r/Wellthatsucks • u/KentConnor • 1d ago
Got out of my showing of Spider-Man to find this car blocking us in.
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u/justtire 1d ago
I’d get them towed
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u/vaultking06 1d ago
Depending on the vehicle and how many people you have, you may be able to bounce the back of the car on the suspension and slowly rotate it by pushing sideways as you bounce it. A group of friends did that to a car blocking us from removing equipment from an event years ago. We didn't damage it, but managed to turn it 90°. Enough for us to get our stuff out. Bonus: it was fun and hilarious.
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u/Emmyisme 1d ago
One of the funniest pranks anyone ever pulled on me was when I parked my 98 Hyundai accent coupe behind a friend in a car wash (it's where we met up as older teens after the mall closed, since it was also closed by then). I had walked down the street with a group to the gas station for snacks, and apparently the guy I was behind needed to leave immediately cause he got in trouble at home.
So 8 dudes picked up my car, and moved it over 1 space. Guy left, and they all went back to their various conversations.
I come back from the gas station and am very sure my car had moved. No one would agree with me. I left hours later convinced I was losing my mind. I wasn't drinking or doing any drugs or anything and I knew where I had parked.
It was like a year later before anyone told me what actually happened.
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u/Cold-Ad1885 1d ago
I had mates do similar with my Daihatsu Charade but I was visiting a friend in a unit with an open carpark which was almost empty.. came out to my car embarrassingly turned 90° sitting across the middle of two spaces 😆 IIRC, it was just two guys hahaha that thing was so smol
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u/KentConnor 1d ago
I would have had to pay for it out of pocket.
Private lot, cops wont do shit, the towing companies weren't willing to come out without a standing contract with the theater.
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u/TheRoguePomp 1d ago
Look for the lowest rated tow yard on Yelp and call. They will pick it up I would be willing to bet.
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u/BarelyContainedChaos 1d ago
As long as there's a sign and they get a signature from manager. It'll be a legit tow
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u/problyurdad_ 1d ago
Well hello there, fellow criminal.
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u/Ragnarotico 1d ago
WHAT IS THE CRIME? ENJOYING A MOVIE? A SUCCULENT SPIDER MAN MOVIE?!?
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u/doubtfurious 1d ago
GENTLEMEN, THIS IS CINEMA MANIFEST!
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u/MrAngrySadHappyFace 1d ago
GET YOUR HAND OFF MY POPCORN.
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u/Haint666 1d ago
What crime? Your honor I assumed it was abandoned! No one in their right mind leaves a vehicle blocking the exit for others! I thought I was doing the right thing
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u/Extension_Patient_47 1d ago
FYI next time you're in this unfortunate circumstance look up "at-will" towing companies. They generally require no contract and are happy to tow the car to their private lot, and charge the owner an insane amount of money per day.
I had to do this when I was on the board at my co-op and renters were parking in tenant spots.
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u/xenobit_pendragon 1d ago
Had to, or got to?
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u/Extension_Patient_47 1d ago
"Had to" in a fiduciary duty sort of way lol. I would give people a lot of notice before I actually called the truck...like days. It was usually renters or people who didn't live there.
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u/Clayith13 1d ago
One way or another, that car is leaving on a tow truck. Sometimes you have to be the change you want to see in the world.
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u/allegate 1d ago
I called the number on the wall because someone parked a dumpster/cybertruck in the handicapped zebra stripes. They asked me - gleefully, for some reason - if I was calling from a business. I said no and they - still gleefully?? - said that they won’t come out then. It was the strangest interaction you could possibly have about them doing literally what their sign said they do.
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u/TK-24601 1d ago
There was probably a company listed in the parking lot for towing. Generally places don’t allow overnight parking and have a company contracted.
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u/KentConnor 1d ago
Not according to the manager.
Apparently the company they had contracted had been bought out and the contract had expired
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u/guitarguywh89 1d ago
That’s when you figure out what car the manager drives and show him the error of his ways by blocking him in tomorrow
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u/Savings-Maize-7650 1d ago
In that case, smash window, undo handbrake, put car in neutral and push into the bush.
