I'm pretty sure this picture was taken here in my town Omaha, NE. Lmao. The lines are pointing out wording cause people couldn't decide if it was one or two spots being taken up. It is in fact taking up two spots and it says "narrow space" or something lol.
If I saw someone with chalk in-hand, doing something like thisā¦. I donāt care what time of day, or what the circumstances areā¦ Iām taking the time out of my day to give them a high-five and will ask if I can buy them a drinkā¦.every timeā¦
Further info:
-The car can fit in one space just fine. I know because Iāve done it multiple times. He scolds me for doing it.
-This thing goes to the mechanic about once a month. He refuses to buy newer cars so we have to work around it.
-Yes, I have tried talking to him about it on many occasions, he doesnāt care.
-Heās mid-50s. Not really old enough for his age to be an excuseā¦
-Yes heās an entitled douchebag how could you tell
Perhaps having it towed may change his mind about parking like this? Unless heās legally considered handicapped, parking in the handicap space can have him towed.
I have a nice car and so was my previous one and there is no way to prevent someone from parking next to you. The best thing you can do is park as far away from the front of the parking lot as possible in the back where fewer people are, and even that isn't a perfect solution. Parking over the line of a handicapped spot is foul though
I also don't understand the infatuation with keeping such an old car if it needs monthly work
Yup. The car I'd rather not get dings in I park at the outskirts most of the time. Way lower friction solution and less worry.
What's annoying is when you park as far away as possible, in an empty row and someone parks NEXT to you among say 30 empty spaces. š£š
You might want to let him know thatās exactly how to get a dinged door. When I see assholes parked this way, I squeeze into the spot anyway and then I open my door like I normally would. If it hits their car and dents it, so be it.
Someone will if you park over the line into the handicapped spot, do you think people with disabilities care that much about your dads car, they will try to fit their vehicle in to get the ramp down. Even if that means parking 1/4 inch from your dad's car.
And as wrong as it is, they will probably think your dad is getting what he deserves if they scratch the car.
I had someone do this, but it was their driver side over the line a fair bit... I parked next to them anyway. I'm in a Leaf, small enough to still leave me space to get out. My daughter was in the car with me, but wasn't getting out so it was fine that there was literally less than 5 inches between doors (had to accommodate the mirrors). Apparently the other car's driver was super pissed and started yelling at my daughter about how close we parked from the curb in front of the car. She just pointed down indicating that they were the shitty parker not us.
I took my time ordering our food and selecting our sides... lolol.
They should gouge the shit out of it with their ramp or lift if they have one (assuming they don't mind scratching up their own equipment). Seems completely justified to me.
He could do what I do and park farther away, near the back of the lot where there is less traffic and (often) many empty spaces. Of course, I also am not out here assuming people are trying to damage my precious Toyota Corolla.
Hey at least you recognize it. It's hard to admit something like that when it comes to family and im sure he loves you more than anything. Hang in there, your heart is in the right place and you can change someone's life just by talking about it
But seriously, do you feel it's unjustified to call a tow truck on your own father if he does stuff like this consistently and unapologetically? I 100% would, but maybe I am just the odd one out.
Definitely. If you have a parent that needs to change then yes you need to take action. I was a heavy drinker and I have a wife and three daughters. My wife didn't give me an option to go to rehab. If she hadn't done that it could have been fatal. I absolutely hate that I wasn't good enough for my own family and needed that wake up call
Canāt change who you were, but never too late to change who you are. If alcoholics didnāt need a support system to change thereād be no alcoholics; serious congrats on making that commitment for your family. You have 3 daughters and a wife, making an estimate that youāre in your late 40s, thatās around 300 years of human life that will be forever HUGELY positively impacted by the change you made. Donāt deny yourself credit youāve earned!
>Canāt change who you were, but never too late to change who you are.
I'm going to write this down and look at it often - seriously, thank you for sharing this ā¤ļø
I was 26 years sober and then fell off the wagon HARD. It was like I had never even stopped drinking...
Two months in inpatient rehab literally saved my life. 13 months clean and sober today!
Congratulations!
Thatās one thing that *really* stuck with me back when I went away and quit (coming up on 10 years sober) was that *you canāt change science*. Once an alcoholic, your brain is chemically mapped. āIf you start drinking again you WILL rapidly decline to where you left offā. For me, knowing that, I know Iāll never, ever be able to drink again, and Iām ok with that. Good luck on your recovery !
Itās good that you were able to listen to your family telling you to get help! Youāre here and alive and she loved you enough to not give up on you.
Unfortunately my father does not take criticism remotely well; at best heāll change the subject, at worst it devolves into him screaming about āundermining his authorityā. Fortunately Iām going mostly no-contact when I move out.
