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AverageOldGuy

(4,195 posts)
17. Monday, two weeks ago . . .
Thu May 14, 2026, 06:36 AM
May 14

I had to go to cleaners, grocery, and gas station., Wife and I are handicapped by old age, spinal issues, neuropathy, and the general vicissitudes of old age. Movement for her is a struggle, I get around okay. Handicapped spaces are a godsend for us.

So I pulled into the grocery parking lot -- all handicapped spaces were taken, one by a car without a handicapped permit occupied by a couple of guys who were standing around leaning against the car, smoking and bullshitting.

In the space next to their car was a full-dress Harley and approaching the scene was the Harley owner, coming out of the auto parts store -- BIG guy -- big all over, complete with the stereotyped Harley regalia and tats. I was struggling to get out of my car.

Harley Guy sized up the situation, shouted at me "You -- old guy -- sit down. I'll take care of this." He set down his package, walked over to the two guys in the handicapped space and unloaded -- verbally -- on them, gave them a lesson on how you don't park in handicapped spaces, all the while calling the cops on them. They gave him a little lip, which was the wrong thing for them to do. He had called reinforcements, two of whom showed up on their bikes.

The short version is (1) cops arrive, (2) called tow truck, (3) the two guys parked illegally in the handicapped space had warrants outstanding, (4) they got a free ride in a police car to county jail, and (5) the two friends of the Harley guy took my grocery list did my shopping for me.

Justice comes from the strangest places.

Yes, Herr Wankpanzer buzzycrumbhunger May 14 #1
lol! "i know i parked there but did it really have to escalate that far, that fast...??" YES orleans May 14 #2
Looks like a refrigerator on wheels. live love laugh May 14 #3
I don't believe you have ever seen, in your entire life.... A HERETIC I AM May 14 #22
LOL Redleg May 14 #23
Yup, and every one of them had a bubble top, like George Jetson's flying car! A HERETIC I AM May 14 #41
I forgot to mention that our future cars could hover Redleg Thursday #48
And the dirty cyber truck is even worse. live love laugh May 14 #42
They are so ugly. I used to see them on the roads all the time, but not anymore. C Moon May 14 #4
I checked out one up close in a parking lot Skittles May 14 #7
And Exactly As I Predicted... ProfessorGAC May 14 #24
We knew they were testosterone shitwagons, and now they're really starting to look the part! hatrack May 14 #25
remember when the cock-swaggers drove Hummers? Skittles May 15 #45
Excellent! charliea May 14 #5
whover it was, I SALUTE THEM Skittles May 15 #46
I'm not buying the 10 min (fast) stop... FormerOstrich May 14 #6
Where I live, parking is at a premium COL Mustard May 14 #13
yup. mopinko May 14 #31
honestly, the time is irrelevant Skittles May 15 #47
Unless someone who knows better wants to set me straight Demobrat May 14 #8
Agreed. Considering that the vehicle is above-average in weight, it took extra effort to wench it up onto the flatbed. John1956PA May 14 #10
I agree that he was probably in there for a lot longer than 10 minutes. ShazzieB May 14 #11
i dont know where this is, but in chgo mopinko May 14 #32
I've seen some repo clips. Old Crank May 14 #34
Every time I ever called a tow truck, the minimum time it took was 20 minutes. haele May 14 #36
I've seen exactly one of those things in the wild. ShazzieB May 14 #9
When I see one of those, I always think COL Mustard May 14 #14
I always think, "At least he's driving an electric vehicle, GoCubsGo May 14 #33
Apparently, they've also been attacked by urban raccoons when they first appear in neighborhoods. haele May 14 #37
I used to see them around. Not lately, though. Demobrat May 15 #44
I've almost kairos12 May 14 #12
We are "handicapped" AverageOldGuy May 14 #15
Harley bikers are great people TVguyCards May 14 #38
It's ragebait Sympthsical May 14 #16
Yes. It is an obviously faux story. Tongue-in-cheek humor prevails in this retelling of it. John1956PA May 14 #18
That was what I thought, as well. niyad May 14 #20
I never underestimate the lack of self-awareness on the Internet these days Sympthsical May 14 #21
Monday, two weeks ago . . . AverageOldGuy May 14 #17
Thank you for sharing this with us. Brightened my day. niyad May 14 #19
This is where the belief "rules were made to be broken" takes someone dlk May 14 #26
"Jeez, what a waste of machinery" DinahMoeHum May 14 #27
Tow companies are under contract kacekwl May 14 #28
Bullpucky ornotna May 14 #29
It absolutely looks like a rolling dumpster.... OhioBack2Blue May 14 #30
I refer to them as tin can trucks Although the title truck is laughable. efhmc May 14 #39
Perfect Rebl2 May 14 #35
Answer - YES!!! TexasBushwhacker May 14 #40
I used to work as a test driver for a company that does performance and reliability testing of new vehicles. pecosbob May 14 #43
I drove on the highway going through Salt Lake City twice about 1-1/2 years ago Rob H. Thursday #49
Typical entitled dumbass with too much money dalton99a Thursday #50
Saw one Traildogbob Thursday #51
Cybertrucks look like the car designer used yorkster Thursday #52
Looks like my Whirlpool refrigerator on wheels... live love laugh Thursday #53
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