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Old December 30th 04, 08:40 PM
Timothy J. Lee
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Larry Scholnick <Larry_Scholnick At Yahoo Dot Com> 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?


Someone that sloppy in parking is likely to be sloppy in opening his/her
door. If you park close to that car, expect a door ding to be left on
your car.

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Old December 30th 04, 11:07 PM
Olaf Gustafson
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 07:48:18 GMT, "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?
>


Take the space, leaving as little room as possible between your cars.
Then see if you're too close to open your door (you probably already
know you are, but you should really make sure - when it doesn't work
the first time, open it a few more times, pushing harder and harder to
see if the other car won't move.)


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Old December 30th 04, 11:07 PM
Olaf Gustafson
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 07:48:18 GMT, "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?
>


Take the space, leaving as little room as possible between your cars.
Then see if you're too close to open your door (you probably already
know you are, but you should really make sure - when it doesn't work
the first time, open it a few more times, pushing harder and harder to
see if the other car won't move.)


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Old December 31st 04, 12:08 AM
Daniel J. Stern
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2004, Olaf Gustafson wrote:

> >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.


> Take the space, leaving as little room as possible between your cars.
> Then see if you're too close to open your door (you probably already
> know you are, but you should really make sure - when it doesn't work the
> first time, open it a few more times, pushing harder and harder to see
> if the other car won't move.)


....then give up and park in another space.
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Old December 31st 04, 12:08 AM
Daniel J. Stern
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2004, Olaf Gustafson wrote:

> >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.


> Take the space, leaving as little room as possible between your cars.
> Then see if you're too close to open your door (you probably already
> know you are, but you should really make sure - when it doesn't work the
> first time, open it a few more times, pushing harder and harder to see
> if the other car won't move.)


....then give up and park in another space.
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Old December 31st 04, 12:09 AM
Daniel J. Stern
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2004, Timothy J. Lee wrote:

> >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.


> Someone that sloppy in parking is likely to be sloppy in opening his/her
> door. If you park close to that car, expect a door ding to be left on
> your car.


Dale Earnhart once said "Drive close to the wall, that way you won't have
time to accelerate on your way into it." The same principle applies here.
It's very difficult to leave a door ding when one cannot open one's door.


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Old December 31st 04, 12:09 AM
Daniel J. Stern
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2004, Timothy J. Lee wrote:

> >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.


> Someone that sloppy in parking is likely to be sloppy in opening his/her
> door. If you park close to that car, expect a door ding to be left on
> your car.


Dale Earnhart once said "Drive close to the wall, that way you won't have
time to accelerate on your way into it." The same principle applies here.
It's very difficult to leave a door ding when one cannot open one's door.


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Old December 31st 04, 12:46 AM
Furious George
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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?

Why not just tow the jerk's car?

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Old December 31st 04, 12:46 AM
Furious George
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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?

Why not just tow the jerk's car?

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Old December 31st 04, 01:09 AM
Jim Yanik
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"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in
.umich.edu:

> On Thu, 30 Dec 2004, Skip Elliott Bowman wrote:
>
>> I would take the space and leave a note on the windshield of the other
>> car, politely asking them to be more considerate with their parking
>> practices in the future. I would also tell them I took pictures of my
>> undamaged door and their poor parking job, along with their plate # in
>> case they damage my door upon their departure.

>
> Hadn't thought of taking pictures. Wouldn't really even have to take
> pictures, just saying you had would probably be good enough.
>
>> Another alternative is to back in with an inch of space (but entirely
>> within the line) of their door, so they have to enter from the passenger
>> side. That way I can exit and enter unencumbered.

>
> Ayup. Done that.
>
>


Those cellphones with photo capabilities seem more useful every day.

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