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to be really angry about being (nearly) blocked in

71 replies

kittenwarrior · 15/07/2010 17:51

I took my 5 month old to our baby swimming class held at a hotel pool.

Parking was in the hotel car park (£ an hr charges). When I finished the class I reached my car to realise someone had nearly blocked me in. They had not parked in a marked bay and had just parked against the wall.

It was peeing down which didn't help and the car was very close to scraping down the right side of my car. I wasn't prepared to risk it but didn't have anyone with me to check how close I was.

Called my hubbie and got him to find number of hotel, call reception with reg no of other car and to explain/rant on my behalf.

Concierge came up and talked me out of space.

My rant comes from the explanation of the hotel that people ignore the 'car park full' sign at entrance.

Surely they could stop the ticket coming out and the barrier coming up when it's full?!
Ofcourse not - they want to get their massive parking fees and are not that bothered about where cars go. Must be against H & S to have cars all over the place?

Can I call hotel and rant or am I being unreasonable?!!

C

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TeaOneSugar · 15/07/2010 18:54

My DH is very lovely but would have been very if I'd called him in these circumstances, not sure why you couldn't call the hotel yourself.

I'd second always backing into a parking space, you never know when some idiot is going to park a huge car right behind you.

SagacityNell · 15/07/2010 18:56

How bizarre!

You weren't blocked in and your baby falls asleep really bloody quickly too!

ThingOne · 15/07/2010 19:06

Gosh OP. You might think these replies are a bit harsh but tbh they're just direct.

I used to find it really hard to manage in tight spaces but I practised really hard. One day I got so stuck in a narrow street (roadworks and packed cars) that I was in tears. Fortunately there was a taxi behind me and he took over and moved my car through the tricky bit. I was embarrassed I had been unable to do it myself so starting taking every opportunity to get better. It's partly about being really clear about the size of the car you drive. It's never going to be my best point but I don't need to blush blush ask my DH to park the car anymore.

Work on it and you'll be able to deal with it by yourself next time.

southeastastra · 15/07/2010 19:06

i saw an old lady reverse straight into a pillar in a multi storey last year, she just got out and didn't even inspect the damage

nannyl · 15/07/2010 19:12

IMO YABU

if you cant manouvere your car in tight spaces then you shouldnt be driving.... thats what eyes and mirrors are for

and yes i can parallel park my car into a space a foot longer than my car and park it in a space so narrow that i cant even open the door wide enough to get out

the fact that you got out shows there was enough space and that you were in fact not blocked in...

LadyintheRadiator · 15/07/2010 19:14

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StayingDavidTennantsGirl · 15/07/2010 19:16

You do know that a baby can survive getting wet? And that you could have draped a towel over the car seat to keep the baby dryish? I am absolutely at this.

BusyMissIzzy · 15/07/2010 19:21

OP, I think YANBU to be a bit annoyed. Someone parked where they shouldn't have, and it made getting out of your parking space difficult. You would BU to phone the hotel and complain however; they did help you get out of the space in the end, after all.

howmanykidsinmygarden · 15/07/2010 19:22

If there enough space to open door of your car wide enough to get a baby seat in, surely, there was adequate room reverse and maneuver the vehicle out of the bay without scrapping wing-mirrors?

Was there another car parked closely behind you as well, or a pillar or some such so you couldn't get out without going backwards and forwards lots? I'm sorry you had a stressful time, but I can't really understand why you were nearly blocked in?

Your dh sounds lovely though, gold star to him and the helpful concierge.

YunoYurbubson · 15/07/2010 19:32

YANBU to feel cross with the other parker.
YANBU to call your husband to help.
YANBU to struggle with driving out of a tight space.
YANBU to feel cross with the hotel policy to cram the carpark full when you have paid for a space.

However,

YABU to want to complain to the hotel (they helped you out)
YABU to want to "phone and rant" (so Jeremy Kyle)
and YABU to feel so rightously indignant. You should feel mildly embarassed that you are too crappy a driver to get out of a tight spot, and grateful that your husband and the nice hotel chap helped you out, not uppity and cross, and expecting everyone to agree that you were hard done by today.

iamfabregasted · 15/07/2010 19:38

YABU

And what happened to the eyes in the back of your head that you get when you become a mummy?

Headbanger · 15/07/2010 19:40

Oooo, oooo, I've never done this before, hang on :

iamfabregasted · 15/07/2010 19:43

oooooo headbanger

I think I'll join you

and

Headbanger · 15/07/2010 19:44

Are you copying me iamfab?

That's so (nearly) mean

iamfabregasted · 15/07/2010 19:46

Headbanger - I am nearly upset.

I was only joining your club and now you won't let me in

Rosedee · 15/07/2010 19:46

6th floor of a car park? If it was a multi storey aren't they normally under a roof? So rain not a problem? But I am sympathetic to being in tight spot but not hotels fault at all be mad at the driver who parked where he (possibly) shouldn't have.

booyhoo · 15/07/2010 19:46

i think she (nearly) is headbanger.

traceybath · 15/07/2010 19:47

Oh stop being mean.

OP knows she's been a bit unreasonable and is probably a bit like now.

iamfabregasted · 15/07/2010 19:49

You lot are so nearly mean.

I shall have to cry into my coffee now.

At least its Kona Bean coffee so there.

SanctiMoanyArse · 15/07/2010 19:52

Yesterday we got PCSO to come to house and give someone a ticket as they ahd blocked the entire toad with aprking then walked off emaning every gitface and their wifde was banging and demanding we move the car that wasn't even ours

We had no choice

You on the other hand could have asked

If they ahve those customer feedback forms put 'concerns about aprking provision' otherwise let it go.

iamfabregasted · 15/07/2010 19:53

Sorry OP but - you took your baby to a hotel for a swimming class and you didn't know the name of the hotel???

BusyMissIzzy · 15/07/2010 19:57

Did she say that? I might have missed it. She definitely said her DH looked up the number of the hotel.

booyhoo · 15/07/2010 19:59

where does it say she didn't know the name of hotel and what has that got to do with anything?

MassiveBumperlicious · 15/07/2010 20:07

I remember what it is like when you have a five month old, you are lugging them around in a fecking heavy car seat and everything seems so much harder than it really is.

Parking brings out irrationality in people, I know it does me. I think ya probably bu, but I do sympathise.

Gigantaur · 15/07/2010 20:50

you were sat in the car park in a car that wasn't blocked in and you felt you needed to get your Dh to phone the hotel you were sat outside because you weren't blocked in.

wow.

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