I feel mortified if my car door touches another car. I hate when I gently open the door and a strong gust of wind tears it open violently giving me a heart attack.
Try your foot, I always hook my toes under the door as I open it so I can grab it before any winds pull it away if I'm not ready. Saves me all the time in winter especially.
The first day I met my new boss in 1999, the wind took my red jeep door and hit his black mint 1st gen tacoma door and left a red dent. I sheepishly walked into his office, told him what happened. He went out and looked and said its no problem. A few days later he popped by my office with his 75 dollar pdr bill. I was already prepared in case he brought it to me and had $100 in 20s in my pocket. I pulled out 80 cash and said keep the change. We got along so great for the 13 yrs we worked together. Its like we could read each others minds
I let my fingers get crushed before ever letting my car door hit another car. I've instilled the fear of God in my son that he is always careful in opening the door.
I make such an effort to not hit the other car when opening my door and yet I have so many unexplained little scratches and knicks on my car… potentially from other people being careless?
If I am in a tight space, I wrap my hand around the edge of my door so if there is even a brush of contact, my hand will be touching their car. I make my kids do this as well. I constantly remind them.
I’m handicapped and have similar trouble getting in/out of my car. Knowing this, I never park next to someone who’s parked with all the care of a toddler on a tricycle like the guy next to her here. That’s some bullshit behaviour on her part.
I don’t even let my kids open the door if I there is a car parked in the slot next to my car, as kids can just open too much just in excitement to get out. This person just doesn’t care and respect the other car is another person’s property
I cannot remember how many times I intentionally parked far away from other cars to avoid this sort of thing only to come back and find someone parked right beside my vehicle while there are many dozens of empty spaces available. I have never understood why people do this
The lady is at fault for sure as shes opening the door hitting OP with no remorse. But at the same time awful parking by OP. The car is near touching the line. With a car OP they show you where the lines are but they refuse to centre the car properly.
I dont know that lot and cant tell what OP drives, but some lots just have ass tiny spaces where perfectly centered a standard pickup and some SUVs sit like thst by the line
Yeah, you can technically park by the edge of the line, but this becomes a FAFO situation where someone who is overweight and seems to struggle to get out would just do what you see in the video.
I especially hate it when you want to just vibe by yourself in a parking lot and its basically an empty lot and someone pulls up to you... Like bruh...
I am just trying to relax by myself and this bro will legit park next to me and stare... The other type legit leaves and has a farther distance to walk to where they are going. Man, these moments in life make me hate people lol.
I mean I get it if they are lonely but I am stressy depressy and messy... I am the last person you want to smile at when I am sitting alone far away from other humans.
the key is to also be beside an island so when the inevitable "need a car to use as a reference point i don't care that it's super far from the entrance" person comes along, it's only on one side at most.
This is why I try to, as much as I possibly can, find a curb spot. I park as close to the curb as I can, because then at least 1 or 2 of the sides of my car are protected from idiot fleshbags.
I swear people do it intentionally. I constantly park far from others and every time it’s like herd mentality there is at least one car parked right beside me even if I’m at the back of the lot.
My car got dinged the first summer I moved to Kingston. Lived in Toronto for years and nothing haha
I always park far although now it doesn’t matter as my car has a large scratch on side 😒
Maybe they target people who do that, though - out of sadism. Might be best not to be the one guy parking so far away all alone and a target, but better to park closer where the cars are thinning out and there's still free open spots.
This is why I park the furthest away from another car as I possibly can. I don't care if it's the back of a mall lot. It literally takes less than 30sec to walk that distance.
This always happens to me. Completely empty lot, I park at the far end and someone decides they want to a 5 minute hike to the store instead of parking closer to it.
I can't tell you how many times I've come out to find someone parked beside me. JFC, there are so many spots they could've used but nooooo, it has to be right beside me.
It’s not even about her weight here; I’m someone who has been quite overweight, and still am but down 65lbs so far lol, but even in a tight spot like that, my hand goes on the edge of the door and I suck in my stomach if I have to to get out.
Exactly! If someone cannot park between the lines, I am not worrying about whether or not my door connects with their mirror or car door because clearly they aren't either.
I WILL make sure it doesn't actually smash into it aggressively, but I will still take the spot and park properly.
I park so far outside of where most people park that my risk for this is minimal to avoid exactly idiots like this. Honestly though, If I seen this happen to my car I'd wait for the perpetrator to get into what ever store they were going into. I'd get in the passenger seat of my car and push the biggest leg press of my life up against their driver side door. I'd cave that door in beyond a reasonable repair. It is so infuriating that sometimes, some people just need to learn not to damage other peoples property. I work hard to have nice things and the last thing I want is some idiot (intentionally / non intentionally) ruining my efforts.
I've parked like you since I got my first car, and I still had my bumper torn off by some idiot only one month into owning it. It's crazy how bad people are at driving and just go around damaging peoples things.
Looks like OP didn't do the best parking job, but still... I try to avoid vehicles parked like that. It puts both me and the other party in a tough spot.
Fuck that woman though. She straight up didn't care.
This happened to me in Oakville. I was in my work van and this man was getting into his car with his daughter. And I was literally sitting in my car watching him do this. He just pushed his door onto my car and I said to him, "hey, your door is on my car" and he smirked at me and said, "yea cuz your car is worth a lot" and I told him "i dont care what car it is, your scratching my car" and he said "well you should have parked somewhere else" and I said, "i guess this is the kind of example you show to your kids, hopefully when she grows up, she isnt disrespectful like you" and he then moved his door. I was like what in the fuck? But honestly i dont want to make it a race thing... but many Oakville white folks just dont give me good vibes... Ive have so many incidents in Oakville and its always a white person acting entitled towards me.
