Random Irritations

Back on the parking too close. Stopped at a Macdonalds yesterday. My wife got the food and we decided to eat in the car. A car pulls up on the passenger side so close that my wife remarked how is the driver going to get out. Door opens, banging against my passenger door and kept my eye on the woman opening back door on the same side to let her daughter out. Same again. I got out to check no damage to my doors. Asked what am I looking at and pointed out that she had made no attempt to be careful opening the doors and I was just checking that there was no damage.

Response was her shouting at me and that she had put her hand between her door and my car (100% not the case as I was watching the rear door via my wing mirror plus she had a cigarette in one hand). The shouting put my (autistic) daughter into meltdown.

Fortunately, no obvious damage done, but I decided to take a photo after she had entered the restaurant just in case and also because her behaviour had pissed me off. Just getting in the car to drive off and a driver pulls up near to me and asking what’s the problem and why I was taking a picture including his sisters car (yes she had called her brother!). Explained that no obvious damage, but taking a picture because she had annoyed me - he seemed ok with that.

Drove out and stopped at traffic lights 50 yards away. The woman comes running up the road, tries opening the passenger door and hammers on the passenger window screaming why did you take a photo. Daughter has another meltdown, but fortunately the lights changed fairly quickly and was able to drive off.

Must admit was a bit shaken up by that.
 
Back on the parking too close. Stopped at a Macdonalds yesterday. My wife got the food and we decided to eat in the car. A car pulls up on the passenger side so close that my wife remarked how is the driver going to get out. Door opens, banging against my passenger door and kept my eye on the woman opening back door on the same side to let her daughter out. Same again. I got out to check no damage to my doors. Asked what am I looking at and pointed out that she had made no attempt to be careful opening the doors and I was just checking that there was no damage.

Response was her shouting at me and that she had put her hand between her door and my car (100% not the case as I was watching the rear door via my wing mirror plus she had a cigarette in one hand). The shouting put my (autistic) daughter into meltdown.

Fortunately, no obvious damage done, but I decided to take a photo after she had entered the restaurant just in case and also because her behaviour had pissed me off. Just getting in the car to drive off and a driver pulls up near to me and asking what’s the problem and why I was taking a picture including his sisters car (yes she had called her brother!). Explained that no obvious damage, but taking a picture because she had annoyed me - he seemed ok with that.

Drove out and stopped at traffic lights 50 yards away. The woman comes running up the road, tries opening the passenger door and hammers on the passenger window screaming why did you take a photo. Daughter has another meltdown, but fortunately the lights changed fairly quickly and was able to drive off.

Must admit was a bit shaken up by that.

People are just disgusting

My wife was telling me when she went to pick up our daughter yesterday two people pulled up with their kid to park (luckily not going to the school) and the machines haven't worked for months and he goes to his wife "machines broke free parking" this old guy walked past with his dog and said oh round here you have to pay on an app or they will fine you (it's hour free anyways)

His response

"Who the f do you think you are you f ing c#"

Followed him down the street shouting at him

All for just being helpful
 
Talk to ChrisD....

Hmmm cryptic. Is ChrisD :
a) A crack lawyer, ready to take on city hall
b) A mysterious parking ticket benefactor
c) A loan shark with 40 quid on him for reasonable rates
d) A car park attendant with secret maps to free parking bays
e) A Sainsburys worker on chilled meats with easy access to cleavers and such
f) All of the above
 
Hmmm cryptic. Is ChrisD :
a) A crack lawyer, ready to take on city hall
b) A mysterious parking ticket benefactor
c) A loan shark with 40 quid on him for reasonable rates
d) A car park attendant with secret maps to free parking bays
e) A Sainsburys worker on chilled meats with easy access to cleavers and such
f) All of the above

g) A old git with dodgy hips. ;)
 
Hmmm cryptic. Is ChrisD :
a) A crack lawyer, ready to take on city hall
b) A mysterious parking ticket benefactor
c) A loan shark with 40 quid on him for reasonable rates
d) A car park attendant with secret maps to free parking bays
e) A Sainsburys worker on chilled meats with easy access to cleavers and such
f) All of the above

g) Straight talker who will scold you for parking where/when you shouldn’t.
 
Hmmm cryptic. Is ChrisD :
a) A crack lawyer, ready to take on city hall
b) A mysterious parking ticket benefactor
c) A loan shark with 40 quid on him for reasonable rates
d) A car park attendant with secret maps to free parking bays
e) A Sainsburys worker on chilled meats with easy access to cleavers and such
f) All of the above

He might lend you his blue badge ?
 
A works lease car has just been collected. The checker has forensically checked it and come back with his report.

A minor indent in a side panel, in tolerance in my eyes and according to his measurement chart, not in his. No agreement there

2 similar indents on the inside rear passenger sill for :mad::mad: sake. No agreement there

Very, very difficult to remain calm and considered during the talk. No problem with genuine issues but this was Silent Witness stuff. Deep breaths...............
 
A works lease car has just been collected. The checker has forensically checked it and come back with his report.

A minor indent in a side panel, in tolerance in my eyes and according to his measurement chart, not in his. No agreement there

2 similar indents on the inside rear passenger sill for :mad::mad: sake. No agreement there

Very, very difficult to remain calm and considered during the talk. No problem with genuine issues but this was Silent Witness stuff. Deep breaths...............

This is why I won't lease a car. Too many issues with people I know that have been hit with bills for stuff that would and should be considered fair wear and tear.
 
Is it a Blue Peter badge? Or even better, a Crackerjack one.

See I never understood crackerjack (except for the; bury kids under toys and cabbages game, that one was good) Maybe I just didn’t watch it often enough. I suppose it was up against one of ITV’s big hitting programmes like Magpie or my personal favourite ‘How’ (y)
 
People who can’t discuss politics anymore and therefore have nothing else to add to a thread so go out of their way to cause anomosity.
 
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