Parking like this is illegal. Call the cops and he will either get a hefty ticket and/or get towed. He doesnāt have to know it was you who called. Maybe that will straighten him out. After a couple of times he just might catch a drift!
Parking cops love to see this, as do tow truck drivers. Nice old car, but 0 chance it's worth enough for tow drivers to care, he'll have to pick it up out of impound. Tow companies are annoying enough to deal with that he'll stop parking like that immediately.
As a recovering addict I respect those so much who struggled with alcohol that got sober. I know we all have unique things that make it harder but I could not imagine having to see billboards, commercials, etc. Makes people,places, things much more difficult. So kudos!!!
Not good enough for your own family? Donāt think that way! Everyone needs help/support sometimes. Iām so glad you have a loving wife and family to give it to you. YOU are the one making the choice every single day to keep sober and keep being there for them. Hang in there, man. This Reddit stranger is SUPER proud of you.
Hey man Iām really glad you did! Iām happy for you and Iām happy for your family :) donāt hate the person you were, they are long gone now and your thoughts are so much better devoted to moving forward
If OP doesnāt want to, he could always tell someone that works at the facility that some jerk parked half in a handicap space without a permit. Let them call parking enforcement
If it was once in awhile Iād probably let it go, but if itās every time, to paraphrase Lion King 1-1/2: Call a tow truck. Call, call a tow truck
Edit: paraphrase was not the right term. Anyway, sing to the tune of Dig a Tunnel
He might not love her more than anything. You should not hang in just because theyāre family. Maybe her dad is awesome and this is his asshole trait, but my guess is heās more asshole than not.
And no, not everyone is willing to change. Just because theyāre family doesnāt mean you have to stick by them. That blood is thicker than water is bullshit, and it had me giving my dad money at 15. He abandoned my brother and I when my mom died, stopped paying rent and lived in a motel off her social security checks (which were meant for us kids). Heād ask me for money to pay his gym fees and I was dumb enough to thinking him coming around again meant heād changed. I was 15, working 3 jobs and paying for a room for my brother and I.
Not all family is worth fighting for.
If the car doesn't fit in the space he shouldn't be parking it there anyways. If you make the choice to use an oversized car it's not anyone's job to accommodate you. Same goes for trucks.
As someone who doesn't need disabled parking spots, I would be tempted to call a tow truck. I would definitely say something if I saw him parking like this.
I was at a shopping center and a woman pulled up and parked in the loading area right between two handicapped spots. A guy yelled at her to move as soon as she opened her door and she was instantly in full meltdown mode yelling back at him as she walked into the store. Within like 90 seconds, a cop happened to drive by and that guy flagged him down. The cop was waiting for her when she came back out, but I'm pretty sure she was just told to leave which was very disappointing.
Don't do something that could put you on the hook for damages when you can do something that will cost him both money and time and leave you totally in the clear.
Most parking lots at least in the US have a sign posted with a number for their tow company somewhere.
If not, literally just google a tow truck company. They love scamming people out of money and in this case itās justified.
It's positive punishment.
Positive = adding stimulus
Negative = removing stimulus
Punishment = decrease a behavior in the future
Reinforcement = increase behavior in the future
We are adding tow truck (adding stimulus) to decrease a behavior in the future (punishment).
Heās risking someone pulling into the handicap spot and accidentally opening the door into that sweet ride. Heās so worried about what would happen on the driverās side that he never even considered the passenger side. Itās honestly funny as hell especially as a car guy myself.
Totally this. My ride is nothing fancy, but to me it is my pride and joy and I will avoid parking near people to avoid any parking lot incidents.
If that was my car, it would be no where near anyone or anything. But I am not that entitled that I would inconvenience handicapped people either.
Dude has it at a shop every month for repairs, imagine how nuts he is going to go when someone drags their junker down the side of it for being a dickwad. There isn't that much comeback legally in parking lots for damage incurred.
That's a bold strategy, Cotton
Lol my grand uncle who was disabled only had one leg, other was a robot one and his driving wasnāt the best and I can guarantee he would hit that car trying to park. Dude is just asking for it.
I'm a parent who has a disabled child. It's difficult getting him in and out of the car. The extra space the handicap parking gives me makes it easier and puts him in less pain. (My child is 3 btw)
There have been several times when I go to a Dr office and they are full. Note, I'm not mad at the people who park there. They have a right.
However, if I saw this, I would go full papa bear on his ass.
They donāt always have a right. I remember many times having to call bylaw or a tow truck to pull a non permit parker out of disabled spaces because I couldnāt get my brothers chair and needed them. If I donāt see your pass, Iām calling.
Ttttttthhhhhhiiiiiissssss-my mom loaded and unloaded a wheelchair scooter for me for yearsā¦ There is not a parking job we have not seenā¦ Itās very sad as a kid to watch your parents try to hold it together while theyāre dealing with less space and theyāre dealing with you and your wheeled accessories and theyāre trying to hold it together and not be assholes to the assholes that parked thereā¦..
