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"TF" > wrote in message ... > So, tonight I found my remote parking spot with no cars on either side, 5 > empties each side. > Some ****ing yahoo in a beamer full of kids pulls up right next to me. > I watch and of course, the back door flys open so hard that it pops right > back closed again, then some kids rolls out the back. > It was clearly as if the dad said, "get it son...I'll give ya a five spot if > ya get it good". > > This completely amazes the **** out of me. > Saving grace? > It missed my car by about 1/4", but I seriously wanted to spin out a pile of > rocks onto the beamer trash...I didn't. > TF > take your beef up with the owner on the car. why mess with the beamer ? my2¢ -- "Key" |
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I agree. I typically park right with the other cars. Also haven't had and
dings on my doors. Could be because the panels are fiberglass and not sheetmetal. You'd have to throw the door into pretty hard to chip the paint. -Stan 2000 C5 Coupe 1999 C5 Vert "Tom in Missouri" > wrote in message ink.net... > I've found it is often much safer to park WITH cars than to park away from > them. Pick your spot, find one with lots of room, and then park in nice > and > straight and in the middle. > > When you appear to be paranoid or too good to park with the rest, many > resent that and want to show you that you are not. > > Park in the middle and most ignore you. > > Also, it is less likely that a shopping cart caught be the wind or > carelessly let go downhill will roll into you, as they are as likely to > hit > a car on either side of you as yours. Also, it doesn't stand out someone > absently mindedly drives along looking at their purse or the back seat and > crashes into you out in the wide open spaces. > > The other option is to park out on the far edge of the lot where the > employees typically park, and then you can park among the cars to shelter > it > and not worry about someone opening a door into it as they have probably > been there a few hours before you and will be there a few hours after you > so > no one will be coming out and leaving while you are in the store. > > > > > "TF" > wrote in message > ... >> So, tonight I found my remote parking spot with no cars on either side, 5 >> empties each side. >> Some ****ing yahoo in a beamer full of kids pulls up right next to me. >> I watch and of course, the back door flys open so hard that it pops right >> back closed again, then some kids rolls out the back. >> It was clearly as if the dad said, "get it son...I'll give ya a five spot > if >> ya get it good". >> >> This completely amazes the **** out of me. >> Saving grace? >> It missed my car by about 1/4", but I seriously wanted to spin out a pile > of >> rocks onto the beamer trash...I didn't. >> TF >> >> >> >> > |
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I agree. I typically park right with the other cars. Also haven't had and
dings on my doors. Could be because the panels are fiberglass and not sheetmetal. You'd have to throw the door into pretty hard to chip the paint. -Stan 2000 C5 Coupe 1999 C5 Vert "Tom in Missouri" > wrote in message ink.net... > I've found it is often much safer to park WITH cars than to park away from > them. Pick your spot, find one with lots of room, and then park in nice > and > straight and in the middle. > > When you appear to be paranoid or too good to park with the rest, many > resent that and want to show you that you are not. > > Park in the middle and most ignore you. > > Also, it is less likely that a shopping cart caught be the wind or > carelessly let go downhill will roll into you, as they are as likely to > hit > a car on either side of you as yours. Also, it doesn't stand out someone > absently mindedly drives along looking at their purse or the back seat and > crashes into you out in the wide open spaces. > > The other option is to park out on the far edge of the lot where the > employees typically park, and then you can park among the cars to shelter > it > and not worry about someone opening a door into it as they have probably > been there a few hours before you and will be there a few hours after you > so > no one will be coming out and leaving while you are in the store. > > > > > "TF" > wrote in message > ... >> So, tonight I found my remote parking spot with no cars on either side, 5 >> empties each side. >> Some ****ing yahoo in a beamer full of kids pulls up right next to me. >> I watch and of course, the back door flys open so hard that it pops right >> back closed again, then some kids rolls out the back. >> It was clearly as if the dad said, "get it son...I'll give ya a five spot > if >> ya get it good". >> >> This completely amazes the **** out of me. >> Saving grace? >> It missed my car by about 1/4", but I seriously wanted to spin out a pile > of >> rocks onto the beamer trash...I didn't. >> TF >> >> >> >> > |
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