"Alternative Parking"
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If you don't like where I park, stay off the damn sidewalk!
Seriously I try to park in normal car spaces but admit I have parked once or twice in the diagonal yellow line areas and once on a sidewalk next to someone else that did the same. My truck has shopping cart and door dings in it from asshats that don't care what they do to other vehicles and it pisses me off to no end. If I park the harley in a non official spot it's not because I'm too lazy to walk, I don't want it being damaged.
Seriously I try to park in normal car spaces but admit I have parked once or twice in the diagonal yellow line areas and once on a sidewalk next to someone else that did the same. My truck has shopping cart and door dings in it from asshats that don't care what they do to other vehicles and it pisses me off to no end. If I park the harley in a non official spot it's not because I'm too lazy to walk, I don't want it being damaged.
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Shopping centers have the most douchebags ever, they slam carts into your vehicles, hit them with doors, park a foot away from you just to jerk you off. I hate going into the places even with my truck. A warning would have suffices rather than tow the bikes at least they got notice. Tow operators aren't gentle either and usually damage something.
I manage 3 storage facilities and I have never towed anyone, warnings got the message to them. Fellow rider... uhh yeah right......
I manage 3 storage facilities and I have never towed anyone, warnings got the message to them. Fellow rider... uhh yeah right......
BTW - the area is clearly posted with no parking signs and the front desk manager informs their customers when they park on the sidewalks that they can't park there - it's usually the 20 yr old kid with the plastic jug filled with "water" riding the crotch rocket and the wife-beater t-shirt that does it anyway.
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I never said I parked illegally... I'm just making an assumption based on how you posted in this thread. I assume you're also the guy who drives 10 under the speed limit holding up traffic, cussing those doing the speed limit as well correct?
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I have a job and that job is to manage the day to day operations of several multi-million dollar shopping centers for the Owner. Parking on a sidewalk is just plan lazy and when it's posted, which it is, it just shows ones ignorance as they KNOW they're in the wrong - ignorant people have little sympathy in my book.
The OP asked a question about parking on sidewalks - I answered my position - others forum members positions might vary and be different, they're entitled to their positions but (IMHO) taking the position that ones entitled to park on a sidewalk because they don't want to get their scoot dinged or because you saw someone else do it, sounds pretty silly when you say it out loud - it's like telling a cop you don't deserve a ticket for speeding because you saw others doing it...
I've said my piece - I'm done with this thread- do as you want
Last edited by JMC22; Feb 5, 2014 at 09:56 PM.
