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I just won against a cheeky fucker 🥇

111 replies

WINNNEERR · 08/10/2026 15:05

Absolute life goals.

Waiting for a parking space. Car turns up.

They then attempt to steal the space.

I say absolutely fucking not!

I was willing to write all our cars off in this pursuit of justice.

And I won. Got the space.

Heart pounding but righteous goals. Order in life is restored.

Then I enter cafe…
Man follows in…

I say ‘well that was rude’.
He said I thought the same.

I thought that was the end of it. Nope. Wife who decided to get out the car and leave the illegal manoeuvre to her husband decided to start chiming in justifying their actions. Absolute proof they knew what they were doing.

Small showdown occurs at cafe counter.

Have they no shame to broadcast their gall to the caf’ 🤣

Anyway, thank you for listening. Who else is winning today?

OP posts:
Anarchy99 · 08/10/2026 16:08

emuloc · 08/10/2026 15:16

So you were willing to damage other people's cars to achieve your victory over the cf?Hmm

Apparently so 🙄 And you just know that she was thinking how fab MN would think it was

Yesautumniscoming · 08/10/2026 16:09

Mydogisagentleman · 08/10/2026 15:50

I was almost killed by a Dutch driver in an underground car park in Bilbao.
We had been round and round umpteen times when I spotted a space, jumped out and stood in it. DH was due to be there on the next circuit.
A Dutch person decided it was his and reversed back and into 'my' space.
I thought he would stop. He clearly wasn't taking prisoners so I had to give in

Erm... you were 100% in the wrong. You can't reserve a space (for a car!!) by standing in it 😂

Boreded · 08/10/2026 16:09

Isittimeformynapyet · 08/10/2026 16:05

Me too 🤔

They’ve been deleted on a lot of threads today so likely a troll posting something vile or a money making scheme

Boreded · 08/10/2026 16:10

Yesautumniscoming · 08/10/2026 16:09

Erm... you were 100% in the wrong. You can't reserve a space (for a car!!) by standing in it 😂

Walked through maccies drive through a few minutes later 😂

TittyGajillions · 08/10/2026 16:11

DramaAlpaca · 08/10/2026 15:39

Jeez guys, stop picking on the OP!

She's just telling a lighthearted story in a funny way and you lot are having a go. There's no need. I agree a diagram would be good, though.

OP - well done for standing your ground. I enjoyed your take on it anyway.

I often think I must have a really odd sense of humour, because this isn't funny to me. I don't think I've ever laughed at anything other MNers claim to be howling at.

Pollymollydolly · 08/10/2026 16:11

emuloc · 08/10/2026 15:16

So you were willing to damage other people's cars to achieve your victory over the cf?Hmm

It must be difficult being unable to recognise humour. Do you really think the op was willing to write off any of the cars involved?!! Seriously?!

Boreded · 08/10/2026 16:12

Anarchy99 · 08/10/2026 16:08

Apparently so 🙄 And you just know that she was thinking how fab MN would think it was

The comment is clearly not literal. She wasn’t going to damage other cars, that’s just tongue in cheek, she is saying how much she wanted to win

Isittimeformynapyet · 08/10/2026 16:12

Boreded · 08/10/2026 16:09

They’ve been deleted on a lot of threads today so likely a troll posting something vile or a money making scheme

Yeah, I just saw ... 🙄

IzzyLeng · 08/10/2026 16:12

Mydogisagentleman · 08/10/2026 15:50

I was almost killed by a Dutch driver in an underground car park in Bilbao.
We had been round and round umpteen times when I spotted a space, jumped out and stood in it. DH was due to be there on the next circuit.
A Dutch person decided it was his and reversed back and into 'my' space.
I thought he would stop. He clearly wasn't taking prisoners so I had to give in

I’m on the Dutch drivers side to be honest.

momtoboys · 08/10/2026 16:13

Didn't happen unless there is a diagram, including stick figure people! 😂

Just2please · 08/10/2026 16:14

IzzyLeng · 08/10/2026 16:12

I’m on the Dutch drivers side to be honest.

Yep me too

FarmGirl78 · 08/10/2026 16:37

WINNNEERR · 08/10/2026 16:02

Woo go Farmgirl 🎉

It wasn’t one on my list but now it’s happened I feel it’s certainly ticked a box 🥳

It would be remiss of me not to provide a diagram, but the threads off to a holey start.

Do the space stealers walk amongst us 🤣

I'm more worried that you're in control of a car after drinking whatever you've been knocking back.

