Does anyone take up two parking spaces at a parking lot ?

'You'd have to weigh 300 pounds. Didn't you see the episode of the
Simpson's where Homer gained #300 to get on disability?'

REPLY: I dont think Doctors consider 300 lbs. 'morbid obesity' ; a man
over 6'5" could weigh 300 and just look well-covered. No, i dont watch
The Simpsons and the only Homer i know is from the Beverly Hillbillys.

'when a pickup truck came up to park, next to her car, and the driver
deliberately smashed his door into the Cadillac. I went to say something
but quickly realized that he probably had a gun in his glove compartment
(this being Texas) and decided that discretion was the better part of
valor. She was probably driving the Cadillac because it was her only
car, and her husband was now dead, but she could not let go of the past,
or the car. The Luddite "rednecks" did not care.'

REPLY: Im assuming the Truck then took off after doing the crime (?) .
If so, i would have recorded their license plate number and left it on
the ladies Cadillac telling her you were an eye witness . Or, i would
have waited for her to come back out to her car and tell her personally.
These sorts of crimes should not be let go so easily ; it screams out
for justice.

Only when I'm pulling my trailer with my pulling tractor on it.

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dave wrote:
> Just wondering if anyone with their Vette takes up two parking spaces in
> a parking lot * PROVIDING they park quite a distance from the place
> they are going into , and, if the parking lot is fairly empty ? (
> *please note the qualification).
> The point of doing this is to avoid people dinging your car because
> theyve parked too close to you , and not show off or be flashy.
>
> If you dont park double, and if you park single...do you try to park in
> a corner and if so, have you had people park too close to you and/or
> have you gotton vandalized with your Vette being so far out in the
> parking lot ?
>
> Lastly, if you know youll be parking in a parking lot for some
> time...do you just take your tin car instead of the vette ?
>
> What is your preference out of the above ?
>
> Thanks.

Taking up 2 spaces is just asking for your car to get keyed or your ass
kicked.
Your vette is just a car. Don't be so anal.

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 07:27:36 -0500, (dave)
wrote:

>'You'd have to weigh 300 pounds. Didn't you see the episode of the
>Simpson's where Homer gained #300 to get on disability?'
>
>REPLY: I dont think Doctors consider 300 lbs. 'morbid obesity' ; a man
>over 6'5" could weigh 300 and just look well-covered. No, i dont watch
>The Simpsons and the only Homer i know is from the Beverly Hillbillys.


There was a fat guy (400+) who owned my C4 before me. He broke the
left side of the tilt wheel (pivot pin) by using the steering wheel to
pull himself out of the car (he would then walk over to the passenger
side of the car to remove the small oxygen tank and cart). He also
ruined the driver seat due to his weight. In some cases there is more
damage done to the car by the driver than the people who park next to
it.

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> On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 07:27:36 -0500, (dave)
>>REPLY: I dont think Doctors consider 300 lbs. 'morbid obesity' ; a man
>>over 6'5" could weigh 300 and just look well-covered. No, i dont watch
>>The Simpsons and the only Homer i know is from the Beverly Hillbillys.
>
> There was a fat guy (400+) who owned my C4 before me. He broke the
> left side of the tilt wheel (pivot pin) by using the steering wheel to
> pull himself out of the car (he would then walk over to the passenger
> side of the car to remove the small oxygen tank and cart). He also
> ruined the driver seat due to his weight. In some cases there is more
> damage done to the car by the driver than the people who park next to
> it.

Homer in the Beverly Hillbillies??? You must be thinking of Ellie May?