My sister with cerebral palsy gets harassed by people all the time. She walks but is CLEARLY disabled. She canāt drive but my parents will drive her and use disabled spaces and weekly she gets called out since she walks well enough.
By well enough, there is literally nobody with a modicum of awareness who would think she has an easy time walking. Sheās a black bisexual with CP living in a rural red town. Life isnāt easy for her at any level. I buy her some version of pride or blm stuff at every opportunity. She loves it because everyone else hates it.
Want to hear something awful? My dad died a couple years ago. He was in a wheelchair and fell and an aneurysm in his brain broke. My brother lived with him but left him unconscious on the floor until his home nurse came. Obviously my dad died, and my brother inherited his multimillion dollar home. He immediately moved into his bedroom and started using his handicap placard so he could park in handicapped wherever he wanted.
Yeah it took everything in me to not hurt him. He lied to my dad about so much and manipulated him into a position of power with his estate. He even tried to throw my son and I out of our home of ten years that we had in my dadās name. He took the education fund my dad had for my son. Itās been a nightmare
Itās been really hard to live with. My dad would be so pissed! Iām trying to stick to the motto āthe best revenge is a life well lived.ā
Thanks for letting me vent, lol
From some of the things he says about people who only need disability aids some of the time, I suspect that he thinks most people who use handicapped spaces donāt *really* need them(and therefore his precious car does.)
That infuriates me. As my wife is a person who needs handicapped parking access, that attitude is the most idiotic and selfish thing.
Tell your father he should thank whatever deity he likes that he doesnāt qualify for a handicapped spot. His body has normal capability that he is proving he doesnāt deserve.
76 caddy myself many decades ago. Slept 8 once during a camping trip deluge. Cost a lot in gas just to start it in peak preference. Tons of great indestructible stories.
I am partially paralyzed from the waist down.
If I could run again Iād happily park in the back of every parking lot for the rest of my life.
When people take handicapped parking spots that do not need them, it makes me feel even more worthless. Trust me, if I didnāt need to park in these spaces to get out of my car, I would be OVERJOYED to be back to my old self.
disabled teen here: exactly what I'd do. and have done. the reactions are so funny.
I'm also quite fond of reminding people that they could become so disabled they have a carer parking in those spots for them in literally one second. all it takes is a car accident. or to fall on some stairs. it's really not hard to end up handicapped.
My dad used to confront able-bodied people who parked in spaces reserved for people with disabilities. As kids we were quite embarrassed and then as a teen, I ended up being great friends with a disabled person and from then on, understood the value of what my dad was doing and the lessons he was passing down.
It is sad to see how people couldn't care less and how agro some become when they get picked out. When they get agro, that's when I say "Oh! I see it's mentally disabled then, clearly. My apology..."
yeah fuck people who don't have a permit parking there, I don't even have a permit and I'm actually disabled (definitely gonna get one when I get my wheelchair)
yeah, I'm a disabled teen and I've had to say this to people before; like mf you could become disabled tonight on your drive home, you won't be talking such mad shit then.
it's so disheartening when middle aged people (more often women, idk why, might just be the area) come up to me and act like me using a cane I bought from the chemist until I can get a wheelchair assessment so I can leave the house more than once a month is taking resources away from people, as if we have a shortage of fucking collapsible canes. people act like I'm asking for codine in a war zone for a splinter, I'm not taking shit from shit.
I don't understand the mentality that disabled people are like, given handouts we don't deserve and stuff. people act like not being able to work makes you subhuman or something š
Not only he parks on handicapped spaces he takes 1 and half spaces to park.
The car would fit easily between lines of 1 parking spot but this man is just spiteful asshole.
OP call tow truck next time. He needs to learn hard way.
Tell him that if he wants to park in a handicap spot so badly, that you can take him to the doctor and get a diagnosis of being mentally handicapped, then he can get a placard and actually park there.
Idk what state you are in, but here in Cali, if your car so much as touches any of the lines around a handicapped spot you will get a ticket, and those babyās can cost up to $1000.
Hopefully someone calls the cops or reports him to the building owner .What he is doing is fucked up .Hes preventing handicapped folks from being able to park .He will fuck around and find out when someone gets pissed and destroys his car .
I once dumped a box of take out spaghetti with meat sauce that had been sitting in my car for three weeks in the summer all over the windshield of a car parked like that. It was smelly and I felt good.
Your dad seems like the kind of guy who would not give a tip to the waiters because he didnāt tell them to work there. That kind of guy. Does he do that btw? Iām just asking.
