Re: door dingers

[David Lola <djl@alanex.com>]

I get a lot of excercise each day simply walking to where I park.  Isolation
from other cars is key.

Dan Sinclair wrote:

> This is one of my all-time pet peeves.  I absolutely despise people who
> throw open their doors with no regard for neighboring cars.  Once in a while
> the wind will catch your door and bump someone, that's one thing, but
> there's no excuse for how inconsiderate people can be.
>
> I have two really deep dings in my passenger door, and another smaller one
> on the drivers side.  I've taken to parking in the remote locales of the
> lot, or finding a spot that is on the end of a row and hugging the side that
> doesn't border another car to make sure my car is safe from dinging doors,
> but I picked up another one not a month ago.  Drives me nuts.  Have a little
> courtesy folks!  Geez!
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> > [mailto:owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net]On Behalf Of Brett Dikeman
> > Sent: Monday, February 15, 1999 12:14 PM
> > To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> > Subject: door dingers
> >
> >
> > You know what really pisses me off?
> >
> > I'm at work today, waiting for a backup to finish, feeling bored, staring
> > out the window, looking down on the street and at the parking lot where I
> > parked.  I watch a woman walk up to her filthy, but brand new,silver a6
> > sedan.  She unlocks the car, and then...boom!  Her door BOUNCES off the
> > side of my car, THREE TIMES.  I was extra-careful, when I parked next to
> > her car and got something out of my passenger side door, to make sure I
> > didn't touch her new a6.  Obviously I can't tell if there are any major
> > dents, but it still pisses the hell out of me.
> >
> > I don't care if she won't take care of her car...but I make great lengths
> > to see to it that mine looks as good as I can make it.  I've been driven
> > to madness by the literal explosion of dents in my door panels since I
> > started having to park in a parking lot.  I'm strongly considering parking
> > down at the end of the lot just to avoid all the assholes.
> >
> > Why can't the goddam public be more careful?  Jesus!
> >
> > <grrrrrrrrrrr!>
> >
> > Brett
> > 91 200q20v(a la more dents; I JUST finished washing, sealing+waxing the
> > car, no small task in the frigid boston temperatures!)
> >