*RANT MODE ON*
Early to school today to collect my son. Arrived at 3pm so plenty of time to chill and listen to a bit of radio before I nip in and get him. Took the oppurtunity to park my car in a safe and responsible manner, all set for a quick getaway. There's a bay round the back of school, out the front of the church that a number of cars can park in, and safely get back onto the road with no fuss. If your a little late, then you end up with everyone else, crammed into the church carpark, quadruple parked, waiting for Mrs.Jones and Timmy to get back to the car after chatting to the teacher for an extra half hour
But not me today, oh no, well parked out of the way, quick getaway imminent. Or so I thought!
Comes out of school to this parking situation:

I couldn't go forward or back to get out, and was stuck between the A class merc and the tosser in the rav4 in front. He was the problem though, as the merc was parked quite well for a change. So I waited, and waited, and waited, neither was rushing out to there cars, until merc driver finally makes it back, at the same time as rav4 tosser.
"excuse me mate" I say, "do you think in future you might park your car with a little more consideration for others?"
"what's your problem?" he retorts "look how you've parked yours!"
WTF! "what do you mean "how I've parked mine"?Ive parked mine properly you ****, whereas you've dumped yours on the grass, half on, half off the road, and completely blocking my safe exit from this parking place"
Losing it a little now, as this guy is peeing me off
So he gets his maybe 6 y/o daughter into the car, over his drivers seat because it was too dangerous for her to go round the passenger side, as this was on the road, with a lot of oncoming traffic, and gets in.
I get in my car, and gesture him (nicely) to get a move on then at which point he gets back out, comes round my side and says:
"I'm not happy that you've swore at me and you've now upset my daughter"
"well, if you hadn't parked like an idiot, I wouldn't have lost it and called you a ****, for which I apologize, but in the meantime, would you move your car please as you've already held me up for 10 mins!"
"10mins!" he says, "are you sure?"
"oh, you're quite right, it has in fact been only 9mins, once again my apologies, now move your car"
at this point, one of the other parents intervenes, good job too as he was getting a little pissed off by this time (oh I am so sorry for ruining your day!)
He was guided back to his car, and finally moved out into the oncoming traffic, having to drive against it for a while, before finally being let in, putting his precious daughter at risk!

I thought only women parked like that! What a grade a ****!

*RANT MODE OFF*

feel much better now

 

My good lord... get a grip

 

rav4. says it all mate.

wannabe off road vehicle, hence the grass parking

long as you didn't crunch that splitter again i think you got away ok thought for a mo you'd been knocked up the bum by said ********.

 

I don't go anywhere near kerbs anymore hoskib and if he'd bumped me, well, do they have internet access in the nick!

 

Loved the diagram. Did you do it or was it your toddler!

 

must keep myself in check when it comes to bumps, had a pop at a guy in a disabled bay todayhis car was parked close to mine (his back bumper to my front bumper)either he's got a parking sensor that works to about 1mm or he bounced off the front.

not the done thing to have a winge but he's probably got a free mobillity wagon while i have to pay for dents and dings to be fixed!

god i sound like a right bastid don't i???

 

Why didn't you just let his tyres down. No damage done and since he's wasted your time, you could have wasted his

 

generally I view the school run as evil and those involved as satan worshippers . In this case as there is a scooby involved...................I haven't changed my opinion!!!

 

Times like this I wish I was in my Land Rover.

If their parking was clearly in the wrong I wouldn't hesitate at gently pushing it out the way...I've done so before (when nobody was looking)

 

 

Please, tell me your next trick...

 

come on that was half funny!

 

If you had bothered to park well away from all the hustle and bustle and walked for a bit then you wouldn't have been in this situation, how very lazy parking right outside the gates

 

ah, yet another **** who can't actually read! I was there a good 20 mins before the end of school, therefore enabling me to get a space with no-one else around. It was the other people who'd then parked so close to me that I was unable to get out!

 

The day a kid gets hit by a car at my kids school it will be from the stupid parking practices of some people who will turn up a the last minute and park no sorry dump their cars anywere.so i can understand were your cummin from m8

 

20 minutes you say, jesus, i m so glad i stopped doing the school run 5 yrs ago

Im surprised no one's told you to walk to school yet

 

I no mate i have the same problem picking up my daughter from school, its a nightmare, i just walk whenever possible. While u were waiting for 20 mins u should of had a quick tug and whiped the jizz under his door handle.

 

The fact that you are such an arrogant lazy mother who thinks that turning up early to get a "quality" space, makes it all the more funny that you got shafted by this other equal low intelligence *****.

I park well away then walk as all parents and kids should do.

I used to walk to school as a kid and it was 2 miles each way, no wonder kids are as fat as houses now

 

You're from Surrey I presume Andy? Say no more

Southern pooftah, fancy parking miles from school then walking! What a muppet!

 

He has a "4X4" CW, so he is allowed to park on the grass.

Did you not realise this?

Love the fact that you have depicted your car in genuine Scooby Blue - that kind of attention to detail deserves an award, and not critism.

 

Did the location give it away

Love you too

 

cw..... he might of been a **** for parking in such a way... but not as a bigger **** than you for using bad language in front of a young child

 

Quality

 

this happens all over the place, park in a tidy place on the street all alone and someone parks in front and behind, inches from your bumper, looking at your nice illustration i think you parked in a good spot where nobody should be able to block you in... at the front of the queue as it where. that tit parking on the grass is a **** and is the one that should park away and walk.well done for having a few words

p1sses me off that drivers have no idea of whats a good or bad parking spot.. parking over a white line in a multistory or a busy airport carpark is a real pet hate of mine and they should be fined for it. parking half on and off the grass is just a p1ss take.

 

You are absolutely right smiler, and I did apologise to the **** in question. I'm sure his daughter had never heard someone call her father a **** before, or heard that word in any other context!

 

The trouble is that he was a **** (and worse) and needed to be told so that maybe next time he may think twice before knowingly blocking someone in.

I think his response was defensive, rather than admitting that he was at error and apologising.

Personally I would have followed him discretely home to the end of his road and freaked him right out.

Perhaps a letter of complaint about the person to the school haedmasters and governors would be a good idea, to appease those on here, who are thinking of a more PC solution.

 

glad my school pick up days are over,remember the possesive parking rituals well..get there early for the best spots and then critisise all the late comers,not worth the hassle..just chill and smile politly it will make your day a little sweeter

 

With a similar amount of wit

 

Calm down Victor!!!!!!!!

 

I had a similar situation at Asda last week.

I parked up as you do, did my shop and when i came back out this t**t had parked so feckin close to my car it was unreal, his back end was nearly touching my front and he was at a diagonol - no i'm a pretty big bloke but i swear a whippet would have struggled getting in the drivers side.

I was blazing and had to crawl through the passenger side.

I politely left him a note on his windscreen

'Hey **** hole, next time you park like that leave a bit of room you inconsiderate p***k'

'Oh and sorry about your door but you did park a little too close'

I actually never touched his door.


Chris mate, your coolness and reaction never ceases to amaze me, i really wish i could be a bit like you in situations like that.

If 'The ****' had answered me back like that i would have decked him and no doubt ended up getting nicked.

I take my hat off to you for showing such restraint