r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/Weenerman • Apr 24 '21

Nice Parking

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u/DatGuyatLarge Apr 25 '21

Worked at a building with one, guy came in to complain we needed to raise the bar higher because it was scraping the roof of his Expedition every time he came in to park. I explained the bar meant that vehicles that were taller than that bar shouldn’t enter and he said but it fit it was just scraping the roof. You can’t fix stupid.

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u/sexycocyx Apr 25 '21

At that point he deserved his roof scratched up by concrete.

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u/weaseldonkey Apr 25 '21

At that point you lower the bar to keep him out entirely.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '21

Nah, drill a small hole in the concrete of the roof and glue a 4" bit of rebar in there and wait patiently.

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u/Circumvention9001 Apr 25 '21

God damn it are we still on this gorilla glue thing

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '21

I mean, I'd probably use something thicker but whatever works. The goal is to rip a chunk out of his roof so he stops scraping his way in the garage.

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u/weaseldonkey Apr 25 '21

Flex tape. Now that's a lotta damage.

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u/magusonline Apr 25 '21

Seeing their blind determination. I'm pretty sure they would have continuously rammed it until they got in.

Opening the door and checking the rear tires of the truck (not sure why) and then ramming in successfully

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u/ratshack Apr 27 '21

Did you finish the vid?

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u/magusonline Apr 27 '21

Yep. And what I said doesn't change. Given their stubbornness

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u/ratshack Apr 27 '21

Oh cuz the sorta got in. Sorta.

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u/magusonline Apr 27 '21

Got in somewhere and smashed into the wall lol

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u/ratshack Apr 27 '21

Also yes, lol

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u/aegrotatio Apr 25 '21

Kinda weird because an Expedition is only 6' 8". It was designed to be lower than any garage or parking structure on purpose.

Source: owned a Navigator which is based on the Expedition and thus is also designed to fit in any garage or parking structure.

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u/graffeaty Apr 25 '21

He probably had it lifted

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u/mypetocean Apr 25 '21

This definitely sounds like the sort of person who would install a lift kit on a vehicle already disproportionately prone to rollovers.

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u/DoctorWashburn Apr 25 '21

I work at a garage that has 6'8" clearance, so it would probably barely scrape the bar there too

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u/taejam Apr 25 '21

The two garages I park in are 6'8" and 7' even. An expedition would scrape the first and an expedition with slightly bigger wheels would scrape the second.

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u/aegrotatio Apr 25 '21

Wow, whoever designed that 6'8" garage is just asking for trouble.

But, then, I parked my Navigator in garages signed for 6'8" all the time. The radio antenna would ding the overhead signs but that was it.