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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Chino on November 13, 2015, 06:06:58 AM
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I work in a city where parking is hard to come by. You either park miles away and bus in, or you pay ridiculous prices for parking garages. The garage I park in costs $200 a month and parking is on a first come first serve basis. There is a separate area for "reserved parking" that costs an extra $100 a month, and that guarantees you a spot right by the entrance/exit.
About two weeks ago I noticed a cone blocking a good parking space. I thought nothing of it as the garage will often times blocks spaces to service lights or vents. That afternoon I saw a car in that space and the cone off to the side by its rear bumper. The next day, the cone was back. A few days later, I had to go in later than usual. I saw a woman, who was driving the car that always now has that space, getting out of her car and moving the cone so she could back her car in. This woman is reserving her own spot in the garage outside of the more expensive reserved section.
It probably shouldn't as much as it does, but it really pisses me off. Today I ran her cone over and left it laying on its side. I want to, neigh, I need to take action. I'm contemplating steeling the cone. I almost did today, but there were two other people near by. Instead, I left them with the thought "why'd that asshole intentionally run over that cone?". I'm also debating printing out a sign that says "Asshole parking only" and taping it to the cone tomorrow morning.
DTF. I look to you for advice. How should I handle this cone?
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Buy paint in the same colour as the cone. Arrive before she does. Paint it up as thoroughly as possible. When she goes to move the cone, she will get painty. Repeat as necessary. Alternatively, lube it up real good.
Get a bunch of big bugs, like cockroaches or something, and set it up so that when she lifts the cone, it releases all of the bugs underneath.
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Today I ran her cone over and left it laying on its side.
:metal :metal :metal
This pisses me off. She can pay the extra 100 bucks if she wants a reserved spot. Death to the cone!
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I'd inform the company running the garage. While revenge is fun and all, it's not worth getting yourself in trouble over this.
Also, I will direct your SS to this thread.
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Safest bet is to talk to the garage operators (though don't rule out that she slipped an attendant $50 to look past the cone). You can park there, but don't rule out retaliatory action (though you know who she is so that helps you).
REAL dick move (but it will solve the problem) is find out where she works and go see her boss. There's a slim chance he'll be impressed by her initiative, but a better chance he'll not want the aggravation.
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That would really piss me off too. Are there cameras in the garage? The rest of my response depends on that :lol
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That would really piss me off too. Are there cameras in the garage? The rest of my response depends on that :lol
There are not. I have made very sure.
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Get your own cone.
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She's cheating the company that owns the garage. Let them deal with it. ZKX is also onto something. If you star doing the same thing, within a week there will be ten others doing it and the garage owners will have to clamp down. I can't in good conscience suggest ratting on her, but I've got no problem with expediting the company's noticing that they're getting ripped off.
Or maybe Stadler is right and they're taking a 50 to ignore it, in which case they've legitimized this as a cheaper option.
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Good response. She is cheating the facility and the customers. Not sure I would run it over instead of just toss it to the side (protect my own car), though.
Also, turning the cone in to lost and found might get you an answer. Sounds like you're sure she has no right to her cone, but finding out might be prudent. I'm assuming you are certain of the situation, but in case you are not.
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Honestly, I'd probably just take the cone :lol
And then if a new one shows up, tell the people who run the garage.
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Shit in her
cereal parking space.
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Cereal aside, remove the cone. Leave it in a random parking lot on the way home one day.
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Shit in her cereal parking space.
I can shit under the cone!
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Jackpot, mothafatha. Make it so.
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At the very least slather it with some greasy/sticky substance.
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Get your own cone.
That took too long for somebody to come up with the right answer :police:
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Get your own cone.
That took too long for somebody to come up with the right answer :police:
Two wrongs don't make a right.
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No, but then you don't actually know that it's wrong, do you? Moreover, have you ever been unable to get a parking space in there before? Seems to me that it's mostly a wrong against somebody else. I suppose if she staked out the spot closes to the door/elevator/exit/whatever, then that would be more problematic. Still, it's only a wrong against you if you would have gotten that space.
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No, but then you don't actually know that it's wrong, do you? Moreover, have you ever been unable to get a parking space in there before? Seems to me that it's mostly a wrong against somebody else. I suppose if she staked out the spot closes to the door/elevator/exit/whatever, then that would be more problematic. Still, it's only a wrong against you if you would have gotten that space.
I've never not been able to park. However, I've had to park three levels down while she gets to come in an hour after everyone else and gets a spot 10 spaces from the exit.
