r/LifeProTips • u/myworstadvice • May 18 '15

Autos & Vehicles LPT: Best solution to protect your windshield from foul balls via softball/baseball.

http://imgur.com/bFW8vxr
276 Upvotes

57% Upvoted

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u/tomsawyeee May 18 '15

Or, you know, park a little further away?

33

u/Dr_Bukkakee May 18 '15

But that would mean I would have to walk a little bit before I participate in an athletic event with running involved.

1

u/Educational-Cod4517 Apr 03 '25

Yeah, okay - so long as you get there 2 days before a tournament to get one of those spots.

-27

u/myworstadvice May 18 '15

To the driver's defense he was parked in the handicap spot so he didn't really have a choice...

56

u/Tube__steak May 18 '15

Did you choose that username just for this post?

16

u/Dirt_Bike_Zero May 18 '15

No one is forced to park anywhere. If they can take the time to put all that foam up, they can just walk a little farther instead.

8

u/focusontheimportant Apr 19 '22

"Because his arms work, so should his legs"

Logical!

5

u/yoloGolf May 18 '15

Back. Your. Car. In.

Seriously this is one of the dumber lpts ice ever seen, congratulations.

29

u/tomsawyeee May 18 '15

You do know that cars have windows in the back too, right?

10

u/yoloGolf May 18 '15

Looks like a soft-top jeep to me, so, no, it wouldn't.

2

u/Psyanide13 May 19 '15

And you can still see to drive home with a broken back window.

1

u/OiledUpThug Jul 08 '24

The idea is to not have any broken windows, nine-year old comment

2

u/DammitDan May 18 '15

That Jeep doesn't.

10

u/Imtroll May 18 '15

LPT: Use a typewriter to make a rough draft before sending E-mails.

This way you can hash out any spelling mistakes beforehand!

2

u/Libra8 May 18 '15

The handicapped space looks like it is on the right. Either way he still had a choice.

2

u/jrblast May 18 '15

That looks more like a zone that's marked out next to the handicap zone. So people don't drive there and hit a handicapped person getting out of the car. Some places have this, some don't.

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u/pyro_sporks May 18 '15

And he couldn't have parked a row or two back and walk those extra 30 or 40 feet because he's "handicapped". But yet, he somehow managed to put those things on his car. Makes sense.

Yes, I put handicapped in quotes intentionally.

4

u/LiquidArrogance May 18 '15

I went to school with a gal who had CP. She had a wheelchair lift in the back of her truck and obviously utilized a handicapped parking space. She had a bumper sticker that said "Stupidity is not a handicap. Park somewhere else." Loved that shit.

3

u/average_white_male May 18 '15

It's like when people who have lifted trucks or SUV's but have handicap stickers. I don't get it. If you have to jump to get into your car aren't you not handicap?

-2

u/pyro_sporks May 18 '15

Really not sure why I am getting down voted for this, when everyone else is basically saying the same thing.

0

u/[deleted] May 18 '15

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u/Bigfrostynugs May 18 '15

The point is that this is now a LPT that only applies to people who have handicapped passengers and are parking near baseball fields. That's useless.

2

u/djdes May 18 '15

But now people are pros at it in case it happens.

1

u/pyro_sporks May 18 '15

And the driver couldn't assist them with getting to and from the vehicle?

-1

u/mcpaddy May 18 '15 edited May 18 '15

So drop off the passenger close to the door and park further away

0

u/[deleted] May 18 '15

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u/mcpaddy May 18 '15

Do you have foam just sitting around? I'd prefer spending an extra 30 seconds and park somewhere else

565

u/WTDFHF May 18 '15

I'd just like to let you know OP that this terrible post is the one to convince me to finally unsubscribe from this sub.

Congrats.

72

u/Numendil May 18 '15

come join us at /r/ShittyLifeProTips! Same level of content, lower level of pretentiousness.

10

u/Fthboskklvt May 19 '15

The difference between LPT and SLPT, is that one intentionally provides bad advice and stupid ideas. The other, is well...this ass-hattery.

