The cant park b********
mangogrooveworkshop - 3/11/08 at 10:42 PM
THE CANT PARK B****** LINK
Don't you just love it when you're about to park in the finest parking stall possible? Or how 'bout when the parking lot is full and
there's only one spot left when you're just about to pull in...and a 5-MPG monstrosity is taking up 2 stalls---and the last spot?!
Seriously, is the stall too small, is another parking lesson needed or can you not just park at all? Or, what about the able-bodied bastard who parks
in the handi-capped spot for his own convenience? Dude, it's for the physically handi-capped, not mentally handi-capped!
check out the rest of the vids they are tooo true
[Edited on 3-11-08 by mangogrooveworkshop]
DarrenW - 3/11/08 at 10:59 PM
I didnt get it.
Has someone upset you today in a car park?
Andi - 4/11/08 at 12:27 AM
24 car parking spaces for disabled in Tescos the other day when I took Mumsy shopping.
All full and 19 of them without blue badges.
It seems quite acceptable these days.
Oh btw, most common offenders seemed to be 4x4`s
Alan B - 4/11/08 at 12:44 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Andi
24 car parking spaces for disabled in Tescos the other day when I took Mumsy shopping.
All full and 19 of them without blue badges.
It seems quite acceptable these days.
Oh btw, most common offenders seemed to be 4x4`s
Don't the police take it seriously in the UK?
Over here it's VERY rare to see disabled parking spots used by non blue badged cars...people definitely seem to show some respect for them here.
mangogrooveworkshop - 4/11/08 at 01:00 AM
Perhaps it is the number of scammers we have on the take.....people have probably lost that respect
mangogrooveworkshop - 4/11/08 at 01:02 AM
quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
I didnt get it.
Has someone upset you today in a car park?
Most days some one demonstrates a total lack of car control.......
Ivan - 4/11/08 at 07:17 AM
Or you arrive at a lot and the only bays available are parked up so that you can only get in by parking acccross the line - and you just know that ten
minutes after you park everyone else will leave and that then Mango will arrive and think you an idiot who can't park 
smart51 - 4/11/08 at 08:05 AM
My ambition in life is to buy a really narrow car that is in generally poor condition. I'll go to every car park in the land and park in the
remainder of one fo the spaces left by people who deliberatly park over the white line. So much so that they can't open their door. Ideally,
I'll bring a friend along in a similar car to park on the other side.
Peteff - 4/11/08 at 08:59 AM
quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
Most days some one demonstrates a total lack of car control.......
Usually me
Oh no, that's bladder control
DaveFJ - 4/11/08 at 08:59 AM
to throw in tuppence worth... it doesnt take much to get a blue badge!
A colleague of mine has one... for dyslexia!!!!
In fact - thinking about it... My dad has one for being obese! now lets look at the logic of that one...... your fat therefore we are going to save
you some exercise......
[Edited on 4-11-08 by DaveFJ]
David Jenkins - 4/11/08 at 09:04 AM
My sister-in-law has motor neurone disease, so she really needs to use the disabled spaces.
The nearest supermarket to where she lives in Gloucester has plenty of disabled spaces - but they're at the very far end of a whole row of
'special parking places', after dozens of the 'Mum and children' spaces. So the disabled have to walk 100 yards, but the fit mums
with prams just have a few yards to go...
Andi - 4/11/08 at 11:09 AM
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
My sister-in-law has motor neurone disease, so she really needs to use the disabled spaces.
The nearest supermarket to where she lives in Gloucester has plenty of disabled spaces - but they're at the very far end of a whole row of
'special parking places', after dozens of the 'Mum and children' spaces. So the disabled have to walk 100 yards, but the fit mums
with prams just have a few yards to go...
Yes I agree on that one.
We live in a nation of scammers (as regards to the issue of blue badges) but its not for us to sit at a car parks edge judging someones disability,
that should be done on application. But like all the benefits awarded to "disabled people", and the fact that they will be scrutinised again
very shortly, will only see genuine cases falling short but with psychopaths, addicts and drunks ensuring a free reign as they can always prove
inability to function.
AFAIK there is no legal obligation to challenge immoral parking off the UK highways.
omega 24 v6 - 4/11/08 at 12:38 PM
quote:
Perhaps it is the number of scammers we have on the take.....people have probably lost that respect
Agreed there should be more care taken in issuing theses badges. As already said many people DO NOT nead them as they are not disabled in the real
term. They may only be disadvantaged, but still able to do many many things including walk. Also a card can be issued to a carer for use when the
disabled person is in the car but it should not be used cart blanche for any and every parking instant when the disabled person is not there.
DaveFJ - 4/11/08 at 02:02 PM
I have seen some supermarkets putting up signs saying they will clamp non disabled drivers in disabled spaces. they also say they will clamp people in
'family' spaces with no kids....
I guess as long as they clearly post the conditions they can do what they like!
eznfrank - 4/11/08 at 02:51 PM
I recently bought a little Cinquecento to run around in while I repaired the Alfa. It's amazing the spaces that thing can squeeze into and the
best thing is I couldn't give a crap if someone opens their door into it.
RoadkillUK - 4/11/08 at 04:10 PM
At my local Asda they have clamping and fines in effect. My missus works there and she says that the ones that get fined are generally (but not
exclusively) 4x4's and 'modded' cars. I'd love a job like that
DarrenW - 5/11/08 at 09:34 AM
I went to our towns firework display last night. As you would guess all car parks were very busy. In the park i went to there were 2 cars very badly
parked and straddling the lane markers by some margin
I guess its true that common sense just isnt that common.