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Odin2005 | Aug 2012 | OP |
Duer 157099 | Aug 2012 | #1 | |
Duer 157099 | Aug 2012 | #2 | |
bluedigger | Aug 2012 | #3 | |
rocktivity | Aug 2012 | #4 | |
Ken Burch | Aug 2012 | #5 | |
Duer 157099 | Aug 2012 | #6 | |
Rhiannon12866 | Aug 2012 | #7 | |
yellowcanine | Aug 2012 | #26 | |
Mister Ed | Aug 2012 | #8 | |
LynneSin | Aug 2012 | #9 | |
Pool Hall Ace | Aug 2012 | #11 | |
LynneSin | Aug 2012 | #15 | |
HopeHoops | Aug 2012 | #19 | |
hobbit709 | Aug 2012 | #10 | |
Pool Hall Ace | Aug 2012 | #12 | |
LynneSin | Aug 2012 | #16 | |
Baitball Blogger | Aug 2012 | #13 | |
HarveyDarkey | Aug 2012 | #14 | |
kickysnana | Aug 2012 | #17 | |
HopeHoops | Aug 2012 | #18 | |
uppityperson | Aug 2012 | #20 | |
mrmpa | Aug 2012 | #21 | |
RebelOne | Aug 2012 | #22 | |
sinkingfeeling | Aug 2012 | #23 | |
rrneck | Aug 2012 | #24 | |
Brother Buzz | Aug 2012 | #25 | |
Angleae | Aug 2012 | #27 | |
rocktivity | Mar 2019 | #28 |
Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 12:27 AM
Duer 157099 (17,742 posts)
1. Somebody's been smoking pot!
OMG that is too funny. I feel terrible for laughing though
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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 12:31 AM
Duer 157099 (17,742 posts)
2. And they didn't even let us see who got out
I really wanted to see who was driving.
And, I want to see how they got themselves out of that tight spot too, when they left. Imagine if those cars in front and behind left and other cars parked closer. Good thing they get good gas mileage, I think they used half a tank just parking. ![]() |
Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 12:38 AM
bluedigger (16,848 posts)
3. Oh, I don't know...
My neighbor did this, this morning...
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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 12:51 AM
rocktivity (44,373 posts)
4. The combination of the car being extra small AND the space being extra large
Last edited Thu Jan 5, 2023, 03:34 PM - Edit history (10) is what makes it so impossible to have any amount of sympathy for the driver...
I once rented a full-sized car, which I wasn't used to driving. I'm parallel parking it extra carefully with the radio on, and of course the radio plays the VERY LAST song in the ENTIRE universe that I needed to hear! ![]() rocktivity |
Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 01:16 AM
Ken Burch (50,254 posts)
5. never mind
Last edited Tue Aug 7, 2012, 02:00 AM - Edit history (1) n/t.
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Response to Ken Burch (Reply #5)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 01:45 AM
Duer 157099 (17,742 posts)
6. Did you watch the video?
Jus' wonderin'
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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 02:35 AM
Rhiannon12866 (172,183 posts)
7. That was painful to watch! He probably thought a little car would be easy to park...
Though I shouldn't say much, since parallel parking's never been one of my strong suits...
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Response to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #7)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 03:59 PM
yellowcanine (35,483 posts)
26. He should have just pulled into the space, backed to center the car and turned it off.
No need to even try the parallel park procedure in that situation.
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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 03:21 AM
Mister Ed (5,106 posts)
8. Smart car, dumb driver. n/t
Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 04:28 AM
LynneSin (95,337 posts)
9. I admit I laughed my ass of however...
did they have to use the word 'retarded'?
Having said that I could have parked my car in there and it's a 4 door sedan |
Response to LynneSin (Reply #9)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 07:18 AM
Pool Hall Ace (5,849 posts)
11. I didn't like the fact that they brought up that the driver is a "chick."
Because, as we all know, men are flawless drivers.
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Response to Pool Hall Ace (Reply #11)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 08:38 AM
LynneSin (95,337 posts)
15. I'm pretty decent with parallel parking however...
I dated this guy who was the biggest douchebag and anytime I drove (which with him was most of the time since his car was a beater) and we went someplace where you had to parallel park, he was just such an asshole.
I have no problems with parking but when you have a douchebag screaming turn turn turn cut turn turn - well my parking probably would rival whomever was driving that Smart Car in the video. At one point I would make him get out of the car anytime I had to parallel park - when I did that I could park like a charm. |
Response to LynneSin (Reply #9)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 08:57 AM
HopeHoops (47,675 posts)
19. I took my test in a 76 LeMans sedan (20') and put it in a 26' spot.
It boggles the mind that someone couldn't park a golf cart in the same size space.
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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 06:33 AM
hobbit709 (41,694 posts)
10. I once saw someone block 3 parking spaces with a Honda CVCC
But this person takes the cake.
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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 07:22 AM
Pool Hall Ace (5,849 posts)
12. Aren't there some states that do not include parallel parking as part of the driving test?
Although i doubt that this would excuse this person. After all, we are talking about a Smart Car in a huge space!
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Response to Pool Hall Ace (Reply #12)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 08:39 AM
LynneSin (95,337 posts)
16. When I took driver's ed in Harrisburg PA, parallel parking was lame
I had to make a right turn and then pull in along the curb.
I taught myself how to parallel park. |
Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 07:23 AM
Baitball Blogger (44,785 posts)
13. Damn! And I made sure there were no security cameras around!
Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 07:33 AM
HarveyDarkey (9,077 posts)
14. That was painful to watch
never mind the inane chatter.
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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 08:40 AM
kickysnana (3,908 posts)
17. This Mall of America Driver didn't have a license but now he won't need one.
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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 08:51 AM
HopeHoops (47,675 posts)
18. That's when you go out and pull the other two cars right up against the SmartCar's bumpers.
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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 10:09 AM
uppityperson (115,507 posts)
20. We have become so mean that it's more important to get a mocking video than help someone
who is struggling. I didn't listen to this last night, when I did I was appalled. Be kind.
My apologies, I know you didn't film this, but I have little tolerance for mean spirited people right now. Kindness helps more but doesn't come up with "funny" videos. |
Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 10:31 AM
mrmpa (4,033 posts)
21. i have a friend who refuses.........
to live in the city, because that means she would have to parallel park.
I drove a 15 passenger van this summer for a part time job, had no problem(s) parallel or vertical parking (in a cramped garage). My father taught me that when you parallel park, drive your vehicle so that the trunk area is about at the rear driver's side of the vehicle in front, and then reverse into the parking space. It never fails. |
Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 01:16 PM
RebelOne (30,947 posts)
22. That could have been me.
I failed my parallel parking test in Florida. But the tester passed me anyway. He said he was going to blame it on the car. I was driving my mother's 1959 Cadillac with the big fins, and they blocked my backward view. But I try to avoid parallel parking whenever possible.
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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 01:29 PM
sinkingfeeling (47,207 posts)
23. Why didn't they just drive into it? Car was small enough.
Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 01:42 PM
rrneck (17,671 posts)
24. In THAT car?
People on 'ludes should not drive.
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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 02:16 PM
Brother Buzz (32,765 posts)
25. In my perfct world, the people would inside....
walk outside and lift the car into place
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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 05:13 PM
Angleae (4,080 posts)
27. Some states don't require parallel parking as part of the test
CA doesn't (I took the test there). WA didn't even require me to take the test.
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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
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