i read Penny Lane.

4/14/2008 1:22:33 AM

So who's got bids on Joe #s handicapped tag? eh? eh?

4/14/2008 2:01:52 AM

oh my GOD

i HATE people who do this

i don't give a fuck WHY you're doing it

it's the FIRE LANE. it is there for a reason.

would you rather us try and find a place to park/waste minutes of time OR come save your life?


DO NOT DO THIS

if i see someone do this i go and call them out on it every time

4/14/2008 2:37:39 AM

i live for the day when a firetruck just totals the fuck out of someone's car parked in the firelane, i can only hope to be lucky enough to see this in person

4/14/2008 4:04:47 AM

as bad as:

4/14/2008 4:20:28 AM

Quote :

"There is a woman in my physics class that brags about how she gets to park in handicap spots cause she uses her daughters tag. I'm working up the nerve to say something, but I'm not as bad ass as I want to be yet. "

Do it.

People around downtown Raleigh use handicap placards to park at the meters all day. People with actual business in these areas can't find a space because of all the "handicapped" people that stay in the space all day.

4/14/2008 9:26:55 AM

Quote :

"T-minus two posts til racism rears it's ugly head."

impressive that it still hasnt except one post.

lets be honest though, it is always black people. I am not racist but 9/10 times it is.... (not that i have done a study or anything)

I use a handicapped sticker because i am fat......... i hate that one

4/14/2008 9:34:38 AM

Quote :

"No it isn't...and infact if you hit someone who is not parked correctly (taking two spaces, not in a parking spot) it will be their fault that you hit them and they will have to pay for any damages caused to your car... I'm one of those people that squeezes my car into a spot beside the guy that took two spots, I mean my car is crappy enough anyway why would I care if another dent is put in it from their door, and if I put a dent in their door cause of this then well who cares, it was their fault they didn't park correctly."

I doubt that this is true, will someone who knows a cop or something please find out.

i have a dent in my front bumper that i would love for someone else to pay for

4/14/2008 9:37:41 AM

Any time you hit a parked car it's your fault.
But it's cool with me if you tell people it is legal to hit cars parked in the fire lane.

4/14/2008 9:44:43 AM

that is what I think as well

4/14/2008 3:53:31 PM

Please clear something up for me - -

How does "just running in for a minute" have anything to do with "couldn't find a close spot" and "Had to park close".......

..... I mean, you're going to walk into the store to get what you need - not just grab the items in the first 20 feet of entering the store. It doesn't seem to be an issue of 'I didn't get milk because it was in the back of the store'

It's pure laziness, and makes me giggle every time I hear someone say this.

4/14/2008 4:17:22 PM

i bitched so much at my apartment complex that they have started to have the real police come to issue county parking tickets

its something like $50 or $100 bucks for parking on a red curb

fuck em

4/14/2008 4:20:25 PM

i consider that a good deed, and i hope you used that one for that day

4/14/2008 4:21:08 PM

Quote :

"by some people's logic, it's okay to park in fire lanes, handicapped spots, middle of the street, etc. as long as you put on your hazard lights. (see: cates avenue)"

you mean its wrong of me to park in the unloading zone outside of tally with flashers when I'm running up to the ATM with no line? Finding a spot near there takes all damn day. and walking from coliseum deck is a pain when you just need 20$. oh well. I've still never parked in a fire lane. definitely shouldn't be doing that unless you are sitting in the drivers seat waiting for someone you'll know will be out within a minute or so

4/14/2008 4:27:57 PM

^Difference between unloading zone and fire lane.

4/14/2008 4:54:15 PM

On a related note, I hate it when you are stuck in traffic and some fuckers get the bright idea of using the emergency lane. Last Thursday when I got off work there was a really big accident on one of the interstates nearby, traffic was backed up for miles, etc. A bunch of people started jumping into the emergency lane until I could see it start to back up. Then the tow truck that was supposed to help clear the wreckage came by and was stuck in the emergency lane because it couldn't get to the wreck. I mean seriously, wtf would those people have done if that was an ambulance or a firetruck? They seriously could have caused someone to die.