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>>> "dave" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Just wondering if anyone with their Vette takes up two
>>>> parking spaces in
>>>> a parking lot * PROVIDING they park quite a distance
>>>> from the place
>>>> they are going into , and, if the parking lot is
>>>> fairly empty ? (
>>>> *please note the qualification).
>>>> The point of doing this is to avoid people dinging your
>>>> car because
>>>> theyve parked too close to you , and not show off or be
>>>> flashy.
>>>>
>>>> If you dont park double, and if you park single...do
>>>> you try to park in
>>>> a corner and if so, have you had people park too close
>>>> to you and/or
>>>> have you gotton vandalized with your Vette being so far
>>>> out in the
>>>> parking lot ?
>>>>
>>>> Lastly, if you know youll be parking in a parking lot
>>>> for some
>>>> time...do you just take your tin car instead of the
>>>> vette ?
>>>>
>>>> What is your preference out of the above ?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>> Leave the Vette at home.
>>>
>>> I knew a guy in high school many years ago, that would
>>> drive right up next to any car parked in more than one
>>> spot, and intentionally park close and smash his door
>>> into that car, he would then get out and leave his 5
>>> tone Junker rust bucket Camaro right next to the
>>> offending car...
>>>
>>> Why make your car any more of a target for bad attitudes
>>> and actions?
>>
>> same thing happen a few times to a friend of mine.
>> although, he was driving a cadillac...
>>
>> --
>> "Key"
>
> We lived in Texas, for a while, and I parked at the mall,
> and saw an elderly lady park her Cadillac, away from all
> other cars, and made her way slowly to the mall entrance.
> I was thinking that she probably could have parked in the
> disabled spaces, when a pickup truck came up to park, next
> to her car, and the driver deliberately smashed his door
> into the Cadillac. I went to say something but quickly
> realized that he probably had a gun in his glove
> compartment (this being Texas) and decided that discretion
> was the better part of valor. She was probably driving
> the Cadillac because it was her only car, and her husband
> was now dead, but she could not let go of the past, or the
> car. The Luddite "rednecks" did not care. It was an
> insult to their failure to make anything of their life,
> and so they had to attack anyone who had a better life. I
> hoped she had insurance, and she probably did.
>

well, if you were un-armed he would have been wrong if he
pulled his gun.
also. if ya really felt bad for the old-lady ?
you could have told mall security..

my2¢
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> dave wrote:
>> Just wondering if anyone with their Vette takes up two
>> parking spaces in
>> a parking lot * PROVIDING they park quite a distance from
>> the place
>> they are going into , and, if the parking lot is fairly
>> empty ? (
>> *please note the qualification).
>> The point of doing this is to avoid people dinging your
>> car because
>> theyve parked too close to you , and not show off or be
>> flashy.
>>
>> If you dont park double, and if you park single...do you
>> try to park in
>> a corner and if so, have you had people park too close to
>> you and/or
>> have you gotton vandalized with your Vette being so far
>> out in the
>> parking lot ?
>>
>> Lastly, if you know youll be parking in a parking lot
>> for some
>> time...do you just take your tin car instead of the vette
>> ?
>>
>> What is your preference out of the above ?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> Taking up 2 spaces is just asking for your car to get
> keyed.

whats wrong with taking two spaces on the outside of the
parking lot where there are no cars usually parked there to
begin with.
also,
keying a car is a crime and should be prosecuted.

> or your ass kicked.

nah, if someone tried to kick my ass for the way I park.
they would probably be in for a big suprize :-)
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>> On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 07:27:36 -0500, (dave)
>>>REPLY: I dont think Doctors consider 300 lbs. 'morbid obesity' ; a man
>>>over 6'5" could weigh 300 and just look well-covered. No, i dont watch
>>>The Simpsons and the only Homer i know is from the Beverly Hillbillys.
>>
>> There was a fat guy (400+) who owned my C4 before me. He broke the
>> left side of the tilt wheel (pivot pin) by using the steering wheel to
>> pull himself out of the car (he would then walk over to the passenger
>> side of the car to remove the small oxygen tank and cart). He also
>> ruined the driver seat due to his weight. In some cases there is more
>> damage done to the car by the driver than the people who park next to
>> it.
>
> Homer in the Beverly Hillbillies??? You must be thinking of Ellie May?
>
>
Here it is
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0522608/

"The Beverly Hillbillies"
The Courtship of Homer Noodleman (1968)

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>> dave wrote:
>>> Just wondering if anyone with their Vette takes up two parking spaces in
>>> a parking lot * PROVIDING they park quite a distance from the place
>>> they are going into , and, if the parking lot is fairly empty ? (
>>> *please note the qualification).
>>> The point of doing this is to avoid people dinging your car because
>>> theyve parked too close to you , and not show off or be flashy.
>>>
>>> If you dont park double, and if you park single...do you try to park in
>>> a corner and if so, have you had people park too close to you and/or
>>> have you gotton vandalized with your Vette being so far out in the
>>> parking lot ?
>>>
>>> Lastly, if you know youll be parking in a parking lot for some
>>> time...do you just take your tin car instead of the vette ?
>>>
>>> What is your preference out of the above ?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>> Taking up 2 spaces is just asking for your car to get keyed.
>
> whats wrong with taking two spaces on the outside of the parking lot where
> there are no cars usually parked there to begin with.
> also,
> keying a car is a crime and should be prosecuted.
>
>> or your ass kicked.
>
> nah, if someone tried to kick my ass for the way I park.
> they would probably be in for a big suprize :-)
> --
> "Key"
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>
>

Big suprize or little metal suprize that goes bang?