Epic Parking Fail

[LillFilly]

What is wrong with this picture? Notice something out of the ordinary with your usual parking lot parking pattern? And yes, the spaces in the lot were clearly lined. The 2-people who got parked-in had a doozy of a time getting out of their spaces.
http://www.customerssuck.com/board/picture.php?albumid=140&pictureid=691
I got called about this while I was on break. We paged the Driver several times. I put cones on either side of his car and directed traffic not to go through. It took him about 20 minutes from the time I got the call to return. He had no excuse and no explanation, other than seeming upset that I put cones around his car and asking me "What are you going to do, scold me?" I told him yes, he should have known better and that he was 3-minutes away from us calling the police. This was a late, middle-aged gentleman with a very nice car by the way.

[TowelKing]

Good thing he wasn't in my way. I would have taken pictures and a video of me doing lots of damage as I pushed him *out* of the way.

[Squeaksmyalias]

Ok.....my mind is still working all this out...did he parallel park between the cars?

[HappyFun Ball]

But.... But... *brains goes explodey*

[RangerJake72]

wow, wondering how he managed to park it between the rows, usually have hardly enough space to turn into a spot, with a compact

[Teskeria]

Personally, I believe you should have called a tow truck when he didn't respond to the first page. :devil: A nice couple hundred dollars towing fees can really impress into someone that they need to obey the rules (ok not everyone learns, ok less than half, come on leave me that one last wisp of hope after 20+ years as a CustServ rep). Besides hitting em in the wallet is where it hurts.

[Polenicus]

Y'know, some day someone is going to make millions by actually managing to track the thought processes that lead to crap like this.

I mean, parking like that would actually be HARDER than just pulling into an available space. You KNOW someone is going to notice and squawk, you could easily get ticketed or towed, and for no appreciable benefit. Assuming he didn't know the people he blocked in, WHY DO THIS?

Some people would say 'To be a douche', but I still don't understand it. Why cause yourself expense, difficulty and potential harm just to cause a much lesser degree of potential harm to someone you don't know and have no beef against? Even sociopaths have a sense of self interest.

[Sunshine]

yeah...i woulda paged once, maybe twice, and then called the tow company *and* the cops. but i'm eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevil

[MiloMorai]

Y'all are way to nice. As soon as I saw this I would have had a tow truck there. Forget paging the moron.

[protege]

There's no excuse for parking like that...other than to be an ass. I don't know why someone would want to do that--wouldn't it take more time than parking normally? In fact (and I don't agree with it), parking like that is just *asking* to get one's car messed with--I know people who wouldn't hesitate to break a window, put the thing into neutral...and push it out of the way. I too think the store was too nice, I'd have called the tow truck first. But, I'm a bastard like that :angel:

[AyreBiskits]

no, no paging, call a tow truck. isn't he blocking traffic? if someone had run into his car, couldn't they have sued your company since it was in your parking lot? that guy was just being an ass. :mad:

[Food Lady]

That was done purposely to make some kind of point; it was too much work to be out of convenience. I agree with protege and everyone who said, "tow it."

[JustaCashier]

Yep, my choice would have been to call a tow truck right away.

And, if it wouldn't have been a waste of a Police Officer's time (unless some confrontation started to take place), I would have liked to call the Police as well, and have them check check him for being under the influence.

Even though I figure it'd likely that he wasn't, it would have been a fun way to mess with him for being such an ass. :devil:

Mike

[Gizmo]

I would have put an announcement out saying:

"Can a forklift driver from the loading dock please come around the to the front car park to help with a <make> <model> with a reg plate <plate>?"

(yeah, wishful thinking)

[Sparky]

Cool diagram. If it's accurate...

I don't want to know why.
I don't want to know who.
I don't want to know where.

I just want to know HOW!

[thatcrazyredhead]

Tow truck right away, possibly after loosening all valve stem caps. :devil:

[LillFilly]

Oh, Sparky, sadly it IS accurate.

I would have towed the car in a heartbeat, but the mall has policies it won't even follow because it doesn't want to 'upset' anyone. We have lots of 'you will be towed' signs and 'no overnight parking you will be towed signs' and 'no handicap tags you will be towed signs.'...And yet, a car can sit in our lots for weeks before we're allowed to contact the police, who have to check to see if it's stolen and who the owner is, then tell us so we can send a certified letter and give them another week to respond before we tow it.

So, in reality, it would have taken over a month to tow that car!

[MadMike]

Good thing he wasn't in my way. I would have taken pictures and a video of me doing lots of damage as I pushed him *out* of the way.

Tow truck right away, possibly after loosening all valve stem caps. :devil:

And here's where I have to point out that we don't condone vandalism or other illegal activity on CS. If you're the kind of person that does these things, please keep it to yourself.

Back on topic, how the hell did he get in there? :confused:

[hotelslave]

And I thought what happened to me the other day. When I park my car I like to pull into spaces where I dont have to back out. Had some hosebeast of a woman park her monstrosity suv so close to my door i couldnt open it even a crack and probably would of hit her car if I tried to pull out. As I stood cussing out the driver I see some lady yelling at me to wait a second and she would move. Granted she gave an apology but still. Lol

[EricKei]

I have to agree with Gizmo, here -- How is a tow truck gonna get that car out of the way if the cars he's blocked are still there? >_< A powerful enough forklift could move it to somewhere that the Wrecker could reach safely.

[TowelKing]

I have to agree with Gizmo, here -- How is a tow truck gonna get that car out of the way if the cars he's blocked are still there? >_< A powerful enough forklift could move it to somewhere that the Wrecker could reach safely.

