Confronting reckless people at the parking lot

[bender]

had my ride cleaned up at big bert's. on my way home, just stopped by the video store to rent the films that i didn't buy yet. but when i got to my car, i noticed that the car beside me was very close. normally, i check the car for scratches caused by the adjacent car door when the owners disembark. True enough, the door trim had some small damage. to be honest the damage was so small but i was peeved. after 4 days of avoiding scratches due to trucks and agressive tricycle drivers in valenzuela, i get scratched of all places at the video store. i waited for the owners to come out and confronted the owners who were by the way, a middle age couple. it turns out that it was the wife who was at fault as she didn't really take care in avoiding hitting my car when i wasn't around, although she did when i was there. in my rage, i did somewhat blurt out that they hit my car. although the guy did come out of the car to say if there was a problem, i told him that they hit my car but it was ok. What i should have demanded was an apology and to ask them to be more considerate when getting out of their cars.

[revoGSX]

this already happened to me.. napakamot na lang ako ng ulo..

mahirap makipag argue sa mga ganyan lalo na pag luma yung kabilang car.. sasabihin lang nila porket mayaman ka eh malakas na loob.. tsk tsk..

i think pwede naman sila sabihan na.. 'mam dumidikit na po yung pinto ninyo sa sasakyan'

kaso pag matanda na yung tao eh talagang ginagawa nila full support ang door handle when getting in and out..

[odell]

wala naman na tayo makuha...

ingat na lang..

[ess]

Have you ever noticed that these types reckless people always seem to be attracted to people who avoid getting door dings?

Ako, I always try to park next to a poste so that only one side of my car will be exposed. Tapos, sinasagad ko yung isang side sa poste to have enough buffer space between my car and the yellow paint.

Assuming the one who parks next to me tries to be courteous and stays in the center of his slot, the driver of that can open his door fully without risk of hitting my door.

NOW, 9 out of 10 times, yung tatabi sa akin, hindi gigitna. Worse, lalagpas yung side view mirror niya doon sa yellow paint and will invade my parking space. Parang nanadya.

Anyway, I get an average of 1-2 door dings every year. Hindi talaga maiiwasan yon...

[odell]

mag cocomute na lang ako.hehehe.. joke

[NightRock]

Minsan kasi may mga driver na kung mag park wala sa gitna.. May line na nga ayaw pa sindin yung tamang clearance..

[empy]

it's pretty tough because parking spaces are so tight nowadays. but i agree, people who just don't care seem to be the norm rather than the exception.

a friend of mine got so mad once at someone who dinged his new car right in front of him and acted like he did nothing wrong, that he kicked the guy's side mirror off, and asked the guy if he had a problem with that.

wala daw problema, hehe... :evillaugh

[ess]

On the bright side, there are some establishments / restaurants with thoughtful security guards. In addition to helping you park in the already crowded parking, they'll go to the extent of prevent door dings by holding the pointy edge of your car door to prevent it from hitting the side of the car beside you.

[jason7100]

Originally posted by M54 Powered
it's pretty tough because parking spaces are so tight nowadays. but i agree, people who just don't care seem to be the norm rather than the exception.

a friend of mine got so mad once at someone who dinged his new car right in front of him and acted like he did nothing wrong, that he kicked the guy's side mirror off, and asked the guy if he had a problem with that.

wala daw problema, hehe... :evillaugh

haha. ayos to... I shud do this one time... nakakairita naman talaga eh... hirap na hirap ka alagaan yung kotse tapos kung makabukas yung kabila eh parang nagbubukas ng de-lata...

[ian_rex]

happened to me many times. but two unforgettable times were: i was just getting out of the parking * S&R Munoz, when this Kia Pregio suddenly slide at my side. The passenger carelessly swung the door hitting my newly painted ride-damn! I gave them a scowl but patay-malisya lang. Of course, sa loob-loob ko lang, katakut-takot na mura inabot nila sa akin. at another time, yung dmax naman, wala pang 1 week. ganun din, kaya lang eto kotse naman. wala lang dedma lang ang walanghiyang babae, palibhasa pangit ang sasakyan, wala nang pakialam sa iba. if i were not a sensible person, i would left her 2 flat tires...

tip lang po, if you can turn the other cheek, do it. napaka-unpredictable na ang panahon ngayon, who knows, baka dahil sa maliit na gasgas, yun pa ang maging mitsa ng buhay natin.

another thing, if we can choose our parking, take the slot wherein, nasa pagitan ng dalawang poste, or yung safe ka, na walang tatatbi sa iyo, kahit malayo sa entrance.

[baiskee]

nakakpikon talaga yung sobrang dikit mag park...parang ayaw ka pasakayin. :mad:

[ess]

... who knows, baka dahil sa maliit na gasgas, yun pa ang maging mitsa ng buhay natin.

