A big thank you

Tabnabs

to the owner of the Mazda who blocked me in yesterday afternoon. They made sure they had plenty of space for themselves but never bothered about anyone else. It takes reall skill to drive like this... :mad:

C_Breeze

Ah stop complaining, you can get in there no probs .. well i could anyway.

and whats with the recent trend in showing peoples reg plates, is this part of the new naming and shaming epidemic.. sock it to 'em, that'll learn 'em !

layke

Wasn't in a certain car park in Dublin City Centre was it? Saw something similar last night myself when I was parking in Fleet St.

On the topic, there's always one. I have a tip for you, if it happens again get a planck of wood and wedge it up against the bottom of the back bumper and the ground. A car that small should lift off the ground allowing you to manuver it to another position. Done it a few times myself and it's dead handy.

You may want to edit the reg plate so no one can see it.

cormie

So what did you actually do? Take the simple solution and climb in over the passenger chair and gearstick or get a few of the lads to roll it over and set the mazda on fire?

rymus

cormie wrote:

get a few of the lads to roll it over and set the mazda on fire?

Sounds like the only solution to me tbh...

Tabnabs

No it was in a carpark in Tallaght :eek: So you never know who owns the car out that way Luckily the car on the opposite side pulled out as I was coming back so I had to climb over the passenger seat. Otherwise it might have been in through the boot! It was even tighter than it looks so had to be really careful reversing out.

cormie

Dyflin wrote:

Luckily the car on the opposite side pulled out as I was coming back so I had to climb over the passenger seat. Otherwise it might have been in through the boot!

Would you not have been able to get in the passenger side if the car on the left wasn't pulling out? Did you park too close to it to get in the passenger door and they had to get in their passenger door? :D

Gurgle

^^ thats not boxed in, what are you talking about.
Unless you;re a)female and b) heavily pregnant.

Tabnabs

Gurgle wrote:

^^ thats not boxed in, what are you talking about.
Unless you;re a)female and b) heavily pregnant.

You're right it's not boxed in, a box has four sides, I was only blocked on two

Tabnabs

cormie wrote:

Would you not have been able to get in the passenger side if the car on the left wasn't pulling out? Did you park too close to it to get in the passenger door and they had to get in their passenger door? :D

No but I had all sorts of shopping crap and the boot was already full so being able to open the door beyond the first notch was a big help.

johnnyrotten

Whats the problem with showing the reg plate?
Name nd shame the muppets

Bluetonic

johnnyrotten wrote:

Whats the problem with showing the reg plate?
Name nd shame the muppets

There is no proof that the owner of the Mazda parked after the owner of the Leon, the owner of the Leon may simply have a vendetta against the Mazda owner and set up the picture to defame the Mazda owner.

Not saying for one minute this is the case but a picture alone doesn't prove the driver of the Mazda is a 'muppet'. We only have the original posters story.

Anan1

There's a second, fainter white line under the right hand wheels of the Leon. From looking at that picture alone, I would say that the Leon, rather than the Mazda, may have been at fault.

johnnyrotten

Bluetonic wrote:

There is no proof that the owner of the Mazda parked after the owner of the Leon, the owner of the Leon may simply have a vendetta against the Mazda owner and set up the picture to defame the Mazda owner.

Not saying for one minute this is the case but a picture alone doesn't prove the driver of the Mazda is a 'muppet'. We only have the original posters story.

Take a look at the picture. It clearly shows the MAzda parked on the line ( not parked properly )

Bluetonic

johnnyrotten wrote:

Take a look at the picture. It clearly shows the MAzda parked on the line ( not parked properly )

See above. The Mazda is parked within it's lines, the Leon is parked over it's line. How do you know the layout of the car park?

The photo proves absolutely nothing.

Anan1

johnnyrotten wrote:

Take a look at the picture. It clearly shows the MAzda parked on the line ( not parked properly )

There are two lines in the pic. The Mazda is on one, the Seat is well over the other.

Tabnabs

Hang on a sec, look at that number plate, I reckon the OP doctored it, I'm starting to wonder about their integrity...

dahamsta

I was going to put a :rolleyes: up against one of the posts in this thread, but there's so may trolls/muppets I don't know which one to pick. Idiots.

Well done OP. Keep naming and shaming these inconsiderate, ignorant assholes.

adam

L5

number plate looks dodgy....numbers look uneven

L5

dahamsta wrote:

I was going to put a :rolleyes: up against one of the posts in this thread, but there's so may trolls/muppets I don't know which one to pick. Idiots.

Well done OP. Keep naming and shaming these inconsiderate, ignorant assholes.

adam

:rolleyes:

smash

that's why you should always go for the sunroof option!

Anan1

Am I really the only one who can see the SECOND WHITE LINE???

Bluetonic

Anan1 wrote:

Am I really the only one who can see the SECOND WHITE LINE???

No. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=52303948&postcount=15

I think you may be one of few who actually want to see it.

Tabnabs

You're not seriously trying to suggest that the clear white lines should be ignored in favour of what are obviously older, obsolete markings, a blind donkey could pick out the difference

Bluetonic

Dyflin wrote:

You're not seriously trying to suggest that the clear white lines should be ignored in favour of what are obviously older, obsolete markings, a blind donkey could pick out the difference

The photograph is inconclusive, do you not agree?

upsfan

Come on, the second white line is an old one and the car park was repainted. How many car parks do you know that have a buffer zone between spaces?

Mitch Connor

why is anyone making an issue of the second, mainly blacked out line, when there is clearly a bright white line.... Why would they put a BRIGHT WHITE line inside a parking space that is not even nearly visible enough?

