today when i went to pick-up my daughter from school i couldn’t find any parking so without paying much attention i parked infront of a very narrow drive way.When i returned to my vehicle there was this toothpick like old senior standing.Now i’ve never experienced it b4 but he couldn’t talk n was using this cylindrical gadget that he presses on his throat n a very funny voice appeared but it was ok understanadble.Ok So here he started"Is this ur vehicle"
Me:Yes,why?
Him:U parked it infront of my driveway.Move the damn vehicle now
Me:I"m sorry i didn’t notice.Just giv me a couple mintues(I was putting my 4 months in carseat then)
He:U know its my drive way.u know i live here(budhay how can i know)so stop bothering me n don’t park infront of my drive way.when u know it bothers me…blah blah blah
Me:I said i’m sorry didn’t I?
He(bablbling in this very funny voice) remove the damn vehicle now…blah blah
Now that really turned my mood off.I wanted to say something harsh to him but i didn’t know wat to say.Later i thought wat if he heard nothing that i said,may be he was deaf too..?but he was the crankiest.impatient guy ever n i couldn’t take him off my mind esp the strange voice he was producing.
Now wats the worst one can do if someone parks infront of ur drive way.
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lesson to b learnt ..
always park in parking areas .....
n if u havent parked there .... try to finish ur work ASAP ......
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yea a lesson learnt no doubt.actually there r houses in front of school so parking is really very tight ppl park on roadside as school parking is for staff only.n i did just go in n brought her back.hardly 5 mins but he had no patience.he parked his car rigt infront of his house n was just mad that he couldn't use the driveway.also i was loading kids in n he wasn't ready to give me 2 mins to start my car n go.just went on n on n that actually made me angry at him
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Mabrook, I see where you are coming from. My only reservation would be that people tend to get cranky when they get old - perhaps you could talk about the old man a little more respectfully esp. the cylindrical gadget since there is very slim chance that he had put that for a fashion?
We would hate anyone talking nasty about our folks, I believe we should be a little considerate when talking about somebody else's.
My apologies for drifting away from your subject.
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i would hav talked abt him respectfully had he acted better.He could hav said all that he said once,accepted my appology n waited for me to put the kids in start my car n take off.it wasn't a big deal in my eyes but it was too big an issue for him.Now theres a neighbour who always park his huge truck across my driveway in a way that when i back my car its hard trying not to hit his.i hav never rang his bell n said anything.getting old doesn't mean u hav to act bitter n pick fights on minor issues.well that gadget was to help him talk as he couldn't talk that i hav no prob even if he had used it as a showoff but he was overusing it.I hav seen so many old guys that giv u respect esp if u hav small kids,they'll open the door for u,let u go first.i mean i never had any such experience b4 so may thats y.
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^^ I am not as old as this old guy is, but i'll be pissed off if somebody park their car in front of my driveway, i mean one should be rational about it, you did something wrong for what ever reason and it cannot be justified, maybe the guy has some emergency maybe don't feel safe with somebody's car parked right in front of his driveway.
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If someone blocked my driveway I will get their car towed so that all the people who pick or drop kids get the message and nobody blocks my driveway.
I know for sure that when I am or my loved one are hurting they want to be at ER at that very moment.
He wanted to make sure that his drive way is never blocked and it his right. What if he need to take his wife are in kidney pain and he needs to get them to the hospital at that very moment.
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Mabrook, I realize your point. He could have been a lot more civil about it and its not like you were parking there permanently or anything.
I guess the older people get the more sensitive they get. :(
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Lady you were the one trespassing on his private property, he has every right to be rude and tell you where to go. I am not sure why you were getting pissed on the first place.
Second, I am really irritated with your use of words when referring to someone much more senior to you. I don`t know how people go around saying stuff like this without any hesitation whatsoever.
p.s. about your comment on people respecting and accomodating you because of your young baby - well the same sensitivity should apply for seniors. Some mothers go on in public like the world should stop and make room for them. Not saying youre one of them but thats what I`m reminded of right now.
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Mabrook - I totally get you! The other day I was at the mueseum and my baby starting crying. (for less than 2 minutes). This old SELINE man came and said - "can you please shut that child up"
I know old people get cranky but do they lose all sense of manners!
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njgal - thanks for sharing your story without name-calling :)
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omg he was rude but the older people get the more irratible they get
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He was not rude at all, if he was rude and bad guy he would just keep sitting in house and have called the towing company have gotten her car towed away. 
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actually there r houses in front of school so parking is really very tight ppl park on roadside as school parking is for staff only.
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that could explain his temper, since there is not proper parking for the school and ppl randomly park on the residential street, maybe his driveway gets blocked all the time and he's had enough. we used to have a day care center on our street with the same parking issue, in the morning there were cars everywhere, blocking ppl's driveways and all. a petition was sent to the school by the neighborhood to get a parking lot or the cars will be towed away, parents were a lot more sensible about parking after that.
Mabrook - I totally get you! The other day I was at the mueseum and my baby starting crying. (for less than 2 minutes). This old SELINE man came and said - "can you please shut that child up"
I know old people get cranky but do they lose all sense of manners!
What? OMG...cant believe it!
No dude, that would need some patience which I think he has no awareness of
If someone blocked my driveway I will get their car towed so that all the people who pick or drop kids get the message and nobody blocks my driveway. I know for sure that when I am or my loved one are hurting they want to be at ER at that very moment. He wanted to make sure that his drive way is never blocked and it his right. What if he need to take his wife are in kidney pain and he needs to get them to the hospital at that very moment.
i admit that i unintentionally did a mistake.but his car was not already parked on the driveway n my van wasn't blocking his way.He came back from somewhere n parked his car right infront of his door.Only thing he wanted to park on the pad.It wasn't really a driveway it was a parking pad.those r laned homes
But may b for some ppl its a very big thing.for me i suppose if someone does that i might not fuss.guess everyones different.
Lady you were the one trespassing on his private property, he has every right to be rude and tell you where to go. I am not sure why you were getting pissed on the first place.
Second, I am really irritated with your use of words when referring to someone much more senior to you. I don`t know how people go around saying stuff like this without any hesitation whatsoever.
p.s. about your comment on people respecting and accomodating you because of your young baby - well the same sensitivity should apply for seniors. Some mothers go on in public like the world should stop and make room for them. Not saying youre one of them but thats what I`m reminded of right now.
well i didn't ask anybody to help me or make room for me i was just giving an example that mostly i always found ppl more understanding even when they r seniors.I was pissed off coz he kept repeating n was standing on my head saying same things over n over.Also his constant use of"Damn car"wasn't pleasant.I didn't say anything except sorry i didn't notice.but yes i don't feel anything positive for such attitudes.Since anyone can make a mistake.
i admit that i unintentionally did a mistake.but his car was not already parked on the driveway n my van wasn't blocking his way.He came back from somewhere n parked his car right infront of his door.Only thing he wanted to park on the pad.It wasn't really a driveway it was a parking pad.those r laned homes But may b for some ppl its a very big thing.for me i suppose if someone does that i might not fuss.guess everyones different.
If you did not block his drive way then he is surely a cranky old geezer. I would give him my piece of mind too.
In your first post you said that he told you that you were blocking his drive way. If you were not then you should have screamed at the top of you lungs to give him your piece of mind so that you would not have to open a thread here to rant and then defend yourself. :D