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Old 24-03-2006, 09:12 PM   #1
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I saw this today and couldn't resist taking a photo as I had the camera in the back seat. At first I thought somebody had stolen it and left it there. Don't really know but I wouldn't park like that myself.

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Old 24-03-2006, 09:18 PM   #2
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Omg what did they think they were doing?

The worst ive seen was a woman parking in the city on a very tight busy street, she tried to parralel park, but ended up 1-1.5mts from the curb and left it.
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Old 24-03-2006, 09:28 PM   #3
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The driver deserves to be trolley rammed.... But then again, it is only a holden, it probably sh1t it self and that is where it stopped. :nutsycuck
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Old 24-03-2006, 09:46 PM   #4
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Lol looks like a normal holden driver. Lol was it in queensland cause this would be expected of them
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Old 24-03-2006, 10:55 PM   #5
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I'd be tempted to leave about 100 trolleys around it. Then they can be the ones to stack the trolleys because they were inconsiderate enough to block the trolley dropoff point.
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Old 24-03-2006, 10:57 PM   #6
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Thats Hoppers Crossing near the train station right?

If it is they are insane, there are thousands of cars that go in and out of there every day.. it would almost certainly get clipped parked there!
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Old 24-03-2006, 11:05 PM   #7
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what are you guys talking about? he parked between the trolley and the trolley drop off, thats perfect parking right there!


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Old 25-03-2006, 12:02 PM   #8
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im with them, leave everones trolleys around him, and make him move them himself... leave them everywhere... d**khead
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Old 25-03-2006, 12:59 PM   #9
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I was leaving a KFC carpark and this elderly lady pulled up and parked right in the exit, got out and walked off even though I tooted her. She must have trapped about 20 cars in there - I should have stayed to see what happened.
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Old 25-03-2006, 01:16 PM   #10
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Its all reverse angle parking here, but Territorians used to nose in angle parking still follow the lines, and park completely the wrong way, nose in. Funny stuff.
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Old 25-03-2006, 01:46 PM   #11
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Old 25-03-2006, 07:14 PM   #12
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Wandered out of my place one morning to see this top parking effort....








Went back inside and no, the driver wasn't drunk, no she didn't want the car moved and yes she is a good driver.

Btw the oil stains are from an XD gearbox just to give some idea how from the curb the car was.
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Old 25-03-2006, 07:36 PM   #13
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like the pics above we have a guy with a newish alfa hatchback thing that always parks between 1 and 1.5 metres off the curb. as soon as the cameras fixed ill get some pics. hes been hit twice but still does it...
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Old 26-03-2006, 01:49 PM   #14
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hahahaha
women drivers.... gotta love 'em.

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Old 26-03-2006, 02:00 PM   #15
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: I've seen that pic before and I always wonder why she has taken out the keys from the ignition, was she worried someone may drive off with her car?
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Old 26-03-2006, 05:03 PM   #16
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i want know how she got out without gettin wet.....boot :P
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Old 26-03-2006, 05:09 PM   #17
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no-ones ever said that she was the driver.... the person taking the pic might be her husband......
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Old 26-03-2006, 05:17 PM   #18
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She could of just climed out the open door onto the windscreen, walked over the roof & boot and jumped off.. Where was that pic taken? any other details on that little accident?
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Old 26-03-2006, 07:19 PM   #19
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if i remember correctly it was over in the states....
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if i remember correctly it was over in the states....
would explain the left hand drive car.....
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Old 26-03-2006, 08:30 PM   #21
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ah... and the american flag hanging off the boat..


its a very funny photo though, could have been a passer by that was witty and decided to make use of the accident for a good photo!
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Old 26-03-2006, 10:29 PM   #22
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My dollar scratchie is on it being a company car and the bosses yacht. "No payrise? well I quit...and I've parked the company car close to your new yacht"

On a side note, the first photo is deffinately not in QLD, as we don't have safeway.

(Safeway? The safer way to shop? Since when has safety been a concern in shopping??)
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Old 26-03-2006, 10:35 PM   #23
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Heres one i snapped down at Wakefield a while back.
Anyone see a trend here ?


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Old 26-03-2006, 10:54 PM   #24
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Yer that looks like Hoppers Safeway alright..
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Old 27-03-2006, 12:57 PM   #25
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Hahah... that's some funny S**t right there

you should all come and visit Hervey Bay, that's all perfectly normal

actually, Just this morning some ******** parked His VN Bombadore on the side of the road conveniently blocking over half of the entrance to the block of units I live in, was a pretty tight squeeze getting around it too :
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: I've seen that pic before and I always wonder why she has taken out the keys from the ignition, was she worried someone may drive off with her car?
Either that or she wanted to get into her house when she got home. :
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Here's one I took:



There's a lady sitting in a blue car facing the camera that you can see between the truck and the Commodore. After I took the snap and got into my car, she came over and stood in front of my car and made it very obvious she was writing down my rego. I told her I was photographing the badly parked truck and she refused to believe me, thought I was photographing her. Then as I was reversing out a guy came and asked me what I was doing. I acted dumb and drove off. I don't think I'll be trying that again!
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Old 27-03-2006, 03:56 PM   #28
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the States I would say yes, check the flag out also left hand drive.
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Old 29-04-2006, 03:55 PM   #29
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Old 29-04-2006, 04:24 PM   #30
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One time I saw an old woman stop her car in the middle of the service lane at Maffra (in Gippsland). She didn't bother trying to find a park. She just pulled up beside a car, still on the road. Then she got out, walked into the shops with the drivers door left open the whole time!
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