4/14/2008 5:11:42 PM

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"definitely shouldn't be doing that unless you are sitting in the drivers seat waiting for someone you'll know will be out within a minute or so"

more like "definitely shouldn't be doing that AT ALL"

Quote :

"I mean seriously, wtf would those people have done if that was an ambulance or a firetruck? They seriously could have caused someone to die."

that can (and does) happen all the time

we find ways around though

and then usually get PD to issue tickets to those jackasses

4/14/2008 5:27:05 PM

....And then the Cops are bad guys - I love the way people think

4/14/2008 7:21:09 PM

I think its funny cause some people bitch about this or about peoples driving but then somehow justify themselves doing something wrong

4/14/2008 8:44:03 PM

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"No it isn't...and infact if you hit someone who is not parked correctly (taking two spaces, not in a parking spot) it will be their fault that you hit them and they will have to pay for any damages caused to your car... "

seriously? There is this chick that parks her car in two spaces in my parking lot every day and it pisses me off to no end.

4/14/2008 8:47:07 PM

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"definitely shouldn't be doing that unless you are sitting in the drivers seat waiting for someone you'll know will be out within a minute or so"

Quote :

"more like "definitely shouldn't be doing that AT ALL""

No, see. If you're in the car waiting on someone you aren't parked in the fire lane, you are stopped in the fire lane. If you see a fire truck coming, you can move quickly away. Just like if you see a cop coming, you can move away and not get a ticket. Stopped and parked both mean that you aren't moving, but you can easily move a stopped car.

4/14/2008 8:49:17 PM

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"No it isn't...and infact if you hit someone who is not parked correctly (taking two spaces, not in a parking spot) it will be their fault that you hit them and they will have to pay for any damages caused to your car... "

that is 100% incorrect.

4/14/2008 9:25:54 PM

Quote :

"^Difference between unloading zone and fire lane."

and when you're getting money from the ATM you are pretty much right next to your car. you'll have plenty of time to move your car if you had to.

4/14/2008 10:43:13 PM

i went into whole foods today, got my sample on, bought some food and came back out 15 minutes later to find the same car sitting in the fire lane that was there when i went in.

15 minutes is ridiculous.

4/14/2008 10:46:00 PM

Quote :

"the only time i do this is at harris teeter when im returning a redbox movie running in to get a case of beer"

4/14/2008 10:47:22 PM

i've seen it so bad at the jones franklin HT that the last car was blocking over half the road right in front of the dollar store, since the road curves right there

4/14/2008 11:04:10 PM

but the problem with just stopping and waiting on someone is that it causes traffic problems. other people do it, now the whole place is full of cars

get a spot and drive up when the guy comes out

4/15/2008 1:33:44 AM

This nation is becoming so damn lazy. Seriously, park your damn car in a spot or you fail at life. Even if it's fricking 11pm and you're going on a beer run. You can get a spot right up front, it's just an extra 5-10 feet.

4/15/2008 2:08:08 AM

http://www.youparklikeanasshole.com/notices/notice_1.pdf

4/15/2008 2:10:46 AM

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"This nation is becoming so damn lazy. Seriously, park your damn car in a spot or you fail at life. Even if it's fricking 11pm and you're going on a beer run. You can get a spot right up front, it's just an extra 5-10 feet"

also

^i printed a shit ton of those and kept them in my car for a while

4/15/2008 6:12:31 AM

new idea

i just registered "onlyassholesparkinfirelanes.com"

gonna make printable "tickets" a la youparklikeanasshole.com

i think this will go over well

4/15/2008 6:49:53 AM

I like these:
http://www.glarkware.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=5&idproduct=2096

they're a catchall for asshole behavior that needs notification

[Edited on April 15, 2008 at 7:26 AM. Reason : .]

