So, You Bought the Biggest PU Truck they Make

[scrappy isb67]

I search for the idiot in a " Nagasaki nut bucket econoboxes" that can't manage to park straight or in the middle of the space. I love it when I can be perfectly centered in my space, but he can't open his door because of his inability to park.

Love it when 2 of them park as close as possible to the lines on either side of a parking spot, leaving almost enough room on the other side of them to park another car! i'll back my big a$$ed dually right between them thoroughly preventing them from getting in their car! but I don't have any problems because I can still get out due to the lenght!

Hate to stir things up....

LOL, LOVE IT!

 

[LD1]

Whenever I drive my truck, my rule is simple.

Park as close as I can where I can 1. Pull through, and 2. have an empty space on both sides.

Thats it. Sometimes that puts me in BFE, other times I and close.

But two things that irk me are

1. The people who will park next to you and then complain about you parking there:mur: I was there first idiot. IF you didnt like where I parked, dont park next to me.

2. The other think that irks me is the trend over the last decade or so where stores put the entrances and exits a country friggan mile appart. So while you may not have to walk much to get into the store, its a long hike exiting. Or vice a versa. So no matter where you park anymore, there is a good bit of walking involved.

 

[Dr_Zinj]

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when i see a big vehicle is a small space. it is usually close to a door. and .. unless there is a HC sticker on it.. then the driver is just plain lazy IMHO...

When I see a truck with a handicapped plate or sticker, I'm always looking for an extra cane stuck behind the seat.

Of course whenever I see a person with a handicapped plate hop out and go trotting into where ever they're going, I 'm always wondering if such a visibly health person got their plate due to a mental handicap?

 

[workinallthetime]

kind of like people who crowd the front entrance of the gym, they are going to run/walk on a tread mill for an hour but forget walking another 50 feet to the car thats just crazy

 

[JT42]

kind of like people who crowd the front entrance of the gym, they are going to run/walk on a tread mill for an hour but forget walking another 50 feet to the car thats just crazy

I was going to mention the same thing when I saw this thread. They'll orbit the lot or sit and wait for a spot to open up right next to the door (or if they feel like it, park in the fire lane), just to save from walking a few extra feet. And to top it off, they're paying some annual fee to use that treadmill. <facepalm>

There's a particular tool store that's in the same strip mall as a one of those gyms. When I drive to the tool store I've learned to NOT take the entrance that goes right by the gym, so as to avoid getting stuck in that traffic.

Like many here, I prefer to park some distance out and walk. Fewer door-dings, less traffic (less idling), and more exercise. As for parking, I tend to back into a spot if I can't pull through. I find that it creates better situational awareness when I go to leave -- much better visibility of where I'm going. I do this regardless of what I'm driving - the truck or the mighty civic. I've been doing it so long that I park much better in reverse than I do going forward.

 

[timswi]

I find pull-through spots at least 10 spaces away from the nearest vehicle...It's usually only a 100' or so further walk no big deal given the lack of frustration/damage...On the other hand, our Costco has the biggest parking spaces of any place I've seen around here, I can park anywhere I want with no concerns--Hat's off to them for that.

 

[bcp]

I went to Home Depot and Lowes today. At each one I parked the truck 2/3 way out, near the middle of the empty area. When I came out of each one, there was a car parked next to my truck. They had to drive past many empty spaces to get there, farther away from the door.

???

Bruce

 

[daugen]

I went to Home Depot and Lowes today. At each one I parked the truck 2/3 way out, near the middle of the empty area. When I came out of each one, there was a car parked next to my truck. They had to drive past many empty spaces to get there, farther away from the door.

???

Bruce

huddling for warmth and company??? :confused3:

 

[TheKid]

I went to Home Depot and Lowes today. At each one I parked the truck 2/3 way out, near the middle of the empty area. When I came out of each one, there was a car parked next to my truck. They had to drive past many empty spaces to get there, farther away from the door.

???