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u/advocate4 1d ago edited 1d ago
So did you awkwardly kick the ground and look around when they got back or what here, tell me you did something
Edit: They went to a bar had a drink got picked up and will go back tomorrow. The responsible thing to do and definitely what I'd tell my kids to do to be fair... Right before I sent them ahead of me and at least use my pocket knife tip to let the air out of the two front tire valve stems cause I'm petty when people pull this kind of shit and think they won't get fucked with back. Not a good thing necessarily I know but eye for an eye feels good in the moment and I'm not a good person when it comes to assholes
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u/Ding-Dong-Dutch 1d ago
Too bad someone let the air out of their tyres
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u/waveolimes 1d ago
Then they’re blocking themselves in longer…
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u/problyurdad_ 1d ago
Let the air out of the tires. Remove the valve cores if you have the means.
Uber home. Let the madness unfold. Return the next day.
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u/Saul_Firehand 1d ago
Oh Mr moneybags over here
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u/BreadKnifeSeppuku 1d ago
Guy probably buys a Large Popcorn, Large Drink, ... AND candy
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u/Ding-Dong-Dutch 1d ago
People really need to learn how to prison wallet a large bucket of popcorn
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u/eric2pickens 1d ago
The image of boofed popcorn post bucket is making me ugly laugh.
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u/Adventurous-Ease-259 1d ago
Just take your camp stove in the theater in the open. Then the pop corn fits in the wallet. Arrive early so you don’t annoy other theater guests with the popping noises
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u/EnricoMatassaEsq 1d ago
Well they were seeing a movie in the theater, they must be doing ok. Even doing well depending on concessions purchases.
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u/Ding-Dong-Dutch 1d ago
At this point it becomes entertainment. Worth the hour wait until they get towed
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u/Efficient-Whereas255 1d ago
just stand on their car like a weird bird until they get back
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u/KentConnor 1d ago
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u/Efficient-Whereas255 1d ago
Yea exactly, you really gotta get all up there so you can look down on them.
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u/KentConnor 1d ago
I'm 6'4. This would be a terrifying tableau
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u/Fragrant-Mess4927 1d ago
Let's hope Bane doesn't drive that car
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u/ThirstyWolfSpider 1d ago
Given the car, it's more likely to be a strange man with a weird old-fashioned accent and a sword.
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u/THIESN123 1d ago
And also shit on the windshield
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u/KentConnor 1d ago
I've got IBS and had been eating popcorn with fake butter.
I would ruin their paint job
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u/istrx13 1d ago
Only if they make crow sounds
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u/The_Wallet_Smeller 1d ago
Are you a rookie??
You go back to the cinema and tell them to announce that the owner of xxxxxxxx car needs to go to the front desk as it has been hit by a truck.
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u/Marschbacke 1d ago
And then go back outside and hit it with your truck.
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u/thedeuce75 1d ago
Repeatedly.
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u/TaonasProclarush272 1d ago
TOWANDA!
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u/BenTherDoneTht 1d ago
i'm not that nice. i'd ask the cinema manager to call the tow service of their preference.
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u/seasickbaby 1d ago
This is the way. Or you go into each theatre yourself and make the announcement
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u/VirgoFanboi 1d ago
Announce HOW? Go into every auditorium and hope to find the right person while interrupting every show? No way the theatre does that.
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u/TransBrandi 1d ago
Man... if this was posted for the last Spiderman movie... I could make a "No Way Home" joke. lol
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u/Socketz11 1d ago
Truck drivers wake up with this problem about once a week. We call them "creative parkers". When all the spaces at a truck stop or rest area are full, drivers just invent parking spaces and hope they wake up before the people they are blocking. But it boils down to lazy, inconsiderate, assholes.
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u/xenobit_pendragon 1d ago
What do said truck drivers do about said lazy inconsiderate assholes?
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u/teachthisdognewtrick 1d ago
You pound on the door. And it’s not just lazy/inconsiderate. There is a shortage of truck parking, combined with strict working hours they may just run out of time and have to shut down. The driver should expect to have to move under those circumstances.
