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To not want to be sworn at for merely loading my family and belongings into my car?

20 replies

PseudoBadger · 05/05/2014 18:58

We were at a very popular beach today. Arrived at 10.30 and got a car park space no problem as it wasn't very busy yet. Paid for parking until 12.30. Walked the dogs and DCs on the beach and had a lovely time.

When we got back to the car just after 12 it was of course very busy. 3 families including us returned to their cars at the same time. There was a car waiting for any one of our spaces. DS had had a wee accident so I loaded the dogs in their cages and gave them water, DP sorted the baby and I changed DS into dry clothes. We changed our shoes and I was just going round to the driver's door when the waiting car drove past me, gave me a dirty look and shouted 'bastard' at me!!

They then left the car park in a huff. I then left and they missed my space. Aibu to think they shouldn't have been so impatient as I wasn't dawdling, just had too much to do to be able to instantly drive away?

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londonrach · 05/05/2014 19:00

Making up of something he has that's very small. Let it go.. Hope you had a lovely day

PatrickStarisabadbellend · 05/05/2014 19:00

I would of smiled and waved.

Picturesinthefirelight · 05/05/2014 19:01

Idiot

If I knew someone was waiting for my space I might have said to them I'm not going just yet so they could carry on looking round but you didn't have to.

picnicbasketcase · 05/05/2014 19:01

Just think about what a nice time you had, whilst their impatience caused them to have a day of seething impotence which probably ruined their time at the beach once they eventually found a space.

EndoplasmicReticulum · 05/05/2014 19:02

Oh I dawdle on purpose if people hassle me for my space. It takes time to load children and stuff into cars, if impatience is shown it takes even longer. And then some people are so keen to get into your space they don't even leave enough space for you to get out of it first....

Joysmum · 05/05/2014 19:02

Why didn't you laugh at him. He won't be giving this a second thought whilst you are still letting this poison your day.

Some people are grade A twats and can't be helped so no use getting in a pickle over it.

Picturesinthefirelight · 05/05/2014 19:03

I have been known to do that myself endoplasmuc :)

ThinkIveBeenHacked · 05/05/2014 19:04

Urgh just be glad you arent his wife. Imagine being married to a knob like that!

meganorks · 05/05/2014 19:05

It is annoying though when you are waiting for a space andvpeople take ages. Although at a beach with a young family I would expect car loading to take ages.

PseudoBadger · 05/05/2014 19:07

It was actually the rather old enough to know better wife who shouted at me! Don't worry I haven't let it poison my day Joysmum :)
If I'd thought they were waiting specifically for my space I would've said I might be a while, but there was a choice for them...

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Fleta · 05/05/2014 19:14

Sorry you encountered such a berk after such a lovely morning.

I once took great pleasure - after arriving back at my car with a full trolley and have someone constantly beep his horn, gesticulate wildly and yell that he was having my space and I was taking "too fuckin' long" - in reversing out in his direction, thus blocking him in whilst the person coming the other way took my recently vacated space Grin

Changebagsandgladrags · 05/05/2014 20:48

I has this kind of reaction too. I was in fact just going back for the picnic, and the car remained parked for another two hours, totally unreasonable of me of course.

Nennypops · 05/05/2014 21:53

'And then some people are so keen to get into your space they don't even leave enough space for you to get out of it first....^

When they do that I deliberately reverse in their direction, so they have no choice but to back up.

Summerbreezing · 05/05/2014 22:17

I cannot stand people who try to hassle and rush people in car parks; sitting with their indicator on and a long queue building up behind them while an embarassed person tries to unload shopping and strap in kids conscious of a long impatient queue watching their every move. People should just have a bit of cop on and STOP behaving like this. And as for the people who are so anxious for your space they don't give you any room to reverse out Angry Sad

Sleepyfergus · 05/05/2014 23:24

I find wiggling my little finger whilst smiling sorts out those sorts of smug twats. Don't give it another thought.

Bilberry · 05/05/2014 23:44

In a very busy car park I may wait if I see someone approaching their car - sometimes it is the only way to get a space. However, I do expect to wait and accept it is a gamble as they might just be putting something in the car and go again. The tip is to wait patiently.... If I am loading the car and someone is waiting patiently and maybe smiles at me I will try to be as quick as I can. If they are impatient I may just remember something I have forgotten in the shops!

kungfupannda · 06/05/2014 08:12

I wish people would engage their brains while waiting for parking spaces. If you see a person, on their own, walking briskly towards their car, keys in hand and no bags to load, it's probably a reasonable expectation that they'll get straight in the car and go, unless they indicate to the contrary.

If you see someone with multiple small children in tow, including a small baby, laden with stacks of shopping, one child screaming that they've done a poo, a buggy, rummaging in their pocket for their keys, there's probably no point holding up a queue of traffic and tapping the wheel, while gurning with impatience. They're going to be a while!

I posted before about a very strange space in the multi-storey in town, where I've twice been harassed for the exact same space, despite there being multiple other empty spaces within about 20 feet. One was an oldish couple who lurked and glared and, if I remember rightly, beeped, holding up traffic for ages, and then waited till I'd gone out before choosing an entirely different space Confused Not even an adjacent space!

The other time was a woman with children in the car - so you'd expect her to have some awareness of how long it takes to load children - and again, there were multiple other spaces, some of which were substantially bigger than the one I was in. I had a very tiny DS2 in the sling, and 2 year old DS1 in the buggy, as well as quite a lot of shopping. She waited and glared and edged forward while I loaded the two of them - fortunately not holding anyone else up this time. Then when I went to put the bags in the boot, she leaned out and said 'Could you take any longer?' To which the obvious reply was 'Why, yes, yes I can' So I did Grin

There's clearly some sort of magic about that space.

PseudoBadger · 06/05/2014 08:32

Quite, pre dc I would've put the dogs in, changed shoes and gone. Not any more...

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tiggytape · 06/05/2014 08:38

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Sandthorn · 06/05/2014 08:41

Patrickstaris and sleepyfergus Grin I find a thumbs up and a wink does the same job.

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