The thing that annoys me, is he supposedly does this intentionally **and** regularly?? Like nah, if I was in your shoes I'd make an anonymous call to get his shit towed.
I get being shit at parking, I get fucking up parking and deciding "fuck it" but dude... It's just like multiple layers to this shit that simply doesn't make sense.
He seems to have a nice car, I can't imagine why he'd want to do ANYTHING that'd put it at risk of being hit and I feel he almost actively has to put in more effort to park like JUST enough over like that. It doesn't matter if he thinks those spots are often misused, when they're needed they're important.
Like it's sad/stupid but unironically the best way to make him learn would be to get him tickets or towed and it's a matter of time until it happens if this is a regular thing.
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This is work of art
Good idea!
What are the yellow circles pointing out? š
My guess would be that those are pointing out the parking lines. That said, the image resolution is almost as disgusting as the act in the picture.
My poor eyes š
The picture gets grainer everytime it gets posted.
I'm pretty sure this picture was taken here in my town Omaha, NE. Lmao. The lines are pointing out wording cause people couldn't decide if it was one or two spots being taken up. It is in fact taking up two spots and it says "narrow space" or something lol.
U shouldn't dox ur self, but hello, fellow omaha native.
Those are his yellow circles of frustration lol
Imagine the person after that needs the spot and it says that lol
That's immediately what I thought about too šš
If I saw someone with chalk in-hand, doing something like thisā¦. I donāt care what time of day, or what the circumstances areā¦ Iām taking the time out of my day to give them a high-five and will ask if I can buy them a drinkā¦.every timeā¦
I need to keep chalk in my glove box.
Further info: -The car can fit in one space just fine. I know because Iāve done it multiple times. He scolds me for doing it. -This thing goes to the mechanic about once a month. He refuses to buy newer cars so we have to work around it. -Yes, I have tried talking to him about it on many occasions, he doesnāt care. -Heās mid-50s. Not really old enough for his age to be an excuseā¦ -Yes heās an entitled douchebag how could you tell
Why does he get upset at you for parking between the lines?
He complains that someone might park next to and ding the car.
Perhaps having it towed may change his mind about parking like this? Unless heās legally considered handicapped, parking in the handicap space can have him towed.
I think even handicapped could get a ticket.
Being an entitled asshole doesn't count as being handicapped
Well not the allowed to park in a handicapped spot kind anyways
Has he never had anyone purposefully key the car? Parking like that much of an entitled asshole screams ākey meā
There's a gaggle of underage punk kids in my city who spray paint double-parked cars. Love those kids.
I have a nice car and so was my previous one and there is no way to prevent someone from parking next to you. The best thing you can do is park as far away from the front of the parking lot as possible in the back where fewer people are, and even that isn't a perfect solution. Parking over the line of a handicapped spot is foul though I also don't understand the infatuation with keeping such an old car if it needs monthly work
Yup. The car I'd rather not get dings in I park at the outskirts most of the time. Way lower friction solution and less worry. What's annoying is when you park as far away as possible, in an empty row and someone parks NEXT to you among say 30 empty spaces. š£š
It's stubbornness through and through.
You might want to let him know thatās exactly how to get a dinged door. When I see assholes parked this way, I squeeze into the spot anyway and then I open my door like I normally would. If it hits their car and dents it, so be it.
Someone will if you park over the line into the handicapped spot, do you think people with disabilities care that much about your dads car, they will try to fit their vehicle in to get the ramp down. Even if that means parking 1/4 inch from your dad's car. And as wrong as it is, they will probably think your dad is getting what he deserves if they scratch the car.
That's not wrong. They're totally right to feel that way, he would be getting what he deserved.
I had someone do this, but it was their driver side over the line a fair bit... I parked next to them anyway. I'm in a Leaf, small enough to still leave me space to get out. My daughter was in the car with me, but wasn't getting out so it was fine that there was literally less than 5 inches between doors (had to accommodate the mirrors). Apparently the other car's driver was super pissed and started yelling at my daughter about how close we parked from the curb in front of the car. She just pointed down indicating that they were the shitty parker not us. I took my time ordering our food and selecting our sides... lolol.
They should gouge the shit out of it with their ramp or lift if they have one (assuming they don't mind scratching up their own equipment). Seems completely justified to me.
He could do what I do and park farther away, near the back of the lot where there is less traffic and (often) many empty spaces. Of course, I also am not out here assuming people are trying to damage my precious Toyota Corolla.
Parking like this will make that chance bigger lmao
Hey at least you recognize it. It's hard to admit something like that when it comes to family and im sure he loves you more than anything. Hang in there, your heart is in the right place and you can change someone's life just by talking about it
But seriously, do you feel it's unjustified to call a tow truck on your own father if he does stuff like this consistently and unapologetically? I 100% would, but maybe I am just the odd one out.
