The Parking Saga

WOW, I simply must share this, because its so ridiculous that I almost don’t believe it really happened.

You see it all started on Monday when my geyser burst, (that’s a whole post on its own) leaving me stranded without any water at home, so I have spent the week living at Clark Kent’s

So I arrive back at his house just after 10pm on Tuesday evening after a wonderful dinner with some of the girls, to find a dirty silver Toyota Yaris parked in my (Clark Kent’s) parking bay.

First thoughts to go through my mind are, “WTF, who does this person think they are,” followed by some more colourful adjectives which I wont repeat. So Clark Kent does the decent thing and chats to the security guard, and finds out that the owner is in unit 48, and goes to ring the bell to ask them to move the car…. Ring, ring, ring, ring..

Thunder: “SO what’s the story”
Clark Kent: (shrugs his shoulders) “There is no answer”
Thunder: “WTF so now what???”
Hmmmmmmmm…
Thunder: “Stuff that, I’m parking her dirty ass in”
Clark Kent: “OK”

So I proceed to park right behind Ms Yaris and off we go. Fully expecting the door bell to ring at stupid o’clock in the morning with a very grumpy person hurling abuse at us.
As it turns out that is not the case, so on Wednesday Morning, it is business as usually and on my way out at 08h00 I leave a note on Ms Yaris’ windscreen which reads as follows:

Please Do Not Park Here!
This is a Private Reserved Parking Bay and you have Inconvenienced us, The Next time your car will be Clamped.
No.6

So at around 11h00 or so Clark Kent sets out and notices Ms Yaris still has not moved her car. So again he chats to the security guard who assures him that they are from unit 48 and they are home. So again Clark Kent rings the buzzer… ring, ring, ring, ring, ring… Nothing.

Clark Kent: “Well fine screw that”
He then gives the instruction to have the car clamped!

One his return home sometime around 14h00 or something, he is greeted by a little note sticking out of his post box which reads:

HELLO
First of all, I WAS TOLD TO PARK IN THIS BAY. I WAS TOLD by the security guard that it was fine to park here, so don’t put that shit on me, I was told to park there. Second of all, where would you like me to park? Sorry for the inconvenience number 6, BUT I WAS TOLD I COULD PARK THERE.
48

PS- Not paying for my car to be un-clamped either. Awesome.

Well, unfortunately I wasn’t around and Clark Kent doesn’t like confrontation much, so he kind of just let it slide, and thought we could compose something later should need be.
 BUT
I want my 2 cents said anyways so my response would have been along the lines of:

Dear Ms Yaris

If you were TOLD to jump off a bridge with no cords attached would you do that too?
Were you born without the part of your brain, which holds common sense, because I am assuming you can read as you are able to wright. And there is a lovely blue sign conveniently at eye level as you park your car that states the Bay is reserved for No.6
As for where I would like you to park, gee I don’t really care to be honest, but since you need to follow direction, I’ll give you this for free, how about the side of the road along with all the other visitors. And oh gosh if you can’t park there and you're in my parking, well I’d hate to state the obvious but where do you suppose I am to park.

Oh and as far as not getting the clamp removed and moving your car, no biggie, traffic department is down the road, it wont take them long to get here and move it for you.

Best
No. 6

Anyways moving on, we both returned home around 19h00 last night and were met by mixed emotions when we noticed Ms Yaris had indeed mover her car. But wait it isn’t over, we have yet another note waiting in the post box:

Dear Number 6

I am sorry to have inconvenienced you for ONE NIGHT.  It must have been aweful not having your parking for (once again) ONE NIGHT.
But, thanks to you and the security guard who Told Me I could park there, I am out R250 and wont eat for the rest of the week.
Good Job, (Thumbs up!!) Have a good week.

PS- My car wasn’t even parked there for a Full 24  hours, legally that’s not allowed. GOOD JOB! (Thumbs up!)

WOW, is this chick for real, I mean what you gonna do take legal action against us now…
get real Ms Yaris.

At least we were provided with some mild mid week entertainment ☺

~Here’s to Reserved Parking~