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sealgaire

willyg wrote: »

I fully agree with you however my pet peeve is that sometimes there are far too many disabled places allocated

I agree, anyone know the dunnes in Athlone (the old one)? The amount of disabled parking spaces there is madness. 90% empty all the time

gbee

cowhands wrote: »

As it happens my OH spoke to our next door neighbour, the van driver was working in his back garden and got him to move the van. Still pretty pissed off though. Why not block your own drive/

NOW. *** Major, major problem. I'm out to the debt collector every week, I've no debts from him and be parks blocking me in.

But seriously, he and anyone else delivering to my neighbours, block my drive. I've two vehicle in my drive and one of my neighbours has none.

Eoin

We used have a crèche right beside us in our old estate - you'd see more 4x4s than a Dakar Rally in the mornings and evenings, and some of the parents were so ignorant - it wouldn't be unusual to come home and find someone parked across the driveway, or even halfway in it.

langdang

Get a hydraulic bollard fitted, hours of fun....;)

ABajaninCork

cowhands wrote: »

How about this for completely taking the piss.
OH came home from work, to find access to our drive completely blocked by this guy. Hes not even on the curb, hes right infront of our drive way. OH had to park across the road on the curb!

What a total lack of respect of someones property. It happens too often in our estate. Its starting to get to me. There has been times when we have been completely blocked into our own drive enable to go anywhere until the drive comes back.

:mad:

AFAIK, if the pavement to your drive is dropped, then it's YOUR land. And you would be totally justified in calling the Old Bill to have it towed. If it's not, then I'm afraid as annoying as it may be, the idiot CAN park there.

If however, the *polite* word in the ear, and the threat of getting the van towed does not work, then direct action (not that I'm putting words in your mouth mind! ) might be needed...

phill106

If someone is blocking access to your property, simply call the local gardai. They will arrange for it to be towed at owner (of truck) expense.

Tallon

ABajaninCork wrote: »

AFAIK, if the pavement to your drive is dropped, then it's YOUR land. And you would be totally justified in calling the Old Bill to have it towed. If it's not, then I'm afraid as annoying as it may be, the idiot CAN park there.

If however, the *polite* word in the ear, and the threat of getting the van towed does not work, then direct action (not that I'm putting words in your mouth mind! ) might be needed...

What do you mean?

azwethinkweiz

cowhands wrote: »

Its not the same guy always, this was the first time we seen this van. As it happens my OH spoke to our next door neighbour, the van driver was working in his back garden and got him to move the van. Still pretty pissed off though. Why not block your own drive/ cars in. Why block access to our drive or even better dont employ gob ****es to work in your back garden!

There just seems to be a general lack of respect for peoples drives in this estate to be honest, we have 2 cars and space to park our 2 cars, we even extended our drive to make it a little bit more roomy getting in and out why should we be denied access to our own property I ask you. Disrespect is the only answer I can come up with

Lol... I know this estate , I live in the old estate... but I won't name names. Lotta parking in front of peoples drives going on around here lately... There's a woman 2 doors down with a drive and people kept blocking it and she called the guards out - no one has dared park there since lol!

ABajaninCork

Tallon wrote: »

What do you mean?

Well - the words you've bolded may possibly be the answer.

phill106

azwethinkweiz wrote: »

Lol... I know this estate , I live in the old estate... but I won't name names. Lotta parking in front of peoples drives going on around here lately... There's a woman 2 doors down with a drive and people kept blocking it and she called the guards out - no one has dared park there since lol!

as it should be!
See it works!

cowhands

ABajaninCork wrote: »

AFAIK, if the pavement to your drive is dropped, then it's YOUR land. And you would be totally justified in calling the Old Bill to have it towed. If it's not, then I'm afraid as annoying as it may be, the idiot CAN park there.

If however, the *polite* word in the ear, and the threat of getting the van towed does not work, then direct action (not that I'm putting words in your mouth mind! ) might be needed...

Yep its dropped..

cowhands

azwethinkweiz wrote: »

Lol... I know this estate , I live in the old estate... but I won't name names. Lotta parking in front of peoples drives going on around here lately... There's a woman 2 doors down with a drive and people kept blocking it and she called the guards out - no one has dared park there since lol!

The old estate...Im confused? (that can happen easily mind!)

Tallon

ABajaninCork wrote: »

Well - the words you've bolded may possibly be the answer.

