Yeah, I don’t sit and block traffic because I’m too lazy to find another spot. “Do unto others,” you know? I don’t like being made to move faster because you just need this spot.
EDIT: And hold up, you’ll move your car and load it? So you will leave your groceries just in a cart, go and move your car to some further spot, and load it there? How is that at all the right thing to do? Where are you moving your car to, an empty spot? Like, one the person who’s sitting there waiting could’ve parked their car?
Normally parking lots have 2 lains and standing by and waiting for a parking spot doesn’t obstruct traffic. If an idiot is blocking traffic for my spot, that’s in him. If I don’t have a safe place to stop, I won’t leave the parking spot. But in any case I wouldn’t take my sweet time… It’s just unnecessary.
Yeah, maybe I don’t understand what you mean on the second point. But aisle widths where I’m from run 20-24 feet for two-way traffic, and while, sure, you can fit three side by side, you’re getting tight, and the lot is full of folks who generally don’t understand the size of their vehicle and so you get a bottleneck. I just think waiting for a spot is rude, and you apparently feel differently, and that’s fine. If it means anything, I’m not downvoting you, I think we’re having a discussion, one that I started in particular, and I’m always down to talk about things that are ultimately pretty meaningless, because it’s much better than talking about things that matter.
I see, it really depends on the situation. I generally like to “GTFO” when it’s not an inconvenience for me. Obviously I will not danger myself or block traffic for this…
The situation OP shared, is a very rude situation and I would act very similar.
I was describing a situation when someone is politely waiting.
IMO it’s not rude to wait for a spot you like to clear up.
Yeah, I don’t sit and block traffic because I’m too lazy to find another spot. “Do unto others,” you know? I don’t like being made to move faster because you just need this spot.
EDIT: And hold up, you’ll move your car and load it? So you will leave your groceries just in a cart, go and move your car to some further spot, and load it there? How is that at all the right thing to do? Where are you moving your car to, an empty spot? Like, one the person who’s sitting there waiting could’ve parked their car?
I don’t know.
Normally parking lots have 2 lains and standing by and waiting for a parking spot doesn’t obstruct traffic. If an idiot is blocking traffic for my spot, that’s in him. If I don’t have a safe place to stop, I won’t leave the parking spot. But in any case I wouldn’t take my sweet time… It’s just unnecessary.
While you spend 20 minutes doing that, I’ll be driving home
Yeah, maybe I don’t understand what you mean on the second point. But aisle widths where I’m from run 20-24 feet for two-way traffic, and while, sure, you can fit three side by side, you’re getting tight, and the lot is full of folks who generally don’t understand the size of their vehicle and so you get a bottleneck. I just think waiting for a spot is rude, and you apparently feel differently, and that’s fine. If it means anything, I’m not downvoting you, I think we’re having a discussion, one that I started in particular, and I’m always down to talk about things that are ultimately pretty meaningless, because it’s much better than talking about things that matter.
I see, it really depends on the situation. I generally like to “GTFO” when it’s not an inconvenience for me. Obviously I will not danger myself or block traffic for this…
The situation OP shared, is a very rude situation and I would act very similar. I was describing a situation when someone is politely waiting.
IMO it’s not rude to wait for a spot you like to clear up.
Can I ask, what do you find rude about it?
It’s rude because it blocks traffic.
Oh, rude to the guys in traffic, not the individual loading.
Yes, blocking traffic (traffic cannot move) is crazy, rude, selfish, and probably illegal.
I never ment that I would become any kind of traffic obstruction in place of the vehicle waiting.