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No, but then you don't actually know that it's wrong, do you? Moreover, have you ever been unable to get a parking space in there before? Seems to me that it's mostly a wrong against somebody else. I suppose if she staked out the spot closes to the door/elevator/exit/whatever, then that would be more problematic. Still, it's only a wrong against you if you would have gotten that space.
I've never not been able to park. However, I've had to park three levels down while she gets to come in an hour after everyone else and gets a spot 10 spaces from the exit.
I'm on your side here, so don't construe this as anything but me arguing over the philosophical aspect of the whole thing.
So, based on the time that you arrive, is it reasonable to think you might actually get a good spot, close to the exit? I'd say she's gaming the system (assuming what she's doing is actually against the rules), but I don't think she's wronging you.
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Two wrongs don't make a right.
So we have to figure out what plus wrong WILL equal right.
X + wrong = right
So to figure for X, we subtract wrong from each side, which gives us this:
X = right - wrong.
So when we put that back into the initial equation, we end up with this:
(right-wrong) + wrong = right.
The two wrongs essentially cancel each other out, leaving this:
right = right
So two wrongs DO make a right.
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If you want to go about it in a deceptively narc way, just go ask the garage how much the cone costs. Maybe they will stop the cone or maybe they will say "$40/month cash".
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No, but then you don't actually know that it's wrong, do you? Moreover, have you ever been unable to get a parking space in there before? Seems to me that it's mostly a wrong against somebody else. I suppose if she staked out the spot closes to the door/elevator/exit/whatever, then that would be more problematic. Still, it's only a wrong against you if you would have gotten that space.
I've never not been able to park. However, I've had to park three levels down while she gets to come in an hour after everyone else and gets a spot 10 spaces from the exit.
I'm on your side here, so don't construe this as anything but me arguing over the philosophical aspect of the whole thing.
So, based on the time that you arrive, is it reasonable to think you might actually get a good spot, close to the exit? I'd say she's gaming the system (assuming what she's doing is actually against the rules), but I don't think she's wronging you.
I usually pull into the garage at 7:20. At that time, I always get a space within 20 spaces of the exit. After 7:30, you're likely parking a floor down. By 8:00, you're parking three floors down. This woman rolls in around 8:00, taking the spaces that the 7:20 crowd would usually get.
This morning I arrived around 7:40 and the entire first floor was full with the exception of her space. She might not be wronging me specifically, but she's wronging my community, man.
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Calvin's is certainly an option. You could move the cone and let somebody else snag the spot, potentially causing a confrontation with this woman and some hapless citizen. You could do something similar; go to Fastsigns and order up a 12x18 "Reserved For Employee of the Millennium Bryan Mendocino" sign and slap it up there.
At the end of the day I still think she's gaming the system. One of those things that people grumble about, but mostly because it's something they're not willing to do. Like claiming the neighbor's dog as a dependent because he drinks from your pool and shits in your yard.
Sorry if I misspelled your name.
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Two wrongs don't make a right.
So we have to figure out what plus wrong WILL equal right.
X + wrong = right
So to figure for X, we subtract wrong from each side, which gives us this:
X = right - wrong.
So when we put that back into the initial equation, we end up with this:
(right-wrong) + wrong = right.
The two wrongs essentially cancel each other out, leaving this:
right = right
So two wrongs DO make a right.
If my kid ever pulls out that shit when I try to discipline him, I'm gonna........
....congratulate him and let him off! :lol
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At the end of the day I still think she's gaming the system. One of those things that people grumble about, but mostly because it's something they're not willing to do. Like claiming the neighbor's dog as a dependent because he drinks from your pool and shits in your yard.
If I hadn't taken a tax class, before this current fall quarter, I would be like "so what?" What's the matter of putting a neighbor's dog as a dependent? Now that I'm taking a tax class, I would be like yep, you should not do that just so that you can subtract $4,000 from your gross income on your tax return.
Anywho, initially, what I would do if I see that cone is that I would just chuck the cone as far away from the garage as possible, but I would never have the courage to do this in real life.
However, I like El Barto's method of putting a 12x18 "Reserved For Employee of the Millennium Bryan Mendocino" sign and post it at the spot.
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(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HUxFoJSqLtc/Ujrqkn5cdCI/AAAAAAAAG54/1bLsoQ3ye48/s640/HELL-YEAH.jpg)
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It would be a bit funny if Chino took matters into his own hands only to find out the garage offered a $1/month lottery for the chance to win that cone. I'd just worry about putting your own parking privileges in jeopardy.
