We went to see an exhibition with the grandchildren yesterday. We had no problem parking but when we came out there were people trying to park and waiting for spaces to appear. A quite nice woman asked if we were going and we said yes. She seemed alright but, the car behind was some crazy waving at me yelling, pointing at her head etc etc. Now I had to settle in 4 people and then back out and it wasn't helped that where I needed to reverse into was blocked by this crazy!
So I reversed slightly but they didn't move, then drove forward and edged back again. Eventually I just reversed so close that they finally got the message. All the while they were waving and I just hoped that they didn't steal the place off the lady who had asked. As I am trying to drive out I've then got a head on car going the wrong way towards me probably seeing I was moving and racing to get to the space!
Why don't people either go to the three other larger car parks or just be patient and also not steal spaces off others who have waited. I find this sort of mental behaviour quite abhorrent really. Most of them should, join in with me now, you know my words. "Grow the f**k up!" It's pathetic, it really is.
And so onward and upwards and off to the local shops and once again, there's the clown world parking - they have to stop double parked so they can get to their shop yet 20 paces away are open spaces. But no, stop me and those behind whilst you, who's universe revolves around you go about your business oblivious to everyone else. Confront them and it's not them but you who are in the wrong.
We live down a small, quite long single track road. I have learned to now just stop my car and let those coming the other way manoeuvre past me. They drive like lunatics (not all granted) and yet it's pot holed, speed ramped and we have plenty of wildlife too from Pheasants to Deer, it's a Bridleway so we have Horses and dog walkers, Badgers, Squirrels, you get the picture. A few of us have SUVs but there are quite a lot of small saloon cars and they seem to be the ones rushing to get somewhere. The other day I saw one of these small cars coming at Formula One pace so I pulled into a passing area and as luck would have it, on her side of the road to pass me was a monster of a puddle which she saw too late, hit and speed and made a muddy mess of her car. Karma. So I don't try and pass these people at speed as they do but just let them work their way around.
I think it is the same lady who when I was having heating Kerosene delivered wa getting super angry. The lane is only big enough for a car or tanker and he was delivering 500 litres to me. It's not that much in terms of time maybe a 5 minute job at most. She was beeping and then came to the end of the drive and was grumbling about missing her gym class or some such, so it gave me great pleasure to say I'd go and tall to the delivery driver. We quite enjoyed spending extra time and slowing the delivery right down. She had to wait and when he climbed back into his cabin she realised she'd have to reverse to let him past as there's no way he could have gone backwards. Ho Ho! Karma once again.
Why people don't allow enough time to do things, aren't planned (I knew where every car park was in case they were busy) and so on I don't know. All that happens is they get angry and impatient and stressed. It's not necessary. As my old School RE Teacher used to say "Impatience make Inpatients!"
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