Meet the Other Phone. Protection built in.

Meet the Other Phone.
Protection built in.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

WIBu retaliating re the rude woman in the carpark

543 replies

olympicsrock · 26/08/2012 16:00

Yesterday morning I went to the supermarket. I was in a hurry as I had to finish a pavlova to take to a friends party. The supermarket was packed and traffic was standing waiting for spaces (one in one out). I was politely queueing when a driver got into her car just ahead of me obviously about to vacate a space. I waited behind the space indicating left that I was waiting . I gave her enough room and time to manoevre out. As she was doing this I saw an old woman in a bettered car behind me trying to squeeze down the inside to pass me and making it difficult for the other driver. I hooted as she almost scraped my car. To my disbelief she then swung into the space I had patiently waited for. I wound down my window to state the obvious that she was taking my space. She replied "so what" . I said you can't do that, we are all waiting". She relied I can do what I like. Two other drivers who had witnessed this also got out of cars to back me up. I was livid. In the end the parking warden came to sort it out. He pointed out another space ahead now empty and asked me to park in it. I did . I returned to speak to the other woman (aged about 80, dark glasses and very snotty). She continued to be rude when I repeated that her behaviour was unacceptable, and rude. After finishing my shopping 10 minutes later I was still very shaken up and angry. I tool a carton of cream from my bag and dribbled the word RUDE on her windscreen before driving off.

OP posts:
topknob · 26/08/2012 21:53

So you are a coward then, pathetic !

Just to piss you off more, sometimes I park in two spaces, my car is v v special.

IceCubes · 26/08/2012 21:54

Flora how do you know the owner isn't nearby? Someone could easily record you on a camera phone!

Noqontrol · 26/08/2012 21:54

Just ignore the troll. Flora is living proof that a human can live without a brain.

topknob · 26/08/2012 21:54

Oh and to add a GTI is SHIT !!

LittleMoo6 · 26/08/2012 21:56

Getting back onto the OP's original post....

A man poured cream onto my car once - how dairy!? (how dare he?) Grin

I'll get me coat....

MrsKeithRichards · 26/08/2012 21:57

Flora my dear. Jog the fuck on. I'm calling bull shit. I bit at first but I realise you're just a wind up merchant.

Salmotrutta · 26/08/2012 21:58

Ah but topknob it depends if it's a "real" GTi or not. Wink

As in, the original Golf GTi or Peugeot 205 Gti. They were proper GTi that were classics.

I expect Flora has the modern crap version of the Golf GTi which is indeed shit - nowhere near as good as the original.

CrispyCod · 26/08/2012 21:59

Grin LittleMoo

Don't give up the day job!

ShiftyFades · 26/08/2012 21:59

LittleMoo Grin

Salmotrutta · 26/08/2012 22:00

LittleMoo - now that WAS funny Grin

Unlike the OP's escapade...

topknob · 26/08/2012 22:00

I had a Peugeot XS back in the day, that was manic, Golf GTi's are crap and always have been !

Rachieb1 · 26/08/2012 22:00

Lets hope she could clean it, and didn't drive with a restricted view and cause an accident. And it would be classed as vandalism, it's all to do with intent, and you did this on purpose. Lets hope she doesn't report it to the police!

floranora · 26/08/2012 22:00

it doesn't piss me off that you park in 2 spaces! just says that you really are a top knob! I just hope I get to park next to you the next time you park in 2 spaces. I don't deliberately go around looking for idiots like you, I just seem to come across them so knowing that someone is parking across 2 spaces don't bother me at all!

your entitled to your opinion topknob, I love my GTI so that is all that matters! I would imagine that I think your car is shit?!

MrsKeithRichards · 26/08/2012 22:01

I still have a hankering for a black mk2 golf gti

ShiftyFades · 26/08/2012 22:01

I use 2 spaces at work because my car is a limited edition sports car.
It's ok, there's no criminals at my work and there are plenty of spaces Wink

LittleMoo6 · 26/08/2012 22:03

Seriously though, why have some people decided that because this woman was old she must be poor/frail etc?

She was driving a car, which presumably she will have taxed and insured and filled with petrol. She is shopping at Waitrose. Not exactly the actions of someone struggling to survive on just a pension. Some old people are rolling in it, not all of them are counting the pennies!

Secondly, if she was so weak that she couldn't clean cream off her car then she wasn't fit to drive in the first place!

With regard to the criminal damage side of things - I very much doubt the police will be bothered with that sort of damage.

As for keying cars, I don't think it's clever but I do wonder about the people who are saying it puts car insurance costs up. Are you seriously saying you would claim on your car insurance for a scratch???? People take possessions waaaaay too seriously. It's a scratch. Sure, it doesn't look good but it doesn't affect how the car drives. If the scratch had gone through the paintwork and could rust then fair enough but otherwise, it's just cosmetic damage. If someone keyed my car I wouldn't be that fussed tbh.

Salmotrutta · 26/08/2012 22:04

I beg to differ about the original 80s Golf Gti topknob - it was a classic.

I used to have a Peugeot 205 GTi - the original pocket rocket. Brilliant.

My DH is a petrolhead and I have had some great cars over the decades.

.. cars I have loved

SPsFanjoSponsoredByFemFresh · 26/08/2012 22:06

Agrees with littlemoo

CrispyCod · 26/08/2012 22:08

I'd be pissed off if someone keyed my car. Some scratches need attention sharpish otherwise rust can set in. I can't afford to fork out because of someone's personal psychotic parking vendetta!

floranora · 26/08/2012 22:08

also topknob when you "Just to piss you off more, sometimes I park in two spaces, my car is v v special"- perhaps in future you should thing of poor shiftyfades what if she needed that 2nd space or else she would shit her pants?? very selfish!

MerylStrop · 26/08/2012 22:15

She behaved badly

And then you sank to her level

Can't believe you are so chuffed with yourself

I'm sure karma will catch up with you

GlassofRose · 26/08/2012 22:16

What area of the country do you live in flora... perhaps Mumsnetters could spread the word theres a twat with a gti who keys cars who don't park to her liking Grin

ShiftyFades · 26/08/2012 22:18

Good idea glass, those in that area could avoid her Grin

CrispyCod · 26/08/2012 22:19

I wonder if I accidentally bumped into flora on the street she would slash my coat for getting in her way Hmm

Lovely girl.

topknob · 26/08/2012 22:21

Flora if you knew what car I drove you wouldn't think it was shit but that did make me laugh Grin I was gripping your shit about the two spaces Grin Grin