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It would be a bit funny if Chino took matters into his own hands only to find out the garage offered a $1/month lottery for the chance to win that cone. I'd just worry about putting your own parking privileges in jeopardy.
That's a brilliant idea, actually. Chino should suggest it and then they'd have to clamp down on people gaming the system.
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Get your own cone.
That took too long for somebody to come up with the right answer :police:
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Actually most of the time when you're parking you're doing a 90 degree turn. (https://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c248/xg2099/johnpetrci-1.jpg)
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I got shorted a quarter 3 straight times at McDonald's by the same kid! >:(
It really pissed me off so I feel your pain! >:(
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Chino, this would fuck me off as much as it does to you, maybe more. Steal the fucking cone, no question about it.
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Yep.
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Why not just park in her 'reserved' spot, before she arrives?
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Ok, try this one out...
Get a huge dildo, black to stand out better against the orange cone, and a good camera. Put the dildo inside the hole of the cone with the business end sticking out. Hide where you have a view with the camera, and when she goes to pull the dildo out of the cone, click and shoot. Then blackmail the fuck out of her with the pictures.
Too much?
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Ok, try this one out...
Get a huge dildo, black to stand out better against the orange cone, and a good camera. Put the dildo inside the hole of the cone with the business end sticking out. Hide where you have a view with the camera, and when she goes to pull the dildo out of the cone, click and shoot. Then blackmail the fuck out of her with the pictures.
Too much?
I don't think so.
Why not just park in her 'reserved' spot, before she arrives?
This could work too, great idea.
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smother the inside of the cone (right near the hole on the top) with your poos, then when she puts her fingers inside the hole to move the cone she will feel all your poos on her fingers and then you just laughs at it like a real men
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smother the inside of the cone (right near the hole on the top) with your poos, then when she puts her fingers inside the hole to move the cone she will feel all your poos on her fingers and then you just laughs at it like a real men
(https://daliennation.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/fuck-yea.jpg)
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Go to a consruction site and steal 50 cones. Completely fill the entire parking space with every single cone that will fit and don't leave a fucking piece of ground to spare. Fuck with that bitches head yo.
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Stupid cone. Sitting there all mighty thinking he's hot shit.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/903/FNn87S.jpg)
I took a walk and managed to find a camera hidden really well in the corner of the garage. The dome over it is really dark and I can't tell which way it's facing. Stealing the cone might be off the table. I think a sign is the next best option.
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Go to a consruction site and steal 50 cones. Completely fill the entire parking space with every single cone that will fit and don't leave a fucking piece of ground to spare. Fuck with that bitches head yo.
I'm waiting for the Pissed off thread to have a post:
Some jackass stole all our construction cones. Do they think these are free or "take one" like a napkin?
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Go to a consruction site and steal 50 cones. Completely fill the entire parking space with every single cone that will fit and don't leave a fucking piece of ground to spare. Fuck with that bitches head yo.
This is my favorite suggestion.
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Go to a consruction site and steal 50 cones. Completely fill the entire parking space with every single cone that will fit and don't leave a fucking piece of ground to spare. Fuck with that bitches head yo.
This is my favorite suggestion.
3 wrongs don't make a right. :xbones
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Go to a consruction site and steal 50 cones. Completely fill the entire parking space with every single cone that will fit and don't leave a fucking piece of ground to spare. Fuck with that bitches head yo.
I'm waiting for the Pissed off thread to have a post:
Some jackass stole all our construction cones. Do they think these are free or "take one" like a napkin?
:lol I guess I didn't think of that aspect when in a rage. Bah, plenty more where that came from.
Go to a consruction site and steal 50 cones. Completely fill the entire parking space with every single cone that will fit and don't leave a fucking piece of ground to spare. Fuck with that bitches head yo.
This is my favorite suggestion.
There we go, it's worth stealing the 50 cones. :tup
Chino, so what there's a camera, you're not doing anything illegal. If anything, the cameras would have seen her do this multiple times anyway.
Just walk up to it and say out loud, 'oh, here's my cone, I've been looking everywhere for this,' and walk away with it. Problem solved. ;D
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Stupid cone. Sitting there all mighty thinking he's hot shit.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/903/FNn87S.jpg)
Wait, that's supposed to be a good parking space? That's a crappy spot. Why the hell would you want to navigate around a concrete column inside of an already tight parking spot?
