Don't honk at me and lie about it

[fma_fanatic]

I went out grocery shopping (yes, I have no luck with grocery shopping; I know this. it's my fate), and I ended up at SaveALot, since I had a $5 off coupon that expires tomorrow.

Since I had quite a few items in my card and the packing counter was busy, I headed out to my car and packed my stuff there. There were a few people milling around in their cars and I know that they saw me with a full cart. It's obvious that I'm putting stuff in bags, so I'm not going to be leaving any time soon. A car is sitting there, blinker on waiting for me. Meanwhile several other cars are leaving, all better spots than mine.

I'm halfway done when the waiting car honks at me. I ignore it. Honking is not going to make me move any faster. If anything I will move slower. And I do (simply be cause it's 15 degrees and my fingers are cold!).

More honking and I ignore that too. A third honking and I turn around and give the driver a glare, folding my arms. She honks a final time, flips me off and zooms off, squealing tires as she does.

I finish emptying my cart and put it back. As I'm walking back, the driver is walking up and says to me "You know I wasn't honking at you." I ignored her and walked on to my car and hear her say "bitch" at my back.

What-ever. If you're going to lie, don't get caught in the act.

[Sunsetsky]

I hate parking lot vultures. Recently at Walmart I got stuck behind one who was waiting for the people to unload their full cart. Sat there for five fucking minutes. People are so lazy nowadays. The woman who was honking at you probably could've already been parked and inside the building. Oh..wait...she was by the time you got done. She could've been shopping already!

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Wanna know what's really awesome? Having parking space stalkers come at you from two different directions!

This happened when I was out Christmas shopping last month. I had just gotten to my car, and somebody came up behind my car and decided to wait for me to pull out.

Then somebody coming from the opposite direction decided to stop and wait for me too.

So I had a little fun with them. I pulled my hat and gloves out of my pocket, put them on, then figured out I couldn't dig in my jeans pocket for my keys with my gloves on, so off those came, then I fished out my keys and opened the door, then I put my gloves back on, then I set my shopping bags inside, then I decided to rummage through them, then I opened up the glovebox and went digging through that, I entertained the possibility of hopping on out and going back into the mall....

I didn't get honked at, but I got a death glare from one of the stalkers when I finally pulled out.

I don't understand why people have to do this. I'll gladly walk a little farther if I have to park further away. At least I'm not wasting gas sitting there waiting for somebody who may not be leaving.

[fma_fanatic]

The thing that gets me is that it wasn't even the best of parking spots. It was a little further than I'd like to be due to my knees and the weather, but when I took the spot, I figured it was better than nothing at all.

[Zoom]

My family had parking lot vultures in the 1970s!

During the summers, every week or two Mom and I did a cartload of Kmart, then had to load up the car before going on to lunch and then a cart or two of Jewel groceries. Or, if there was nothing frozen/perishable, Jewel and then lunch.

Since the parking lot was too small for both stores (and there were many more besides in the mall), it could take more than ten minutes for a spot to open up. Cars just drove up one lane and down another, ad crasheum. They'd see Mom and me loading up the car, and stop. It was my job to wave them by, but without a sign that said "KEEP GOING, WE'RE NOT DONE YET" it was hopeless as their a/c was running and they wouldn't roll down the windows.

It was around this time that I started hearing all kinds of road rage stories from various sources involving baseball bats, tire irons and crowbars, so naturally I was one worried and spazzed out preteen. But nothing bad ever happened to us; not a honk nor a ding.

[TexasT]

I went shopping on New Year's Eve. What a mistake. I should've just gotten the staples at a convenient store and went shopping more formally later. The parking lot was insanity, but what was the worst, by far, was a parking lot vulture who was stopped in such a way that they were blocking all traffic driving parallel to the entrance. You know, the mail that's perpendicular all the rows you park in. That means that no one can drive into or out of any rows on that side because all traffic has stopped. In other words, because they wanted to park about 3 spots closer than the next available spot, they completely stopped almost the whole entire parking lot.

[lobo94]

Makes me very glad that I lack the main thing required to need parking space...the car. I bus up, cab home.

[Mystic]

I never understood the whole parking lot vulturing thing. I intentionally park away from the places I'm going to I can walk further (hey, all those extra steps add up) and get in sooner. Sure, I could drive around the parking lot for 5 minutes looking for a spot too, but I'd rather just get in and back out. :|

[fireheart]

Sure they weren't honking because they were horny?

*runs away*

[Hyndis]

I never understood the whole parking lot vulturing thing. I intentionally park away from the places I'm going to I can walk further (hey, all those extra steps add up) and get in sooner. Sure, I could drive around the parking lot for 5 minutes looking for a spot too, but I'd rather just get in and back out. :|

Same. I purposefully park at the edge of the parking lot.

Though it is hilarious when vultures follow me, thinking they'll snag a prime parking spot. They follow me but I keep on walking, then walking, more walking...

They're so intent on getting my parking spot that they pass up numerous other, closer parking spots!

Then they finally give up when they realize I'm going to the edge of the parking lot.

[JLG]

The only time I wait for a parking space is when that car is starting to pull out as I am driving down the aisle. When I go some place I just park at the first space I see.

[Sliceanddice]

if i see poeple actually getting into the car as i pull up i will stop and wait, 1 so they can get out without worring about traffic in at least my direction 2 because they just got in the car so they are obviously leaving

i wont follow people in the parking lots, and i take the further away spots if necessary

[craftmafia]

I love it when I go to sit in my car during my break and someone sits there behind me forever until they figure out I'm not going anywhere. I try to do a little wave to signal that they should move on, but they never believe me

[Andara Bledin]

I'll wait if I see someone getting in their car.

But if I don't see taillights come on within a minute or so to indicate they actually intend on going somewhere, I move on. I'd rather walk another 30 feet than waste my teme waiting just to save a few steps.

There was one place, however, that absolutely required vulturing; my ex's college parking lot. The thing was about a third of the size it really needed to be and they oversold the parking passes. So every day at class change, there'd be a stream of cars coming in and anyone walking away from the college collected at least one, if not more, followers. Woe betide the slow or the meek, as they'd never get to park, unless it was during a time when no classes were starting and they got lucky with someone leaving.

^-.-^

[TheSHAD0W]

When I was a little kid, perhaps seven years old, my mother had taken me with her while shopping, to a very busy strip mall. While backing out of a parking space no fewer than *three* other cars were lining up to take it.

I wish mom were a bit more curious, because we zoomed away, but before they were out of range I was watching them through the rear window, all three heading for the space and blocking each other, and the lovely tune of honking horns...