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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2017 16:09:53 GMT
The best revenge I have heard over the abuse of a disabled parking was my friend in Towcester. She was out shopping with her sister, they had parked in the last but one disabled space, she has several chronic illnesses and is rightly a blue badge holder. Just as they get out of the car an asshole swings into the remaining disabled spot, leaps out of the car and is about to go into the shop. My friend shouts to him you've forgotten to display your blue badge... He replies 'that's cos I ain't got one, now fuck off and mind your own business' Being the shy and retiering type she is my friend wasn't gonna let that go, instead of having a slanging match with said tosser she sent her sister in to get a couple of bottles of squeezy golden syrup while she waited by the car. Armed with the sticky syrup she squirted it all over knobheads car, put the empty bottles in bin then went and did her shopping. By all accounts dickhead was not happy about the state his car was in when he got back to it, golden syrup is not the easiest stuff to get off your car windows in a supermarket car park 👍 I have been so tempted at times, but i was warned off as it is a criminal offence to do anything like that and more to the point i would gte caught as ther are cameras all over where i go  Would of love dto of been there and seen him having a hissy fit lol. This was in the late 90's in a small Safeway, before we were utterly plagued by CCTV cameras watching our every move. I'd have loved to have seen it first hand too, my friend has a wicked sense of humour and doesn't suffer fools gladly  |
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Post by Telemachus on Jun 29, 2017 16:15:32 GMT
I totally sympathise and agree with your annoyance at folk who park incorrectly in loading bays, pretend to be disabled and park in BB spaces. However these are all things on the public road, put there with the backing of law, and for good reasons. P&C spaces in Supermarkets are not in the same category at all, they are on private land, with no backing in law or requirement in law. And when I was a kid, they didn't exist and yet we still managed to go shopping. Although of course in those days shopping was more about buying stuff and less about a family day out. I suppose basically I don't see why people with children should be given special treatment. Yes it can be tight to get kids in and out of the back of the car, but so is it tight to get shopping into the back seat (my boot is usually full!). And anyway, I can see zero justification for putting such spaces in prime position. There is a childhood obesity crisis and making the little darlings walk a bit further would be for their own good. Put them at the far end of the car park. I dont need laws to tell me to respect rules. P&C space "rules" are created by companies whose only motivation is profit. So if you want obey any old rule, made for selfish reasons, here's one for you: It is now a rule that you always have to be polite and courteous to me. There, that should makes things more pleasant on here. |
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Post by Gone on Jun 29, 2017 20:00:55 GMT
I dont need laws to tell me to respect rules. P&C space "rules" are created by companies whose only motivation is profit. So if you want obey any old rule, made for selfish reasons, here's one for you: It is now a rule that you always have to be polite and courteous to me. There, that should makes things more pleasant on here. I am usually polite and courteous to you even when I do not agree with what you have said. Play the ball and not the man is the best 'rule'. |
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Post by Andyberg on Jun 29, 2017 20:13:14 GMT
I totally sympathise and agree with your annoyance at folk who park incorrectly in loading bays, pretend to be disabled and park in BB spaces. However these are all things on the public road, put there with the backing of law, and for good reasons. P&C spaces in Supermarkets are not in the same category at all, they are on private land, with no backing in law or requirement in law. And when I was a kid, they didn't exist and yet we still managed to go shopping. Although of course in those days shopping was more about buying stuff and less about a family day out. I suppose basically I don't see why people with children should be given special treatment. Yes it can be tight to get kids in and out of the back of the car, but so is it tight to get shopping into the back seat (my boot is usually full!). And anyway, I can see zero justification for putting such spaces in prime position. There is a childhood obesity crisis and making the little darlings walk a bit further would be for their own good. Put them at the far end of the car park. they need room either side of the car to get kiddies out and gear. I guess you would not complain if by accident your car got scratched/damaged if they used a standard size space as you seem to think they dont need the room and should park in standard bay. Why the feck can't they organise their shopping trips to encompass letting their little angels out at the far end of car parks? I know IMHO who is in greater need of being near the doors of a supermarket out of a tax paying person working to deadlines and nipping in for something for lunch whilst struggling paying tax to subsidise ' these people's benefits lifestyle' or the poor single mums having their procrastination lifestyle choice put in jeapody....Lazy fuckers have all the time in the world to walk an extra 50 yards!! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2017 20:24:43 GMT
I can't believe the caffuffle over a small number of spaces created in a car park to make things a bit easier for those shopping with small kids.
There are lots of things that didn't exist in shops when us old farts were kids but that exist now to make things a bit easier, its called progress.
You can include trolleys that allow the carrying of infants or take a car infant carrier and nappy changing facilities.
