking lot this Civic pulled so far into the space that about 2 feet worth of the front end of the car was in the spot in front of him, somebody wrote a note and left it on the windshield saying learn to park a**hole.

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Old 11-18-07, 03:29 PM
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looks like a flag of some sort from his Rear view mirror...wonder which one it was...do all of them park like that?
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Old 11-18-07, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by TRDRAV4
looks like a flag of some sort from his Rear view mirror...wonder which one it was...do all of them park like that?
"Them" who?
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Old 11-18-07, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by TRDRAV4
looks like a flag of some sort from his Rear view mirror...wonder which one it was...do all of them park like that?
Looks like a Jamaican flag
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Old 11-18-07, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by TRDRAV4
looks like a flag of some sort from his Rear view mirror...wonder which one it was...do all of them park like that?

lol oh boy
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Old 11-18-07, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by picus
What can you say? In most major cities that crap will get you keyed quick.
It shouldn't, though.

People park like that for a reason...often a good one. They are trying to take good care of their cars (which too many people DON'T do), so if I saw that, I would respect their efforts.......the LAST thing I would want to do is take out a key, scratch their car, and not only ruin their efforts but break the law as well by committing vandalism.
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Old 11-18-07, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
I Not sure why this guy felt the need to take up like 3 spaces in the FRONT in his stellar Accord.

If you're talking about the silver Accord, Mike, it looks more to me like 2 spaces intead of 3........actually, one-and-a half.
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Old 11-18-07, 04:05 PM
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If that parking lot was full it would **** me off.

I wouldn't key the car (bad karma) but I sure would leave that "Mickey Mouse-giving-the-finger" note on the windshield.
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Old 11-18-07, 04:10 PM
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I have to disagree that 80% are Honda's. At least where I'm from, the majority I see are large SUVs (That might be just because the car is too big for them to park) and expensive sports cars like Porsches, BMW 6, and such. The excuse of the expensive sports and exotic cars are they don't want to get door dings, but man if I wasn't a better human being I'm key the crap out of their cars. I hate it when anyone takes up two parking spots.
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