On a side note, Chino, what the hell is up with the parking in major CT cities? New Haven is nothing but metered parking and garages and I saw this piece of work in Hartford:
(https://i.imgur.com/PDpkHF9.jpg)
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What does that even mean? Odd days of the week? And what about on the other side of the sign?
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The houses on that street are odd numbered but you have to actually look around to find that answer. Thankfully I was in the clear but the last thing I wanted to do at 8 in the morning after driving for two hours was solve a fucking puzzle to make sure I wasn't going to get towed.
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That is pretty silly.
I also agree that the spot she's chosen to reserve for herself is fucking shite. She's a moron. Eat her face off.
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It only looks bad because the car next to it can't park for shit. Given its proximity to the exit it looks like a great spot.
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It only looks bad because the car next to it can't park for shit.
I thought this might be the case too.
I can't wait to see how this plays out.
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Development.
I really wish I didn't have a meeting first thing this morning. I would have loved to have stayed in the garage and watched.
This morning I pulled into a completely filled first floor with the exception of this cone-saved space. I got as close as I could to the bumpers of the parked cars leading up to the cone, and I caught the cone with my front bumper. Between feathering the clutch and throttle, and perfect wheel turning skills, I pushed the cone six spaces down, ironically blocking in a car identical to hers in make and color. I carried on and proceeded to the lower level. I walked up the stairs and saw someone pulling into the space I just liberated.
Take that you cone leaving bitch. She's going to have to put that cone in her trunk and find a spot three levels down. MWUAHAHAHAHAHA.
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Development.
I really wish I didn't have a meeting first thing this morning. I would have loved to have stayed in the garage and watched.
This morning I pulled into a completely filled first floor with the exception of this cone-saved space. I got as close as I could to the bumpers of the parked cars leading up to the cone, and I caught the cone with my front bumper. Between feathering the clutch and throttle, and perfect wheel turning skills, I pushed the cone six spaces down, ironically blocking in a car identical to hers in make and color. I carried on and proceeded to the lower level. I walked up the stairs and saw someone pulling into the space I just liberated.
Take that you cone leaving bitch. She's going to have to put that cone in her trunk and find a spot three levels down. MWUAHAHAHAHAHA.
You need to do that a couple days in a row, is what you need to do. And if there are going to be fireworks, give us a heads-up... I can be in that garage in 25 minutes if it gets interesting. :)
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Always important to know that an attorney has your back.
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While this is somewhat fun, I don't see why you just don't ask an attendant "whats up with the spot with a cone?" That's not ratting anyone out, just asking what the deal is with that, maybe she is paying for the reserved spot but they don't actually have any spots so that is the work around? Maybe the lady has some legitimate health issue? There were always cones blocking spots are the big train station I used to have monthly parking at when I commuted daily to NYC a few years ago. Those were just reserved spots that were overflow from the actual reserved section.
If it turns out the lady is doing this behind the parking lots back and or has the attendants paid off, then carry on lol
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While this is somewhat fun, I don't see why you just don't ask an attendant "whats up with the spot with a cone?" That's not ratting anyone out, just asking what the deal is with that, maybe she is paying for the reserved spot but they don't actually have any spots so that is the work around? Maybe the lady has some legitimate health issue? There were always cones blocking spots are the big train station I used to have monthly parking at when I commuted daily to NYC a few years ago. Those were just reserved spots that were overflow from the actual reserved section.
If it turns out the lady is doing this behind the parking lots back and or has the attendants paid off, then carry on lol
This. Why risk getting yourself in trouble? While it is funny to talk about revenge, it is the least practical thing you can do. Worst thing that can happen is they can tell you to take a hike - THEN you can think about taking care of it yourself.
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What? There is no room for the voice of reason in this thread. We are an internet community of nerdy metal men and women, revenge all the way yo!!!!
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I'd assumed this was all in jest and the reality would be an adult reaction. It isn't like Chino is dealing with somebody causing him direct harm, so obviously any revenge talk is juvenile.
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No u.
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Just to clarify, I'm just having fun in this thread. I know I'm calling the woman a bitch, but deep down I kind of applaud her for exploiting the garage personnel's ignorance. That's why I'm not bringing it to the attention of the garage people or actually stealing this woman's property. Sure, she's being an asshole, but stealing a physical object of hers doesn't make me any better than her. I've fired my warning shot. If the cone comes back, I'll start taping signs to them.
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For all the adult reaction talk I kinda suspect how it is to be in this situation. I live near a nice huge park (not parking, a thing with trees and stuff), and while the main entrance is a bit away from my house, I've got one of those additional ones in 5 minutes walk from my house.
