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AverageOldGuy

(4,154 posts)
17. Monday, two weeks ago . . .
Thu May 14, 2026, 06:36 AM
Thursday

I had to go to cleaners, grocery, and gas station., Wife and I are handicapped by old age, spinal issues, neuropathy, and the general vicissitudes of old age. Movement for her is a struggle, I get around okay. Handicapped spaces are a godsend for us.

So I pulled into the grocery parking lot -- all handicapped spaces were taken, one by a car without a handicapped permit occupied by a couple of guys who were standing around leaning against the car, smoking and bullshitting.

In the space next to their car was a full-dress Harley and approaching the scene was the Harley owner, coming out of the auto parts store -- BIG guy -- big all over, complete with the stereotyped Harley regalia and tats. I was struggling to get out of my car.

Harley Guy sized up the situation, shouted at me "You -- old guy -- sit down. I'll take care of this." He set down his package, walked over to the two guys in the handicapped space and unloaded -- verbally -- on them, gave them a lesson on how you don't park in handicapped spaces, all the while calling the cops on them. They gave him a little lip, which was the wrong thing for them to do. He had called reinforcements, two of whom showed up on their bikes.

The short version is (1) cops arrive, (2) called tow truck, (3) the two guys parked illegally in the handicapped space had warrants outstanding, (4) they got a free ride in a police car to county jail, and (5) the two friends of the Harley guy took my grocery list did my shopping for me.

Justice comes from the strangest places.

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Yes, Herr Wankpanzer buzzycrumbhunger Thursday #1
lol! "i know i parked there but did it really have to escalate that far, that fast...??" YES orleans Thursday #2
Looks like a refrigerator on wheels. live love laugh Thursday #3
I don't believe you have ever seen, in your entire life.... A HERETIC I AM Thursday #22
LOL Redleg Thursday #23
Yup, and every one of them had a bubble top, like George Jetson's flying car! A HERETIC I AM Thursday #41
And the dirty cyber truck is even worse. live love laugh Thursday #42
They are so ugly. I used to see them on the roads all the time, but not anymore. C Moon Thursday #4
I checked out one up close in a parking lot Skittles Thursday #7
And Exactly As I Predicted... ProfessorGAC Thursday #24
We knew they were testosterone shitwagons, and now they're really starting to look the part! hatrack Thursday #25
remember when the cock-swaggers drove Hummers? Skittles Friday #45
Excellent! charliea Thursday #5
whover it was, I SALUTE THEM Skittles Friday #46
I'm not buying the 10 min (fast) stop... FormerOstrich Thursday #6
Where I live, parking is at a premium COL Mustard Thursday #13
yup. mopinko Thursday #31
honestly, the time is irrelevant Skittles Friday #47
Unless someone who knows better wants to set me straight Demobrat Thursday #8
Agreed. Considering that the vehicle is above-average in weight, it took extra effort to wench it up onto the flatbed. John1956PA Thursday #10
I agree that he was probably in there for a lot longer than 10 minutes. ShazzieB Thursday #11
i dont know where this is, but in chgo mopinko Thursday #32
I've seen some repo clips. Old Crank Thursday #34
Every time I ever called a tow truck, the minimum time it took was 20 minutes. haele Thursday #36
I've seen exactly one of those things in the wild. ShazzieB Thursday #9
When I see one of those, I always think COL Mustard Thursday #14
I always think, "At least he's driving an electric vehicle, GoCubsGo Thursday #33
Apparently, they've also been attacked by urban raccoons when they first appear in neighborhoods. haele Thursday #37
I used to see them around. Not lately, though. Demobrat Friday #44
I've almost kairos12 Thursday #12
We are "handicapped" AverageOldGuy Thursday #15
Harley bikers are great people TVguyCards Thursday #38
It's ragebait Sympthsical Thursday #16
Yes. It is an obviously faux story. Tongue-in-cheek humor prevails in this retelling of it. John1956PA Thursday #18
That was what I thought, as well. niyad Thursday #20
I never underestimate the lack of self-awareness on the Internet these days Sympthsical Thursday #21
Monday, two weeks ago . . . AverageOldGuy Thursday #17
Thank you for sharing this with us. Brightened my day. niyad Thursday #19
This is where the belief "rules were made to be broken" takes someone dlk Thursday #26
"Jeez, what a waste of machinery" DinahMoeHum Thursday #27
Tow companies are under contract kacekwl Thursday #28
Bullpucky ornotna Thursday #29
It absolutely looks like a rolling dumpster.... OhioBack2Blue Thursday #30
I refer to them as tin can trucks Although the title truck is laughable. efhmc Thursday #39
Perfect Rebl2 Thursday #35
Answer - YES!!! TexasBushwhacker Thursday #40
I used to work as a test driver for a company that does performance and reliability testing of new vehicles. pecosbob Thursday #43
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