Ever been 'stalked' for your parking space?
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This morning i went to the Metro Centre at Gateshead at about 10.30 to see - http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/eve... the car parks were about 90% full when i arrived but i found a space no problem about 200yds from entrance.
When i left at noon the car park was totally full,all approach roads were backed up and there was probably a few dozen cars driving around looking for spaces.Within 50yds of me exiting the building to return to my car two seperate drivers had stopped and asked me if i was leaving so that they could get my space,i explained yes,but iam parked right over the far side of the car park,i also sensed that at least 2 or 3 other drivers were slowly following & observing me from a short distance to see where i was going to vacate a parking bay,no sooner had i got in my car than several of the vultures descended on my location from all angles and sat waiting for the vacant space .I felt like a Zebra that had been stalked by a pack of Lions.
I did find it a tad irritating and as i left half expected to see a fight breaking out over who got into the vacant bay.
It even occured to me that i probably could have given up the space to the highest bidder and made a few ££££'s
When i left at noon the car park was totally full,all approach roads were backed up and there was probably a few dozen cars driving around looking for spaces.Within 50yds of me exiting the building to return to my car two seperate drivers had stopped and asked me if i was leaving so that they could get my space,i explained yes,but iam parked right over the far side of the car park,i also sensed that at least 2 or 3 other drivers were slowly following & observing me from a short distance to see where i was going to vacate a parking bay,no sooner had i got in my car than several of the vultures descended on my location from all angles and sat waiting for the vacant space .I felt like a Zebra that had been stalked by a pack of Lions.
I did find it a tad irritating and as i left half expected to see a fight breaking out over who got into the vacant bay.
It even occured to me that i probably could have given up the space to the highest bidder and made a few ££££'s
turbolucie said:
At the gym a few weeks ago I waited for someone to leave, started reversing into the space and some idiot drove forward into the space from behind me. Twunt.
And with typical British attitude you just moaned a bit to yourself before driving off to find somewhere else, right?Oakey said:
turbolucie said:
At the gym a few weeks ago I waited for someone to leave, started reversing into the space and some idiot drove forward into the space from behind me. Twunt.
And with typical British attitude you just moaned a bit to yourself before driving off to find somewhere else, right?Oakey said:
turbolucie said:
At the gym a few weeks ago I waited for someone to leave, started reversing into the space and some idiot drove forward into the space from behind me. Twunt.
And with typical British attitude you just moaned a bit to yourself before driving off to find somewhere else, right?
h and dumped her body in the verge at the side of the road. And nicked her pizza. 
Why not waste a day enjoying this phenomena?
Get up early, grab primo parking space somewhere sure to have people fighting over it. ps off until it gets busy and then come back and prick tease them by going to the car, playing with stuff in the boot or just get in, sit in drivers seat and give them a thousand yard stare like a fking madman without ever moving.
That's what some tw@ts who live near me seem to do
I don't know who is worse- them or the utter tw@ts who sit there waiting for the spaces blocking the whole place up and causing traffic chaos.
Personally I just ride my motorcycle right upto the door, hop off and laugh at the lot of them.
Get up early, grab primo parking space somewhere sure to have people fighting over it. p
s off until it gets busy and then come back and prick tease them by going to the car, playing with stuff in the boot or just get in, sit in drivers seat and give them a thousand yard stare like a fking madman without ever moving.That's what some tw@ts who live near me seem to do
I don't know who is worse- them or the utter tw@ts who sit there waiting for the spaces blocking the whole place up and causing traffic chaos.
Personally I just ride my motorcycle right upto the door, hop off and laugh at the lot of them.
Come on the problem with going to a busy sales is that the roads around are congested, the car parks full and you know if you do miss a space it will take an age to get round the carpark to be able to either try again, the worst is spotting an empty space driving to it to find it is empty as it is blocked and had been left empty for a reason.
Now this may be weird, but i er, off the shopper a lift!
I say excuse me, but er, you going back to your car? If i can have your space il happily transport you and your shopping to your space of choice, ifi can then nab it.
Done this four times now. Worked each time. Was raining though. I perhaps look friendly? I dunno. Got me a space in less then five min though.....
I say excuse me, but er, you going back to your car? If i can have your space il happily transport you and your shopping to your space of choice, ifi can then nab it.
Done this four times now. Worked each time. Was raining though. I perhaps look friendly? I dunno. Got me a space in less then five min though.....
maniac0796 said:
I like to walk round in circles for a bit, or go to the car, sit in it, roll a cigarette, smoke it, have a play on my phone. Rearange the stuff in the boot a bit.
The stupid ones just sit there blocking up the car park. The smart ones tend to look angry.
I do something similar, walk towards a car, pull my keys out as if I'm going to unlock it, then walk straight past the side of it into the next row of cars.The stupid ones just sit there blocking up the car park. The smart ones tend to look angry.
I hate shopping centre car parks with a passion and do everything in my power to avoid them. The worst one I have been to is Talbot Green Shopping Centre near Llantrisant. 7 big, popular shops and a Pizza Hut and probably all of 200 spaces!
Ricky_M said:
maniac0796 said:
I like to walk round in circles for a bit, or go to the car, sit in it, roll a cigarette, smoke it, have a play on my phone. Rearange the stuff in the boot a bit.
The stupid ones just sit there blocking up the car park. The smart ones tend to look angry.
I do something similar, walk towards a car, pull my keys out as if I'm going to unlock it, then walk straight past the side of it into the next row of cars.The stupid ones just sit there blocking up the car park. The smart ones tend to look angry.
I hate shopping centre car parks with a passion and do everything in my power to avoid them. The worst one I have been to is Talbot Green Shopping Centre near Llantrisant. 7 big, popular shops and a Pizza Hut and probably all of 200 spaces!
turbolucie said:
At the gym a few weeks ago I waited for someone to leave, started reversing into the space and some idiot drove forward into the space from behind me. Twunt.
Had something similar happen many years ago. Had a space coned off to drop some heavy kit cones lifted i reversed truck in only to have some smart arse in a new Golf GTI sneak in with a big grin on his mug.
I jusk kept going and pushed the now panicking yuppie back out to a rapturous applause from the crowd in the nearby bus stop.
I was at the Metro Centre earlier this week and ended up 'stalking' people across the car park 
. They kept walking across to other aisles so ended up leaving my car on double yellow lines which a parking attendant once said you were allowed to park on if it was busy 
Never had a ticket anyway!
. They kept walking across to other aisles so ended up leaving my car on double yellow lines which a parking attendant once said you were allowed to park on if it was busy Never had a ticket anyway!Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff