8/14 Poll, Hummer drivers who take up 2 compact car spots should
be ticketed or not, and if so, how much?
Yes: ...
No: .
\_ This is stupid. It's like me ticketing you for being stupid and
ugly. -average Hummer owner
\_ So only one person says yes. I guess no one cares. Too bad,
you Hummer hater.
\_ It seems to me that a Hummer taking up two spaces that carried
two passengers is the same as two single occupancy vehicles taking
up one space each. Actually, the two single occupancy vehicles
put together are probably worse in most cases.
\_ Does the Hummer driver pay two shares of parking fee?
\_ Could something like this be done with Google Earth?
\_ Why should this be limited to Hummer drivers? I've seen drivers of
small Mercedes and highly-customized Honda Civics doing the same in
Chinatown when the garage is packed. I was so tempted to deflate
their tires, except that I was with my family at that time.
\_ Because the Governator needs to be Recalled.
\_ Because OP is a troll?
\_ This is what trolls do to cars:
http://www.see-seattle.com/odyssey-troll.jpg
\_ Do Hummer drivers have a choice? Can they fit into a single spot?
\_ Nice, do you pour red paint on people wearing fur? -John
\_ They had a choice when they were shopping for a vehicle.
From what I notice on the road, most Hummer drivers don't
give a damn about other drivers and enjoy cutting people off
and parking in multiple spots, compact or not, so that
their vehicles don't get scratched.
\_ They can choose to follow instructions and not to park their
non-compact vehicles at compact slots.
\_ flat tires? you are nice. I am tempted to key the paint, and
pour mercury on the cut so the mercury can oxidize the body
panel!
\_ Nice, do you pour red paint on people wearing fur? -John
\_ The worst offenders are BMW drivers. They routinely take up
3 or 4 spaces by parking sides ways. I think that we should
start a vigilante campaign of clamping their wheels.
\_ This is what trolls do to cars:
http://www.see-seattle.com/odyssey-troll.jpg
\_ I drive a BMW and I have never done this once. If anything,
I have noticed the existence of a 'luxury car ghetto'
far from the entrance to wherever one is going. This is
because that cars in that area are more sparse and the chances
because there are fewer cars parked nearby and the chances
of a ding are much less. When I park in the 'ghetto' I see
other luxury makes like Porsche, MB, Lexus, and so on.
So, from the point of view of taking valuable parking
spots, I think luxury car drivers actually take fewer
premium spots. Sure, there are probably inconsiderate
assholes out there. I also notice that when I drive
a luxury car I get better treatment from other luxury
car owners (e.g. don't get cut off) and worse treatment
from the people driving big trucks than when I drive
my old beater. BTW, what do bike riders do for shopping?
Take a cab?
\_ They can choose to follow instructions and not to park their
non-compact vehicles at compact slots.
\_ Live in a walking district. -tom
\_ That won't carry home 7 bags of groceries or similar.
I am talking about transporting items.
\_ Gee, it must be impossible to transport items
without a car! Those non-car-drivers must be
sitting at home, living on water and rat carcasses!
Are you really this clueless? Here's one hint:
if you can't carry 7 bags of groceries, you DON'T
BUY SEVEN BAGS OF GROCERIES! When you live a block
from the market, it's not a big deal to shop smaller.
Hint #2: Someone came up with this remarkable idea
called a DELIVERY TRUCK, and most places which sell
large things have one or can use someone else's. -tom
\_ I didn't say it was impossible, but it sure is
inconvenient. I remember when I didn't have a
car. I always had to take a taxi. I live a
block from the market, but I rarely walk
(or ride bike) because even small things like
\_ because you're a lazy
fuck.
a gallon of milk, cans of cat food and pasta
sauce, 2 pounds of apples, and a six pack of
beer can really add up (weight wise). As for
delivery trucks, that's not usually free. I
know you are a homeowner. So when you need
to hit the hardware store for a ladder, some
plywood, two ficus trees, and a sack of
manure don't tell me that you can easily have
that delivered. Of course, you can take a
cab. Might as well drive yourself, though.
\_ Update: this is still cool. And the cloud data is another level of
interestingness. (I can watch weather patterns developing. Right
now there are interesting storms off the coast of Japan. Damn I
wish I was running this when Katrina hit)
\_ flat tires? you are nice. I am tempted to key the paint, and
pour mercury on the cut so the mercury can oxidize the body
panel!
\_ So you're saying other luxury car drivers treat you better
when you drive a luxury car then when you drive an old
beater? Hmm, in that case luxury car drivers do deserve
bad treatment from the average people.
\_ Yes, I think so. However, 'average drivers' treat
you worse, so it evens out.
\_ Uh, yes, you can easily have stuff
delivered from a hardware store, and it's
way more convenient than trying to fit
plywood and ficus trees into your car.
And while delivery may not be free, it's
a hell of a lot cheaper than owning a
car. -tom
\_ There are plenty of stores that do not
deliver, though. I would say more do
not than do. This isn't a value
judgement, but I think people need to
'fess up about how inconvenient life in
the US is without a car. It's not
something I really find practical. It's
one thing to 'ride bike (or BART)' when
possible, but quite another to avoid
having a car altogether.
\_ I've gone without a car for 15 years now
and don't find it inconvenient at all.
I spend a lot less time dealing with
inconvenient things like traffic,
parking, and auto maintenance. You have
a completely myopic view of the world.
-tom
\_ Myopic? Pot, meet Kettle.
\_ I was gonna say...
\_ So you're saying other luxury car drivers treat you better
when you drive a luxury car then when you drive an old
beater? Hmm, in that case luxury car drivers do deserve
bad treatment from the average people.
\_ Yes, I think so. However, 'average drivers' treat
you worse, so it evens out.
\_ I drive a Hummer and I purposely drive and park like
crap just to piss you have-nots off. -Hummer driver |
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