[s-cars] Great, one more thing to worry about - where to park.

[thomas.pollock at amd.com]

Hi guys...

Want to mention a recent experience that I had never really given much
thought till now.  On Sat I caught someone trying to break into my wives S4
at the local BJ's. Since my wife is "almost" as anal about her car as I am
about mine she always finds the farthest, most isolated spot. We parked in
the boonies as usual and made our way in. Since we were looking for
something specific that they didn't have we couldn't have been in there more
then ten minutes. When we were walking back accross the parking lot I
noticed that some bozo in a box-like truck had parked right in the spot
adjacent to her car but it looked like it was right against the car. I
instantly started freakin, thinking it was just some a$$hole who wasn't
thinking. I saw someone in  the driver seat so I picked up my pace. As soon
as the guy saw me steaming towards him, three year old in hand, he
immediately drove away but what I didn't realize since the truck was
completely blocking the view to my wives car was that there was another car
on the other side of her car. This car also appeared to be almost resting
against the side of her car. Still not putting two and two together I'm
thinking they just happened to park "REALLY" close. When I noticed there
were two people in the car I start flying so I can give them a piece of my
mind.  I notice the passenger open his window and starts reaching for the
wives window (the car is locked, the windows are up). He's got something in
his hand !  We both start screaming, they see us coming and act like nothing
and slowly start driving off. Since there is only one way in and out of this
particular lot we jump in the car and wait for the guy at the exit. He sees
us and decides he's going to try to blend in with the crowd and parks in a
spot amoung a bunch of other cars.  Sooo, I pull around and find him in his
spot. Two people all scrunched down and they see me blocking them in from
behind. I mouth to the one guy, "I got your plate" and we go make a phone
call to the local PD.

Ok, so we give the story to the cops and they say since they hadn't actually
done anything "yet" there's nothing we can do but the cops also claim that
parking in the boonies is the worst possible place to park for various
reasons, one of them being break ins...

We were extreemely lucky. There was NOTHING except your average cell phone
in the car so I'm not sure what they wanted. I dont think the truck was big
enough to load up the whole car.

So, I've been parking in extreeme corners of lots for years. Guess I need to
change my behaviour but now where to park ?

tom.