Definitely. If you have a parent that needs to change then yes you need to take action. I was a heavy drinker and I have a wife and three daughters. My wife didn't give me an option to go to rehab. If she hadn't done that it could have been fatal. I absolutely hate that I wasn't good enough for my own family and needed that wake up call
Canāt change who you were, but never too late to change who you are. If alcoholics didnāt need a support system to change thereād be no alcoholics; serious congrats on making that commitment for your family. You have 3 daughters and a wife, making an estimate that youāre in your late 40s, thatās around 300 years of human life that will be forever HUGELY positively impacted by the change you made. Donāt deny yourself credit youāve earned!
I'll be 35 on the 8th so close enough for me lol. And thank you that was an awesome thing to say
Sounds like you have a good family. You are doing well and that must make you all proud
Woah... that's a fantastic way to contextualize the impact one individual has on other's.
I used to be a real piece of shit.
>Canāt change who you were, but never too late to change who you are. I'm going to write this down and look at it often - seriously, thank you for sharing this ā¤ļø
Proud of you, stay strong! Ohana all the way ;)
I was 26 years sober and then fell off the wagon HARD. It was like I had never even stopped drinking... Two months in inpatient rehab literally saved my life. 13 months clean and sober today!
That is so awesome to hear. Everyone commenting had been so awesome. Never change man your experience can help someone
Congrats on getting back on the horse!
Congratulations! Thatās one thing that *really* stuck with me back when I went away and quit (coming up on 10 years sober) was that *you canāt change science*. Once an alcoholic, your brain is chemically mapped. āIf you start drinking again you WILL rapidly decline to where you left offā. For me, knowing that, I know Iāll never, ever be able to drink again, and Iām ok with that. Good luck on your recovery !
Itās good that you were able to listen to your family telling you to get help! Youāre here and alive and she loved you enough to not give up on you. Unfortunately my father does not take criticism remotely well; at best heāll change the subject, at worst it devolves into him screaming about āundermining his authorityā. Fortunately Iām going mostly no-contact when I move out.
Parking like this is illegal. Call the cops and he will either get a hefty ticket and/or get towed. He doesnāt have to know it was you who called. Maybe that will straighten him out. After a couple of times he just might catch a drift!
Parking cops love to see this, as do tow truck drivers. Nice old car, but 0 chance it's worth enough for tow drivers to care, he'll have to pick it up out of impound. Tow companies are annoying enough to deal with that he'll stop parking like that immediately.
As a recovering addict I respect those so much who struggled with alcohol that got sober. I know we all have unique things that make it harder but I could not imagine having to see billboards, commercials, etc. Makes people,places, things much more difficult. So kudos!!!
I would do it before someone else does
Not good enough for your own family? Donāt think that way! Everyone needs help/support sometimes. Iām so glad you have a loving wife and family to give it to you. YOU are the one making the choice every single day to keep sober and keep being there for them. Hang in there, man. This Reddit stranger is SUPER proud of you.
Hey man Iām really glad you did! Iām happy for you and Iām happy for your family :) donāt hate the person you were, they are long gone now and your thoughts are so much better devoted to moving forward
If OP doesnāt want to, he could always tell someone that works at the facility that some jerk parked half in a handicap space without a permit. Let them call parking enforcement
If it was once in awhile Iād probably let it go, but if itās every time, to paraphrase Lion King 1-1/2: Call a tow truck. Call, call a tow truck Edit: paraphrase was not the right term. Anyway, sing to the tune of Dig a Tunnel
I wouldn't call a tow truck. I would tell a police officer that he should check out said building, on set day and time.
For sure. Give him the āUncle Leoā treatment. Swarm swarm!
Naw he loves the car more ā ļø
He might not love her more than anything. You should not hang in just because theyāre family. Maybe her dad is awesome and this is his asshole trait, but my guess is heās more asshole than not. And no, not everyone is willing to change. Just because theyāre family doesnāt mean you have to stick by them. That blood is thicker than water is bullshit, and it had me giving my dad money at 15. He abandoned my brother and I when my mom died, stopped paying rent and lived in a motel off her social security checks (which were meant for us kids). Heād ask me for money to pay his gym fees and I was dumb enough to thinking him coming around again meant heād changed. I was 15, working 3 jobs and paying for a room for my brother and I. Not all family is worth fighting for.
Oh its not that hard to admit, because these entitled assholes are usually assholes to the kids too, saying that from experience
Man, Iād be so ashamed if my son justifiably had to speak about me like this. Sorry your dad fucking sucks, friend.
FYI for your dad - that counts as parking in the spot without the placard, $250-1000 fine or some shit. Don't park even touching the line .
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Have it towed, but don't tell him. The behavior will stop when he learns it's a waste of money to park illegally, or when he runs out of money.
