Their fault or mine?

**third_shift|studios** · 05-04-2007, 10:08 AM

There has been a construction company working on a building in our parking lot for some time [over a year now] and recently they bought our parking lot but we still pay to park there.

Recently they've been leaving shit in the way of us being able to get to our lot. Today, as i was trying to snake past a crane, a truck and not run over their power washer/debris in the middle of the seque, i bashed my car along the wall [marked with a Red X] I was so fucking pissed! I asked to speak to a foreman, the guy said "well, their's no one incharge here now...why?" I said "b/c i just hit that wall due to his employee's leaving equipment in my way" he said "well, we own the parking lot" i said "I don't care, I PAY TO PARK HERE!" so he moved the equipment and I said "that doesn't help me i've allready wrecked the car" he said "there's nothing we can do"

So wtf do i do?! just grab my ankles here? Is it my fault that I hit the wall when I have a right to park in my parking lot or should they be responsible for it? I mean, i don't care about the car [my sexy 89 mercury topass], the damage is minimal but i'm so fucking livid over the jerk's response

**1fastcamarosss11** · 05-04-2007, 10:13 AM

learn how to drive man,

**third_shift|studios** · 05-04-2007, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by 1fastcamarosss11

learn how to drive man,

dont' be a fag

**1fastcamarosss11** · 05-04-2007, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by third_shift|studios

dont' be a fag

not tring to be but why even try? they won't cover anything. if you are in a parking lot anywhere else could you get anything? nope the problem here is "you" hit the wall, a crane or anything didn't move at you to swirve

**secondgearscratch** · 05-04-2007, 10:18 AM

this seems simple...

if you pay to park there then its understood that you do certain things and the owners do certain things. for instance, you probably know that setting up shop in the parking garage to swap a motor and spilling oil and coolant all over the place wouldnt sit well, so you dont do it. the same applies for them. you would expect, especially if you pay to park, a certain level of cleanliness, ease, and security. them leaving their tools in such a way that caused you to do damage to your car is not your problem. they should know better. and saying that they own the parking lot is irrelevant. you pay to park, hence your stake in the place. you could probably get them to pay if you pursued this with the head of operations or by legal action. but i say you start tearing apart a very dirty car freely and without care.....

**1fastcamarosss11** · 05-04-2007, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by secondgearscratch

this seems simple...

if you pay to park there then its understood that you do certain things and the owners do certain things. for instance, you probably know that setting up shop in the parking garage to swap a motor and spilling oil and coolant all over the place wouldnt sit well, so you dont do it. the same applies for them. you would expect, especially if you pay to park, a certain level of cleanliness, ease, and security. them leaving their tools in such a way that caused you to do damage to your car is not your problem. they should know better. and saying that they own the parking lot is irrelevant. you pay to park, hence your stake in the place. you could probably get them to pay if you pursued this with the head of operations or by legal action. but i say you start tearing apart a very dirty car freely and without care.....

good luck with any of that be realistic.

**third_shift|studios** · 05-04-2007, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by secondgearscratch

but i say you start tearing apart a very dirty car freely and without care.....

what's this mean?

**Spaz** · 05-04-2007, 10:23 AM

should have called the cops first thing...

**secondgearscratch** · 05-04-2007, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by 1fastcamarosss11

good luck with any of that be realistic.

realistically? its a mercury topaz.

Originally Posted by third_shift|studios

what's this mean?

it means....

turn about is fair play. as their tools are in the way, take them, put them in your trunk, and sell them. why not?

**Spaz** · 05-04-2007, 10:25 AM

also who ever owns the parking lot has to have insurance if you pay to park there... *i think*

**third_shift|studios** · 05-04-2007, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by Spaz

should have called the cops first thing...

FUCK! that would have been a good idea

FUCK...FUCK...FUCK

**secondgearscratch** · 05-04-2007, 10:27 AM

ive been known to be quite nasty with a bb gun. so depending upon the fee, i can take out some pretty crucial windows for ya......

ya know, just to even the score...

**third_shift|studios** · 05-04-2007, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by secondgearscratch

ive been known to be quite nasty with a bb gun. so depending upon the fee, i can take out some pretty crucial windows for ya......

ya know, just to even the score...

how many pumps does it take to get a BB from St. Louis to Cincinnati?

**BIG D's SS** · 05-04-2007, 10:34 AM

Your so screwed. SOrry but it is the truth.

**intheclouds1977** · 05-04-2007, 10:50 AM

It's your job as a driver to avoid immovable obstacles. It sure would be nice if they kept the lot clean, but being you can't avoid stationary obstacles, that isn't their fault. Now, if something of theirs was moving and you had to swerve to avoid it...that's a different story. Sorry to say it, but this is your mistake. Good luck with the repairs.

**secondgearscratch** · 05-04-2007, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by third_shift|studios

how many pumps does it take to get a BB from St. Louis to Cincinnati?

quite a few but the question should be how many miles do you think i can cover with my foot planted....

apparently there is something that is called miles per hour (must be a new trigononmetry dealy) that will tell you how far you will go in one hour at that speed. crazy what technology's doing aint it?

im an idiot....

**Spaz** · 05-04-2007, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by intheclouds1977

It's your job as a driver to avoid immovable obstacles. It sure would be nice if they kept the lot clean, but being you can't avoid stationary obstacles, that isn't their fault. Now, if something of theirs was moving and you had to swerve to avoid it...that's a different story. Sorry to say it, but this is your mistake. Good luck with the repairs.

not true... if you're going down a street and a truck up ahead has a bag of sand or something fall out and you hit it it is his fault for not secureing the load... same thing applies to the parking lot... they made for an unsafe environment...

**intheclouds1977** · 05-04-2007, 10:58 AM

Good luck with that in court. If he drove into a parked car in a parking lot, I doubt he could use that arguement. I see nothing different in this case. He drove into something sitting there in plain site.

Let us know how it turns out. It never hurts to fight it!

**SLIM_DURST** · 05-04-2007, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by third_shift|studios

dont' be a fag

you are the one that uses ankle grabbing as your choice of imagery.

you didnt have to move the car if you didnt think it would clear the corner, but you did. so it's your fault. I am sure you're pissed off and the company. I would be too, but you go to admit that you did something you shouldnt have.

**SLIM_DURST** · 05-04-2007, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by Spaz

not true... if you're going down a street and a truck up ahead has a bag of sand or something fall out and you hit it it is his fault for not secureing the load... same thing applies to the parking lot... they made for an unsafe environment...

difference is could the bag of sand be avoided? the truck driver could never prove that you could avoid it. but in this case the equipment wasn't moving. it was a static obstacle.