Bruce

At least they only parked next to you. I always look for a spot that I can pull through that has open spots one each side. It never fails that someone always parks right behind me, even though there are open spots all around the truck. So in order to drop the tailgate I have to pull the truck forward, or move it to a different spot, depending on what I'm loading.

 

[Bird]

At Home Depot, Lowe's, Tractor Supply, etc., I look for a pull through, or back in, parking spot if I'm only going for something small, but I never park in such a spot if I anticipate needing to open the tailgate to load anything.

 

[Loadstar]

When going to college I parked my pick
Up right in there with the cars due to limited parking. It was a 1750 loadstar with 10ft bed. It was the exact dimension of a parking spot lol. Since the door opened over the top of cars it was not my problem. When I got chlostraphobic in the loadstar I bought my fld120. It doesn't turn as tight so I take four spots at the grocery so unfortunately I can't park right next to cars.

 

[Soundguy]

The parking spots all boil down to money. They have to have a certain number of parking spots per codes, small ones take up less space, less grading and asphalt = cheaper. The bigger the parking lot the more stormwater control they will be required to have, that costs money as well.

and yet. if you drive away some of your customers that are making larger purchases.. what are you accomplishing.

lumber yards having tons of smartcar parking by the loading dock makes no sense. how many stacks of sheetrock will a smartcar hold?

the smartcar driver is walking in for a lightbulb and a soda.. the guy with a trailer is driving away with hundreds or thousands of dollars of materials. when i redid my barn.. my bill was right at a grand a couple months ago. Farm and construction projects are good money to retailers..

 

[Soundguy]

, I 'm always wondering if such a visibly health person got their plate due to a mental handicap?

yup..

 

[suprnova]

I usually end up taking up several parking spots. SoCal isn't built for full size pickups. COSTCO requires me to take up four spots occasionally. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of the dbags that does this in the middle of the parking lot! I'm always at the back of the lot, usually in a corner trying to stay as far away as possible. One of the only places I can conveniently park my pickup in a single space in my area is the Home Depot or the Lowes. It's no fun being trapped in a parking lot built for Prius' and Minis when people decide to park all around you and you haven't given yourself a way out!

 

[Soundguy]

how about thos parking lots that do not have 2 full isles between rows.. they hav emor elike 1.5 and they are 1 way. if it's a long vehicle. even a long 'land yacht' car.. you have to jocke and make a 3 pt to almost getout without loosing paint on a side or click bumpers..

 

[Bird]

how about thos parking lots that do not have 2 full isles between rows.. they hav emor elike 1.5 and they are 1 way. if it's a long vehicle. even a long 'land yacht' car.. you have to jocke and make a 3 pt to almost getout without loosing paint on a side or click bumpers..

When the aisles are clearly marked for one-way traffic, usually also with angled parking spaces, the number of incompetent drivers going the wrong way surprises me.

 

[Soundguy]

most of the 1-way's are angled here.. but a few are straight.. it boggles me??? WTF were they thinking when they layed that out like that...

 

[GolfAddict]

This thread reminded me of a bumper sticker I saw on a HUGE pickup in town the other day. It had a picture of Obama on the side, and said "Does this *** make my pickup look big?" It just cracked me up!

Sorry, don't want to take the thread political. Just had to mention it. It still makes me laugh when I remember it.

 

[daugen]

This thread reminded me of a bumper sticker I saw on a HUGE pickup in town the other day. It had a picture of Obama on the side, and said "Does this *** make my pickup look big?" It just cracked me up!

Sorry, don't want to take the thread political. Just had to mention it. It still makes me laugh when I remember it.

that's funny. Reminds me of the guy whose ex put a big sticker on his giant jacked up p/u, Little *****, Big Truck
We laughed for three lights watching that truck.

 

[GolfAddict]

that's funny. Reminds me of the guy whose ex put a big sticker on his giant jacked up p/u, Little *****, Big Truck
We laughed for three lights watching that truck.

:laughing: I wonder how long he went before discovering that!