Forkbangles · 08/10/2026 16:38

Mydogisagentleman · 08/10/2026 15:50

I was almost killed by a Dutch driver in an underground car park in Bilbao.
We had been round and round umpteen times when I spotted a space, jumped out and stood in it. DH was due to be there on the next circuit.
A Dutch person decided it was his and reversed back and into 'my' space.
I thought he would stop. He clearly wasn't taking prisoners so I had to give in

You can only reserve a space with a CAR! I’d have run you over too.

Scandelabra · 08/10/2026 16:39

emuloc · 08/10/2026 15:16

So you were willing to damage other people's cars to achieve your victory over the cf?Hmm

I think she was likely gently exaggerating. People often do when they are telling a story 🙂

KilkennyCats · 08/10/2026 16:41

Mydogisagentleman · 08/10/2026 15:50

I was almost killed by a Dutch driver in an underground car park in Bilbao.
We had been round and round umpteen times when I spotted a space, jumped out and stood in it. DH was due to be there on the next circuit.
A Dutch person decided it was his and reversed back and into 'my' space.
I thought he would stop. He clearly wasn't taking prisoners so I had to give in

Why didn’t your dh just drive into it instead of depositing you in it and continuing round the block?!

DevastatingFinish · 08/10/2026 16:44

Well done @WINNNEERR you truly have won today. Hopefully the rest of your week delivers to this level of satisfaction.

ETA: go Dutch driver in Bilbao also!!! It’s not often a real life CF joins the thread though so well played @Mydogisagentleman

Dandeloosha · 08/10/2026 16:52

Mydogisagentleman · 08/10/2026 15:50

I was almost killed by a Dutch driver in an underground car park in Bilbao.
We had been round and round umpteen times when I spotted a space, jumped out and stood in it. DH was due to be there on the next circuit.
A Dutch person decided it was his and reversed back and into 'my' space.
I thought he would stop. He clearly wasn't taking prisoners so I had to give in

You are not a car. The Dutch driver was right.

LibertyLucy1975 · 08/10/2026 16:53

My goodness, there are a lot of cranky people on here today!

Well done, OP. I’d have been proud of myself too.

CFs get away with too much!

IzzyLeng · 08/10/2026 17:15

KilkennyCats · 08/10/2026 16:41

Why didn’t your dh just drive into it instead of depositing you in it and continuing round the block?!

I assume her dh and the car was in another row/lane driving around. They saw a space, but the Dutch car was going to get there first so she jumps out the car and pushes in. Or tries to. Bad form.

WINNNEERR · 08/10/2026 17:26

Scandelabra · 08/10/2026 16:39

I think she was likely gently exaggerating. People often do when they are telling a story 🙂

I was, It would have been impossible to write off our cars at 0.005 miles an hour.

But I was willing to scratch that side absolutely. We were keyed a few years back and that side needs re spraying anyway so I was 100% willing to commit.

Thankfully my driving skills are pretty good and he sensed the commitment. But there were inches in it. It really was a full on car fight!

I felt this was a battle I must win for everyone he’s done this to before. And for myself - for the previous times I wasn’t committing to trashing my car and the fucker won!

Too the party poopers - may my pride beam down on you 😂😂😂

OP posts:
Just2please · 08/10/2026 17:33

If he was behind you in a cafe queue there must have been a space very very close to this one available?

Anarchy99 · 08/10/2026 17:35

WINNNEERR · 08/10/2026 17:26

I was, It would have been impossible to write off our cars at 0.005 miles an hour.

But I was willing to scratch that side absolutely. We were keyed a few years back and that side needs re spraying anyway so I was 100% willing to commit.

Thankfully my driving skills are pretty good and he sensed the commitment. But there were inches in it. It really was a full on car fight!

I felt this was a battle I must win for everyone he’s done this to before. And for myself - for the previous times I wasn’t committing to trashing my car and the fucker won!

Too the party poopers - may my pride beam down on you 😂😂😂

Edited

Are you okay? I don’t think it’s normal for someone to react like that over something so small.

And depending on how much you were exaggerating for ‘comic’ effect about the cafe, you behaved as badly as they did.

Batties · 08/10/2026 17:36

Why do people behave like this once they get behind the wheel of a car. It’s insanity.

ThisSharpLurker · 08/10/2026 17:38

Who pissed on ‘lettersearch’s’ cornflakes? Haha

Dopeyone · 08/10/2026 17:40

Quiet dignity vs this.... 🙄

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