WIBu retaliating re the rude woman in the carpark

[olympicsrock]

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.

red I don't agree with ageism.

It's not right that the woman should get away with it because of her age. How would she feel if she found out that people wouldn't react if she was so rude because she is old.

This way she is been treated as anyone else and doesn't feel different to others

OP YANBU to have done that after she was so rude to you hopefully she has learned a lesson. A bit of cream isn't vandalism, it washes off.

I had a similar situation once... two babies in back of car, no parking spaces. Found a p&t one was about to be vacated. Couldn't believe my luck. To alieviate pressure on queue behind I swung to the right of the space, indicated, and waited...

Cue a stupid bag jump out of her car and self importantly hold up the traffic as she gestured for her henpecked dh to swerve in and take space from left. Couldn't believe it. I reversed back and stared disbelievingly as a couple in their fifties / early sisties jumped out of said car with grandson who looked about 9/10.

By then, dd2 was screaming and I was almost crying with anger. I said, "excuse me but I was clearly waiting for this space for ages." When the woman who looked like a respectable Daily Mail reader didn't know what to say she...

Stuck two fingers up at me and said "Oh fuck off" [anger]

I was so gobsmacked I said something sarcastic like, "Oh that's such exemplary behaviour to use in front of children" and accidentally wheelspun off. I had to stop in a layby on way home to cry to my mum over the phone about it!

Anyway, I really wish, if I could go back in time, that I'd let her tyres down or something done more as I still get the red mist whenever I think of the stupid cow even now (nearly 7 years later!!)

I think that's hilarious. I'm a bad person and I probably would have keyed her car.

You would have caused criminal damage to someone's car because they were rude and "stole" a parking space?

This is how things escalate out of all proportion. If someone else's child was rude to your child would you tell them to damage one of their toys or something?

Are people serious?

Someone takes a parking space and you would key their car, and feel justified in doing so? Unbelievable.

I think it's a fair bet that at least one person in a busy car park will have seen you do this OP and (quite rightly) thought it dreadful behaviour, marched straight indoors to the store and spoken to Security. Who will also have been unimpressed and because people should feel safe parking at Waitrose and not leave with their cars dairy coated I expect they will have called the police. Should think they've also cleaned the lady's windscreen for her so she won't have suffered at all. You on the other hand can spend the next few days wondering if the police will be round to ask what you're playing at. How do we think 'well she was mean first...' is going to sound to them?

My MIL let down all the tyres of someones car when they did that to her.

Truly pathetic.

funneeeeee.....
next time put some anchovies in the air vents.

OP, I think some of posters are trying to wind you up with the police coming round and being responsible for the accident that she has on the way home because she couldn't see out. I hope that they will have better things to do. Vandalism, really?

I'm sure the 'lady' will have been able to get method cleaners and glass spray at Waitrose, that should clean it off.

I think you're great OP. You didn't cause permanent damage, you may have made her think!!

Pahahaha that's bloody inspired Op!

I'm with Salmotrutta and PorkyandBess.
OP YANBU for being annoyed with this woman (don't see relevance of her age, though...) but your response was pathetic and childish IMO. You sound worse than her actually.
And as for the people who are proud of having keyed cars... words fail me.

Not sure if you'll get done, probably get told off more than anything IF the police get involved.

If the cream can be washed off with soapy water then it's not damage, but if there is a cost incurred with the cleaning it is criminal damage to a vehicle. This is according to the home office counting rules (I googled it).

No it is a good idea to sort out the minor idiots so that they don't progress to bigger idiots and other people see the consequences of stupid behaviour.

Personally I love it!

So would all of you who are castigating the OP feel the same if the parking manoevre and associated rudeness been committed by a 'posh' business man driving a flash motor into a p&c space ?????

Totally agree with Northernlurkerisonholiday

Well that's exactly what Op did, isn't it JustFab.

I once chucked an open carton of milk through the sunroof of a guy with whom I had, shall we say, liaisons? He was a prize prick and deserved it, honest. I wasn't just a mental embarrassed 17 year old.

fiftyval - yes. I couldn't care less about who parks in a P&C space.

If it was a disabled space I'd report them to store management.

So would all of you who are castigating the OP feel the same if the parking manoevre and associated rudeness been committed by a 'posh' business man driving a flash motor into a p&c space ?????

It would make no difference. OP's response would still have been ridiculously OTT (assuming it's true, of course.)

I wouldn't tell anyone if I saw someone spelling RUDE in cream on someone's windscreen. I would report permanent damage