Good point to consider.

another thing, if we can choose our parking, take the slot wherein, nasa pagitan ng dalawang poste, or yung safe ka, na walang tatatbi sa iyo, kahit malayo sa entrance.

Pinaka-okay na parking area sa Podium. There are plenty of 'slots' na wala kang katabi. In fact, even if Megamall yung pupuntahan ko, doon na rin ako pumaparada sa Podium just to get the nice slots.

Yun nga lang... naiiirita tuloy sa akin ang mga pasahero ko dahil napapalayo sa entrance.

:-)

[benchph1]

Originally posted by M54 Powered
it's pretty tough because parking spaces are so tight nowadays. but i agree, people who just don't care seem to be the norm rather than the exception.

a friend of mine got so mad once at someone who dinged his new car right in front of him and acted like he did nothing wrong, that he kicked the guy's side mirror off, and asked the guy if he had a problem with that.

wala daw problema, hehe... :evillaugh

hahahaha quits kumbaga.:D

[Vegeta]

ingatz pre. natutukan na ako ng baril because the guy was so scared to step out of his car when I was going crazy dahil he was driving recklessly sa parkin' lot and almost hit us. pag meron bata (my lil' bro) sa loob ng truck ko, nagiging overprotective ako and usually, hindi ko tinotolerate yung mga ganon maski tailgaters. usually, nakakarinig sila or something.

narealize ko rin....eto lang ang chance ko mabuhay. bakit papabayaan ko ang ego ko to have me killed?

it is really precious to have the ability to move, think, love, etc.
out of trillions and trillions of creatures, we're lucky enough to be humans.
sa billions of humans, isa tayo sa mga nakakakain three times a day and given the opportunity to know Jesus.
let us not waste it, okay?

[Cardo818]

the worst that has happend to me was at megamall and i found out that someone backed into my car. laki ng gasgas sa front bumper and grill. tanggal ang paint. and just recently, my sister' car was also banged up by some student driver in a mall. sira bumper at natamaan ang radiator. ang nakabangga is a van with those steel bullbars sa rear bumper. buti na lang the driver was good to wait for my sister and pay for the expense of the repairs.

simula nun, just like some peeps here... i really scout around for a slot na walang katabi at walang nasa harap para iwas wreckless reverse driving. kahit malayo pa. or hanap ng slot na yun isang side ay poste at talagang sagad ko rin to the point na super luwang sa katabi ko. or at times, maaga ako sa pupuntahan ko para ako yun una sa parking slot.

pero ingat na lang when confronting people. at times baka may mga baril mga yan, or some abusive egotistical pulis or government official. mahirap na, its not worth taking the risk.

just a week ago, on my way home at night there was this mazda na mabilis(looking from my rear view mirror) at singit ng singit sa mga kotse. i honked at him coz he was trully an ass-wipe!!! then pinaglagpas ko na lang sya. after a while i got to an intersection at medyo trapik... lo and behold its that mazda a$$-wipe! nakabangga ng tricycle. the driver got down with a gun in his other hand. he went for the tricycle driver at sinampal sampal ang kawawang mama. buti na lang ndi nya ako binabaan... at kaya pala mayabang sa daan... he had a gun. my wife said, tignan mo... mabait pa rin si lord sa tin at walang nangyari. which was a really good thing and a blessing.

well, that mazda guy is gonna get his day sooner or later... what would a gun solve? it won't get him anywhere... hay naku. ingat na lang kayo peeps. tama si lord, love thy enemies. there is no reward in loving those that love you. hehehe napanood ko kase passion of the christ the other day hehehe

[racerx]

please report all particulars to
PROGUN 448 5482 or 3724433
or better yet take a pic of him if you can and send to progun*info.com.ph

[stug30]

my car was also a victim of door dings, but we also have to be careful when we park our car. the problem here is there are 2/4 doors in our car even if the owner is really very careful but the passenger's didn't care about other park cars that's really the problem. My wife parked in a windy place and when she came home I noticed a very big dent on the passenger side even the sidings are dented. There's nothing I could do......up 2 now nde ko pa napapaayos....

[snyc3]

do the hamurabi's law... (tama ba spelling???)

"Eye for an Eye... a tooth for a tooth!"

Nah... just kidding. la ka magagawa pre ganyan tlaga other drivers now, tooooooo inconsiderate. Basta mka drive lang ok na. Cool ka na lang, sabay sipa sa door nila.... hahahaha!

[A121]

hindi ako tumatabi sa mega taxi, truck, van... o kaya malapit sa lakaran ng tao... sa mga bagong kotse ako tumatabi usually.

[ess]

...a little psychology

Assuming more people will park na pa-atras...

If I can't find any better parking slot, I park my car a little farther from the passenger side of the car next to me. (pero igigitna ko pa rin as much as possible)

Usually kasi yung mga pasahero ang mga walang pake kung ma-ding nila yung pintuan ng katabi nilang kotse eh. Hehehehe...