True Tale #6: How Would Jesus Park?
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Poor parking etiquette can rankle even the most laid back person, but when it’s combined with sanctimonious slogans that turn the offending mid-size car or SUV into a billboard for the Lord, then something must be done. When Clayton Wilder encounters a proselytizing, poorly or illegally parked car, he leaves a card. Here’s the true tale he shared with us:
Crappy parking annoys me period. But it especially annoys me when cars you can identify as hyper-Christian (covered with fish, kids praying, and Christian bumper stickers that say things like “God is My Co-pilot”) have parked in an inconsiderate way. I have made these little business cards to leave on the windshields of offending vehicles.
It’s difficult to say which is worse: a pious parker or a greedy one. Either way, both use up space that doesn’t belong to them and both test the limits of our patience.
Chris Myers is thankful that he grew up next to a parking lot. His favorite childhood prank is serving him well in dealing with these types of annoying people.
Whenever someone parks in a space reserved for the disabled, he leaves a note on the windshield that says, "I'm so sorry I hit your car. It doesn’t look like the damage was severe." Then he signs a name but he makes it just messy enough to be illegible.
"It works best if the person owns a fancy car," says the thirty-one-year-old student at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. "The driver scrambles around trying to find the damage, and then they're also faced with the decision of whether to call and report it to the police even though they are parked in an illegal space."
And if he is feeling particularly perverse, Myers adds a phone number to the note.
"The best is to use a phone number for a group that advocates on behalf of the disabled," he says.
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