The BAD PARKING thread [vol4]
Discussion
Rusty Old-Banger said:
Vipers said:
Stonehaven today, some self entitled ignorant motorists, this is at the end of the beach promenade car park where cars can only park on one side, at the end is a turning place for cars who didn’t find a space can turn around.
These egits finding no spaces decided to park in that space, cars coming along now looking for a space will have difficulty getting out knowing a lot of drivers have absolutely no idea how to reverse.
Only option is drive over the kerb and do a three point turn.
We've 100% had that location in these pages before. I bet it's a common thing on a nice day. These egits finding no spaces decided to park in that space, cars coming along now looking for a space will have difficulty getting out knowing a lot of drivers have absolutely no idea how to reverse.
Only option is drive over the kerb and do a three point turn.
Edited by Vipers on Saturday 15th June 17:49
lancslad58 said:
As it's outside A&E perhaps the driver had more important things to worry about than how their car is parked.
Indeed. Someone could have taken a photo of my much more poorly car parked outside an A&E not too long ago. It was because my passenger was dying. I did move it once they were not dying. Not dying was as much a result of my poor parking (plus 3 points, and £100 fine), as the superb A&E docs, because it meant I got them there in time.
CheesecakeRunner said:
lancslad58 said:
As it's outside A&E perhaps the driver had more important things to worry about than how their car is parked.
Indeed. Someone could have taken a photo of my much more poorly car parked outside an A&E not too long ago. It was because my passenger was dying. I did move it once they were not dying. Not dying was as much a result of my poor parking (plus 3 points, and £100 fine), as the superb A&E docs, because it meant I got them there in time.
so called said:
CheesecakeRunner said:
lancslad58 said:
As it's outside A&E perhaps the driver had more important things to worry about than how their car is parked.
Indeed. Someone could have taken a photo of my much more poorly car parked outside an A&E not too long ago. It was because my passenger was dying. I did move it once they were not dying. Not dying was as much a result of my poor parking (plus 3 points, and £100 fine), as the superb A&E docs, because it meant I got them there in time.
So, I’m not surprised to read that it was a sole occupant.
so called said:
CheesecakeRunner said:
lancslad58 said:
As it's outside A&E perhaps the driver had more important things to worry about than how their car is parked.
Indeed. Someone could have taken a photo of my much more poorly car parked outside an A&E not too long ago. It was because my passenger was dying. I did move it once they were not dying. Not dying was as much a result of my poor parking (plus 3 points, and £100 fine), as the superb A&E docs, because it meant I got them there in time.
(A similarly anxious situation during an ambulance strike had me cracking along at 140 and kerbing the crap out of a wheel when parking, thank goodness I imagined it or I could have been in trouble... Oh how expendable one's pride and joy becomes when something important arises).
donkmeister said:
CheesecakeRunner said:
lancslad58 said:
As it's outside A&E perhaps the driver had more important things to worry about than how their car is parked.
Indeed. Someone could have taken a photo of my much more poorly car parked outside an A&E not too long ago. It was because my passenger was dying. I did move it once they were not dying. Not dying was as much a result of my poor parking (plus 3 points, and £100 fine), as the superb A&E docs, because it meant I got them there in time.
(A similarly anxious situation during an ambulance strike had me cracking along at 140 and kerbing the crap out of a wheel when parking, thank goodness I imagined it or I could have been in trouble... Oh how expendable one's pride and joy becomes when something important arises).
My gran, who was looking after me that day, raised our next door neighbour, who put me straight into the back of his MG Magnette and put the fast and furious to shame on the way to the hospital. No idea how he parked it because I was unconscious by then. I still remember the smell of the leather seats.
Blood transfusions and nearly two months in hospital followed.
I wasn't exactly risk averse then, or now for that matter.
5s Alive said:
donkmeister said:
CheesecakeRunner said:
lancslad58 said:
As it's outside A&E perhaps the driver had more important things to worry about than how their car is parked.
Indeed. Someone could have taken a photo of my much more poorly car parked outside an A&E not too long ago. It was because my passenger was dying. I did move it once they were not dying. Not dying was as much a result of my poor parking (plus 3 points, and £100 fine), as the superb A&E docs, because it meant I got them there in time.
(A similarly anxious situation during an ambulance strike had me cracking along at 140 and kerbing the crap out of a wheel when parking, thank goodness I imagined it or I could have been in trouble... Oh how expendable one's pride and joy becomes when something important arises).
My gran, who was looking after me that day, raised our next door neighbour, who put me straight into the back of his MG Magnette and put the fast and furious to shame on the way to the hospital. No idea how he parked it because I was unconscious by then. I still remember the smell of the leather seats.
Blood transfusions and nearly two months in hospital followed.
I wasn't exactly risk averse then, or now for that matter.
5s Alive said:
donkmeister said:
CheesecakeRunner said:
lancslad58 said:
As it's outside A&E perhaps the driver had more important things to worry about than how their car is parked.
Indeed. Someone could have taken a photo of my much more poorly car parked outside an A&E not too long ago. It was because my passenger was dying. I did move it once they were not dying. Not dying was as much a result of my poor parking (plus 3 points, and £100 fine), as the superb A&E docs, because it meant I got them there in time.
(A similarly anxious situation during an ambulance strike had me cracking along at 140 and kerbing the crap out of a wheel when parking, thank goodness I imagined it or I could have been in trouble... Oh how expendable one's pride and joy becomes when something important arises).
My gran, who was looking after me that day, raised our next door neighbour, who put me straight into the back of his MG Magnette and put the fast and furious to shame on the way to the hospital. No idea how he parked it because I was unconscious by then. I still remember the smell of the leather seats.
Blood transfusions and nearly two months in hospital followed.
I wasn't exactly risk averse then, or now for that matter.
The emergency dash to A & E must be more common than some people imagine. I have done it when my wife collapsed in so much pain that she could only lie on the floor moaning. Happily next door neighbour was a lot larger than me so we were able to get her in the car.
Hospital was only half a mile away so no point in any fast driving, but had it been a longer run speed limits would have been irrelevant.
Parking was just as close to A &E door as possible. Move it once she was in triage.
Happily she was fine in a shortish time.
Hospital was only half a mile away so no point in any fast driving, but had it been a longer run speed limits would have been irrelevant.
Parking was just as close to A &E door as possible. Move it once she was in triage.
Happily she was fine in a shortish time.
mac96 said:
The emergency dash to A & E must be more common than some people imagine. I have done it when my wife collapsed in so much pain that she could only lie on the floor moaning. Happily next door neighbour was a lot larger than me so we were able to get her in the car.
Hospital was only half a mile away so no point in any fast driving, but had it been a longer run speed limits would have been irrelevant.
Parking was just as close to A &E door as possible. Move it once she was in triage.
Happily she was fine in a shortish time.
Similar vein - emergency dash to the vets most recently, but also a "lap record" time to my late grans when her carer called to say her time had come. They were right. Hospital was only half a mile away so no point in any fast driving, but had it been a longer run speed limits would have been irrelevant.
Parking was just as close to A &E door as possible. Move it once she was in triage.
Happily she was fine in a shortish time.
SistersofPercy said:
so called said:
Have to say, more impressed that they found a parking space at all up there.My daughter’s shoulder was out so the slow walk from the car to the entrance was too much and the pain brought on an epileptic seizure before we made it.
We joked later about it being a good way to jump the que, but epilepsy is not a joke.
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