So I got into an argument at a car park with a cheapskate

Pintman Paddy Losty · 28-11-2018 03:19PM

CyberGhost wrote: »

LOL! Excuses. Register a new account just for me. It'll be our bonding account maybe I'll see how great it is to freeload from others and start doing it too.

Listen lad, that's not the same thing at all. You're comparing apples and oranges here.

No interest in bonding with you.

Can you tell me what you've gained by pulling the stunt you did? Other than a load of thanks from a bunch of geeks impressed with your Al Pacino impression?

conor2469 · 28-11-2018 03:19PM

CyberGhost wrote: »

Anyways a small update. He left me his ticket yesterday under my wiper to let me know he got out for free.

I don't care. If somebody else lets him out I'm fine, but I won't.

Wow, well done OP, he went to the effort of finding your car to leave the ticket, you must have really triggered him!

Tell me how · 28-11-2018 03:24PM

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

Listen lad, that's not the same thing at all. You're comparing apples and oranges here.

No interest in bonding with you.

Can you tell me what you've gained by pulling the stunt you did? Other than a load of thanks from a bunch of geeks impressed with your Al Pacino impression?

Da*n it, this whole thread was the OP trying to make a connection with you. Bet he's devastated.

Try_harder · 28-11-2018 03:25PM

Today I was coming through the barriers at Heuston and the cheeky b ahead of me walked through after the previous guy without scanning. I pulled her up on it- she didnt know what to say

CyberGhost · 28-11-2018 03:25PM

I'll email them with the reg and exact times. They have a CCTV camera right at that exit. They can have a look.

When I told my colleagues what happened, they instantly recognized who I was talking about.

Also, others are starting to wake up to it too now, because the other day I saw another person stopping their car and getting out with another regular freeloader that we have (coincidentally, also drives a new car). Except this guy got it immediately, backed off and drove away. Had this guy had done the same, it'd have been the end of the day and that's it. But as I mentioned what truly set me off is his immense self entitlement. Demanding I pay for him.

Also, I don't live in the area. So it's not like I have a tag that comes with the apartment. He saw me go to the machine, pay for it.

And I'll mention again. If guards or security would've been involved, I would've been very, very happy.

kippy · 28-11-2018 03:26PM

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

Sorry, I only have 3 devices allowed logged in at a time and my neighbour and nephew are using the other two.

Why don't you pay more for more devices and pass on your details?

Try_harder · 28-11-2018 03:27PM

CyberGhost wrote: »

LOL! Excuses. Register a new account just for me. It'll be our bonding account maybe I'll see how great it is to freeload from others and start doing it too.

Netflix can be any device just not at the same time- so u can share that with him without a loss to you...

CyberGhost · 28-11-2018 03:30PM

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

CyberGhost wrote: »

LOL! Excuses. Register a new account just for me. It'll be our bonding account maybe I'll see how great it is to freeload from others and start doing it too.

Listen lad, that's not the same thing at all. You're comparing apples and oranges here.

No interest in bonding with you.

Can you tell me what you've gained by pulling the stunt you did? Other than a load of thanks from a bunch of geeks impressed with your Al Pacino impression?

I am devastated.

I am comparing apples to apples. At the end of the day it's money. In fact I'm comparing a basket of apples to two apples which is what Netflix is compare to my fare.

I gained him knowing that he should not try to follow me. Follow somebody else.

Also, are you creating that account or what? I know people like you very, very well. Empty words.

28-11-2018 03:30PM

CyberGhost wrote: »

Demanding I pay for him.
.

Yea, except you didn't pay for him. You paid for yourself, same as how you would have done if he was not there.

uncommon_name · 28-11-2018 03:31PM

sbsquarepants wrote: »

So you knock on the neighbours window do you when the football is on, make sure there's no illegal streaming on your watch?

Point out how their unscrupulous behaviour is costing you money in the long run?

I'm guessing you don't because it would be a fairly stupid row to pick with your neighbour. In fact would be just about as stupid as the one the OP picked over some mystery companies 4 quid.

I've been called worse:D

I'm not worked up, I just think it's a bit sad for a grown man to be acting like some car park charge vigilante.

I'm not condoning the guy stealing it, I'm just saying that people must have very little going on in their lives to think shít like that is actually important.