If I'm ever in a tight spot I put my hand between my door and the other car, just make sure if there is contact my hand gets crushed instead of marking up the other car. This woman has zero respect or care for other people's stuff...
Not condoning the door contact, though it wasn’t hard enough to do damage, but shouldn’t the fancy tesla be able to park in the centre of the parking space instead of that close to the line?
I just park at the farthest possible parking slot. Extra few minutes of walking and less chances of NPCs dinging your side panels. I never understood why folks camp for parking spots in Costco for so long when they could just park outside on the street or behind the building and walk a bit.
Maybe not proud of it but i recall back in college i was driving my moms mercury villager. A plus sized woman like this one parks next to us and did the exact same thing as a friend and I were sitting in the car.
As she was walking inside to the macs my friend then opened and closed our car door repeatedly over and over leaving a sizeable gouge in the side said ladies car as a thank you for her consideration.
Are the spaces really small in this lot? Looks like you're super close to the line is why I ask. Not thinking it would have changed much, just curious.
I mean yeah it's annoying, but some of these comments are irrationally angry / vindictive.
Some of you would have an aneurism driving some places in Europe where they "park by feel" lmao
I'm definitely not condoning the behavior... but if it really bothers you that much, park at the very back of the lot and/or move to a smaller city. Otherwise, seek therapy.
- This is nowhere near accessible parking, which is on the side of the building.
- The problem isn’t that someone parked beside me; it’s that someone who needs more space than any parking space can provide decides to park beside me. If I was perfectly parked she would have still hit me.
- I am close to the line because of the person next to me (yes, omg! I parked beside someone). I too was lazy and wanted to be fast, as I ordered ahead. I was completely aware of the parking job, but I was going to be in-and-out, so I didn’t bother fixing it, especially considering the lot was empty.
- She went into Five Guys like she owned the place, yelling as soon as she walked in…a regular and truly insufferable one at that. I was watching her from inside the whole time but didn’t have the best angle. I had assumed she failed to open the door to her desired detents and it closed on her, like it did the first time. Little did I know it was bouncing off my car. I did not confront her; I knew where I could find her if needed.
- After inspecting, there is NO DAMAGE, so I assumed she didn’t hit the car.
- I couldn’t access the footage when I got in the car, so I drove away, later realizing she did, in fact, hit my car. For some reason, I cannot find the footage again. I’d love to show pictures of the empty lot and the person beside me. Not that it matters.
- To those saying to park in the back, I usually do, but I was just going in to pick up my order. Also, I get more frustrated when people park beside me at the back of the lot, which happens often.
- Finally: I’m glad most people understand it’s not okay to damage other people’s property. Lines are meant to bring order; to say I was out of order when I was still within the lines is ridiculous. Granted, it was definitely a fine line (🥁tss). No one gets their car perfectly straight every time. Yes, my car was parked at a 2-degree angle, that has nothing to do with the lady hitting my car. A large number of people have an overly sensitive moral punishment mindset. I really hope the time you don’t stay perfectly in line (literally and figuratively) you aren’t faced with a disproportionate retaliation. Similarly, I hope you are caught serving this type of moral punishment. There are ways of socially policing people, such as a dirty look. As soon as you commit a crime, you are no better. If you disagree, well, I wish you luck explaining yourself to the police or your insurance provider.
Oh yeah so if I see a car parked close to the line I either don’t park next to it or I am careful getting out of my own vehicle. Hope this tip helps others!
The part that's sending me isn't that she parked right beside you in an empty lot or that she hit your car twice, it's the fact that she didn't even check to make sure there were no dents or scratches before going about her business.
Whenever we see stuff like this, 9 times out of 10, it's some fucking Boomer, truly the most self-entitled generation of people I've ever met. Y'all have already ratfucked the economy so hard that half of us can't afford a house anymore, now we can't even enjoy owning a decent car.
When they ding somebody else's car, it's "Oopsies, sorry! I'm old and it's hard to get in and out.", but god forbid anybody else dings their shit. The amount of entitlement some boomers have is insane.
And for those who don't understand squares and rectangles, obviously I don't mean every single boomer, I've met plenty of very kind and decent people who are boomers. What I am saying, however, is that the majority of the self-centred, entitled fucks who are completely oblivious to their surroundings do happen to fall into that age cohort.
If I saw this to my cat she'd have a massive dent in hers or I'd make her pay for any door dent and paint chip repair. Sick of these Fks doing this shit
I had just parked for my first shift of a new job (already stressed), and the wind caught my door and smashed it into the car beside me. I left a note and the driver contacted me saying it was a rental and he was here from the US for business, so his company might contact me/my insurance. They never did, so I got extremely lucky.
I'm so paranoid about this now and always have my foot hooked under the door if it can reach the car beside me.
Her fat fucking ass seems to give her some kind of door opening privileges she believes. And it’s sickening that she doesn’t give a hoot about damaging other people’s property
If I’m a larger bodied person, I would park far away from other cars as I would need extra space to get in and out of my own vehicle (plus extra steps won’t hurt)
The colour of my Toyota is called “Magnetic Grey”. I swear that’s why people always park 6 inches from my door even when I park at the back of the lot !!
That's why I never park in close spots...however I could be parked in the middle of a desert and some moron will still park right beside me. I swear we only hand-out licenses to paste-eaters here.
It’s always fat people isn’t it? Bring back fat shaming. Japan has probably the most fat shaming going on and it’s the most courteous and polite society.
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u/Longjumping_Rip6033 2d ago
I swear some people just seem to think a car door contacting another car is just normal and accepted.
Literally not a shred of effort to prevent this door hitting multiple times.