'This is what's wrong with this world': Mum left fuming over parking lot note
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Parking can be a real chore.
This simple task can get tricky, especially if you're running late for an appointment or trying to find a spot in a crowded shopping centre carpark.
But despite the difficulties we may face when it comes to parking, there's really no need to resort to leaving angry notes on people whose cars aren’t parked to your standard.
At least, according to one Aussie mum, who was left feeling frustrated after finding a note on her car that criticised her parking job.
The mother, named Nicole Harvey, had parked her car at Ballina Central IGA supermarket in NSW when she made the discovery.
‘Learn to park between the lines,’ the note read.
‘Couldn’t get the baby in the car because you park like an absolute inconsiderate tosspot.’
Understandably insulted, she took to a local Facebook group to express her dismay.
‘This is what is wrong with this world,’ she wrote.
‘To the person who left me this lovely note just now at Ballina Central IGA — the car that was parked next to me was on the lines so I had less room to work with. They must (have) left before you came out.
‘Maybe next time park in the parents' parking. That’s why they made them.’
In the photo she provided with her post, Nicole was indeed parked close to the parking line — but clearly still inside it.
Her post had many locals responding in disbelief.
‘Technically she parked within the lines,’ one user wrote.
‘Seriously there are bigger things this person could worry about! Who writes a note like that?!’ a second added.
A third one even dismissed the note’s source as ‘just another Karen’.
Other locals though saw sense in the note, highlighting what they felt were shortcomings in Ballina regarding parking.
‘Parking is not that hard, but the council could make the parking spaces a bit bigger,’ one user admitted.
‘To be fair, there aren't enough parent parking spots in any shopping centre,’ another pointed out.
In a separate correspondence with Yahoo! Australia, Nicole stressed that the irked parent could have parked elsewhere ‘if (they needed) more than one full spot.’
Nicole isn’t the first victim of printed verbal lashings — and we doubt she will be the last, considering the odd parking jobs we’ve seen.
In October, locals in St. Helens, Tasmania, were shocked when one ute’s driver parked their car across six parking spaces.
Another driver in Sydney had their car parked within the line. But the problem is…er, it appears they forgot to reverse the car.
Elsewhere in Aussie suburbs, residents have been frustrated at illegally parked cars blocking public footpaths, causing potential harm to people forced to use the road or other routes while walking.
So, what do you think? Was Nicole right or wrong with how she parked her car?
Do you think the other driver was justified in their action?
Tell us your thoughts and opinions below!
This simple task can get tricky, especially if you're running late for an appointment or trying to find a spot in a crowded shopping centre carpark.
But despite the difficulties we may face when it comes to parking, there's really no need to resort to leaving angry notes on people whose cars aren’t parked to your standard.
At least, according to one Aussie mum, who was left feeling frustrated after finding a note on her car that criticised her parking job.
The mother, named Nicole Harvey, had parked her car at Ballina Central IGA supermarket in NSW when she made the discovery.
‘Learn to park between the lines,’ the note read.
‘Couldn’t get the baby in the car because you park like an absolute inconsiderate tosspot.’
Nicole shared a picture of her parking job to prove her case. Credit: Nicole Harvey/Facebook
Understandably insulted, she took to a local Facebook group to express her dismay.
‘This is what is wrong with this world,’ she wrote.
‘To the person who left me this lovely note just now at Ballina Central IGA — the car that was parked next to me was on the lines so I had less room to work with. They must (have) left before you came out.
‘Maybe next time park in the parents' parking. That’s why they made them.’
In the photo she provided with her post, Nicole was indeed parked close to the parking line — but clearly still inside it.
Her post had many locals responding in disbelief.
‘Technically she parked within the lines,’ one user wrote.
‘Seriously there are bigger things this person could worry about! Who writes a note like that?!’ a second added.
A third one even dismissed the note’s source as ‘just another Karen’.
The note’s sender called Nicole ‘an absolute inconsiderate tosspot’. Credit: Nicole Harvey/Facebook
Other locals though saw sense in the note, highlighting what they felt were shortcomings in Ballina regarding parking.
‘Parking is not that hard, but the council could make the parking spaces a bit bigger,’ one user admitted.
‘To be fair, there aren't enough parent parking spots in any shopping centre,’ another pointed out.
In a separate correspondence with Yahoo! Australia, Nicole stressed that the irked parent could have parked elsewhere ‘if (they needed) more than one full spot.’
In October, locals in St. Helens, Tasmania, were shocked when one ute’s driver parked their car across six parking spaces.
Another driver in Sydney had their car parked within the line. But the problem is…er, it appears they forgot to reverse the car.
Elsewhere in Aussie suburbs, residents have been frustrated at illegally parked cars blocking public footpaths, causing potential harm to people forced to use the road or other routes while walking.
So, what do you think? Was Nicole right or wrong with how she parked her car?
Do you think the other driver was justified in their action?
Tell us your thoughts and opinions below!
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