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Post by kris on Jun 29, 2017 20:30:08 GMT
I dont need laws to tell me to respect rules. P&C space "rules" are created by companies whose only motivation is profit. So if you want obey any old rule, made for selfish reasons, here's one for you: It is now a rule that you always have to be polite and courteous to me. There, that should makes things more pleasant on here. that works both ways Nick if you expect people to Be polite and courteous to you, you should be polite and courteous to them. |
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Post by Andyberg on Jun 29, 2017 20:38:08 GMT
I can't believe the caffuffle over a small number of spaces created in a car park to make things a bit easier for those shopping with small kids. There are lots of things that didn't exist in shops when us old farts were kids but that exist now to make things a bit easier, its called progress. You can include trolleys that allow the carrying of infants or take a car infant carrier and nappy changing facilities. Yes it's progress to single/ young perents on benefits Or grandparents fucking about with grandkids with all the time in the world to bumble about on shopping trips but to people who actually work to deadlines having to search round car parks for a space is a bit of a pisser when they are struggling to fit in with a busy life!! Hasten to add...I'm all for bigger spaces for P&C but why the need to be right outside the supermarket doors? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2017 20:45:11 GMT
I can't believe the caffuffle over a small number of spaces created in a car park to make things a bit easier for those shopping with small kids. There are lots of things that didn't exist in shops when us old farts were kids but that exist now to make things a bit easier, its called progress. You can include trolleys that allow the carrying of infants or take a car infant carrier and nappy changing facilities. Yes it's progress to single/ young perents on benefits Or grandparents fucking about with grandkids with all the time in the world to bumble about on shopping trips but to people who actually work to deadlines having to search round car parks for a space is a bit of a pisser when they are struggling to fit in with a busy life!! Hasten to add...I'm all for bigger spaces for P&C but why the need to be right outside the supermarket doors? My understanding is that these spaces are open to working parents and grandparents too, which makes their life a bit easier too. |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jun 29, 2017 20:49:18 GMT
Out of interest, are there any generally accepted guidelines to "parent and child" parking spaces? I mean, my Mum is 81 and I'm 57, but we are a parent and child. Would it be ok if we parked in one?
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Post by Telemachus on Jun 29, 2017 20:50:46 GMT
P&C space "rules" are created by companies whose only motivation is profit. So if you want obey any old rule, made for selfish reasons, here's one for you: It is now a rule that you always have to be polite and courteous to me. There, that should makes things more pleasant on here. that works both ways Nick if you expect people to Be polite and courteous to you, you should be polite and courteous to them. My dear boy, I always am. Well perhaps not in the face of gratuitous insult such as I receive from you. There are limits! But anyway, that isn't what the rule says. |
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Post by Andyberg on Jun 29, 2017 20:51:29 GMT
Yes it's progress to single/ young perents on benefits Or grandparents fucking about with grandkids with all the time in the world to bumble about on shopping trips but to people who actually work to deadlines having to search round car parks for a space is a bit of a pisser when they are struggling to fit in with a busy life!! Hasten to add...I'm all for bigger spaces for P&C but why the need to be right outside the supermarket doors? My understanding is that these spaces are open to working parents and grandparents too, which makes their life a bit easier too. Yes but why right outside the doors? Why do they need preferential parking? Do these working parents/ grandparents take their offspring to work? Would it not be better for their health to walk a little bit from the far end of the car parks whilst leaving spaces outside available for folks in a rush? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2017 20:52:14 GMT
Out of interest, are there any generally accepted guidelines to "parent and child" parking spaces? I mean, my Mum is 81 and I'm 57, but we are a parent and child. Would it be ok if we parked in one? Asda Kettering has a sign up saying you must have an accompanied child under 12 to use these spaces. How they came to that age I don't know. A quick Google gives this. www.goodtoknow.co.uk/family/546429/parent-and-child-parking-supermarket-rules12 and under as there should be a booster seat visible. Sensible enough reason as any. |
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Post by Telemachus on Jun 29, 2017 21:00:45 GMT
Out of interest, are there any generally accepted guidelines to "parent and child" parking spaces? I mean, my Mum is 81 and I'm 57, but we are a parent and child. Would it be ok if we parked in one? Asda Kettering has a sign up saying you must have an accompanied child under 12 to use these spaces. How they came to that age I don't know. A quick Google gives this. www.goodtoknow.co.uk/family/546429/parent-and-child-parking-supermarket-rules12 and under as there should be a booster seat visible. Sensible enough reason as any. Do they have to be your own children? I'm envisaging a business plan whereby I bring in several small brown children from somewhere like Calais, and have a stall just outside the car park where motorists with fat cars (or fat motorists) could hire a child for the duration of their shop. Would you pay £1 to get to use a P&C space guilt-free? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2017 21:03:30 GMT
Do they have to be your own children? I'm envisaging a business plan whereby I bring in several small brown children from somewhere like Calais, and have a stall just outside the car park where motorists with fat cars (or fat motorists) could hire a child for the duration of their shop. Would you pay £1 to get to use a P&C space guilt-free? No mention of the need to have proof of parenthood,it would be a tedious and expensive system to administer. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2017 21:11:12 GMT
Out of interest, are there any generally accepted guidelines to "parent and child" parking spaces? I mean, my Mum is 81 and I'm 57, but we are a parent and child. Would it be ok if we parked in one? Not generally accepted no... Our local ASDA has a sign that says'you must be accompanied by a child aged up to 12 years old to use these spaces. I've seen signs that say 'you must be accompanied by a toddler to use these spaces' or similar. All of which exclude your using it with your mother. But then most people would recognise the spirit of the meaning and wouldn't really need to ask such a dumb question. |
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