Now, every weekend there are a lot of people coming over to walk, have fun and all that in the park, and they are mostly driving their cars, and they are parking on the sidewalks and all that. I can tolerate this, because there are really not enough place to park in the neighbourhood, but there are limits. One guy in particular parked just directly against the entrance, so you had to take a short walk around his huge car - and it was late autumn, just like it is now, and this walk-around resulted in walking through the mud.
I tried the adult reaction and tried to tell the inspector nearby about it, but he just shrugged and said at weekends all bets are off here. So for all the adult behaviour, luckily there was a pile of shit and an old newspaper lying near this car, so yeah, his front windscreen got some of the former. I won't lie, there was a certain satisfaction in that.
I'm sure we've got a lot of those cone guys in Russia too, it's just I don't drive so I can't testify on this matter. But anyway, good job pulling this cone out, I think.
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I've fired my warning shot. If the cone comes back, I'll start taping signs to them.
Don't do anything you might feel guilty about later. Most likely, she's just gaming the system. But what if cram had some points that came true. What if it is reserved spot overflow? What if it was your reserved spot overflow and you accepted that you aren't getting the same deal as those paying what you are paying. Getting short changed simply by seniority in the hopes you will eventually not be low woman on the totem pole. You accept the temporary handicap, but now somebody is making it harder for yo to accept by fucking with your cone.
Speaking of handicap ....
This could be like flipping somebody off and saying "what are you a retard?" only to find out they are.
You should just ask the garage what it cost to get a reserved cone. Or just cut to the chase and ask if the cone is sanctioned.
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Development.
I really wish I didn't have a meeting first thing this morning. I would have loved to have stayed in the garage and watched.
This morning I pulled into a completely filled first floor with the exception of this cone-saved space. I got as close as I could to the bumpers of the parked cars leading up to the cone, and I caught the cone with my front bumper. Between feathering the clutch and throttle, and perfect wheel turning skills, I pushed the cone six spaces down, ironically blocking in a car identical to hers in make and color. I carried on and proceeded to the lower level. I walked up the stairs and saw someone pulling into the space I just liberated.
Take that you cone leaving bitch. She's going to have to put that cone in her trunk and find a spot three levels down. MWUAHAHAHAHAHA.
Brilliant!!
This. Why risk getting yourself in trouble?
Don't do anything you might feel guilty about later.
I have to chuckle at these comments a little, it's a fucking cone that some random is using to exploit the system. There is no illegal activity from Chino and nothing to feel guilty about. As he said, it is all in fun, but at the same time, fuck people that do this.
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There is no proof the system is being exploited. Like I said, from my experience those cones could be overflow from the reserved parking. Of course, if this lady is exploiting the system then I am all game for doing mischievous benign things like what has been done already.
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There is no proof the system is being exploited. Like I said, from my experience those cones could be overflow from the reserved parking. Of course, if this lady is exploiting the system then I am all game for doing mischievous benign things like what has been done already.
I guess, but wouldn't it say reserved or something somewhere if this is the case? I honestly don't know how it works over there. And wouldn't the overflow be right next to the reserved parking area. Again not sure if that's the case here.
I think I'm just an asshole and love this sort of shit. ;D
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There is no proof the system is being exploited. Like I said, from my experience those cones could be overflow from the reserved parking. Of course, if this lady is exploiting the system then I am all game for doing mischievous benign things like what has been done already.
I guess, but wouldn't it say reserved or something somewhere if this is the case? I honestly don't know how it works over there. And wouldn't the overflow be right next to the reserved parking area. Again not sure if that's the case here.
I think I'm just an asshole and love this sort of shit. ;D
oh totally, I thought Chino mentioned this spot was close to the exit so I assumed it was close to the reserved spots. And it may not say anything, the cone may be the way they are telling you it is reserved. Its very possible this is not the case, I have just seen that in my personal experience. I would just feel bad if I messed with someone for no reason, also id be pissed that I got so worked up over something for no reason.
As a commuter, I get pissed at such stupid/small things that happen on my commute, so I totally get Chino's frustration.
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Like others have said...
If she is gaming the system you are reasonable in being upset and don't have much to worry about in moving the cone.
However, if it might be overflow from the reserve you could be getting upset over nothing.
Sure seems like it would be a lot simpler to just ask the attendants.
