Parking when there are dogs around

Literally nobody knew my SiL was drinking so heavily. She was a functioning alcoholic. She withdrew into herself more after her husband died, and wouldn’t engage much with family after that. Had she carried on drinking at that level I’m sure that it would have become evident at some point but unfortunately the hospital stay revealed the extent of the drinking when sudden withdrawal seizures started. By then the damage was extensive.

I am sorry to say that the attitude of the OP is replicated all over the place with dog owners.

We walk daily and encounter many dogs. Most are fine but a fair few of them run up to us, jump up at us, very occasionally growling or barking and if we have the temerity to sit down then even more of them feel that we want to interact with them. We have had clothes dirtied by muddy feet and on one revolting occasion a dog left a trail of slobber on my partners jeans whilst the owner walked off and didn't even notice.

The one thing that always happens though is that they have attitude if you ask them to keep their dogs away from you. The absolutely believe that their dogs have the right to approach and interact with you whether you like it or not.

We get the usual 'they are friendly' and when we say that doesn't matter we still do not want to interact with their dogs we are abused and told that we are wrong to object.

Collies can be little- my dog is. She was off leash because the car park (which is large) was empty! It was a huge, empty, car park and an SUV pulled in and reversed so close I could hit it- which I did! SUV drivers are so safe and entitled they think road rules don't apply to them. Just so they didn't have to walk a few yards to the skate park! They could have hit one of us! Really, I should have taken their number and reported them.

I fully assumed you were passing the horse. I'm sorry, that was very unreasonable of me.

That was a crucial detail and definitely worth mentioning though.

What makes you say that? I was stationary. Please don’t make assumptions.

Collies can be little- my dog is. She was off leash because the car park (which is large) was empty! It was a huge, empty, car park and an SUV pulled in and reversed so close I could hit it- which I did! SUV drivers are so safe and entitled they think road rules don't apply to them. Just so they didn't have to walk a few yards to the skate park! They could have hit one of us! Really, I should have taken their number and reported them.

If a horse rider is able to kick your car you're too fucking close.

Bears repeating, I'm sure.

So someone parked in an empty car parking space, you hit the car because YOUR dog was off the lead and they could hit it.
And it was their problem?
Yes, my dear, you were unreasonable

I'm so shocked to learn that the OP downs a bottle of vodka a day and drives! That is literally criminal! It explains the outrageous behaviour she described in the first post.

So @TheQuirkyMaker you say there were two cars parked next to each other - presumably yours and the other dog walker - which meant that, whichever of you arrived second, they (you?) chose to park right next to the one car already parked. Even though it's a completely empty car park.

But when another driver chooses to park there as well, he's in the wrong?

There is also no way her friends and family don’t know.

I have two dogs and always keep them on their leads if they’re anywhere near cars. They are my responsibility, not anyone else’s.

Slapping someone’s car and telling them to eff off is pretty bad. I once had a horse rider kick my car. I wasn’t overly impressed either.

Did you ever stop to think he was parking as close as he could to the childrens’ play area because he was thinking about their safety in the car park with moving vehicles ?
The only moving vehicle was his.

Sorry to read this.

They are fit enough to use a skate park, but can't walk 50 meters to it? Is that what you are suggesting? How does that work? Is it on their phones? Then they don't need top go to a park.

And she doesn’t regret getting caught for drink driving 3 times, just that she endangered others.
And before anyone jumps in to say that’s irrelevant- it actually isn’t.
She didn’t learn the first time, so she carried on endangering others, getting caught a further two times (makes me wonder how many times she hasn’t been caught).
Something she’s accusing this man of doing.
So all of you leaping to her defence, where do you stand on drink drivers? Still want to take the word of a drink driver as gospel? For all we know, she maybe been drink driving on this occasion too, and her judgement of distance and speed impaired.
I just hope and pray she doesn’t drive her grandchildren whilst she’s under the influence.
Or expose them to her potty mouth.

And she doesn’t regret getting caught for drink driving 3 times, just that she endangered others.
And before anyone jumps in to say that’s irrelevant- it actually isn’t.
She didn’t learn the first time, so she carried on endangering others, getting caught a further two times (makes me wonder how many times she hasn’t been caught).
Something she’s accusing this man of doing.
So all of you leaping to her defence, where do you stand on drink drivers? Still want to take the word of a drink driver as gospel? For all we know, she maybe been drink driving on this occasion too, and her judgement of distance and speed impaired.
I just hope and pray she doesn’t drive her grandchildren whilst she’s under the influence.
Or expose them to her potty mouth.

Did you ever stop to think he was parking as close as he could to the childrens’ play area because he was thinking about their safety in the car park with moving vehicles ?
The only moving vehicle was his.

And she doesn’t regret getting caught for drink driving 3 times, just that she endangered others.
And before anyone jumps in to say that’s irrelevant- it actually isn’t.
She didn’t learn the first time, so she carried on endangering others, getting caught a further two times (makes me wonder how many times she hasn’t been caught).
Something she’s accusing this man of doing.
So all of you leaping to her defence, where do you stand on drink drivers? Still want to take the word of a drink driver as gospel? For all we know, she maybe been drink driving on this occasion too, and her judgement of distance and speed impaired.
I just hope and pray she doesn’t drive her grandchildren whilst she’s under the influence.
Or expose them to her potty mouth.

I bet you're one of those who shouts "they're friendly" as your dog comes into my (absolutely terrified of dogs) child's space. In case you haven't got it yet. Yes, yabvu.

I'm so shocked to learn that the OP downs a bottle of vodka a day and drives! That is literally criminal! It explains the outrageous behaviour she described in the first post.