Things I Hate About... Parking

Peter: 27th Mar 2006 - 20:48 GMT

11) nice parking jobs

Laura : 27th Mar 2006 - 20:58 GMT

12) Alternate side parking that makes me move my car an hour into the workday.
13) Bogus parking tickets that you have to take time out of your life to protest.
14) Irritated drivers who decide to key or vanadalize your car because you "took my spot!", despite following all of the unwritten rules of NYC parking.
15) Not being able to fit in a small spot and bemoaning the fact that if all the cars on the block would just move closer together, you'd fit.
16) And a personal one- driving around in my little car forever trying to score a spot only to drive past Hummers and SUVs that have magically found large enough spots to fit in.

Laura : 27th Mar 2006 - 21:00 GMT

Ah Peter, we were on the same page right there at the same time :)

EvilGentleman: 27th Mar 2006 - 21:53 GMT

17 - People who have realized the highway code does not apply to parking lots, and drive like maniacs as a result

chiamattt: 27th Mar 2006 - 22:39 GMT

There are only three parking methods in Seoul. If the above 17 piss you off, you'd be really pissed here.
1 - valet
2 - anywhere there is space (including sidewalks)
3 - "puzzle parking" (park bumper to bumper and leave car in neutral. people push your car out of the way to get their car out at different times. You could park on one side and wake up with your car on the other side of the lot. you can get a ticket if you put your car in park)

I have on doubt that Koreans complain about public transit, traffic, internet chat, and parking just the same. But I don't understand the language. It makes living here that much nicer than living in N.America. I like not understanding all the petty beefs.

chiamattt: 27th Mar 2006 - 22:43 GMT

oh yeah! when you park, you MUST put your handphone number on the dash, so that someone can call you to come move your car. If you don't the police spend 3 hours screaming your plate number through a loudspeaker before they either give up and move on, tow it, or put a giant sticker ticket on the window.

jack: 27th Mar 2006 - 23:34 GMT

18-when you go to your car and you cant find it and you swear that you parked it right over there and you ask someone what happened and they tell you they just towed away a bunch of cars.

David: 28th Mar 2006 - 15:48 GMT

19-people obliviously pulling out in front of me while I'm riding my bike.