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There is no proof the system is being exploited. Like I said, from my experience those cones could be overflow from the reserved parking. Of course, if this lady is exploiting the system then I am all game for doing mischievous benign things like what has been done already.
I guess, but wouldn't it say reserved or something somewhere if this is the case? I honestly don't know how it works over there. And wouldn't the overflow be right next to the reserved parking area. Again not sure if that's the case here.
I think I'm just an asshole and love this sort of shit. ;D
oh totally, I thought Chino mentioned this spot was close to the exit so I assumed it was close to the reserved spots. And it may not say anything, the cone may be the way they are telling you it is reserved. Its very possible this is not the case, I have just seen that in my personal experience. I would just feel bad if I messed with someone for no reason, also id be pissed that I got so worked up over something for no reason.
As a commuter, I get pissed at such stupid/small things that happen on my commute, so I totally get Chino's frustration.
Yeah, seems like we are on the same page here. I didn't even think of the reserved parking thing.
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I think I'm just an asshole and love this sort of shit. ;D
We probably all (most) love to talk some nonsense. Just need to make sure Chino doesn't have to call Stadler from jail because he got riled up and took somebody seriously. He's easily led astray :angel:
High speed chase. Channel 4. The dude is tossing what seems to be an endless supply of cones out his window. Ok. This just in. He is part of a fringe group called DTF, which I believe is a sexual reference, and it seems they egged him on. When will we learn? They should all be charged as accomplices.
He had heavy participation in a discussion about police brutality. The police chief does not like some of his conclusions and is preparing to beat him with the very cones he's ejecting.
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Chino, I think your response was great. Can't wait to see what happens next :lol
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High speed chase. Channel 4. The dude is tossing what seems to be an endless supply of cones out his window. Ok. This just in. He is part of a fringe group called DTF, which I believe is a sexual reference, and it seems they egged him on. When will we learn? They should all be charged as accomplices.
He had heavy participation in a discussion about police brutality. The police chief does not like some of his conclusions and is preparing to beat him with the very cones he's ejecting.
Jebus, man. The radio show I usually watch, The Russ Martin Show which is in a Dallas/Fort Worth station (don't know how I stumbled upon it. I just do), would go to town discussing all of this stuff and be in laughter about it.
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following the fuck out of this thread
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Maybe if it re-appears put a big ole dog steamer under the cone.
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We need an update
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Today the cone was in a new spot, this time a little further from the exit. I'm guessing that on her way out yesterday she claimed a new one.
In regards to whether or not this is cone is for reserved parking overflow, it's not. In the event the woman complained that someone moved her cone, I didn't want to go asking about it and raise suspicion. Instead, I went to the window this morning and inquired about the reserved parking. I was informed that there are spaces available and there's no wait list of any kind. So that rules that one out.
If she's got a disability, it can't be anything serious. A doctor said she could get me a handicapped plate because of my sciatica. They aren't that hard to get.
I pushed the cone a few spaces down again today.
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Cool, didnt mean to be a pain about that possibility, just wanted to make sure you weren't messing with something legitimate. Carry on with messing with this lady, at least you got some morning entertainment.
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For me, this is fascinating.
I used to live in Philly, in the city, and parking is at a premium (and the parking authority has orgasms over giving tickets; in the time I lived there I paid about $2500 in parking tickets).
When we would get snow, you had to shovel your sidewalk. We would often shovel a couple spaces too (or shovel out your car). Many people would then take to "marking" their spot (even though there were no assigned street spaces). People would use ANYTHING to mark the spot: cones, chairs, small end tables... I even saw a baby's high chair one time. And invariably on the local news would be a story about a beating or assault when someone moved a "marker". Hilarious stuff.
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I used to live in Philly
I am so sorry.
Seriously though, they do take parking seriously. The show "Parking Wars" centered mostly on the Philadelphia Parking Authority during its 6 seasons.
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When I last visited my sister (Kidney Girl) and her husband in Philly, they were engaged in some sort of parking intrigue that had them hiding one of their cars from The Man. Found that amusing. I gather things are more civic (but not civil) up there, as there's some governmental authority to the whole thing. Down here, shitbag tow truck drivers just drive around looking for cars they can justify steeling so they can ransom them back. The city has nothing to do with it other than collecting kick-backs in exchange for a license to "enforce the rules."
Some might recall that when that ESPN woman caught major hell for belittling the old woman at the impound lot. My statement on the matter was that her mistake was not getting her car back and running a hose from the exhaust pipe through the holes in barrier and asphyxiating every last fucking one of them like the vermin they are. This is why.
