themacmans rants

Today’s rant has to do with peoples rudeness in parking lots. There have been so many times that I have nearly been run into because drivers are either too lazy or careless to drive down the designated lanes in a parking lot. I just do not understand how saving one or two seconds can possible improve their lives, especially when they may take someone’s life in the process. Do they have to cut across the parking lanes? Is it so difficult? And that is not to mention that while they are cutting across the parking lanes, they are also traveling at an unsafe speed. I was slightly bumped one time by a woman who was cutting across lanes and did not see me backing out of my parking space. And she had the nerve to be mad at me when she was the one in the wrong! These people just don’t realize that by trying to save a few seconds, they could alter someone’s entire life, including their own.

My next part of this discussion is the rudeness of people that choose to not park in between the lines correctly. For some, I know it is just laziness, for others it is vanity. I personally don’t care how much they paid or have spent on their car, if they feel it is too valuable to park correctly, then don’t bring the car in the first place. Park in between the damn lines like the rest of us! If your vehicle is so big you cannot maneuver it into the slot properly, leave it at home! While I do not claim to be an expert driver, I have driven and parked a number of vehicles in my life, especially when I drove a delivery van and had to squeeze into small apartment parking spaces. With a little care and attention, and learning how to use mirrors properly, there is no reason for a person not to park their vehicle within the lines, even if they are driving something as large as duel wheel pickup truck.

My third and last rant on this subject is people parking right in front of the grocery store while their loved on runs in side for a “quick” purchase. Invariably the loved one gets caught up in a long line, can’t find what they are looking for, or worse, decides to do more than just “quick” shopping. It is usually not a issue when you have one person, but then someone decides “if they can, I can too!” and before you know it, there is a line of car in front of the store creating all kinds of confusion and havoc. They are constantly pulling out, right in front of other cars that are just trying to get out of the parking lot. If you feel that it is too far of a walk from the parking lot, come back later! There are a number of stores open 24 hours nowadays so feel free to return at 4 a.m. when the lot is empty and you have your choice of spaces! Till next time, I’m out!