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After I locked up my bike this morning, a car pulled in behind me. Inconvenient for bikers, but surely they were just there do drop something off, and didn't want to pay $20 of downtown parking. I won't begrudge them that.

I go out to do some errands during a late lunch, and low and behold, the car is still there!

Whaaat? My bike was pretty near the middle, so getting it out (and later back in) was a challenge.

I called up the building management, to see if they could get a warning, or maybe a ticket, or something. The woman asks for the cars details (thank goodness I took pictures to share here), and then says, "ok, we can just have that towed."

Well ok then. I feel a bit bad, because having your car towed sucks... but I don't feel that bad.

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on October 19, 2012 at 8:31am

There is usual a fine line to walk. Just because a person parks wrong, doesn't mean you have to rat him out. It might just come back to you. Karma is funny that way.

But this is exceptionally d!ckish. Hope he got towed

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Permalink Reply by Christine (5.0) on October 19, 2012 at 8:32am

Maybe it already has, retroactively. That's the same spot my bike got stolen from a couple of weeks ago.

If the weather was bad, or it was a less-nice car, or if there wasn't any parking structures around I would feel guilty. But the weather is lovely, they can afford to get their car back, and there's two public pay-for-parking structures within the block.

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Permalink Reply by MagMileMarauder on October 19, 2012 at 8:40am

Definitely a dick move by the car, but I would've tried to climb into the gap between the car and rack and tried my best to get the bike out before I ratted him out. I see it as a puzzle to solve, and try my best not to disturb the other bikes or scratch the car.

If it was impossible to maneuver the bike out, then I would've done what you did.

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Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on October 19, 2012 at 8:57am

Nice job, Christine. Justice was served.

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Permalink Reply by Jason W on October 19, 2012 at 9:02am

No way in hell you should feel bad. I would have hopped up on to the hood making sure to leave some nice dents to get my bike out, THEN had it towed...

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Permalink Reply by Bill Savage on October 19, 2012 at 9:30am

Tow 'em all, let God sort 'em out.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Bedno on October 19, 2012 at 11:28am

They're actually touching the bikes? Clearly intentional, likely a hater. They drew first blood, so all's fair.

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on October 19, 2012 at 11:33am

No guilt in having that d*ckhead's car towed.

Nobody with a shred of common sense would ever think that was an OK move to park there. Then again this person is driving a Mercury Sable -so common sense went out the window a LONG time ago...

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Permalink Reply by Ash L. on October 19, 2012 at 3:29pm

A Mercury is a nice car? The world must be an exceptionally rewarding place when you have such low standards.

Christine Price said:

If the weather was bad, or it was a less-nice car, or if there wasn't any parking structures around I would feel guilty. But the weather is lovely, they can afford to get their car back, and there's two public pay-for-parking structures within the block.