Patrons of the African grocery store below me have a bad habit of stealing my parking space. It's clearly posted that it is Permit Parking for Apartment 203 Only, Violators Will Be Towed. Unfortunately, only the landlord is authorized to have people towed. So I have to settle for parking as close to my spot as I can. The place closest to my spot is immediately behind the offending parker, so that's where I park. They are then blocked in, of course, but they probably should have thought of that earlier.
When I come back down to the parking lot 5-10 minutes later, there's an irate grocery shopper waiting for me. They ask, "Is this your truck?"
"Oh, I'm sorry," I reply, "was that inconvenient for you? I guess I should have been more thoughtful about where I parked.
"But you know what else is inconvenient? Paying for a parking space and having to wait till you're done with your grocery shopping before I can use it." (This last part is said with much gesturing to the sign and flinging my arms around in frustration, just in case there is a language barrier.)
Because here's the thing: there are plenty of open parking spaces in the lot, but mine looks like it's more convenient. I feel the most reasonable response is to make my spot far less convenient.
One shopper at a time.
Inconvenience Store
Saturday, June 6, 2009
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African grocery store,
one shopper at a time,
parking,
passive aggression
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It sure would be inconvenient for them to come out and find that their tires had been slashed, too, but maybe a bit harder to get their car out of your spot. ... And, obviously, they know where you park your ride.
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