Things that annoy me (7 Viewers)

[Combat]

I may have mentioned this one before but people who park their enormous pickup truck or service vans at the end of a parking lane rendering it impossible to see around them when trying to pull out of the lane. Apparently never giving a moments thought to the difficulties that they pose for every single person who is trying to get out of the parking lot.

Another parking lot peeve is people who insist on backing into a space even though they are terrible drivers and it is pointless since they could simply drive through an empty space and be facing outward on the other side.

 

[Horus]

I may have mentioned this one before but people who park their enormous pickup truck or service vans at the end of a parking lane rendering it impossible to see around them when trying to pull out of the lane. Apparently never giving a moments thought to the difficulties that they pose for every single person who is trying to get out of the parking lot.

Another parking lot peeve is people who insist on backing into a space even though they are terrible drivers and it is pointless since they could simply drive through an empty space and be facing outward on the other side.

Especially when they park like that outside other peoples homes, 'kin tossers.

 

[mikemiller1955]

yea...this one really hits home with me...trying to navigate the UTMB 6 floor hospital parking garage...where the signs on the corner turnaround parking spaces clearly say..."Subcompact Cars Only"...these people park their One-Ton Dually trucks...which you can barely get around to make the turn...also ticks me off as much as able-bodied people taking handicap spots with no placards on their mirror or license plates...

 

[gk5717]

yea...this one really hits home with me...trying to navigate the UTMB 6 floor hospital parking garage...where the signs on the corner turnaround parking spaces clearly say..."Subcompact Cars Only"...these people park their One-Ton Dually trucks...which you can barely get around to make the turn...also ticks me off as much as able-bodied people taking handicap spots with no placards on their mirror or license plates...

Contrary to what most people think most policemen do not like writing tickets. There wasn't a quota but you would here about it if you didn't. Having said that the one ticket I did not mind writing was a car in a handicap spot with out the proper signage. Regular parking tickets at the time where $10 but handicap tickets were $50.

 

[mikemiller1955]

currently $500 t0 $750 in Texas...with additional increases to habitual offenders...remember Governor Abbott is in a wheel chair...

 

[Desertkiwi]

currently $500 t0 $750 in Texas...with additional increases to habitual offenders...remember Governor Abbott is in a wheel chair...

Its the same here now in NZ due to the increasing number of 'entitled,' illegally using disabled parking without the required permit. The Govt here got so fed-up they bumped the instant fine up to $750 earlier this year.

That's more than double what it used to be. I only wish they'd do the same for those obsessed cell-phones users here, who can't seem to drive for more than 50 metres before having to call or text someone, while ignoring the hands-free options.

 

[OzDigger]

Its the same here now in NZ due to the increasing number of 'entitled,' illegally using disabled parking without the required permit. The Govt here got so fed-up they bumped the instant fine up to $750 earlier this year.

That's more than double what it used to be. I only wish they'd do the same for those obsessed cell-phones users here, who can't seem to drive for more than 50 metres before having to call or text someone, while ignoring the hands-free options.

Fine is $645 and 4 demerit points in Queensland, loose your license after 12 points over Three years. These fines can be applied by Queensland Police Service or Local County Council.

 

[Panzer ace]

yea...this one really hits home with me...trying to navigate the UTMB 6 floor hospital parking garage...where the signs on the corner turnaround parking spaces clearly say..."Subcompact Cars Only"...these people park their One-Ton Dually trucks...which you can barely get around to make the turn...also ticks me off as much as able-bodied people taking handicap spots with no placards on their mirror or license plates...

The other one that really bothers me in Texas is trucks lifted 20 feet off the ground that have permanent handicap plates.

If you can climb down from a truck as high as Everest you can park in a standard parking spot and walk a few more steps.

 

[Warrior]

Contrary to what most people think most policemen do not like writing tickets. There wasn't a quota but you would here about it if you didn't. Having said that the one ticket I did not mind writing was a car in a handicap spot with out the proper signage. Regular parking tickets at the time where $10 but handicap tickets were $50.

My Dad had a great parking ticket story; he was writing a ticket for a person who parked in a "no parking" zone in Boston, the vehicle owner comes running out of a store "Oh please don't write me a ticket, I was only parking for 5 minutes while I ran into this store real quick!!" so my Dad says "Tell you what, I'll give you a break; if you can show me a "no parking except for 5 minutes" sign, I won't write you up."

The guy says "Well you got me on that one"................and my Dad ripped the ticket up.

Because that was how my Dad was as a police officer, I miss him every day as well as I miss my Mom.

 

[Combat]

Colleges are now able to pay athletes. On the upside, many have already been doing that on the sly for decades. It does end the fake facade of amateur sports but is likely the beginning of the end of a long arc. Not sure this plays out the way that the athletes and schools think. Many fans have had enough. When players show no loyalty to a school and move from team to team each year a lot of the luster comes off the support.

 

[Panzer ace]

Colleges are now able to pay athletes. On the upside, many have already been doing that on the sly for decades. It does end the fake facade of amateur sports but is likely the beginning of the end of a long arc. Not sure this plays out the way that the athletes and schools think. Many fans have had enough. When players show no loyalty to a school and move from team to team each year a lot of the luster comes off the support.

Great post. It is t8me to remove “college” from “college sports”.

Again, there are so many students who make money for colleges via research, patents, etc.

Often times those monies exceed what any sport, even vaunted football, can imagine.

All those contributing students ever see is a scholarship if they are lucky, but they are happy to have that.