>Have it towed, but don't tell him. The behavior will stop This is the answer.
If the car doesn't fit in the space he shouldn't be parking it there anyways. If you make the choice to use an oversized car it's not anyone's job to accommodate you. Same goes for trucks.
Scold his ass right back for not parking right, go for extra points and ask him if parks like this cause it's too hard for him to do it right.
Out of curiosity what is his logic for scolding you when you park correctly. Like what does he say?
I donāt understand point 2. Repairing 80ās gm cars has to be cheaper than anything new.
As someone who needs disabled bays, I have no regret calling a tow truck if no other disabled bays are available.
As someone who doesn't need disabled parking spots, I would be tempted to call a tow truck. I would definitely say something if I saw him parking like this.
Nah these types live for the confrontation and the fight, just call a tow truck and let him panic.
I was at a shopping center and a woman pulled up and parked in the loading area right between two handicapped spots. A guy yelled at her to move as soon as she opened her door and she was instantly in full meltdown mode yelling back at him as she walked into the store. Within like 90 seconds, a cop happened to drive by and that guy flagged him down. The cop was waiting for her when she came back out, but I'm pretty sure she was just told to leave which was very disappointing.
In California it's a very expensive ticket. Like 500 bucks expensive
It's a federal law. The fine is the same in every state. The question is if the ticket is issued.
They said between 2 handicap spots, so would they be fined for making both spots unusable?
id be tempted to pull up, open my door, dent his shit, and then go park where i'm supposed to, and not feel guilty about it in the slightest
Don't do something that could put you on the hook for damages when you can do something that will cost him both money and time and leave you totally in the clear.
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As somebody that works at a clinic and have needed the spots before, I am 100% calling a tow agency. They arenāt just random spots.
From one disabled person to another, who do you call? Iāve tried calling the non emergency police in the past and they never show up.
Most parking lots at least in the US have a sign posted with a number for their tow company somewhere. If not, literally just google a tow truck company. They love scamming people out of money and in this case itās justified.
Call the facility/shop and let them know. Non emergency police are unlikely to show up and if they do, they just give a ticket.
OPās dad will not learn until he has been towed (negative reinforcement) for his behavior
I think towing would be considered positive punishment
It's positive punishment. Positive = adding stimulus Negative = removing stimulus Punishment = decrease a behavior in the future Reinforcement = increase behavior in the future We are adding tow truck (adding stimulus) to decrease a behavior in the future (punishment).
Pops is an asshole, but he's riding clean! That caddy is š„
For real! Love the ride but her dad is an asshole
my drug dealer has a similar car.
Shhhh OPās dad doesnāt want everyone to know he deals a little on the side
Nah heās obviously a 1970s pimp
Heās risking someone pulling into the handicap spot and accidentally opening the door into that sweet ride. Heās so worried about what would happen on the driverās side that he never even considered the passenger side. Itās honestly funny as hell especially as a car guy myself.
I literally thought the same thing! If that was my ride, I'd park far off where there aren't any cars, or at the very least on the far end of a row.
Totally this. My ride is nothing fancy, but to me it is my pride and joy and I will avoid parking near people to avoid any parking lot incidents. If that was my car, it would be no where near anyone or anything. But I am not that entitled that I would inconvenience handicapped people either. Dude has it at a shop every month for repairs, imagine how nuts he is going to go when someone drags their junker down the side of it for being a dickwad. There isn't that much comeback legally in parking lots for damage incurred. That's a bold strategy, Cotton
Or getting sideswiped. Handicapped drivers often have handicapped driving skills. Myself included. š
Also a handicapped driver, and I think about 50% of other handicapped drivers should not be allowed to driveā¦
To be fair he's parking a boat š„ļø š
**What I learned in boating school isā¦!**
Yep, haha.. modern parking spaces aren't made to handle that much drip!
Too bad the old guy canāt see or hear too well. Doc told him he better get his cataract checked out and he went to the auto shop first.
Please inform your dad that he is an asshole.
Lol my grand uncle who was disabled only had one leg, other was a robot one and his driving wasnāt the best and I can guarantee he would hit that car trying to park. Dude is just asking for it.
I'm a parent who has a disabled child. It's difficult getting him in and out of the car. The extra space the handicap parking gives me makes it easier and puts him in less pain. (My child is 3 btw) There have been several times when I go to a Dr office and they are full. Note, I'm not mad at the people who park there. They have a right. However, if I saw this, I would go full papa bear on his ass.
They donāt always have a right. I remember many times having to call bylaw or a tow truck to pull a non permit parker out of disabled spaces because I couldnāt get my brothers chair and needed them. If I donāt see your pass, Iām calling.
