What the hell gives people the right to park in the fire lanes at any business in this city? Everytime I go to a local Superstore, there are always at least two or three cars parked there getting in the way of the traffic lanes and pedestrians. All this, so people can “quickly” run into the liquor store for a quick case or bottle. One time, I went grocery shopping for over 1/2 hour and the same car was there before and after I came out. What the hell is wrong with using the parking lot? I don’t see any lights or ladders on your vehicle. Maybe I should start taking pictures of your licence plate and making them public, so everyone can see how lazy you are. I am waiting to hear in the news that a fire truck couldnt get close because a car was in its way. —Find a Space
This article appears in Mar 7-13, 2013.
Take the pictures OB, have at it.
Isn’t it obvious? All those people are the ‘exception to the rule’.
http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400…
I agree with you OB. It’s utter laziness.
As for the fire dept not being able to get close because of an illegally parked vehicle, they have ways of dealing with these people:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_GZBskGaBQAY/SOhHpu27…
I watch people circle the parking lot at the fitness centre looking to score a spot in front of the door …. it’s FITNESS ffs, walk a couple of car lengths for a change LOL
Makes about as much sense as this
http://yoga108.org/images/blog/2006/fitnes…
It’s cool… they probably have their hazard lights on.
This has recently been happening a lot at the rear door area of my apartment building. Often 2 – 3 vehicles in the “Fire Lane”, yet even management has not been doing anything about it – sheesh.
They’ve got it wrong Zed. People going to the fitness centre are supposed to go up using the down escalator and when they leave go down using the up escalator. Lazy bastards, almost as bad as that grouchy smoker a few bitches back.
As for the “I’ll just be a minute” crowd that park in the fire lanes, if an emergency vehicle needs that spot while your taking your extended minute, you’ll be up shit creek without a ladder.
Royal Bank on Tacoma in Dartmouth is famous for the fire lane parking.
I have to wonder why firemen aren’t actively encouraged to smash up cars parked in fire lanes even when they don’t need said fire lane right away. Would make a good deterrent and a good stress-relief for said firemen.
Maes, I think you’ve just hit upon an update of Bradbury’s classic “Fahrenheit 451” with that idea.
Not quite. The novel was really more about recognition of ‘higher’ culture (literature, stuff that makes you think) as a threat to the power of the state, leading to institutionalized repression and destruction of said literature and the changing roles of ‘firemen’ after building became for every intent and purpose fireproof.
My idea is simply meant as a deterrent against an activity that’s illegal for very good reasons (if shit happens, they’re endangering others by preventing the fire crew from doing their jobs) and as a stress-relief for fire crew / practice for wrecking shit with an axe or using the Jaws of Life.
All valid points, but Bradbury was positing a future of tyranny, not the idiocracy that we appear to be inexorably slouching towards.
I think your view of our dystopian destiny is far more likely >; )
Point. If stupidity was deadly, there would be a whole lot less people around.
Then again, with the anti-vaccine crowd, it may happen sooner or later.