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Folks, I’m not gonna hold back on this one!
One of my ultimate pet peeves in life is when people STAND in a parking lot to save it for someone.
When did this become okay?!?!
I, for one, won’t stand for it!
And neither will the woman who wrote this story.
Check out what she had to say about what went down when she encountered such a situation.
Let’s take a look!
AITA for refusing to search for another parking space?
“A few weeks ago, my friend and I planned to take our kids to look at Christmas lights at a local event. There is one free parking area. All other parking areas are private and require payment.
I drove around the free parking area for about 15 minutes before finding a space. However, a middle-aged couple were standing in the space (an effort to “save” the space for someone else).
Get the hell outta here!
I rolled my window down and said “I’m sorry, but I’m going to park here,” and I turned my wheel to begin parking.
The man moved with no comment. The woman did not want to move and told me “no, you’re not.”
I told her we’ve been searching for parking for a while and want to park. And I told her to move. I said “move your body, please” and continued to slowly pull into the parking space.
You’re the one being a jerk!
She moved but was angry and yelled “great example you’re setting!” While pointing to my child in the backseat.
It’s been weeks and I am still wondering, AITA?
Did I set a bad example for my child? I did not originally think I was a jerk because there are no rights to save parking spaces. But now I wonder…
I should also say this parking space was not an accessibility parking space. And it was not designated or located in a place to support someone with limited mobility.”
Reddit users shared their thoughts.
This person had a lot to say.
Another reader said she’s NTA.
This individual spoke up.
This Reddit user weighed in.
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And this person shared their thoughts.
Can we form some kind of coalition to stop this from happening all over the world?
It’s infuriating!
Enough is enough!
When it comes to parking in a crowded place, you gotta do what you gotta do!