4/15/2008 7:23:13 AM

the awesome thing about fire lane parking - the firemen are allowed to run your car over and you have to pay for any damages to the truck

4/15/2008 7:36:56 AM

i hate the people that park in the no parking lane at my apartment complex because it makes it almost impossible to back out of half of the parking spots, but i park in the no parking lane when there are no other spaces because my complex never fucking tows

4/15/2008 12:26:10 PM

I wanna buy a bunch of boots and just start booting these assholes cars.

4/15/2008 12:30:14 PM

what good would that do? then theyd be in the fire lane even longer. quarter sticks of dynamite in the tail pipe is the best way.

4/15/2008 12:51:28 PM

but then where would the firetruck park when it came to put out their flaming car?

4/15/2008 12:53:30 PM

obviously youve never done this before the car doesnt catch on fire, it just scares the shit outa them. when they start drivin, the muffler gets hot and lights the fuse. if you want them to think somthings wrong with their car, use firecrackers, especially if you do this multiple times.

4/15/2008 12:58:38 PM

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"i went into whole foods today, got my sample on,"

Ha ha...I do that like twice a week. I like to get my sample on, fix a plate from the hot bar, and then go back and get my sample on again if there was anything worthwhile out there.

4/15/2008 2:10:15 PM

I'm at work right now.


The entire fire lane is blocked with people parked there.

I'm getting the ball rolling on either giving these folks tickets (campus tickets, not city of raleigh) or towed.

5/3/2008 10:11:13 AM

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"the awesome thing about fire lane parking - the firemen are allowed to run your car over and you have to pay for any damages to the truck"

yup

same with people who park on the street & it becomes too narrow for a truck to get through

5/3/2008 10:45:51 AM

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"same with people who park on the street & it becomes too narrow for a truck to get through"

*Skeptical

Got any proof of this? If so, balling. This doesn't count if the truck has a wide load though right? Cause usually a wide load is about a lane width 10 feet or more.

Also most streets with on street parking discourage them from being truck routes.

5/3/2008 11:02:00 AM

how can YOU park illegally, get a ticket and complain, then when other people park illegally, you complain about them breaking the law?

5/3/2008 11:04:10 AM

^^Context would indicate that he's not talking about just any truck - he's talking about fire trucks.

5/3/2008 11:04:53 AM

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"if you will be UNDER 3 minutes (not roughly 3 or so) with whatever you're doing, I dont see how this is a big deal. I dont do it regularly, but if I'm getting only 1 item and there are no close spots then idc if this bothers you also not a big deal if you are sitting in the car waiting on someone, it's not like you couldnt move if there were an emergency"

i agree with the response below aimed to the statement above

Quote :

"you are the worst kind of faggot"

seriously....walking won't hurt you fatty. I hate when people do this shit. There are parking spot for a reason. If you can't walk a few extra feet then you shouldn't be buying food anyway.

5/3/2008 11:51:25 AM

Discreetly (ie. don't be seen or could probably be charged with destruction of property) puncture their tire.

Or, just have a couple nails around and set them so they'll enter the tire upon moving the vehicle.

It's going to be about the same cost as getting someone towed, WAY faster response time than the tow truck, and you get to watch them change a tire if it's where you work.


Think of it as a duct-taped version of the "traffic controllers" found in some parking lots/banks/etc. http://www.epsinfo.com/prod03.htm

5/3/2008 12:03:45 PM

whenever I see an asshole parking in the firelane I HOPE there is a massive fire at the store and the firetrucks come racing in and destroy their fucking car.

5/3/2008 12:07:36 PM

cops need to enforce it or im gonna start calling the tow truck and tell them to just sit there and wait for people to park and then take that shit

5/3/2008 7:35:57 PM

next time this happens, I'm gonna burn down food lion just to teach these assholes a lesson!

[Edited on May 3, 2008 at 7:46 PM. Reason : ATTN Police: I'm just kidding, I really wouldn't do that. It's a joke, seriously.]

5/3/2008 7:36:56 PM

set em up

7/2/2008 9:51:10 PM