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Its not civic at all in Philly. The parking authority is not easy to work with there. My x lived in Philly for a couple years so I used to drive there for weekends leaving my car on the street. She knew the rules well enough that I never got a ticket, but she got plenty of tickets for things that made no sense such as expired registration that was in fact not expired. She fought it and won, but thats a huge pain in the ass for not doing anything wrong.
I used to live in Philly
I am so sorry.
Seriously though, they do take parking seriously. The show "Parking Wars" centered mostly on the Philadelphia Parking Authority during its 6 seasons.
And this, the parking is so bad they even made a fairly entertaining show about it.
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The fact that there is such a thing as "the parking authority" in Philadelphia makes it far more civic than what we have. There's at least a governing authority.
Calvin: While I'm sympathetic to your cause, you do realize that videotaping after the ticket was written is meaningless to the person reviewing the ticket, right?
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No because it is not a moving violation.
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I pushed the cone a few spaces down again today.
Fuck yeah... :metal :metal :metal
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This reminds me of how Chicagoans hold spots on the side of the road during snow months...
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I thought they cracked down on that last winter big time, and basically tried to abolish the practice. On the other hand, I have no idea whether it worked or not.
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I was thinking the same thing... if I recall correctly it's called Dibs in Chicago.
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There was an area I lived in Boston that was very predatory in terms of tow companies. They would lay low in alleyways and such and the second someone parked they'd run out and tow your car the second you left. My friend went to visit me once and her car got towed within the 15 minutes she dropped her stuff off in my apartment and there was no real evidence of where it was towed to. We had to call around several places and eventually found the tow yard which was in a horrible neighborhood (in the middle of the night no less) and, in typical tow yard fashion, had a couple of very angry dogs and they only accepted cash. Oddly enough I ended up visiting the place for work a couple times years later since there's a cell tower in the back of the yard.
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Move #3
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I don't usually check this part of the forum out. I stay in music but this thread is worthy.
IMO if the cone were legit it would have official markings of some kind. Property of...or Reserved for...something like that. To each his
own but life is short and sometimes a rare opportunity for adventure presents itself. Personally I would figure out where the line was
in regards to potential liability or trouble and then I would walk right up to that line multiple times and in a variety of ways.
Keep posting cone man ;D
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I used to live in Philly
I am so sorry.
Seriously though, they do take parking seriously. The show "Parking Wars" centered mostly on the Philadelphia Parking Authority during its 6 seasons.
They used to feature this really cute brunette on there; usually her beat was South Street, which was about six blocks from me. I've actually talked to her a couple times (not that that is meaningful in any way).
By the way, I loved Philly. I would go back there in a heartbeat if I didn't have kids.
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Philly is nice to visit, but I'm not sure I'd want to live there. Philadelphia sports fans would be the first deal breaker. The Surekill Distressway would be the second deal breaker.
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The fact that there is such a thing as "the parking authority" in Philadelphia makes it far more civic than what we have. There's at least a governing authority.
Calvin: While I'm sympathetic to your cause, you do realize that videotaping after the ticket was written is meaningless to the person reviewing the ticket, right?
It's somewhere in between, el Barto. If you don't pay in... I think it is 15 days, they tack on fees (it effectively doubles the fine) and then - I think it is 45 or 60 days - if you don't pay, they make it impossible to renew your reg, and they put you on the "boot" list. This is the parking equivalent of the MS "Blue Screen of Death". They have the option of either putting the boot on you or towing your car. I've been towed, I have not had the boot. The tow was as predatory as anything you describe. I actually saw the tow truck driving away and flagged him down. I offered first $50, then $100 in cash to drop the car, and he chuckled and said "haha, that's cute. See you at the lot". Once the car is hooked it's in the system, and he is getting way more than $50 per car. It took me about four hours or so and between $300 and $400 to be able to drive away. The PPA people have this gizmo that they can check plates almost instantly, and there is really no escaping them if they are on a mission. They don't bust balls too too badly in residential neighborhoods (with the boot/tow, that is) but they are like ants. EVERYWHERE.
I had a garage in my house (which isn't common) and garages are by definition "no parking" in front of them. Even though it was MY GARAGE (which they can tell from the reg, or for the "regular" beat walkers, experience) I would get tickets regularly for being in front of it.
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Philly is nice to visit, but I'm not sure I'd want to live there. Philadelphia sports fans would be the first deal breaker. The Surekill Distressway would be the second deal breaker.
