oldwomanc6 52 #1 August 17, 2012 I'm so frustrated right now. This afternoon, as I walked out of the bank, a young man came up to me and told me he backed into my car. He hit it hard enough in the front that he pushed it over the curb and into the embankment. He wiped out the front end, and the curb/embankment damaged the rear end as well. Not a scratch on his truck. This is the fourth time in five years that someone has hit a car of mine in a parking lot. I was rear ended, someone turned left into me, and another driver backed into me and wiped out the left side. I wasn't even in the car for two of the events (It was parked). Whenever possible, I park way the heck out in "truck country" to keep it away from careless drivers, so I can't imagine how many times it would have been hurt if I was in the habit of parking with the crowd. Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful the kid stuck around until I got back to the car. After all, he could have driven off, and I never would have known who did it. I commended him and thanked him for that. I already talked to his insurance company and he/they are accepting full responsibility, but even after the fix, it won't be worth as much as before. To say nothing of the inconvenience and cost of time to have it out of commission during the time it will take to have it fixed. I just want to scream!lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LookUpHigh 0 #2 August 17, 2012 I sold my old car because of this, I got hit 3 times sitting in my car in a parking lot while parked. Had some idiot drive up onto my hood with his Durango and come inches from putting his tire through my windshield and into my face, I freaked out and pulled him out of his truck ready to fight because i was kind of in shock, turns out he was turned around talking to his 2 year old daughter in the back who was crying and by that point he was also crying lol. And then I got hit probably 4 more times on the road, my insurance company hated me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #3 August 18, 2012 ARRRGH that is so irritating!!! Just 3 or 4 months after I bought my bike, the boss' boss' boss' boss plowed into it while reversing and talking on the phone at the same time... I was SO annoyed but what could I say??? It was parked way around the bend in the designated bike parking spaces - *how* she managed to hit it, I will never know... Fucking *nightmare* to get it all sorted, but I did get to try a bigger bike for 2 months whilst mine was in the garage, so there was a small silver lining... I feel your pain... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #4 August 18, 2012 Couldn't resist. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #5 August 18, 2012 Quote Couldn't resist. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheRealOps7 0 #6 August 18, 2012 I'm with you. The only new car I have ever bought (2010 VW Jetta Wagon TDI) got hit 4 times in 15 months. The worst was when my Father-in-law, on the day of his mother's funeral, backed (all the way) down the side of it as he left his garage... "It sounded funny but i didn't see it out there in the driveway so I kept going..." Awkward for all of us. After getting the car back from the shop (month 13-15) I sold it and bought a used 2004 Wrangler (and changed jobs so I am no longer driving 50k miles a year, but more like 4k). Some cars are magnets for that crap! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,499 #7 August 18, 2012 Quote Just 3 or 4 months after I bought my bike, the boss' boss' boss' boss plowed into it while reversing and talking on the phone at the same time... I was SO annoyed but what could I say??? "So how are you and the company compensating me for all the hassle your stupidity has just caused?"Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #8 August 19, 2012 I've only had one parking lot hit-and-run with no note on the car. I guess I've been lucky. Plus my daughter put a crease in one of my doors backing her car out of the driveway. I gave a can of rubbing compound and she cleaned it up okay. My son pulled out about half the dent. Not too bad. What colors are these cars getting hit? I think silver is the worst color because it's so close to pavement color. My folks had a silver Buick that was always getting hit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 52 #9 August 19, 2012 The first 3 hits were on a blue car. This last one was red. It's not like it is invisible, the cops see it just fine lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 52 #10 August 19, 2012 Quote Couldn't resist. Inevitable ! lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #11 August 19, 2012 Quote The first 3 hits were on a blue car. This last one was red. It's not like it is invisible, the cops see it just fine Yup...I had a red Jeep CJ-7 that I swear had a target on it, or maybe some kind of tractor beam. Damn near had a standing order with JC Whitney for fenders & bumpers, thank God they were easy to change...and it was almost always the main 'target of opportunity' for the CHP when I would drive home from work after midnight! