The reason one driver was unable to leave a parking lot for 15 minutes has infuriated some online.
Reddit user u/GTSpot shared an image on Saturday of their red car perfectly parked in a space. Just a few inches away was a grey car, which was parked across two spaces, leaving u/GTSpot unable to get into their car.
“I (Red) walked out to find my vehicle blocked in. Had to wait 15 minutes even after they called the driver up front over the intercom, that he ignored…,” u/GTSpot wrote in the subreddit r/mildlyinfuriating.
Newsweek reached out to u/GTSpot for comment. We could not verify the details of the case.
Meanwhile, Newsweek discussed the post, which has garnered 32,000 upvotes, with etiquette expert Jo Hayes.
“This is atrocious car park etiquette,” Hayes said.
Hayes, who is based in London and is also a lifestyle consultant and founder of EtiquetteExpert.Org, explained that it is not only “supremely inconvenient” to be blocked in, but having to wait makes it even worse.
“Firstly, parking like that is a no-no, even if there was no other car parked in the next parking bay,” Hayes told Newsweek. “But, secondly, to park so poorly, and in doing so, block in the car next door—it’s selfish and inconsiderate.”
She added: “In car parks, as in all areas of life, The Golden Rule applies: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Yes, it may take an extra minute or so to back up and park properly, within the assigned lines.”
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Reddit Users React
In the comments section, many Reddit users asked why u/GTSpot didn’t climb through the passenger seat.
u/GTSpot responded: “That was my first thought. However, there is a curb and tree very close to my passenger side. The cars behind us are actually pretty close, and on my passenger rear side, there’s another curb coming out that creates a funnel.”
Currently, the post has 1,600 comments, many from users sharing similar experiences.
A Reddit user asked: “What do you say to the person when they finally show up? I would not be able to hold myself back from being p***** if I had to wait for them.”
u/GTSpot replied: “Oh, I was hot, ha. After he finally came out and I saw it was actually his vehicle, he had the audacity to walk around and check to make sure his paint wasn’t chipped or anything—as if I was the one who blocked him in and possibly hit him.”
“I yelled, ‘Hey! You f****** blocked me in.’ As I was walking towards our cars, he looked back, gave a quick smile, then jumped into his car. He did wave and mouthed ‘sorry’ as he drove off. I’m usually not a d*** about stuff, but it was after a long day at work. It was cold as hell (we’re in the Midwest), and some light snow was coming down on top of it.”
Another Reddit user wrote: “I had an idiot do this to me when my car was at the end of the aisle with a curb and she parked next to me. In an otherwise empty parking lot. Ignored calls over the intercom too because she forgot what kind of car she was driving.”
A third posted: “oh someone is getting their car damaged.”
A fourth added: “Would have put some nails by the tires in front and back,then got in through passenger side and left.”
Another user wrote: “Not ‘mildly’ infuriating. Absolutely infuriating.”
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