Most rowtrucks up in these here waters have a setup where i actually swivels so you can get to it from odd angles. Hook up at a 90&bull; angle, pull it straight, lock it in, sand your done. Bada bing bada boom.

[crazylegs]

I have to agree with Gizmo, here -- How is a tow truck gonna get that car out of the way if the cars he's blocked are still there? >_< A powerful enough forklift could move it to somewhere that the Wrecker could reach safely.

Dead easy.

Most tow trucks over here have a couple of frames with castors on each corner.

Jack up the front wheel, pop it into the frame. Repeat on the other side then just pull the front of the car round. If it's really tight then repeat the process on all four corners and it'll just spin in its own length.

[It's me]

Dead easy.

Most tow trucks over here have a couple of frames with castors on each corner.

Jack up the front wheel, pop it into the frame. Repeat on the other side then just pull the front of the car round. If it's really tight then repeat the process on all four corners and it'll just spin in its own length.

Or... just hook a cable on to it and drag it around to right orientation.

[drunkenwildmage]

Or... just hook a cable on to it and drag it around to right orientation.

I was thinking, most tow trucks have some kind of push bar on the front of it.. Just push it sideways until they get in position to hook it up.

[thatcrazyredhead]

And here's where I have to point out that we don't condone vandalism or other illegal activity on CS. If you're the kind of person that does these things, please keep it to yourself.


My apologies. :o I wasn't thinking of loosening valve stem caps as vandalism, but I can certainly see your point.

[Andara Bledin]

While I understand that you couldn't call a towtruck because of asinine procedure of the mall, if this ever happens again, suggest to the people so inconvenienced that they may wish to call the tow company and see if they can have the car towed for trapping them in.

^-.-^

[LillFilly]

While I understand that you couldn't call a towtruck because of asinine procedure of the mall, if this ever happens again, suggest to the people so inconvenienced that they may wish to call the tow company and see if they can have the car towed for trapping them in.

^-.-^

Oooooo. I like that. I'll carry some tow truck numbers with me from now on! :devil:

[PatchO'Black]

Personally, I think an exception should have been made for calling for a tow truck right away. In cases were a car may be abandoned in the parking lot, or is parked in a handicapped spot, all it is doing is taking up one spot. In this case, not only was it blocking in two customers, it could very well be considered a traffic hazard, as it is blocking a lane.

[Andara Bledin]

Oooooo. I like that. I'll carry some tow truck numbers with me from now on! :devil:
More often than not, the number you would want is actually on the signs. :devil:

^-.-^

[Argabarga]

Actually it's better to go directly to management if you need a car towed, as 99% of the places we have our signs up indicating we tow from there neglect to mention that only the owner/tenant/manager of a given property can have cars towed, and for good reason.

As I've had to explain to people many many times who aren't authorized to order cars towed but try to have it done anyway... well,

"If all it took was a phone call to get a car towed, can you imagine what would happen?"

- Hey, it's the guy who cut me off in traffic! I'll have him towed!

- Hey, it's my ex-boy/girlfriend's car! I'll have them towed!

-Hey, I really wanted that space next to the front door so I don't have to walk! I'll have him towed!

Sadly, some people STILL don't get why it takes more than a phone call and license plate number to get a tow truck to do anything

[LillFilly]

The company is just REALLY loves its red tape when it comes to crap like this. It thinks nothing of inconveniencing employees, but heaven forbid it make its customers cross! Event though the signs say you'll be towed, they don't have a company name or number, so they're not 'really' valid, more of a cheap scare tactic. Again, we're not allowed to tow until a certified letter's been sent after over a week; unless it's an accident/breakdown and the owner needs the vehicle taken to a mechanic/home/etc. Then it's on the owner. The company is just stupid, stupid, stupid. We even had a tow company GIVE us signs and offer to patrol the lot, but the company has hemmed and hawed because the signs would make the mall seem 'unwelcoming' and they don't want to deal with people bitching that their car was towed. Umm, they wouldn't be dealing with it, I'D have to, since they go after the people in uniform first! :lol: Like some species of soul-sucking piranha....

[Kogarashi]

The company is just REALLY loves its red tape when it comes to crap like this. It thinks nothing of inconveniencing employees, but heaven forbid it make its customers cross!

Perhaps, then, carry around the numbers for the relevant people in the chain of command so the inconvenienced customers can complain to the company about it. After all, as customers, the company might actually listen to them and get the idiot parker towed faster.

[mattm04]

That was done purposely to make some kind of point; it was too much work to be out of convenience. I agree with protege and everyone who said, "tow it."

It is possible to park like that. If I wanted to I could do it, but it would take multiple, I'm guessing at least 6 forward/reverse and turning attempts to get in and out.

[wolfie]

Oh, Sparky, sadly it IS accurate.

I would have towed the car in a heartbeat, but the mall has policies it won't even follow because it doesn't want to 'upset' anyone.

Let's see - tow immediately and ONE jackass gets upset. Repeatedly page and wait for jackass to take his sweet time, and TWO people who parked legitimately get upset. Your mall would prefer to upset TWO innocent customers than ONE jackass?

I have to agree with Gizmo, here -- How is a tow truck gonna get that car out of the way if the cars he's blocked are still there? >_< A powerful enough forklift could move it to somewhere that the Wrecker could reach safely.

Wrap cable around the axle, drop the "spades", and reel in the cable.

[blas]

Color me humbled.

I was whining about the idiot at the gym who parked in between two spaces so his fancy little red penis extender would get some attention.