I don't recall saying I do that to other people. Firstly I wouldn't get up and walk away when the football is on.
I am just stating the fact that he is using a service, taking up a car parking space and not paying for it. Eventually the car park will think, hmmmm we expected to make say €200 a day on parking but we are only making €150 but all of our spots are full. Lets raise the cost of parking per hour to make up that extra €50.
So the guy that pays for parking now has to pay €6 a day instead of €4 and the guy that doesn't pay now pays the same as before €0. Now it is effecting the guy that is paying. It is costing him an extra couple of hundred euro a year extra.
Now the guy that has been paying the whole time says you know what, F**k this. Why am I paying when he is't. I won't pay either and then the next person does the same and so on. Next thing parking is €10 a day instead of €4 and the car park owner is still making no money but his car park is full everyday. So he decide's F**k this, I am closing the car park down, it's not worth it. Now the service is gone and everyone is effected.
Just pay the €4, we are all out here trying to make a living for ourselves and our family. So is the car park owner.

uncommon_name · 28-11-2018 03:34PM

CyberGhost wrote: »

Anyways a small update. He left me his ticket yesterday under my wiper to let me know he got out for free.

I don't care. If somebody else lets him out I'm fine, but I won't.

Brilliant. So next step, I would write out a letter pretending to write to the car park owners reporting him. Leave that under his wiper blade.

CyberGhost · 28-11-2018 03:35PM

bubblypop wrote: »

CyberGhost wrote: »

Demanding I pay for him.
.

Yea, except you didn't pay for him. You paid for yourself, same as how you would have done if he was not there.

I paid for myself. So I could get through the barrier. Not him.

I'm amazed by the attitude of some people here. So I guess everyone should start doing that and we can only circle around and wait until one person pays for it so we can all get out too?

I'm glad most of the society is not like that. Otherwise there would be no society.

conor2469 · 28-11-2018 03:36PM

CyberGhost wrote: »

I'm amazed by the attitude of some people here. So I guess everyone should start doing that and we can only circle around and wait until one person pays for it so we can all get out too?

I should try this on Dublin Bus, "p!$$ off driver, you're going there either way, give me a lift." :pac:

CyberGhost · 28-11-2018 03:38PM

conor2469 wrote: »

CyberGhost wrote: »

I'm amazed by the attitude of some people here. So I guess everyone should start doing that and we can only circle around and wait until one person pays for it so we can all get out too?

I should try this on Dublin Bus, "p!$ off driver, you're going there either way, give me a lift." :pac:

Go for the LUAS too. Just make a dash for it when you see a person checking for tickets. All the others paying for it are stupid!

28-11-2018 03:39PM

CyberGhost wrote: »

I paid for myself. So I could get through the barrier. Not him.

I'm amazed by the attitude of some people here. So I guess everyone should start doing that and we can only circle around and wait until one person pays for it so we can all get out too?

I'm glad most of the society is not like that otherwise. There would be no society.

No, I never said that he was correct doing it, did I?
Merely correcting you, you didn't pay for him, you paid for you.
He got out for free.

inforfun · 28-11-2018 03:39PM

bubblypop wrote: »

Yea, except you didn't pay for him. You paid for yourself, same as how you would have done if he was not there.

Then that **** should have offered Op €2 so op would have gotten something out of it as well.

uncommon_name · 28-11-2018 03:40PM

conor2469 wrote: »

I should try this on Dublin Bus, "p!$$ off driver, you're going there either way, give me a lift." :pac:

Exactly, its the exact same thing. It still amazes me that the same bellends that disagree above will also disagree with what you said above. But they will probably just ignore it because they know you are right.

Squatter · 28-11-2018 03:41PM

CyberGhost wrote: »

I paid for myself. So I could get through the barrier. Not him.

I'm amazed by the attitude of some people here. So I guess everyone should start doing that and we can only circle around and wait until one person pays for it so we can all get out too?

Agreed. It almost makes me want to tear up my organ donor card just in case one of those brainless cheapskates should get one of my organs free of charge after I've handed in my cards for the final time! I'd far rather see my widow putting my pre-owned bits up on ebay!

kippy · 28-11-2018 03:42PM

bubblypop wrote: »

No, I never said that he was correct doing it, did I?
Merely correcting you, you didn't pay for him, you paid for you.
He got out for free.

No,
He paid for the freeloader as well......

CyberGhost · 28-11-2018 03:43PM

inforfun wrote: »

bubblypop wrote: »

Yea, except you didn't pay for him. You paid for yourself, same as how you would have done if he was not there.

Then that **** should have offered Op €2 so op would have gotten something out of it as well.

I would've been grand with that. Hell if he approached me in the car park and just asked me if he could follow me out, I'd have said "yes".

LollipopJimmy · 28-11-2018 03:47PM

Tell me how wrote: »

I think society would be much better off if people called out others on 'shabby' behaviour.

Fair play to the OP.

Call it how though? Shouting and screaming in a car park along with name calling? That's not the kind of society I want to live in. I am very much of the opinion that the OP is as bad as the lad in the car, neither covered themselves in glory.

CyberGhost wrote: »

I'd have been very happy if you called the guards and even got the security involved. Go for it. How are you going to explain what is going on exactly?