The mazda is parked poorly, horribly so, if you don't think so i hope i never have the misfortune of you parking beside me.

Anan1

upsfan wrote:

Come on, the second white line is an old one and the car park was repainted.

How do you know?

upsfan wrote:

How many car parks do you know that have a buffer zone between spaces?

I've seen it before. Haven't you?

johnnyrotten

Bluetonic wrote:

See above. The Mazda is parked within it's lines, the Leon is parked over it's line. How do you know the layout of the car park?

The photo proves absolutely nothing.

You can't be serious - Really~?

Anan1

johnnyrotten wrote:

You can't be serious - Really~?

Well yes, actually.

Seth Brundle

Just to clarify the reason that I left it is because irrespective of which car parked first, the Mazda should have parked properly (within the more noticable white lines) and if they couldn't do that then they should either park elsewhere or not be driving!

Anan1

kbannon wrote:

Just to clarify the reason that I left it is because irrespective of which car parked first, the Mazda should have parked properly (within the more noticable white lines) and if they couldn't do that then they should either park elsewhere or not be driving!

How do you know that only the newer white line in the pic is valid? Is it not possible that the space between the two lines is a buffer area to allow people to easily enter and exit their cars?

Budd

Its not great parking by any stretch but hardly boxed in. And hardly worth taking a picture and posting up on an internet forum to complain. There really are some weirdos out there.

dahamsta

Anan1 wrote:

How do you know that only the newer white line in the pic is valid?

Because the other one is painted over. Are you blind?

Anan1

dahamsta wrote:

Because the other one is painted over. Are you blind?

Go easy on the personal insults, I'd hate to see you getting banned. What makes you think it's painted over, as opposed to just worn?

Fozzie Bear

While we are thanking people could i express my gratitude to the complete muppet in the red Isuzu trooper and horse box who travelled at all of 40 MPH from Ballinasloe to Galway city last night. You are an inconsiderate, miopic fu*kwit of the highest order. If you had used your mirrors or even cared to think or look you would have noticed the queue of cars you had held up behind you. I pulled in out of total frustration and a considerably rasied blood pressure count at Oranmore and counted 94 (yes 94 cars) that you had managed to accumilate behind you. That entire road had a hard shoulder that you could have pulled into for 5 minutes to let the traffic pass you, but no you prefered to sit in the middle of the road and hold everyone up. While a few others tried to kill themselves and others in their suicidal efforts to get around your big fat arsed horse box.

Hats off to you, you cnut. I hope the horse kicked you in the head when you went to unload it.

dahamsta

Anan1 wrote:

Go easy on the personal insults, I'd hate to see you getting banned.

You're insulted by someone asking if you're blind? As far as I'm concerned you're either trolling or blind, so which is it?

upsfan

Anan1, yes I have seen car parking spaces with buffer zones. BUT it is very rare. AND I have never seen a buffer zone where one half is freshly painted and the other half is worn away almost completely. They also tend to have diagonal lines painted in between. I am sure the OP can confirm that it was _not_ a buffer zone. Christ, why am I even bothering replying to you.

ToxicPaddy

Fozzie Bear wrote:

While we are thanking people could i express my gratitude to the complete muppet in the red Isuzu trooper and horse box who travelled at all of 40 MPH from Ballinasloe to Galway city last night.

Is this legal what that guy in the trooper was doing?

Ive seen it a hundred times, whether its a horsebox, trailer or caravan being towed.. Fair enough I can understand them taking their time as chances are the horsebox has a horse or two in it and driving like a lunatic wouldnt exactly be good for the passangers of the horsebox, but as Fozzie said, would 2 mins driving anyway closely to the hard shoulder, or pulling in for 2 mins really hurt anyone???

Back on topic, most carparks that have set spaces in between spaces usually have them painted in yellow and criss cross lines, similar to found in yellow boxes at junctions in them.. well the ones that I've seen anyway.

Tox

Anan1

dahamsta wrote:

You're insulted by someone asking if you're blind? As far as I'm concerned you're either trolling or blind, so which is it?

Perhaps you should take some time to compose yourself. When you've calmed down, you might be able to tell me how you know that the fainter white line has been painted over, as opposed to just being worn. Or are personal insults the closest you can get to a rational debate?

blorg

Anan1- have you ever heard of Ockham's razor? I somehow doubt that the OP would have been put into this situation if there was in fact a large buffer zone on either side of the space, you know.

Anan1

blorg wrote:

Anan1- have you ever heard of Ockham's razor? I somehow doubt that the OP would have been put into this situation if there was in fact a large buffer zone on either side of the space, you know.

If there was a buffer zone between the spaces then it looks like the OP parked on it. The simple fact is that, Occam's Razor or not, the OP's pic doesn't give anyone enough information to conclusively judge the situation.

el tel

Dyflin wrote:

to the owner of the Mazda who blocked me in yesterday afternoon. They made sure they had plenty of space for themselves but never bothered about anyone else. It takes reall skill to drive like this... :mad:

Would seem that reversing into parking spaces is a disappearing skill also...;)

blorg

Yes, Anan1, you are entirely right, IF there was a buffer zone between the spaces. Here's one for you- maybe it was the OP parking over the actual line but he got out and painted a NEW line himself under the Mazda just so he could post that pic on boards.

Seth Brundle

Does anyone agree that this thread could do with being killed?

dahamsta

Please!

bazz26

kbannon wrote:

Does anyone agree that this thread could do with being killed?

Oh God, please feel free to do so at any time.

Seth Brundle

Your wish is my command!