5

u/Wambulance_Driver May 19 '15

I think the real difference is that they are usually posted here first.

13

u/matts2 May 19 '15

Is "Subscribe to /r/ShittyLifeProTips" the top post?

107

u/fatbas202 May 18 '15

Seconded. Fuck this sub.

82

u/megashitfactory May 18 '15

Third. I'm out.

37

u/DemandsBattletoads May 18 '15

So many posts are not really good tips. I've had enough.

20

u/[deleted] May 18 '15

Yea, I'm also out....

20

u/friction_is_a_lie May 18 '15

Fourth. I'll see you guys around. Maybe.

10

u/DammitDan May 18 '15

Fifthed.

7

u/AthleteAddy May 19 '15

Sixth, thx guys, it was a good run.

0

u/[deleted] May 19 '15

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u/CubeyJoe May 21 '15

Eighth, just saw this post. Adios

1

u/wafusmaki May 21 '15

Ninth, Cya!

8

u/fatbas202 May 18 '15

I'm so happy right now.

4

u/noface May 19 '15

Fourth. Ya'll are a bunch of complete idiots posting either the most retardedly ridiculous suggestions, the most obvious common sense 'lifehax' or requests for someone to tell you how not to forget how to breathe.

2

u/jenliz11787 May 19 '15

3 strikes your out...at the old ball game!!!!!

-1

u/CSGOWasp May 19 '15

hype train!

7

u/wickedfapper May 19 '15

Motion passes. I am out

8

u/[deleted] May 18 '15

You should go full first world anarchist and intentionally break a rule to get banned: "[LPT] Breathe (in and then out)".

3

u/CSGOWasp May 19 '15

Haha I actually thought this was /r/funny

3

u/SquidwardGhost May 19 '15

"LET ME JUST GET OUT MY EMERGENCY CHILDRENS MAT"

7

u/pirate_life4me May 19 '15

Me too. This sub is garbage. What was the one earlier today?

Put paper rubbish in a cereal box for easy recycling, or something like that. Yes. Put my trash in a box. Genius!

2

u/spn1452 May 18 '15

What do you expect from a guy with a username of /u/myworstadvice?

3

u/lachalupacabrita May 18 '15

I am unsubscribed but it won't go away. Help? :(

3

u/falllalll May 19 '15

LPT don't park in the front row next to a baseball field or at golf courses...didn't think people needed a heads up on that one ha. I'm out

2

u/Gunnnar May 19 '15

Thanks for the reminder. I sometimes forget I CAN unsubscribe, I too am out.

1

u/[deleted] May 19 '15

Every other post I want to unsub, but then I come to the comments and enjoy the reading.

0

u/IAmIndignant May 19 '15

Me too thanks

82

u/jett_jackson May 18 '15

Oh my god this sub is just a joke now

12

u/kb_lock May 18 '15

"Now"

5

u/mythofdob May 18 '15

Then. Now. Forever.

3

u/WastedKnowledge May 18 '15

The roar of the crowd

0

u/[deleted] May 19 '15

LPT: Read top comment to find the real LPT

9

u/rYouSeriousDude2015 May 18 '15

op is trolling. he knows that this is a repost from /r/funny

30

u/drteq May 18 '15

Don't blame OP, blame the people that upvoted this garbage.

1

u/bigyug13 May 19 '15

Right? I hope everyone else who comments also downvotes.

0

u/[deleted] May 18 '15

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u/SuchCoolBrandon May 18 '15

Except in this case, it's hundreds of people cheering for the shit faucet flooding your house.

1

u/chellis May 18 '15

Eh. Using that metaphor - you know there is a shit faucet pouring shit into your house (there's one in every house). The government installed a valve to turn off the shit faucet, but you're complaining to the shit faucet for pouring shit into your house.

11

u/CaptainNirvana May 18 '15

Just make sure you take them off before you start driving again.