And what evidence do you have that he was going to follow you out? Security or Guards will look at fact and not your opinion that he was going to follow you.

uncommon_name · 28-11-2018 03:55PM

You muppets that disagree with the OP probably think that it is fine that a massive % of citizens of this country scrounge off the government (i.e. us tax paying citizens) in this country. They decide ah sure why do I need to work when I can sit at home all day on my arse with my 14 children doing absolutely nothing and still get money from the government. Ah sure while you are at it you might as well throw in a free house with a few stables and a few acres of land for my 14 kids to run around. Also I don't have any horses for the stables so they are going to go to waste, would you mind throwing in a few horses for free while you are there. Sure it wont effect you Mr. government, you can just up the tax for everyone that does work their bollox off and that will cover the expense of what you are giving me for nothing.
Does that sound similar to you. The guy that sits in the car park and says sure you might as well give me my parking for free Mr. car park owner, Why don't you just up the cost of parking to cover the money lost because of me, sure who cares. It is only going to effect the people that go out and work their arses off every day.

CyberGhost · 28-11-2018 03:56PM

kippy wrote: »

bubblypop wrote: »

No, I never said that he was correct doing it, did I?
Merely correcting you, you didn't pay for him, you paid for you.
He got out for free.

No,
He paid for the freeloader as well......

Exactly! He would not be able if or somebody else had not paid for him to get out.

If he truly wanted to get out and not have somebody pay for him, he would've raised the barrier himself. Or just drove his car through it.

28-11-2018 03:58PM

CyberGhost wrote: »

I would've been grand with that. Hell if he approached me in the car park and just asked me if he could follow me out, I'd have said "yes".

So, you don't really care that he stayed there for free? Just that he didn't ask you....

LollipopJimmy · 28-11-2018 03:59PM

uncommon_name wrote: »

You muppets that disagree with the OP probably think that it is fine that a massive % of citizens of this country scrounge off the government (i.e. us tax paying citizens) in this country. They decide ah sure why do I need to work when I can sit at home all day on my arse with my 14 children doing absolutely nothing and still get money from the government. Ah sure while you are at it you might as well throw in a free house with a few stables and a few acres of land for my 14 kids to run around. Also I don't have any horses for the stables so they are going to go to waste, would you mind throwing in a few horses for free while you are there. Sure it wont effect you Mr. government, you can just up the tax for everyone that does work their bollox off and that will cover the expense of what you are giving me for nothing.
Does that sound similar to you. The guy that sits in the car park and says sure you might as well give me my parking for free Mr. car park owner, Why don't you just up the cost of parking to cover the money lost because of me, sure who cares. It is only going to effect the people that go out and work their arses off every day.

First off, calling posters muppets makes you as bad as the two in the video. There is no correlation between the waffle you have posted and the point I was making. There are ways and means of dealing with things, acting in an aggressive manner and blocking the carpark is not the way imo.

uncommon_name · 28-11-2018 04:04PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

First off, calling posters muppets makes you as bad as the two in the video. There is no correlation between the waffle you have posted and the point I was making. There are ways and means of dealing with things, acting in an aggressive manner and blocking the carpark is not the way imo.

Hahahaha

What are the way's and means you would deal with it.
He did not start it in an aggressive way, he got out of the car and told your man to back up and he wasn't letting him out. The arrogant arsehole in the car behind decided to be aggressive and the OP decided to respond back in an aggressive manner.

Hoboo · 28-11-2018 04:05PM

Not worth getting stabbed over a €4 freeloader, but fair play OP for sticking to your principles.

alias no.9 · 28-11-2018 04:05PM

uncommon_name wrote: »

Brilliant. So next step, I would write out a letter pretending to write to the car park owners reporting him. Leave that under his wiper blade.

Nah, glue a €2 coin to the ground by the door of his car and wait to watch him try and pick it up. He's such a cheapskate that you might even get the same laugh with a 5c coin instead.

uncommon_name · 28-11-2018 04:06PM

alias no.9 wrote: »

Nah, glue a €2 coin to the ground by the door of his car and wait to watch him try and pick it up. He's such a cheapskate that you might even get the same laugh with a 5c coin instead.

Even better, glue it to his car.

CyberGhost · 28-11-2018 04:08PM

bubblypop wrote: »

CyberGhost wrote: »

I would've been grand with that. Hell if he approached me in the car park and just asked me if he could follow me out, I'd have said "yes".

So, you don't really care that he stayed there for free? Just that he didn't ask you....

No. I don't care at all. I mind my own business. If he follows somebody out and they let him. That's fine, I'm not a parking cop.

But I won't be paying for you everyday, especially when you are obviously more well of than I so you can pay for your own parking.

I don't owe anything free to anyone.

So I got into an argument at a car park with a cheapskate

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