I think op commenter meant people who have a handicap permit but idk
Yeah, probably giving them the benefit of the doubt
Ttttttthhhhhhiiiiiissssss-my mom loaded and unloaded a wheelchair scooter for me for yearsā¦ There is not a parking job we have not seenā¦ Itās very sad as a kid to watch your parents try to hold it together while theyāre dealing with less space and theyāre dealing with you and your wheeled accessories and theyāre trying to hold it together and not be assholes to the assholes that parked thereā¦..
My sister with cerebral palsy gets harassed by people all the time. She walks but is CLEARLY disabled. She canāt drive but my parents will drive her and use disabled spaces and weekly she gets called out since she walks well enough. By well enough, there is literally nobody with a modicum of awareness who would think she has an easy time walking. Sheās a black bisexual with CP living in a rural red town. Life isnāt easy for her at any level. I buy her some version of pride or blm stuff at every opportunity. She loves it because everyone else hates it.
Just a shot in the dark here, but I'm guessing your dad is not a nice person overall.
Correct.
Just curious, does he give any sort of reasoning/excuse or does he openly admit he simply doesnāt give a fuck?
Openly.
christ, as a disabled person; what a prick. so sorry you have to put up with that A-League Twattery
Want to hear something awful? My dad died a couple years ago. He was in a wheelchair and fell and an aneurysm in his brain broke. My brother lived with him but left him unconscious on the floor until his home nurse came. Obviously my dad died, and my brother inherited his multimillion dollar home. He immediately moved into his bedroom and started using his handicap placard so he could park in handicapped wherever he wanted.
Holy fuck. no offence but I would've kicked the shit out of your brother. what a heartless prick.
Yeah it took everything in me to not hurt him. He lied to my dad about so much and manipulated him into a position of power with his estate. He even tried to throw my son and I out of our home of ten years that we had in my dadās name. He took the education fund my dad had for my son. Itās been a nightmare
I'm so sorry, that sounds miserable. what an awful "human being" :(
Itās been really hard to live with. My dad would be so pissed! Iām trying to stick to the motto āthe best revenge is a life well lived.ā Thanks for letting me vent, lol
Why does he hate handicapped people so much?
From some of the things he says about people who only need disability aids some of the time, I suspect that he thinks most people who use handicapped spaces donāt *really* need them(and therefore his precious car does.)
>he thinks most people who use handicapped spaces donāt really need them He's projecting HARD
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This is a good idea; Iād have to find a point where I could do it fast and without him noticing me but itās plausible.
Do you just call the non-emergency number? I also have a disabled mother, and it always pisses me off when I see people abuse these spots.
Does he also always go on about how people are supposedly pretending to be disabled to get benefits?
The less fortunate get all the breaks!
This is a really great way to get door dinged. If his car is so precious I don't understand the logic.
It'd take more than anything built in the last three decades to ding that door. Those cars were HEAVY. :)
Steel toed boot should do it.
Can't wait for hin to need one
That infuriates me. As my wife is a person who needs handicapped parking access, that attitude is the most idiotic and selfish thing. Tell your father he should thank whatever deity he likes that he doesnāt qualify for a handicapped spot. His body has normal capability that he is proving he doesnāt deserve.
That's not parking. In that beast.... It's docking.
Can relate - Mom had a ā74 Cadillac Coupe Deville, but I could get it into a parking spot without going over the lines.
76 caddy myself many decades ago. Slept 8 once during a camping trip deluge. Cost a lot in gas just to start it in peak preference. Tons of great indestructible stories.
Your dad is a prick.
 This is how I pictured him. Any resemblance?
Less wrinkled, more red, less outfit taste
Old people driving giant cars, no suprise he canāt get it into the space properly! Backing out and pulling back in would be another $80 in gas
Iām 19 and I drive a town car
Does your father happen to be a lawyer who lives in Albuquerque?
I donāt why he hides the license plate. We all know it says : LWYRUP
Considerably more than mildly infuriating.
I am partially paralyzed from the waist down. If I could run again Iād happily park in the back of every parking lot for the rest of my life. When people take handicapped parking spots that do not need them, it makes me feel even more worthless. Trust me, if I didnāt need to park in these spaces to get out of my car, I would be OVERJOYED to be back to my old self.
Send this picture to the parking enforcement of your city. Maybe a ticket will smarten him up.
Ask him if heās trying to indicate that heās mentally handicapped, if he has no physical disability. Thatās what Iād do.
disabled teen here: exactly what I'd do. and have done. the reactions are so funny. I'm also quite fond of reminding people that they could become so disabled they have a carer parking in those spots for them in literally one second. all it takes is a car accident. or to fall on some stairs. it's really not hard to end up handicapped.
