:rant: I found this hard to believe and really felt for my other half yesterday...

Would you have done the same as this silly woman? I think she's a really nasty piece of work, and I would definitely have moved if the situation had been reversed.

I am currently in a rather problematic position pregnancy-wise, where if I go into labour it could be a serious problem. For one reason and another we had to go to Jessops yesterday, where parking is impossible.
I was dropped off at reception as I can't walk far and my husband went to park the car. Ideally we wouldn't have taken it at all, but there were extenuating circumstances...An hour later he came back, tired and furious and pretty much beside himself. He had driven all over to find a space, eventually ending up at Broomhill Shopping Centre. There he saw one space and was about to take it when a woman in a 4x4 nipped into it in front of him.
Panicking, he asked her if he could have the space, explaining that his wife was waiting in hospital and it was important he get back to me ASAP.
The woman told him it was tough, she had shopping to do, so she needed the space as much as he did. Shopping! :o So much for being a good samaritan.

I'm afraid he called her a selfish b****, which was a bit naughty, but had I been there I would have said far worse, I have to admit. So she told him she was going to call the police on him! Silly moo.
Well, if she did, they didn't pursue it. But I'd hope she was too embarassed with herself to explain what prompted him to say those two words.

Would you have moved your car? Or is a parking space just too precious?

Close to the borderline here.

To begin with let me say that I do not, knowingly, steal spaces that are being waited for.

So ... had I done so and then been spoken to:

If you had been there, with big belly and all, there would be no contest. The space is yours.

I have to confess that with your husband on his own, it would all come down to my judgement (and mood) on the day. If he came across as genuine, polite and I believed him .... I would probably reverse out again.
If I was doubtful, stressed and rushing myself, then probably not. Sorry!

If your husband appeared hot, bothered and stressed I think I would have believed him and let him take the space.
If not I would probably have thought he was trying it on, and kept the space. (Sorry to be a cynic)

Having said that, I would not purposefully nick into a space someone else was waiting for!

Draggle

In your husbands position, and after explaining politely, I fear I would have parked directly behind her, and followed her around pointing out to passersby what she had done. Clearly, this wouldn't have got me to the hospital any quicker, but it would have made me feel a hell of a lot better!

Sorry to hear of the problems with parking cosywolf. Do please up us posted when the baby arrives. Best wishes to you and your husby.

cosywolf,

You have my sympathy. I know what it's like to be hugely pregnant and uncomfortable and no one will cut you any slack.

When my girl had just started school, they had one parking spot closer in than the others that was set aside just for parents with new babies/handicapped children/pregnant moms etc.

The point was, it was not for use by any able bodied people not encumbered with little kids, or disabled themselves.

There was one man who hogged this freakin' spot EVERY SINGLE DAY when he went to pick up his child.

I was forced to park DOWN THE BLOCK, wrestle the stroller out of the trunk, put my freshly hatched son in it (in the 100 degree heat) and walk.

I finally caught up with him one day and asked why the &*$#@ was he taking this spot when he clearly didn't need it, and his flippant reply was, oh, it's just for a minute.

I guess someone else was angry about this as well, because not long after I noticed he got a ticket (with a hefty fine please God!) so someone else must've ratted him out. Serves him right.

Anyway, maybe this will make you smile.

http://www.snopes.com/autos/insurance/richer.asp

Sierra

A similar thing happened to a friend of ours in Morrison's car park at Corton Wood.

Our friend was waiting to pull in to a spot and this bloke nipped in in front of her and bagged the space, then as he got out of the car he laughed at her.

"And low, the mist was red"

So she parked her car straight in front of his so he was blocked in then went and completed her shopping.

When she came back he and his wife were sitting in their car absolutley steaming mad.

They got what they deserved I think .

ttfn

I would happily give up my parking space for a row of bike racks to be installed, or maybe a bus stop.

I would also give up my parking space for pregnant women and those in need. Unless of course I was with some even more pregnant or even more in need.

There are some v selfish people in this world!

I think I'd be writing a letter of complaint to the hospital to suggest that a staff car share scheme be introduced freeing up more parking places for patients.

I worked for an NHS hospital and used to walk to work.
Every day car after car would pass me with one occupant and all turning into the Hospital car park.

Some would even wave as they sailed past because they recognised me :o :loopy: :confused:



As for the woman in the car park, one rather hopes she runs out of petrol with all her frozen food in the boot :hihi:

I am reminded of a story in the press a few weeks ago about some Junior Minister.

His wife was about to go into labour too and he was trying to baggsy the space outside his house in a mews in London somewhere, so that he could be ready to do the fast ride to the hospital when her waters broke (or whatever the technical terms are)

His neighbour did not want him to baggsy this space and there was a bit of a row.

He, the Minister then put a note on her front door, in front of the space which said "No parking" and she got the police onto him.

Miserable so-and-so

In my eyes, pregnant women and their panicking partners should be afforded every bit of help and assistance going, it must be nerve-wracking.

This woman should have been ashamed of herself.......!

Originally posted by Kristian
In your husbands position, and after explaining politely, I fear I would have parked directly behind her, and followed her around pointing out to passersby what she had done. Clearly, this wouldn't have got me to the hospital any quicker, but it would have made me feel a hell of a lot better!

I would have also let her tyres down just for good measure.

Originally posted by Kristian
In your husbands position, and after explaining politely, I fear I would have parked directly behind her, and followed her around pointing out to passersby what she had done. Clearly, this wouldn't have got me to the hospital any quicker, but it would have made me feel a hell of a lot better!
Kristian - I think that you would have got to hospital quite fast enough doing that - just a different kind of hospital ;)