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36. Professional thieves. [nt]

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Fri May 15, 2015, 07:36 AM

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Why do you think parking is such an emotional issue for so many people? [View all] bluestateguy May 2015 OP

My guess: cars turn people into individual countries, with the car as their national border. arcane1 May 2015 #1

Part of it is territorialism. Thor_MN May 2015 #2

I had a friend in college who would circle a parking lot until she got a spot gvstn May 2015 #7

You are going to walk a half mile or more in the WalMart. alphafemale May 2015 #13

It was nuts! gvstn May 2015 #17

I sometimes park a tenth of a mile away practically.... steve2470 May 2015 #72

My girlfriend gives me crap for doing the opposite. I drive a full sized pickup and always go for brewens May 2015 #52

Cart Return ProfessorGAC May 2015 #59

That is exactly what I do. Quick, easy, near a cart return. MadrasT May 2015 #73

I've been sooooo tempted to double park one of those lingerers in and say "I'll be back .... Hassin Bin Sober May 2015 #12

Public transit is so liberating, if you live where it works. LeftinOH May 2015 #68

I'm a contractor so I'm always zipping around town with drywall and lumber and tile and concrete. Hassin Bin Sober May 2015 #74

If I am ready to leave and see someone waiting for my parking space, Art_from_Ark May 2015 #19

I'm the same way Dorian Gray May 2015 #26

People actually honk to try to get people to hurry up and expect a good outcome? stevenleser May 2015 #69

To a point... Oktober May 2015 #43

Same here. I think some people are more attuned to our species' cooperative tendencies while some tblue37 May 2015 #44

You are absolutely correct. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #51

Using an ATM with someone in line behind me, I jump in as soon as I have my cash and pull foreward brewens May 2015 #53

If someone honks, it's a passive aggressive "fuck you" response, obviously. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #22

If there's another car nearby I'm going to move more slowly than if the lot is empty Chathamization May 2015 #33

Uh, OK? Thor_MN May 2015 #35

No, cars might be going around the waiting car, pedestrians you can't see might be behind it, Chathamization May 2015 #37

Irrelevant observations Thor_MN May 2015 #39

The waiting car blocks visibility. It also doesn't give you any certainty, since it can decide to Chathamization May 2015 #48

Your observations have NOTHiNG to do with the study I cited. Thor_MN May 2015 #70

I think territorialism is a big reason, but here's another. Our species has a dominance hierarchy, tblue37 May 2015 #40

I often do that. Because the car waiting is either in my way, or blocking my view. ieoeja May 2015 #49

We've mythologized the car into a symbol of absolute freedom Codeine May 2015 #3

and power. nt kelliekat44 May 2015 #8

Not to defend McHenry, but the towing industry includes some of society's biggest scumbags. Throd May 2015 #4

Yes bluestateguy May 2015 #6

Professional thieves. [nt] Jester Messiah May 2015 #36

You got that right. Iggo May 2015 #50

People even get (undeserved) handicapped placards cwydro May 2015 #5

I always try to park as far as I can Dorian Gray May 2015 #27

Hey, I do the same regarding the cart return! I dearly hate to walk the empty cart a long CTyankee May 2015 #34

I have a needed handicapped tag, since I use a cane and walking can be slow and painful tblue37 May 2015 #47

... cwydro May 2015 #71

Tow bills are expensive. gvstn May 2015 #9

People not only feel that way about their cars. They feel that way about the road in general. kelliekat44 May 2015 #10

I have such awful road rage bigwillq May 2015 #11

Me too. I think it has something to do... Whiskeytide May 2015 #45

I am one of those. oldandhappy May 2015 #14

You end with the solution - public transit. MH1 May 2015 #46

Millions of tiny power plays, happening daily... Arugula Latte May 2015 #15

Like they said in Pulp Fiction. backscatter712 May 2015 #16

It's emotional for me because OriginalGeek May 2015 #18

Let's be honest- it fucking sucks to have your car towed. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #20

Most people manage to get emotional and upset without getting abusive n/t kcr May 2015 #21

Double parking is .... rainbobryte May 2015 #23

I actually had to look up double parking a few years back. Codeine May 2015 #25

Because SOCIETY CAN'T FUNCTION LIKE THIS! betsuni May 2015 #24

First, I'm pretty certain that it wasn't "parking" that pissed her off. Buzz Clik May 2015 #28

Because people are lazy and entitled? TransitJohn May 2015 #29

Another reason why Amazon is great. Nye Bevan May 2015 #30

It's not parking that's special pinboy3niner May 2015 #31

You can see from her words.. sendero May 2015 #38

If you've ever had your car towed, you know why some folks might melt down. Hoyt May 2015 #32

Because driving itself is stressful and we are overpopulated, which adds to the stress. randome May 2015 #41

parking around here sucks not so much because of towing ProdigalJunkMail May 2015 #42

I have a problem with people I consider to be "fatdicapped" getting handicapped parking priveleges. brewens May 2015 #54

Wow - nasty. Sheldon Cooper May 2015 #55

Oh. I'm fat btw but I'm not about to use that to try and get a handicapped permit, that would make brewens May 2015 #57

I'm fat too, and I don't use that to get a handicapped spot either. Sheldon Cooper May 2015 #58

i am a fat guy... ProdigalJunkMail May 2015 #61

I was kind of kidding anyway about the spots at the edge of the lot. We're supposed to be jolly the brewens May 2015 #65

yeah... i gathered ProdigalJunkMail May 2015 #66

I managed a fast food restaurant in downtown State College PA in the early/mid 90s Orrex May 2015 #56

I have a psychological theory about this. Some people are just assholes. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2015 #60

handicapped parking has gotten better in Oregon Backwoodsrider May 2015 #62

I remember when parking was emotional ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2015 #63

that center console is a bitch! ProdigalJunkMail May 2015 #67

The urban animal: population density and social pathology in rodents and humans One_Life_To_Give May 2015 #64