I'm not malicious, mostly, but sometimes if people get nasty they deserve suffering...
It was simple really - large car-park in Northwich, often full. I was behind one guy in a car who swung into the last disabled space. Given how hard it is to find /any/ space in this car park I was annoyed when I spotted him jump out and walk in a sprightly manner away from his motor.

I shouted out "scuse me mate - you know that's a disabled space? Do you have a badge?" He first told me that the disabled signs meant nowt because the M&S next door was being renovated - peculiar logic, so I pointed out the rather council-like nature of the car-park. So he just told me to fuck off and walked away laughing.

I parked, did my shopping. Only when I saw a rack of marker pens did my plot hatch...

I came back and his car was still there, cheerfully hogging the space. Nice, white car. Out came my new acquisition and with it I wrote on the back "Parked in a disabled space, no badge, told me to fuck off."

As he'd be returning towards the front of the car, he wouldn't see it. Quite possibly he'd park on his drive and still not see it. Maybe his wife would see it. But it was a strangely satisfying moment.

Later on I did discover a safer way to deal with this situation - just go up, with a concerned voice, and say "hey, I just noticed where you park, and maybe you made a genuine mistake, so I thought I'd warn you that they've been clamping like mad lately - three cars last time I was here!" They then thank you profusely for fooling them into parking somewhere less anti-social....
(clopinettes, Sun 29 Apr 2007, 19:13, Reply)