Ok, let me re-phrase, what type of direct action? Calling the gaurds maybe?

cowhands

langdang wrote: »

Get a hydraulic bollard fitted, hours of fun....;)

I'm assuming ill need to get some sort of neighbour approval, or city approval at least, right? Hey why not just go for the gusto, a drawbridge and moat too ? :P

11811

A buddy of mine took this, but I thought it deserved being put up here,

In Tralee -

ABajaninCork

Tallon wrote: »

Ok, let me re-phrase, what type of direct action? Calling the gaurds maybe?

Yes -that would be what I meant. Please read my first para...

pah

so mine's the smax, went shopping today in bishopstown, came out to find these 3 cars pulled int the row behind me where there are No spaces.

good thing i was on the end as the smax is big

http://dl.dropbox.com/0/view/jgypyvn3tui0wma/Photos/Photo%20Oct%2029%2C%207%2028%2034%20p.m..jpg

the funny thing is, as i was packing the shopping in the car, a woman pulled up alongside the focus and parked her car, LOL.

i mouthed are you for real? she stuck her head out the window and i explained how it wasnt a parking space :rolleyes:

heres a pic from the other side as i drove off.

http://dl.dropbox.com/0/view/11qzyi51bjzdair/Photos/Photo%20Oct%2029%2C%206%2038%2004%20p.m..jpg

-Corkie-

I know the spot in bishopstown. I always do our shopping there. I even see them stopping on the side of the road and abandoning the car.

Gumbo

pah wrote: »

so mine's the smax, went shopping today in bishopstown, came out to find these 3 cars pulled int the row behind me where there are No spaces.

good thing i was on the end as the smax is big


the funny thing is, as i was packing the shopping in the car, a woman pulled up alongside the focus and parked her car, LOL.

i mouthed are you for real? she stuck her head out the window and i explained how it wasnt a parking space :rolleyes:

heres a pic from the other side as i drove off.

please, for the love of god, resize your pictures :mad:

KoolKid

kceire wrote: »

please, for the love of god, resize your pictures :mad:

Was just about to post the same thing...
So annoying.

Eoin

Massive photos changed to links instead.

Please do not embed photos that size.

pah

kceire wrote: »

please, for the love of god, resize your pictures :mad:

koolkid wrote: »

Was just about to post the same thing...
So annoying.

eoin wrote: »

Massive photos changed to links instead.

Please do not embed photos that size.

Jeez - sorry !!

I normally would but linked directly to them from dropbox links in iPhone so couldn't resize.

Fey!

Sorry about the quality; old mobile! I thought that it was interesting that a "professional" driving instructor couldn't judge the size of their car and park properly. Taken in Aldi in Galway (Westside).

pah wrote: »

I normally would but linked directly to them from dropbox links in iPhone so couldn't resize.

How do you know if someone has an iPhone?

They'll tell you!!!

Berty

That's just overly pedantic.

Fey!

Berty wrote: »

That's just overly pedantic.

If that's aimed at mine, then I have to ask this; if you can't park right, how can you teach someone to drive right? Pedantic, maybe, but you have to have spacial awareness and car control, and be able to convey that to others!

I should also point out that they're in 2 spaces and narrowing the roadway in a spot where the roadway is already narrowing.

bladebrew

i used to work in the dunnes pictured on the last page:eek:

and i still cant figure out why the cars are parked that way,

edit: i think they may have done a half assed layout change which left the spaces that close together, but the ones on the left used to be spaces but not anymore....i think!

lasthope

Nice, A**hole

marious

lasthope wrote: »

Nice, A**hole

classic

SerialComplaint

Superquinn Ballinteer - during the lashings of rain on Friday - obviously disabled parking bay rules only apply in dry weather.

h3000

Those A3's are huge yokes:)

phill106

Nice to see eurocarparks limerick has a pro-disabled hiring policy
http://i52.tinypic.com/2mz9weq.jpg

L-M

phill106 wrote: »

Nice to see eurocarparks limerick has a pro-disabled hiring policy
http://i52.tinypic.com/2mz9weq.jpg

Did you take that during the week? I'm trying to think when I was in town but I definitely saw that parked there! Could of been Tuesday or Wednesday!

phill106

Limerick man wrote: »

Did you take that during the week? I'm trying to think when I was in town but I definitely saw that parked there! Could of been Tuesday or Wednesday!

