Entries from March 2009

March 31, 2009

Scared of the curb?

Minneapolis, MN
Glanzer says, “I was parking in front of my apartment last night when I noticed the car two spots up from me was parked a good seven or eight feet from the curb, clearly almost a car’s length further out into the street than the car behind it. I think it looked worse in [...]

March 30, 2009

How to deal with bad parkers

Here’s a tip for dealing with bad parkers from xkcd.com:

Thanks Jeff (who adds, “be sure to note the mouse over text.”)

March 30, 2009

Tattling on the roommate

Columbia, MO
Steph took this of her roommate’s car, and says, “Our parking lot is usually full (when it’s not the Thursday before Spring Break), so this kind of parking job would be considered a big no-no.  Her car is tiny so why does she need two parking spaces?!”

March 27, 2009

For Better or For Worse…but Bad Parking?

Somewhere in WI
Sharon says, “I am sooooooooo embarrassed to tell you that this was my HUSBAND’S parking job!  He dropped me off outside a store, then went to park.  When we walked to the truck after shopping I was mortified.  The truck was barely half-way into the space!!  He swears there must have been a [...]

March 26, 2009

First Wal-Mart, now Walgreens

Houston, TX
Lauren says, “This was found in a Walgreens parking lot.  A legitimate vehicle, but illegitimate parking!”

March 25, 2009

That’s just unholy

Bethel Park, PA
Jennifer says, “Here’s a set of 2 cars that park poorly every work day.  See how they are on the stripes?  They park there at the end of the row in a triangle of ‘no parking’ stripes.  As you see in the background, there is plenty of space for them to be normal.  [...]

March 24, 2009

A la Wal-Mart

Copperas Cove, TX
Jean says, “As short as this SUV is, it will fit. He/she is just a rude bonehead. Wal-Mart parking lot, of course. I am going to start paying more attention to the fact that I as long as I have my phone, I have a camera. Our Wal-Mart parking lot is always good [...]

March 23, 2009

Move or I’ll call the towing company!

Miami, FL
Natalie  took this by a house on my way home. She says, “I love how the green car blocks the car in the garage. As I was taking the picture, he moved the car – I could not control my laughter. I think he thought I was going to call the towing company. (Apparently, he [...]

March 20, 2009

Black and shiny

Miami, FL
Natalie says, “As I left work, I spotted this black car. I LOVED IT! I started laughing hysterically. I guess this jerk couldn’t tell that it was not a parking spot.”
Or he just didn’t care…

March 19, 2009

From kerb to car

Newarthill, near Glasgow, Scotland
Kev says, “This is a car that was ‘parked’ outside my local shop in Newarthill. A woman returned to collect it a short time later. She had to get a taxi from the kerb to her car.”