by "davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
Published 03/09/2017 at 09:16
by "davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
Published 03/09/2017 at 09:16
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STARS: 14
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"Tripper" (tripe46)
03/09/2017 at 09:20, STARS: 1
All by yourself with room to dance, can’t beat that!
"$kaycog" (skaycog)
03/09/2017 at 09:20, STARS: 1
Perfect!
"SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie" (sidewaysondirt)
03/09/2017 at 09:25, STARS: 1
How’d it get between the lines?
"Arrivederci" (arrividerci)
03/09/2017 at 09:27, STARS: 1
Ah, the dream spot!
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/09/2017 at 09:40, STARS: 1
That is one great parking spot.
"Meatcoma" (mastapoof)
03/09/2017 at 09:50, STARS: 1
Until Tokyo Drift happens.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
03/09/2017 at 09:51, STARS: 0
Haha - many years of practice with Hondas & Mazdas. I use my blinkers, too!
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
03/09/2017 at 09:52, STARS: 0
Hope no earlier bird comes to steal it in the future!
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
03/09/2017 at 09:53, STARS: 2
Definitely motivation to show up early enough to work to claim it!
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
03/09/2017 at 10:09, STARS: 3
I’m currently on a quest to use every non-reserved parking spot in my office’s parking lot this year. It’s going pretty well, except for the getting to work @ 6:30 in order to claim the spot I want thing.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
03/09/2017 at 10:23, STARS: 0
EVERY ONE? Are there less than 200? Did you make a map to keep track?
"Nisman" (nisman)
03/09/2017 at 11:04, STARS: 0
y
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
03/09/2017 at 11:16, STARS: 3
Because it’s there.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
03/09/2017 at 12:56, STARS: 1
Every time I see a picture of an E90 or I walk up to my car, I’m like damn that is a fantastic looking car.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
03/09/2017 at 13:44, STARS: 1
...or turn back to look at my car after I park it.
Yup. Never fails to put a grin on my face.
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
03/10/2017 at 07:54, STARS: 2
There are 167 unreserved spots. My office is a multistory complex, but it’s in a suburb. It shouldn’t be that difficult to do, but to make sure it’s not a cakewalk, I limited myself to only counting the spots I get in the morning.
At lunchtime, a lot of the spots are vacated. It would be really easy to knock 2 spots out in one day, but that doesn’t achieve the desired effect. The whole point is to deny everyone in the building (except for the reserved and handicapped spots) of their preferred parking place at least once.
And yes, I do have a map. I made an Excel spreadsheet showing which spots I’ve parked in already. There are people in my department who are bizarrely interested in my quest and want to observe my progress, so I send a weekly update email out with my map updates attached.
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
03/10/2017 at 07:59, STARS: 2
There are a lot of people in my building who have a strange attachment to their parking spots. These are not parking spots that are reserved for anyone, and they’re not handicapped spots. These are just publicly-available spots.
We have people in this building who will go out to their car, start it up, and move it closer to the door at lunch, then shut it off and walk back inside, as if proximity to the door was tied to their importance to the company.
We have people who choose one parking spot in a far corner, and insist they always park there so no one takes their spot.
It is my sworn duty, to no one but myself, to irritate all these people equally this year. I hope to do it again next year, as well.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
03/10/2017 at 08:42, STARS: 1
A mission of spite - haha! I really think you should make weekly update posts to OPPO...
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
03/10/2017 at 08:47, STARS: 1
FWIW, I have a (strange?) attachment to my parking spot. I had my preferred one (with backup #1, 2 & 3) in my old garage, and just moved to my new garage where I’ve found a primo spot that I hope no one else decides to make theirs. See my recent post. =)
The people moving their cars down a few spaces at lunch is crazy! I’m much more of the far corner guy, in a spot where door dings are very unlikely or impossible.
If you stole my spot just one time per year, it wouldn’t bother me! Best of luck in your mission.
"Nisman" (nisman)
03/10/2017 at 09:28, STARS: 2
You must have been that guy in every college class that broke the unspoken but socially accepted assigned seat rule. Seats are flexible the first 2-3 classes, then everyone sits in the same spot.
"Nisman" (nisman)
03/10/2017 at 09:28, STARS: 0
You must have been that guy in every college class that broke the unspoken but socially accepted assigned seat rule. Seats are flexible the first 2-3 classes, then everyone sits in the same spot.
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
03/10/2017 at 09:37, STARS: 1
I remember that guy. Honestly, I never was that guy then.
I’ve been working in this building for 13 years, and it took this long to finally get to this point. I’m not actually accomplishing anything here, and I’m aware of it. It’s really just for my own gratification.
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
03/10/2017 at 09:51, STARS: 1
That spot is sweet, and I get it.
There is a similar spot in our lot, right on a corner, but with a driveway on one side and a walkway on the other.
