Stressed out and PO'd

Hi Folks.  I just want to rant for a moment.

I'm at Whole Foods, trying to back my car out of the stall.  I can't see due to the SUV parked next to me, so I'm inching out, but not obnoxiously slow.  One person whips around me and almost hits me in the rear, another person is trying to enter the stall next to me and nearly hits me on the side.

What is it with people that they can't wait 10 seconds??

Thanks for listening to me whine.  =]  I feel a little bit better now.

99.8% of people = ****

Everyone is in a rush to get nowhere. I love the ones that cut people off race you to the red light lol...

Rant received.  I completely agree.  The majority of people are either blind or dumb - they just don't think about what-ifs.  *Starts writing book entitled "Why Everyone is Stupid Except My Dog.*

I like to park far away so I don't compete for parking, have a bit more view, and don't get frustrated.  And there's the little bonus of a little bit more walking...

Original Post by puh8suwrux:

I like to park far away so I don't compete for parking, have a bit more view, and don't get frustrated.  And there's the little bonus of a little bit more walking...

 i do the same! i'd so much rather walk a ways than hunt for a spot up front. people in parking lots can be real idiots!

Original Post by gpat919:

I'm at Whole Foods, trying to back my car out of the stall.  I can't see due to the SUV parked next to me...

What you're describing is probably my hubby's greatest pet peeve of all time.  Every time he's forced to back out when his vision is compromised by a "monstrosity" next to us, he starts complaining that some person's need to compensate for the size of their penis is putting his family at risk.  (Yes - of course quite sexist/irrational - but it is a rant...)  

As a family we actually haven't been put to too much trouble, but hubby has come very close to fender benders.

Actually, around here, the SUV drivers I notice the most are women, and it seems to me (I may be oversensitive) that they are often chatting on their cell phone and not even looking at me.

I actually rear-ended someone a few years ago as I was backing out.  I always go very slowly because I can't see well surrounded by other vehicles, and she was driving fast through the parking lot, didn't stop for me backing out, and I hit the side of her car.  YOu could tell she was going fast because it left a streak down half of her four-door sedan - in a small, elementary school parking lot.  She blamed me.  I was young and naive, so I took the blame - but I wouldn't do that again.

i hate when people wait for your spot.

some days, I unload my groceries, walk my cart over to corral, go back to the car (yes they wait thru all this) - then act like i forgot something and go back inside.

or just sit there a while.

my (usually quiet and calm) mom once got ticked because they were waiting for us to leave but I was breastfeeding. mom kept shaking her head no and they stuck out their head to ask when were we leaving? mom says WERE NOT, **** - SHES FEEDING THE BABY.

Original Post by crazydiamondchrysalis:

i hate when people wait for your spot.

some days, I unload my groceries, walk my cart over to corral, go back to the car (yes they wait thru all this) - then act like i forgot something and go back inside.

or just sit there a while.

my (usually quiet and calm) mom once got ticked because they were waiting for us to leave but I was breastfeeding. mom kept shaking her head no and they stuck out their head to ask when were we leaving? mom says WERE NOT, **** - SHES FEEDING THE BABY.

 

 I like this... especially the going back in the store one.  I like your Mom too.  A warrior lioness protecting her cubs.

I had a similar experience today.

I was backing out of a diagonal parking space slowly because of the huge obnoxious truck beside me, and somebody coming up slams on their brakes and honks and honks and honks. So I pull back in the spot to let them go around and they honk and honk and honk some more. So I figure they want the spot, try to back out again but can't because they are too close to me and they honk again. Finally my friend got out of the car and asked what the eff they wanted me to do, and what exactly those honks were accomplishing.

I HATE PEOPLE.

Original Post by crazydiamondchrysalis:

my (usually quiet and calm) mom once got ticked because they were waiting for us to leave but I was breastfeeding. mom kept shaking her head no and they stuck out their head to ask when were we leaving? mom says WERE NOT, **** - SHES FEEDING THE BABY.

 

I love your mom.

Original Post by kilkusj:

I had a similar experience today.

I was backing out of a diagonal parking space slowly because of the huge obnoxious truck beside me, and somebody coming up slams on their brakes and honks and honks and honks. So I pull back in the spot to let them go around and they honk and honk and honk some more. So I figure they want the spot, try to back out again but can't because they are too close to me and they honk again. Finally my friend got out of the car and asked what the eff they wanted me to do, and what exactly those honks were accomplishing.

I HATE PEOPLE.

Ug! Misuse of the horn drives me insane. I know that a honk is a warning to let someone know you're there. Any other attempts to communicate with me by using a horn accomplish nothing but noise pollution.

Oooo! Or when someone tries to give me hand signals while they're driving! Really? Not only do they think I can see them through the glare of their windshield as clearly as they can see my car...but they think I understand what their wild hand motions mean. Most of the time, all I really see are flashes of movement. Are they telling me to go? That they're going to go? Are they talking on their cell phone and gesturing pointlessly to emphasise their points to the person they're on the phone with? Are they bust'n a move? I have no idea. So I don't move. I just wait for them to settle their drama and drive far, far away from me.

I'm sorry I'm a bit dumb and don't speak horn or wild, wavy hand motion languages. I absolutely do not recal either of those sections in the driving statutes. I will end my rant now, before I go into four way stop issues.

The definition of infinity:  4 blondes at a 4 way stop.