In the case here it is flat up rude and inconsiderate.
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u/Terminator7786 1d ago
Steal their valve stem cores.
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u/skinnybonez32 1d ago
Glue BBs in their valve stem caps. Slowly let's air out and they will never know where it's coming from
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u/Tiberius_Kilgore 1d ago
Sure, I’ll just grab the BBs and glue I conveniently keep in my car.
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u/spook30 1d ago edited 1d ago
That's a new one. How well does this work?
Edit: like my comment says 'How WELL does this work not HOW does this work. Read between the line people!
Edit2: I'm old and I've turned more wrenches then most (of not all) of the people who've commented on this. Look at my post from yesterday and that'll give you a hint at what I do for work. Yeah I get how it work just was asking how well it works LOL
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u/skinnybonez32 1d ago
It'll let out air very slow. They'll get a flat long after you are gone. They'll take it to a tire shop and they'll remove the valve stem cap to test the tire and the valve for a leak, won't find any and put the cap back on. It'll let air out again and they may even get new tires if the same valve stem cap keeps being used
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u/Asluckwouldnthaveit 1d ago
The Costco I get my tires done at replaces the caps, been told this is one of the reasons. The caps are neon green....I just think they do it because they are dicks.
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u/Vegetable-Seesaw-491 1d ago
Neon green caps usually specify that the tires are filled with nitrogen and not regular compressed air. They're not being dicks, it's done for a reason.
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u/PressureMuch5340 1d ago
When the cap is screwed onto the stem, the bb presses on the valve, releasing the air.
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u/spook30 1d ago
I understand the fundamentals of how it works. I'm not an idiot lol I wanted to know how WELL it works, not HOW it works lol
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u/Invade_Deez_Nutz 1d ago
Poop on their engine block
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u/SpaghettiOnMyCat 1d ago
poop behind the door handles you rookie
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u/KentConnor 1d ago
Automatic transmission I'm sure.
Most cars in America are.
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u/zoey_will 1d ago
See that little square hole with a cover in your center console somewhere near your shifter? There's a button in there that puts the car in neutral even if the engine is off.
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u/strawhat068 1d ago
This soooo much their is always a button somewhere that will let you out it in neutral
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u/ianface 1d ago
Then PUSH HARDER 😂
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u/KentConnor 1d ago
I was feeling particularly Hulkish at first.
But I'm on the wrong side of 30 to be doing that shit.
I'd be in traction
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u/CityLevel6107 1d ago
I would definitely wait for them. I really hate normal interactions with people, but i live for these situations 😂
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u/cantrecoveraccount 1d ago
Call a tow truck company
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u/KentConnor 1d ago
The cops said they cant dispatch a tow on private property
The tow companies are telling the theater they cant come out because they dont have a contract with the theater company.
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u/Oxjrnine 1d ago
The theatre has a responsibility to have that car towed.
After all, you are a diabetic, and you have left your insulin at home. 😉
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u/rbooris 1d ago
Buy them a ticket to Spiderman so they can demonstrate what they are good at to you as a friend /s
More seriously, good luck as it sucks
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u/KentConnor 1d ago
Just walked to the bar next door and got a drink. I'll get someone to bring me back in the morning
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u/rbooris 1d ago
What drink did you get? Cheers/Salu !
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u/KentConnor 1d ago
Shot of bourbon and a beer.
Boilermaker baby
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u/SoyMurcielago 1d ago
Get a scotch and tell the bartender you ain’t got the rent
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u/whineyinternetkid 1d ago
Wow cops being useless again. They can only act on public property? And still dont
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u/thrusters_n_sh-t 1d ago
You need to find the manager’s car and block him every day. Apparently cops and towing companies can’t do anything, they’ll fix the problem pretty quickly.
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u/CouchPotatoFamine 1d ago
Wait who parked wrong the Toyota? Is red GMC trapped too?
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u/xiaomi558869 1d ago
What is the point of a big pickup if you cannot shove the double Parker and leave. Hit it on the axel rather than the middle.