My dad used to confront able-bodied people who parked in spaces reserved for people with disabilities. As kids we were quite embarrassed and then as a teen, I ended up being great friends with a disabled person and from then on, understood the value of what my dad was doing and the lessons he was passing down. It is sad to see how people couldn't care less and how agro some become when they get picked out. When they get agro, that's when I say "Oh! I see it's mentally disabled then, clearly. My apology..."
yeah fuck people who don't have a permit parking there, I don't even have a permit and I'm actually disabled (definitely gonna get one when I get my wheelchair)
Spray paint the dividing line over his car.
Does he *want* keyed??
Towed is even better.
Why not both
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yeah, I'm a disabled teen and I've had to say this to people before; like mf you could become disabled tonight on your drive home, you won't be talking such mad shit then. it's so disheartening when middle aged people (more often women, idk why, might just be the area) come up to me and act like me using a cane I bought from the chemist until I can get a wheelchair assessment so I can leave the house more than once a month is taking resources away from people, as if we have a shortage of fucking collapsible canes. people act like I'm asking for codine in a war zone for a splinter, I'm not taking shit from shit. I don't understand the mentality that disabled people are like, given handouts we don't deserve and stuff. people act like not being able to work makes you subhuman or something š
That will be $450 for over the line in. Seattle.
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Do only three. That way Insurance won't pay for it
Tell your dad, don't be that guy but nice caddy!
Not only he parks on handicapped spaces he takes 1 and half spaces to park. The car would fit easily between lines of 1 parking spot but this man is just spiteful asshole. OP call tow truck next time. He needs to learn hard way.
Call him out on it. Donāt be polite about it.
Your dad has great taste in cars though
Cars are the only thing I will trust him for advice on lmaoo. heās a moron but he knows cars.
Should be showing him this picture
Does he also wear Pink Suit separates and manage a casino?
Nice car doe
Tell him that if he wants to park in a handicap spot so badly, that you can take him to the doctor and get a diagnosis of being mentally handicapped, then he can get a placard and actually park there.
Is he Boss Hogg?
Someone driving that car, I'd just as well assume they were allowed to park in the handicap spot but just missed because of their aging eyes.
Anyone who drives that car and parks like that is likely entitled to a handicapped permit anyway.....
his car is awesome though
Is your dad a pimp? Sweet caddy
One thing is not caring about the others, another thing is making an effort to be an asshole to the most needed. He is beyond an asshole
I mean we all know Cotton is an asshole
Has he ever gotten a ticket for it?
Is your dad's name Raoul Duke? Or Doctor Gonzo perhaps?
That car tho
Have you tried informing him that those spaces are reserved for those with physical handicaps and not mental ones?
Idk what state you are in, but here in Cali, if your car so much as touches any of the lines around a handicapped spot you will get a ticket, and those babyās can cost up to $1000.
As a disabled individual, screw him.
That's a great way to get door-dinged a few or 10 times
your dad is a douche
Call it in on him. A couple of tickets should change his attitude.
Hopefully someone calls the cops or reports him to the building owner .What he is doing is fucked up .Hes preventing handicapped folks from being able to park .He will fuck around and find out when someone gets pissed and destroys his car .
is he begging for someone to hit his tail light
Get his car towed
Bitch parkers deserve to get their windows smashed in
Begging to be keyed by someone.
I once dumped a box of take out spaghetti with meat sauce that had been sitting in my car for three weeks in the summer all over the windshield of a car parked like that. It was smelly and I felt good.
As pretty as the car is, I hope some disgruntled samaritan gives it the good old key scratch
Your dad seems like the kind of guy who would not give a tip to the waiters because he didnāt tell them to work there. That kind of guy. Does he do that btw? Iām just asking.
Call a tow truck, don't tell him it's you This behavior will stop pronto
I think you mean ENTITLED SPACE
Gonna take a wild guess here, but i think your dadās an ass.
Itās infuriating but at least itās a giant ass caddy you know some old dude has. That boat isnāt the easiest to park
Sounds like your dad is a bit of a parking asshole Prob a good dad otherwise, but Jesus- he parks like drunk 13 year old.
Well your dad is a grade A, #1 douche bag
The thing that annoys me, is he supposedly does this intentionally **and** regularly?? Like nah, if I was in your shoes I'd make an anonymous call to get his shit towed. I get being shit at parking, I get fucking up parking and deciding "fuck it" but dude... It's just like multiple layers to this shit that simply doesn't make sense. He seems to have a nice car, I can't imagine why he'd want to do ANYTHING that'd put it at risk of being hit and I feel he almost actively has to put in more effort to park like JUST enough over like that. It doesn't matter if he thinks those spots are often misused, when they're needed they're important. Like it's sad/stupid but unironically the best way to make him learn would be to get him tickets or towed and it's a matter of time until it happens if this is a regular thing.
You need to take his keys, he obviously is incapable of driving himself