One foot over the line

Scott en Aztl=E1n wrote:
> On 3 Jan 2005 12:07:58 -0800, "Motorhead Lawyer"
> > wrote:
>
> >> Also, how many BMW drivers do you uppose would risk cutting off a
'72
> >> Fury in traffic?
> >
> >Having spent several years behind the wheel of a much 'lighter' and
> >'nimbler' (laughably relative terms, of course) '68 Fury III, I can
> >tell you: *I would!*
>
> You're a fool. My mom used to have a Fury station wagon of early 70s
> vintage. Their 4-wheel drum brakes were pretty lousy. Come to think
of
> it, so were the brakes on my Durango; must be a Chrysler trait.
>
> Anyway, if you cut one of these beasts off, don't count on them being
> able to stop (even if the driver wants to).

Sorry; you misunderstand. When I 'cut off' someone in traffic, it's in
the sense that I move into their lane closer ahead than most people's
'comfort zone'. I *do not* force nor expect them to brake in any way.
If that were the case, I wouldn't make the move. In fact, I am usually
accelerating into the lane or already moving 5-10 mph faster than they
are. Did you not notice I am well aware of the 'nimble' handling and
braking of old Mopars? Let me give you a list: '61 DeSoto, '62
Chrysler wagon, '63 Chrysler, '64 Dodge wagon; and those are just the
ones I owned. Add three '61 Chrysler 300s, '60 Imperial, '64 and '68
Furies, '61 Lancers, and a '70 Coronet, and you've covered most of the
Mopars I've driven. *All* had brake drums seemingly made of butter ...

> >Second, you're assuming the Plymouth would actually *catch* me in
> >traffic.
>
> If traffic is heavy, unless your 535is can FLY, the Fury will catch
> you easily (and smush you between it and the SUV in front of you).

Ummm, what's the point of taking *one* hole when there isn't *another*
hole available shortly thereafter? Ain't no Fury gonna catch Da Red
Dog.
--
C=2ER. Krieger
(Been there; done that)

fbloogyudsr wrote:
> "Motorhead Lawyer" > wrote
> > He & Stern are right. If you're gonna play this game, you gotta
play
> > it *right*. That means parking so damn close that the original
space
> > hog won't even *think* of getting in on that side. That means as
close
> > as the thickness of their door. so when it's opened, the door panel
> > doesn't clear the opening. On a good day, I can get close enough
so
> > they can't *walk* on that side.
>
> I once found the only place left; between two line huggers. I aimed
it
> up, got out and pushed it into the parking place, nailing two at
once.
> Anyone beat that?

Oh, you are *good*! I'm impressed! But I'd never try it. One of my
own rules is that *I* have to be able to easily get out of *my* car, so
I only 'jam' a space hog with my *passenger side*. And I'll only do it
to *their* driver's side. Otherwise, what's the point? They might
never even notice if they're alone.
--
C.R. Krieger
(Been there; done that)

fbloogyudsr wrote:
> "Motorhead Lawyer" > wrote
> > He & Stern are right. If you're gonna play this game, you gotta
play
> > it *right*. That means parking so damn close that the original
space
> > hog won't even *think* of getting in on that side. That means as
close
> > as the thickness of their door. so when it's opened, the door panel
> > doesn't clear the opening. On a good day, I can get close enough
so
> > they can't *walk* on that side.
>
> I once found the only place left; between two line huggers. I aimed
it
> up, got out and pushed it into the parking place, nailing two at
once.
> Anyone beat that?

Oh, you are *good*! I'm impressed! But I'd never try it. One of my
own rules is that *I* have to be able to easily get out of *my* car, so
I only 'jam' a space hog with my *passenger side*. And I'll only do it
to *their* driver's side. Otherwise, what's the point? They might
never even notice if they're alone.
--
C.R. Krieger
(Been there; done that)

> Dale Earnhart once said "Drive close to the wall, that way you won't
have
> time to accelerate on your way into it."
Well, THAT didn't work very well, did it?

> Dale Earnhart once said "Drive close to the wall, that way you won't
have
> time to accelerate on your way into it."
Well, THAT didn't work very well, did it?

Larry Scholnick wrote:
> Here's the situation:
>
> The parking lot is nearly full.
> A Nice New car is parked almost a foot over the left-side line into
the next parking space.
> There's enough room for me to park entirely within the lines of the
(remaining) space.
> There's at least an inch of clearance between my right-side mirror
and his left-side mirror.
> My car is in decent shape; it's about 3 years old.
>
> Should I take the space, or keep on looking?


All you guys are missing something. Without seeing the whole story,
it's certainly possible that the guy was over to the left because the
person to his right was also over to the left. With a full parking
lot, it could be the fault of the 10th car over to the right.

Now, if there's space between him and the car immediately to the right,
you STILL don't know if it was his fault because the cars to his right
who were over the line may have moved since he parked.

Larry Scholnick wrote:
> Here's the situation:
>
> The parking lot is nearly full.
> A Nice New car is parked almost a foot over the left-side line into
the next parking space.
> There's enough room for me to park entirely within the lines of the
(remaining) space.
> There's at least an inch of clearance between my right-side mirror
and his left-side mirror.
> My car is in decent shape; it's about 3 years old.
>
> Should I take the space, or keep on looking?


All you guys are missing something. Without seeing the whole story,
it's certainly possible that the guy was over to the left because the
person to his right was also over to the left. With a full parking
lot, it could be the fault of the 10th car over to the right.

Now, if there's space between him and the car immediately to the right,
you STILL don't know if it was his fault because the cars to his right
who were over the line may have moved since he parked.

wrote:

> Larry Scholnick wrote:
>
>>Here's the situation:
>>
>>The parking lot is nearly full.
>>A Nice New car is parked almost a foot over the left-side line into
>
> the next parking space.
>
>>There's enough room for me to park entirely within the lines of the
>
> (remaining) space.
>
>>There's at least an inch of clearance between my right-side mirror
>
> and his left-side mirror.
>
>>My car is in decent shape; it's about 3 years old.
>>
>>Should I take the space, or keep on looking?
>
>
>
> All you guys are missing something. Without seeing the whole story,
> it's certainly possible that the guy was over to the left because the
> person to his right was also over to the left. With a full parking
> lot, it could be the fault of the 10th car over to the right.
>
> Now, if there's space between him and the car immediately to the right,
> you STILL don't know if it was his fault because the cars to his right
> who were over the line may have moved since he parked.
>

That just means he didn't have the cojones to block the next guy out of
his car.

nate

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wrote:

> Larry Scholnick wrote:
>
>>Here's the situation:
>>
>>The parking lot is nearly full.
>>A Nice New car is parked almost a foot over the left-side line into
>
> the next parking space.
>
>>There's enough room for me to park entirely within the lines of the
>
> (remaining) space.
>
>>There's at least an inch of clearance between my right-side mirror
>
> and his left-side mirror.
>
>>My car is in decent shape; it's about 3 years old.
>>
>>Should I take the space, or keep on looking?
>
>
>
> All you guys are missing something. Without seeing the whole story,
> it's certainly possible that the guy was over to the left because the
> person to his right was also over to the left. With a full parking
> lot, it could be the fault of the 10th car over to the right.
>
> Now, if there's space between him and the car immediately to the right,
> you STILL don't know if it was his fault because the cars to his right
> who were over the line may have moved since he parked.
>

That just means he didn't have the cojones to block the next guy out of
his car.

nate

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