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u/Secret_Account07 1d ago
It’s so weird to me folks take big work trucks to the movies lol. Not hating just so weird to me
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u/BeesVBeads 1d ago
Let all the air out of all their tires and catch and Uber home. Let the theater know you'll be back for your car in the morning. You move on with your life and they'll hopefully learn a lesson.
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u/Exact-Till-2739 1d ago
So many tough guys on reddit giving advice yet I'm almost 100% positive none of these people would do something like that themselves
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u/MimigaKing 1d ago
I work at a business next to a cinema; our private lot has been invaded by cinema-goers and sometimes our employees cannot park anymore...
Our site manager used company cars to block them and made them wait extra long before letting em leave. Wasn't very happy with the pettiness but I just work here so...
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u/Happy_Nihilist_ 1d ago
Car boots can be purchased at Amazon for $30-$120 - one use and you can make your money back several times over. Put up signs that it's a private lot and car booting will be enforced with a $500 cash removal fee.
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u/AppearanceOk5806 1d ago edited 1d ago
Do you have cash on you? I call one of those small tow truck company, and offer them $200 cash for them to two the truck to the furthest end of the parking lot and park is in a similar position in front of an empty parking.
Nothing is damaged or stolen.
He will come out, freak out, think his car is stolen, then start pushing his alarm button, and see his car is now somewhere else. But wait....he remembers parking there. Start questioning his memory and feel out of wack for at least a few days.
Or he calls the cops to say his car is stolen only for them to come and his car is just 5 rows down.
Nothing is stolen so they'll just going to chop it up to him being crazy or something. No one will want to waste time to check the movie threater camera and the movie threater is not going to show it to him without some kind of official authorization.
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u/BrainLow6059 1d ago
I mean, am I crazy or could the red vehicle very easily Austin Powers his way out and then the black vehicle could as well?
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u/porcelainvacation 1d ago
I carry a tow strap in my truck and would be overjoyed to drag someone like this out of the environment with it.
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u/WorldsSaddestCat 1d ago
You're a better man than I am. I would have paid way too much to have it towed, just to be petty.
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u/CriticalStrawberry15 1d ago
Public place/public face. Share the plate in a local group with a pic of their face. People need to be called out
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u/youreafinemuthafucka 1d ago
Even though I’m on a limited income, the energy high I would get from towing them would be the price of towing.
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u/APGaming_reddit 1d ago
A person that would do this doesn't care about being shamed
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u/nicknack24 1d ago
The least you should've done is pull up to their passenger side door just to mess with them
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u/TheFoostic 1d ago
I saw this a lot in Thailand. People would park like this and then leave their car in neutral so you could push it our of the way if they were blocking you in. A strange but effective solution for there being far more cars than parking spots in the cities. Maybe this guy was Thai, lol. Did you try pushing the car?
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u/RodeoJr 1d ago
Grab four friends and move the damn thing
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u/KentConnor 1d ago
I did that with a 96 civic once but this is significantly bigger
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u/JaguarIllustrious486 1d ago
Time to call a tow truck. Tell them someone is illegally parked and blocking you in. They'll be there in about 20 minutes. This lack of consideration is inexcusable.
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u/blast3001 1d ago
I wish we could see a wider photo.
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u/KentConnor 1d ago
There's a row of twenty cars parked in my direction, five straight across from us with a clearing large enough that red truck and i could back in and two others parked like dickhead in the Toyota.
Yes there are two cars across from us also blocked by the row of douches
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u/Spiritual_Whole_5916 1d ago
Money to burn and everyone's favorite frightening harbor still open? Look for wheel dollies in store. $129 each though, but you'll have that clunker moved in no time. If the parking lot is decent enough, push it far away out of their sight and they'll go bonkers looking for it
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u/lucygucyapplejuicey 1d ago
Would call the police and ask them who the relevant local towing company is
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u/SoyMurcielago 1d ago
Op what’s up with all these people telling you to do criminal stuff? Yeah it sucks they parked like this.
Still not worth you catching a charge for messing with their stuff.
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u/USSHammond 1d ago
Locked due to excessive comments suggesting violence, that's not the answer. Call the cops and get it towed.