What REALLY grinds your gears?

[Buffalo Bob]

How about those idiots that park right next to you in a parking lot when there are a half dozen open spaces on each side of you?

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Buffalo Bob

How about those idiots that park right next to you in a parking lot when there are a half dozen open spaces on each side of you?

There is some physiological reason people do that. It happens with movie seats too.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by mredskins

There is some physiological reason people do that. It happens with movie seats too.

HELL YES THEY DO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take my youngest grandson to the movies in NC. 11:00 am show.
16 theaters at this place and we are the only ones in the theater with our movie. He chose's the second from the top row as the movie starts here comes a family of eight and the youngest is maybe 5 ,..................YUP, right behind us ,I mean WTF are they thinking??????

[los panda]

Originally Posted by Giantone

HELL YES THEY DO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take my youngest grandson to the movies in NC. 11:00 am show.
16 theaters at this place and we are the only ones in the theater with our movie. He chose's the second from the top row as the movie starts here comes a family of eight and the youngest is maybe 5 ,..................YUP, right behind us ,I mean WTF are they thinking??????

Oh boy, did you guys move your seats?

This happened to me on a SWA flight from MD to FL or vice versa, I can't remember. Was sitting next to my gf on a half-booked flight, no one within 4 or 5 rows of us. Some retched old bag wanders down and chooses to sit right next to me. We got up and moved after letting her get settled.

Without spoiling anything in John Wick 3, there is a similar occurrence. He sits on the left side of this couch that could seat 3 people, and then another guy sits down right next to him. John Wick stands up and chooses a chair instead.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by los panda

Oh boy, did you guys move your seats?

This happened to me on a SWA flight from MD to FL or vice versa, I can't remember. Was sitting next to my gf on a half-booked flight, no one within 4 or 5 rows of us. Some retched old bag wanders down and chooses to sit right next to me. We got up and moved after letting her get settled.

Without spoiling anything in John Wick 3, there is a similar occurrence. He sits on the left side of this couch that could seat 3 people, and then another guy sits down right next to him. John Wick stands up and chooses a chair instead.

The movie had started and I didn't want to make a big deal about it in front of my grandson.

[Buffalo Bob]

Originally Posted by Buffalo Bob

How about those idiots that park right next to you in a parking lot when there are a half dozen open spaces on each side of you?

Originally Posted by mredskins

There is some physiological reason people do that. It happens with movie seats too.

At the movies, at least they aren't giving people door dings are making it hard to exit their cars. Running errands yesterday I paid particular attention to people who parked on top of others. A very small sample including someone who did it to me when I went to the pharmacy at Walmart. The half dozen or so I all saw do it were all males and appeared to be retirement age.

I remember it happening a lot when I had a classic Chevelle SS that was in cherry condition so I parked well away from store entrances to avoid door dings. Often I would exit a store only to find someone right on top of me and no other cars within 50 yards. The town had a large senior population. I wonder if it is mostly older drivers doing this.

[los panda]

Originally Posted by Buffalo Bob

At the movies, at least they aren't giving people door dings are making it hard to exit their cars. Running errands yesterday I paid particular attention to people who parked on top of others. A very small sample including someone who did it to me when I went to the pharmacy at Walmart. The half dozen or so I all saw do it were all males and appeared to be retirement age.

I remember it happening a lot when I had a classic Chevelle SS that was in cherry condition so I parked well away from store entrances to avoid door dings. Often I would exit a store only to find someone right on top of me and no other cars within 50 yards. The town had a large senior population. I wonder if it is mostly older drivers doing this.

I would have parked next to it as well. What year was it?

[Buffalo Bob]

Originally Posted by Buffalo Bob

At the movies, at least they aren't giving people door dings are making it hard to exit their cars. Running errands yesterday I paid particular attention to people who parked on top of others. A very small sample including someone who did it to me when I went to the pharmacy at Walmart. The half dozen or so I all saw do it were all males and appeared to be retirement age.

I remember it happening a lot when I had a classic Chevelle SS that was in cherry condition so I parked well away from store entrances to avoid door dings. Often I would exit a store only to find someone right on top of me and no other cars within 50 yards. The town had a large senior population. I wonder if it is mostly older drivers doing this.

Originally Posted by los panda

I would have parked next to it as well. What year was it?

Late 70's through early 80's Hemet, California. That was a 1970 Chevelle 454 SS. Fast forward to the early 90's I restored a 1972 Chevelle Malibu 350 when I lived in San Clemente and moved to Riverside Ca, people parking on top of me no matter how far away I parked away.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by Buffalo Bob

Late 70's through early 80's Hemet, California. That was a 1970 Chevelle 454 SS. Fast forward to the early 90's I restored a 1972 Chevelle Malibu 350 when I lived in San Clemente and moved to Riverside Ca, people parking on top of me no matter how far away I parked away.

and............just awesome cars!!!!

[los panda]

Originally Posted by Buffalo Bob

Late 70's through early 80's Hemet, California. That was a 1970 Chevelle 454 SS. Fast forward to the early 90's I restored a 1972 Chevelle Malibu 350 when I lived in San Clemente and moved to Riverside Ca, people parking on top of me no matter how far away I parked away.

So awesome. What color was yours?

[jamf]

Originally Posted by Buffalo Bob

Late 70's through early 80's Hemet, California. That was a 1970 Chevelle 454 SS. Fast forward to the early 90's I restored a 1972 Chevelle Malibu 350 when I lived in San Clemente and moved to Riverside Ca, people parking on top of me no matter how far away I parked away.

From San Clemente to Beaverdam...

Military?


I live in Carlsbad.

[Buffalo Bob]

Originally Posted by jamf

From San Clemente to Beaverdam...

Military?


I live in Carlsbad.

Nope. I had considered fleeing California for some time. I had been carrying on a long distance relationship with a women in Virginia for many years, she works for the Feds. Being a small machine shop owner with customers all over the country where I lived really didn't matter, so I moved.