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #12 August 19, 2012 Quote The first 3 hits were on a blue car. This last one was red. It's not like it is invisible, the cops see it just fine The gregarious instinct is kind of a strange phenomenon... Ever notice when you park your car in a totally empty lot, the next person to park will put their vehicle *right* next to yours?? I have no statistics on hand, but I think the odds of your car getting hit this way are relatively high because people think there is tons of space and end up paying less attention when maneuvering."There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 52 #13 August 19, 2012 Quote Quote The first 3 hits were on a blue car. This last one was red. It's not like it is invisible, the cops see it just fine The gregarious instinct is kind of a strange phenomenon... Ever notice when you park your car in a totally empty lot, the next person to park will put their vehicle *right* next to yours?? I have no statistics on hand, but I think the odds of your car getting hit this way are relatively high because people think there is tons of space and end up paying less attention when maneuvering. That is so true. I never park near anyone whenever possible. I can be parked out so far, that there are no cars within 100 spaces, and sure as shootin', When I come back to the car, there is a car parked right next to me. Not a space between us, but right in the next space. lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #14 August 19, 2012 Lonely car syndrome...it's everywhere! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #15 August 20, 2012 QuoteThat is so true. I never park near anyone whenever possible. I can be parked out so far, that there are no cars within 100 spaces, and sure as shootin', When I come back to the car, there is a car parked right next to me. Not a space between us, but right in the next space Well, if YOU are smart enough to pick a good parking place, WTH, I'm gonna go with your expertise and park with ya'! Ummmmmm....in light of your history....maybe not.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 52 #16 August 20, 2012 Quote Quote That is so true. I never park near anyone whenever possible. I can be parked out so far, that there are no cars within 100 spaces, and sure as shootin', When I come back to the car, there is a car parked right next to me. Not a space between us, but right in the next space Well, if YOU are smart enough to pick a good parking place, WTH, I'm gonna go with your expertise and park with ya'! Ummmmmm....in light of your history....maybe not. You make a good point! Both times I was wacked when parked, I was parked within a parking space, even though I was parked in the farthest parking space in the lot. So far (knock,knock) when I "showroom" park, they have managed to avoid me. Maybe, doing that makes them at least notice I'm there? lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roxxx 0 #17 August 20, 2012 Don't hit it, kick it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 52 #18 August 20, 2012 Quote Don't hit it, kick it. Just don't key it. I'm parked way the hell out in the middle of nowhere. Leave It Alone!!!!!!!!!!! (Take a breath, lisa!) This next week WILL be better. lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #19 August 20, 2012 I just had my Mustang completely repainted, then let the paint cure a month before waxing it for the first time, then drove into town, parked it, and watched some idiot back into it."Oh, I didn't see it." Yeah, really hard to see a freshly waxed yellow-orange car in bright sunlight. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 52 #20 August 20, 2012 Quote I just had my Mustang completely repainted, then let the paint cure a month before waxing it for the first time, then drove into town, parked it, and watched some idiot back into it."Oh, I didn't see it." Yeah, really hard to see a freshly waxed yellow-orange car in bright sunlight. Oh!, that sucks. That's what the young man said to me: " I never even saw it." Am I the only one who looks around me when driving? I see it all the time when watching others driving, they don't look beyond their hoods, they are on the phone, they don't signal, they don't look when they don't signal and change lanes....... Lord knows I'm not claiming to be the most amazing driver, but I scan constantly.lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #21 August 20, 2012 Quote Don't hit it, kick it. TAP itYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #22 August 20, 2012 Quote Don't hit it, kick it. No, no! Whip it! Whip it good!"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #23 August 20, 2012 Quote I just had my Mustang completely repainted, Damn, I had forgotten the time I had just replaced a quarter panel on my old Mustang convertible and some girl driving her boyfriend's truck crunched into that very panel in a Kmart parking lot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amstalder 0 #24 August 20, 2012 Quote Quote Don't hit it, kick it. Just don't key it. I'm parked way the hell out in the middle of nowhere. Leave It Alone!!!!!!!!!!! (Take a breath, lisa!) This next week WILL be better. Yikes!!! This week will definitely be better! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #25 August 20, 2012 QuoteI'm parked way the hell out in the middle of nowhere. Leave It Alone!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe your problem is that people are more careful when they park between 2 cars (as opposed to way out in the middle of nowhere)??"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