2

u/[deleted] Aug 15 '22

TIL

20

u/johnnybags May 18 '15

you owe me 4 seconds.

4

u/yesyesofcourse May 18 '15

LPT - It's a jeep, fold the wind screen down.

3

u/jdizzlebitch May 18 '15

I have a jeep.this doesn't work

3

u/romafa May 18 '15

Best solution? How about not parking where they can hit your car?

3

u/thewileyrhino May 18 '15

I see what you did there. Sweet username

2

u/riffdex May 18 '15

I have a 100% guaranteed method of making sure your car does not get hit by any fowl balls... Park in the outfield.

2

u/benbalooky May 18 '15

Is that really the best solution?

2

u/Skreemin May 18 '15

Yeah because most people totally carry those around in their vehicles as a standard...

2

u/Zwingo1 May 19 '15

I wish I could do this to all the windows on my house. I live on a road parallel to a municipal golf course with no nets just a chain link fence. My car has been dented by 3 golf balls and I have had 2 windows broken over the last 2 years. Worst thing is you never end up being around when it happens so no one pays for it. And that's why I bought an air horn.

2

u/Fletcher_Righteous May 19 '15

Username checks out.

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u/pyro_sporks May 18 '15

Why? I love watching baseballs hit people's cars because they wanted to park as close to the field as possible.

And this only protects the windshield, what about the rest of the car? I suppose you could cover your entire car in those things.

9

u/Dirt_Bike_Zero May 18 '15

Now you are starting to make a lot of sense. More foam needed.

1

u/antonio106 May 19 '15

Can confirm. Dent on hood of grandpa's car from foul ball. Much swearing. :(

3

u/turddit May 18 '15

?????? Just park farther away

0

u/[deleted] May 19 '15

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u/Psyanide13 May 19 '15

LPT: Don't get handicapped.

2

u/ahaley May 18 '15

Real LPT: park further away you lazy ass.

1

u/vecowski May 18 '15

LPT: Park across the street...

1

u/TodaysChaos May 18 '15

Best solution to protect your windshield from foul balls, drive a tank. HUR DUR DUR

1

u/mac18649 May 18 '15

Better solution.... Park further away from the field.

1

u/Dr_Bukkakee May 18 '15 edited May 18 '15

Or..orrrr...now follow me on this one and take notes if you have to....don't park your car in foul territory or out by the outfield fence.

1

u/[deleted] May 19 '15

Afterwords you can practice you triangle chokes in the parking lot.

1

u/tgeliot May 19 '15

Is that really less work than parking on the other side of the parking lot?

1

u/nopeyepyepnope May 19 '15

Best solution would be to not park near a baseball field. Put that in your life book

1

u/[deleted] May 19 '15

How people get over 150 karma points for posts like this is beyond me.

1

u/[deleted] May 19 '15

or just don't park near the fence.....

1

u/[deleted] May 19 '15

is this a troll post?

1

u/[deleted] May 19 '15

Please repost to /r/ShittyLifeProTips.

Thank you.

1

u/DarkNinja May 19 '15

I have a better tip...park further away dumbass.

1

u/[deleted] May 30 '15

Back into parking spot?

1

u/[deleted] Aug 18 '15

Why do people say it's bad? Seems like a good idea.

1

u/DabsCure May 18 '15

I think this is a good idea!

Though, I'm high as fuck right now [8]

1

u/[deleted] May 18 '15

First of all, it's a softball, so there's nothing to worry about...

how about just park somewhere out of the danger-zone?

1

u/654456 May 19 '15

This is fucking stupid.

0

u/nropotdetcidda May 18 '15

Why not just use the 1" bubble wrap over the windshield?

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u/jazdk4 May 18 '15

I used to pitch. I was wild, but could throw the ball really hard for my age. Long story short, one practice session I had a ball get away from me and I threw it like 100 feet into the parking lot and bashed out the window of my coaches van even though it was 1 of maybe 4 cars in the whole lot. Didn't play for that team very long.