took it yesterday (saturday) afternoon

puppetmaster

phill106 wrote: »

Nice to see eurocarparks limerick has a pro-disabled hiring policy
http://i52.tinypic.com/2mz9weq.jpg

hahahah, i should drop all those tickets i have off to him. typical

Chriscl1

what a place to park the car to take a picture!!!!!!!!
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1668162

Abelloid

Chriscl1 wrote: »

what a place to park the car to take a picture!!!!!!!!
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1668162

Looks like a layby.

robbie_998

Liffey Valley car park.... parked on foot path next to the road !

franksm

Another dipwad covering three disabled spaces in Tesco, Maynooth last night. No sign of a blue badge on the dash.

phill106

franksm wrote: »

Another dipwad covering three disabled spaces in Tesco, Maynooth last night. No sign of a blue badge on the dash.

Doesnt that type of parking prove some sort of disability?

Idleater

phill106 wrote: »

Doesnt that type of parking prove some sort of disability?

Blindness?

muckwarrior

phill106 wrote: »

Doesnt that type of parking prove some sort of disability?

Yeah, but I don't think being mentally handicapped qualifies.

redcube

I see a lot of bad parking but i hate it when cars are parked over the lines and then hop there car door of your car the side of my van looks like the sea its so wave from car door hopping of it i keep it clean i haven't put a mark on it and then some one hops a door of it. The van is my pride and joy I'm careful when opening my door so i don't hop it of a car way can't they

I used to drive a classic car a few years back spent a lot of money near €4.000 on getting the rusted passage side fix and someone hopped a door of it and put a nice dent in it while i was sitting in the car and i said to them "way did you do that" they said back "its a old car" and i'm sorry to say i lost it and kicked the side of there car in not my best moment but i don't think they'll do that again

Sticky Fingers

This picture was taken in South Africa, brill !

Builderfromhell

What is the best, legal, course of action to take when a car park is full but someone has parked very close to the edge of the parking bay?
If I compensate for this by moving closer to the edge of my parking space then I cause difficulties for the next person parking.
To get over this I park as closely as possible to the badly parked car but still fully within my own parking bay.

I have on occasion come back to my car to meet irate drivers unable to open their drivers door. I can only hope they may have learnt something from the experience.

Abelloid

Builderfromhell wrote: »

I have on occasion come back to my car to meet irate drivers unable to open their drivers door. I can only hope they may have learnt something from the experience.

I'll bet they still felt you were responsible for the inconvenience.

dr.fuzzenstein

redcube wrote: »

I
I used to drive a classic car a few years back spent a lot of money near €4.000 on getting the rusted passage side fix and someone hopped a door of it and put a nice dent in it while i was sitting in the car and i said to them "way did you do that" they said back "its a old car" and i'm sorry to say i lost it and kicked the side of there car in not my best moment but i don't think they'll do that again

Don't be sorry, these people where clearly arseholes who don't respect other people or their property, I applaud you, thank you and say "good on you" and respect for being so brave since most people who act like that are basically knackers who will act the way they want and get aggressive and violent when challenged.
And if indeed the above **** did not dent any more cars because of your actions you have done a service to society.
Thanks again.
The Fuzz.

*edit:
I'm saying this because one day a car with 4 scumbags pulled up beside me, one got out, wanged the door off my car, looked at me as if to say "hehe, what cha gonna do" and did it once more for good measure before I could drive off and had I said anything I would have to deal with 4 scumballs.

redcube

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Don't be sorry, these people where clearly arseholes who don't respect other people or their property, I applaud you, thank you and say "good on you" and respect for being so brave since most people who act like that are basically knackers who will act the way they want and get aggressive and violent when challenged.
And if indeed the above **** did not dent any more cars because of your actions you have done a service to society.
Thanks again.
The Fuzz.

*edit:
I'm saying this because one day a car with 4 scumbags pulled up beside me, one got out, wanged the door off my car, looked at me as if to say "hehe, what cha gonna do" and did it once more for good measure before I could drive off and had I said anything I would have to deal with 4 scumballs.

Thanks for the nice replay

MFZ

An older pic but still ...

dr.fuzzenstein

MFZ wrote: »

An older pic but still ...

Supposed to look like this:



Yes, this guy definitely deserves a price of some sort...

MFZ

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Supposed to look like this:
https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/121352/133975.jpg

Yes, thanks.