The guy who usually parks there has a massive F450 crew cab dually, kitted out with rims, knobby tires, lift, brush bar, winch, etc... The truck doesn’t even fully fit into the spot, and blocks the visibility of anyone left-bound in the picture. He’s even blocked semis who attempted to pull around the building to the loading dock. Lately, my boss has been taking his spot out of spite, but I did manage to sneak in there once last month.
"Nisman" (nisman)
03/10/2017 at 09:53, STARS: 0
Lol I’m glad you weren’t that guy. Obviously parking lot etiquette is different and I commend your efforts. I park in the same general section but rarely the same exact spot.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
06/01/2017 at 15:23, STARS: 0
Progress report?
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
06/01/2017 at 18:04, STARS: 1
Wow...thanks for asking!
I’ve got exactly 70 of the 165 spots left to park in. I’m in the middle of the most difficult part right now. Our lot has around 30 spots across the back, and it’s really hard to tell which one I need to park in when I arrive. I keep going back to my map after I get to my desk and realizing that I parked in a spot I’d already hit before.
Edit: Oh, yes...I just reread my earlier comment. I realized that there were 2 reserved spots that I hadn’t accounted for previously.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
06/01/2017 at 18:58, STARS: 0
This really deserves a full OPPO post with annotated graphics, projected completion date, etc.
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
07/19/2017 at 08:20, STARS: 13
My latest update, in case you were interested.
The long journey across the back of the lot (the very top parking spots) was especially difficult, as it was hard to remember which spots I needed to take. I was oddly satisfied with that after just over 5 weeks...
I also irritated some of the folks in payroll when I took their spots. Apparently they complained to the building maintenance guy and requested that he reserve their spots from now on. He thought it was funny and disregarded it.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
07/19/2017 at 09:05, STARS: 1
Hahaha! Wake up early and get that yellow spot!
Are you not going to try to park in the reserved spots? Maybe a solution would be to park there for 20 minutes over a lunch break while the normal occupant is out.
How many of your co-workers know what you’re up to?
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
07/19/2017 at 09:09, STARS: 1
This is amazing.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
07/19/2017 at 09:12, STARS: 1
You’re clearly in need of help, but gosh darn it, I’m not going to give it to you.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
07/19/2017 at 09:13, STARS: 1
Getting to work at 6:30 is the best. Traffic is light this early in the morning, I get my choice of parking spaces, the office is practically empty, and I get to walk out the door at 3:30! Win, Win, Win, Win!
"Sir Halffast" (Sir_Halffast)
07/19/2017 at 09:20, STARS: 3
Your computer’s defrag report looks weird.
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
07/19/2017 at 09:20, STARS: 0
Who are you? Why you do this?
Humans are creatures of habit. We like to do same thing over and over. Why are you breaking the building blocks of humanity? Please don’t take my thumbs
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
07/19/2017 at 09:22, STARS: 1
I think I’ve told 10 or so people. I’m guessing more people have heard about it though.
The reserved spots are the various VP spots, the controller, and a couple of spots held for handicapped people (we don’t actually have handicapped parking spots). Some of the VPs would see the humor in it and probably let me park in their spots if I asked, others wouldn’t. I’m not going to mess around with the reserved-for-handicapped spots either for obvious reasons.
The building maintenance guy did reserve his own spot though. His is the far-away red one. I know he’d let me have his, especially as I think he’s on vacation this week.
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
07/19/2017 at 09:25, STARS: 2
I was going to say, “Some people just want to watch the world burn”...
Then again, stealing someone’s parking spot for a day isn’t really burning the world. Maybe just mussing up it’s hair a little.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
07/19/2017 at 09:25, STARS: 2
I admit, I have a preferred spot. It sits between two concrete columns which creates more space on either side for opening doors. Fewer door dings! Yay!
My company is back to blocking picture posts, so follow this link to see my wife’s Explorer squeezed into my favorite spot.
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/hour-rule-thats-not-how-this-works-edition-1796873249
All of the columns flanking this spot are marked with a variety of paint streaks, all transfers from some poor sap’s fender.
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
07/19/2017 at 09:28, STARS: 1
That’s a great spot! I don’t blame you for grabbing it at all!
I don’t blame anyone for getting a good parking spot. They’ve chosen wisely...and they also know other people would want it too.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
07/19/2017 at 10:06, STARS: 2
This spot is somewhat exclusive. The proximity of the columns and the narrow aisles make it challenging to get into, especially later in the day. There’s only one other guy that I know prefers that spot, but he shows up an hour after I do. :)
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
07/19/2017 at 11:31, STARS: 0
No time like the present!
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
07/19/2017 at 22:44, STARS: 0
Over 12 hours later, I’m still giggling at this. Well done, sir.
"Fresh-Outta-Nissans" (leesusca)
07/20/2017 at 08:06, STARS: 1
This is wonderful.