Once again, Val's rightful handicap space was taken by the white pickup truck dude who has absolutely nothing wrong with him except being a rumpushole. I've lost track of how many times he has been parked in my handicap space. Here's the picture after I backed up to leave:
Sunday, I was approaching my rightful handicap space from the front, placard swinging from the mirror, when White Truck Dude shot in from the back alley and TOOK MY SPACE! Oh, he saw me coming. In fact, he was in such a hurry to steal my space that he parked crookedly!
I looped around and pulled in behind. I know he saw me in the mirror. He sat there a few minutes. Then got out and went inside. I hobbled along, not sure if he would ever return. He has a way of drawing out his visits. Good thing I didn't wait. Inside, White Truck Dude was good-ol'-boying with Fave. He wanted a draw ticket, and she made him step aside to fill out the form for his numbers.
Once I had made my purchases, I hobbled back outside to find an air-sucker blocking me in! Not really his fault, because he needed air, and I had needed to park in the space closest to the FREE AIR hose. Not that it's designated for such a purpose.
Anyhoo... I waited until Air Guy was done pumping. What else could I do? I couldn't ram into him with T-Hoe. And I couldn't get out forward because of Rumpushole White Truck Guy being parked crooked.
What excuses can "you people" (is that triggering?) make for White Truck Guy this time?
"Oh, Val. Were there markings showing it was a handicap space?"
"Val, you are just cranky in your old age."
"Not all handicaps are visible."
"Maybe he isn't from around there, and doesn't know it's a handicap space."
"He might have been in a hurry to use the bathroom."
"Maybe he was planning to only be in there for a few seconds."
NO! This guy knows exactly what he's doing! He SAW me heading for that space, with my placard swinging! He has no placard. No handicap plate. He does not belong in that space.
This is not right! No placard, no parking. Unfortunately stupidity and these trucks can be very closely aligned.
ReplyDeleteThis dude is not MENSA material for sure. He left his truck running, with nobody in it. It probably cost 4 times more than my $17,000 house.
DeleteOh man, I wish the cops could be called and arrive in time to give the guy a ticket, not only for parking in the handicap parking spot but also for leaving his car running. Shame on him!
ReplyDeleteIt's not like he just did it once, while in a hurry. This is at least the fourth or fifth time he's been there when I wanted that parking space. So I'm sure it's been MORE times when I wasn't there. AND he saw me driving towards it when he veered over and parked crookedly! I'm pretty sure this kind of person feels no shame.
DeleteFormer student you flunked?
ReplyDeleteNo. My students liked me. Even the one who stole our riding lawnmower and got caught pushing it down the road at 2:00 a.m.
DeleteIn this photo the handicapped sign on the asphalt couldn't be more obvious! What a jerk!
ReplyDeleteHe definitely knows it's a handicap space, but doesn't care.
DeleteIsn't it amazing how fools on the internet will take up for someone obviously in the wrong? Please call the police and have pictures of his past trespasses.
ReplyDeleteThe police won't pursue the gas drive-offs, even with a license plate number and picture of the pumper. I doubt they would do anything about this guy.
DeleteOh he knows exactly what he is doing! Definitely a rumpus-hole and I'd bet on him teaching his kids the same one day. If he leaves his truck running every time, he deserves to have it stolen.
ReplyDeleteI agree! I suppose he didn't want his truck to be cold, you know, when he finally returned through the 26-degree weather with the biting wind, a walk shorter than mine because he TOOK MY RIGHTFUL PARKING SPACE!
DeleteWhat a loser. Too bad the store doesn't do something about it.
ReplyDeleteSince that space is around the corner of the building, they don't really know when it happens, short of somebody complaining to them about it. I don't want to bother them. It's a "mom and pop" shop. Hick went to high school with the Woman Owner. I feel bad that they can't even get their gas drive-off ne'er-do-wells prosecuted, because the police tell them it's so hard to get a case to court.
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