Shit that annoys you

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Originally Posted by riser4

That's one thing, and I get that. However, if that was the sole reason, they wouldn't have then complained about your parking. They would have done the opposite and thanked you. No, this was premeditated douchebaggery. These kinds of people are why we can't have nice things

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I think you might have missed the threads about putting boots on in the car and changing in the parking lot. [emoji2357]

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Originally Posted by skaredshtles

This is really annoying... especially when the "worse job" was done by the fuckin' BUILDER 35 years ago. :mad:

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Good lord. Was he angry?

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Originally Posted by toast2266

My place wasn't too bad about painted switch plates, but they were terrible about in wall splices without junction boxes, and junction boxes buried in the walls. So anytime I open up a wall, I can expect to have to deal with some sort of not-at-all-to-code wiring..

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Oof. That triple sucks then. I feel your pain. Thankfully in my current home, the initial build was actually really good. It's been the previous DIY stuff I've had to deal with mostly. Haha. Still though. All in all not that bad compared to my last home where EVERYTHING had to be redone at some point. At least my sewage system hasn't blown up on me here like my last home with it's broken septic system.

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Originally Posted by skaredshtles

This is really annoying... especially when the "worse job" was done by the fuckin' BUILDER 35 years ago. :mad:

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Geez!!! WTF?! Guy get stiffed by the construction company or something?! (a sadly common occurrence in that business unfortunately)

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Originally Posted by Timberridge

Good lord. Was he angry?

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They were at least consistent... :mad:

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Originally Posted by toast2266

the proper way to park a big truck is to back in.

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Sounds like you need to take my class!

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Originally Posted by MontuckyFried

Oof. That triple sucks then. I feel your pain. Thankfully in my current home, the initial build was actually really good. It's been the previous DIY stuff I've had to deal with mostly. Haha. Still though. All in all not that bad compared to my last home where EVERYTHING had to be redone at some point. At least my sewage system hasn't blown up on me here like my last home with it's broken septic system.

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On the upside, the house more or less works. So I'm improving things but most of the work isn't immediately necessary, so I can take my time. My wife also just really likes living in a perpetual construction zone, so I've got that going for me.

Dealing with sewage had to suck - I've only had to mess with that a little bit, and it was unpleasant.

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Originally Posted by skaredshtles

They were at least consistent... :mad:

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I feel your pain. I think the same guy built my house.

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Originally Posted by muted reborn

Sounds like you need to take my class!

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Now you have me curious about your secret parking techniques.

Beach it into a snowbank?
Install a brush guard and use it freely?
Buy a 550 because they have a better turning radius?

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Originally Posted by skinipenem

I think you might have missed the threads about putting boots on in the car and changing in the parking lot. [emoji2357]

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No. I got that part. I think I assumed something that upon a careful re-read may have been false. I assumed that the ranger was acting on a complaint from the Subaru people. In that case the scenario was that they parked there for privacy to change and boot up and then decided to complain about your friend's parking job after using it to their advantage. Upon re-read I see no mention of a complaint.

re: parking lot lines, a former coworker owned a pavement painting company. He said that as vehicles got bigger, owners wanted more stalls, not fewer. He'd tell them that would create problems parking/loading and more scratches, door dings, etc. but they didn't care.

Basically, the metric was number of steps from the door. Making people walk farther would send those customers to the competition.

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Originally Posted by riser4

Unless there was no place else to park, what kind of malcontent would go to extra trouble to wedge their Subaru in as you describe?

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Dunno, that was a total mystery. We parked alongside the other rig to avoid taking up a bunch of spaces since the lot was getting busy when we arrived. By the time we got back, maybe a 3 hour ride, it was emptying out with tons of room.

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Originally Posted by riser4

That's one thing, and I get that. However, if that was the sole reason, they wouldn't have then complained about your parking. They would have done the opposite and thanked you. No, this was premeditated douchebaggery. These kinds of people are why we can't have nice things

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I don't think anyone complained. The ranger just saw us "blocking him in" and decided we were bad people.

Where were your plates from? :FIREdevil

I did my good deed for the month this. I managed to park in the absolute last spot at Alpine Meadows. Left enough room for the big pickup in the row in front of me to get out. And chased away the guy in the Audi who wanted to park next to me and block the pickup in.

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Originally Posted by muted reborn

I may start a side business and teach men who to park their big trucks in parking lots. Maybe I'll market to their wives on IG and get their husbands to sign up. Because it's annoying waiting for these ding dongs to figure out how to park in a simple rectangle every time I go to Home Depot. For an air filter or a couple brushes. Don't modern trucks have cameras everywhere to help these dudes out - I don't get it.

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How will you teach them to give a shit? ‘Cause that’s really the problem.

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Originally Posted by Ted Striker

re: parking lot lines, a former coworker owned a pavement painting company. He said that as vehicles got bigger, owners wanted more stalls, not fewer. He'd tell them that would create problems parking/loading and more scratches, door dings, etc. but they didn't care.

Basically, the metric was number of steps from the door. Making people walk farther would send those customers to the competition.

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That explains it. I’ve been wondering wtf is going on with the size of parking spaces.

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Originally Posted by Ted Striker

re: parking lot lines, a former coworker owned a pavement painting company. He said that as vehicles got bigger, owners wanted more stalls, not fewer. He'd tell them that would create problems parking/loading and more scratches, door dings, etc. but they didn't care.

Basically, the metric was number of steps from the door. Making people walk farther would send those customers to the competition.

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If I ever own my own business, I’m going to paint however many handicapped spots are required by law and leave the whole rest of the lot blank. I’m pretty confident it’ll be fine

No different than here December to Mid March!

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Originally Posted by rideit

No different than here December to Mid March!

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Pretty much here too. Local grocery mall has a few cement dividers and handicapped signage near the main entrance, but the parking lines are non-existent for 4months of the year. Somehow we survive, even when the drive through line at Timmie’s forces folk to walk in to get their fix. Funny is that in the summer season the tourists in rental motor homes, and Albertans with trailers, that are the vehicles that mess with the peace. For some reason they won’t head to the back of the lot but I blame the design for most of that.

We've got a hard enough time stopping the tourists from driving on the bike path and just stopping in the middle of the road. Your parking lots sound straight up civilized.

Embrace the chaos.

And contractors going to Home Depot? I feel sorry for your brain. Inventory your consumables and get your materials delivered. Same dude go to the lumber yard twice a week. Making life hard seems like a choice.

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Originally Posted by toast2266

Now you have me curious about your secret parking techniques.

Beach it into a snowbank?
Install a brush guard and use it freely?
Buy a 550 because they have a better turning radius?

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I'll DM you a sign up sheet.

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Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper

How will you teach them to give a shit? ‘Cause that’s really the problem.

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Valid point but this job is more about me. I get to sit in the cab and bark orders and then cuff them on the backside of their head when they fuck up.

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Originally Posted by muted reborn

Valid point but this job is more about me. I get to sit in the cab and bark orders and then cuff them on the backside of their head when they fuck up.

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Fair enough.

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Originally Posted by Ted Striker

re: parking lot lines, a former coworker owned a pavement painting company. He said that as vehicles got bigger, owners wanted more stalls, not fewer. He'd tell them that would create problems parking/loading and more scratches, door dings, etc. but they didn't care.

Basically, the metric was number of steps from the door. Making people walk farther would send those customers to the competition.

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Another factor is that some commercial building permits require a minimum number of parking spaces. So the owners make the spaces smaller to fit the required number of spaces in a smaller lot or parking garage.

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Originally Posted by rideit

Where were your plates from? :FIREdevil

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Van = CA
trailer = PA

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Originally Posted by Touring_Sedan

Put the van in the dumpster too.

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:explosive:

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Originally Posted by The AD

You get garbage pick up twice in a residential neighborhood? That seems excessive to me. I take it there's no yard/compost pickup so have to put everything in the trash?

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Ha! Not even sort of. I have a few brush piles that just grow...

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Originally Posted by Iowagriz

My go-to for leg injuries or exhaustion is to get my butt within 6-8" of the wall and place my legs straight up the wall. Maximum elevation. Many times, I can feel the blood thumping and moving down to my core. 10 minutes minimum.

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This has helped a lot - thank you. Watching the big vein in my foot pulse that blood around is therapeutic in and of itself. Feels and looks much better after only 1 day.