I honestly do not even like visiting that city, however that's not to say there aren't thing worth visiting there obviosuly for our countries history and then there are some good spots for food/drink. I just personally have had a hard time with the people in that city. I went to Penn State and almost every asshole I met there ended up being from Philly and all of my weekend trips there just confirmed my belief on the people there just being rude, and thats very much including the sports fans. And after all my bitching, I actually have been itching to make a trip down there again and my trip a few months ago got cancelled because I had to travel for work.
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Huh. Huh.
I lived on 2nd Street for three years (2nd and Christian) and on Broad street just south of City Hall for two years, and my experience is EXACTLY the opposite. There are, of course, dicks everywhere, but I would wear my Giants shirt on Sunday, and despite some ribbing and teasing, never faced anything serious or malicious.
Granted, the Schuykill is a traffic nightmare, but now that I am in CT, I have more people I keep in touch with from Philly than in all the other cities I've lived in combined. I have far more disdain for those that come over the river from Jersey than I do the Philly people.
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the Schuykill is a traffic nightmare
This is an insult to nightmares. The Schuylkill is a traffic third trimester abortion.
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Huh. Huh.
I lived on 2nd Street for three years (2nd and Christian) and on Broad street just south of City Hall for two years, and my experience is EXACTLY the opposite. There are, of course, dicks everywhere, but I would wear my Giants shirt on Sunday, and despite some ribbing and teasing, never faced anything serious or malicious.
Granted, the Schuykill is a traffic nightmare, but now that I am in CT, I have more people I keep in touch with from Philly than in all the other cities I've lived in combined. I have far more disdain for those that come over the river from Jersey than I do the Philly people.
I think its a thing with living there. Everyone I have met who has lived there loved it (including my x), everyone I have met who has visited hates it.
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I don't hate it at all. I've been up there a few times, and while the subway is the second worse I've ever ridden, it's overall a perfectly pleasant place. I also found people fairly pleasant (and I come from a damned friendly place). It's actually the only town in the yankee states that I thought the people were down-right courteous.
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They must have thought you lived there. :lol
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Nah, in fact I was probably wearing a Patriots cap. Nobody even brought it up.
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That amazes me, actually, what with you wearing an out of town team's apparel.
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I would suggest-if you can-grabbing the cone when no one is looking, and either throw it in a trash dumpster a few miles away, or if you have some use for it at home, keep it. If she puts up another one, make up a sign that says something about how there is no reserved parking, and super-glue it to the cone!
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Move #3
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:lol :tup
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I thought they cracked down on that last winter big time, and basically tried to abolish the practice. On the other hand, I have no idea whether it worked or not.
I think they tried and failed
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Or leave a ransom note with the classic letters cut out of magazines.
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FBI's most wanted poster for terrorizing the parking garage. Have an America's Most Wanted TV spot with John Walsh. Watch as the cone attacks Chino's car. Chino "I saw an open parking spot, and suddenly this cone jumps up on my car hood, bangs on the window and rolls over the top. I was so scared, I baked over him for good measure. But the very next day, he was back. He won't leave me alone."
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I thought they cracked down on that last winter big time, and basically tried to abolish the practice. On the other hand, I have no idea whether it worked or not.
I think they tried and failed
I believe it. I know it wasn't exactly popular. The cracking down, that is.
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Or leave a ransom note with the classic letters cut out of magazines.
Be sure to cut a corner off of the base and send it along so she'll know you mean business.
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Or leave a ransom note with the classic letters cut out of magazines.
Be sure to cut a corner off of the base and send it along so she'll know you mean business.
So draw a picture of a foot on the cone base and cut off a toe? We are a couple posts away from a cone snuff film at this point.
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So I snapped this as I was leaving yesterday. The space that the blue car was in was where the cone was in the morning. The cone woman's car was nowhere to be found. What's interesting is this time the cone was left in the moved position. That could be because I didnt block someone else in with the cone this time. I moved it in front of a pillar rather than another car. So I'm thinking A) she didn't go to work yesterday and that space would have remained empty all day or B) she left the cone up top, parked down stairs, and then just moved the cone to a new vaccant space on her way out. I'll provide an update in a few hours.
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you can still use my poo idea if you want js
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So. Will this thread be used as evidence against Chino on the way to the funny farm? :corn
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So. Will this thread be used as evidence against Chino on the way to the funny farm? :corn
No, Chino is sompletely sane.
If she's got a disability, it can't be anything serious. A doctor said she could get me a handicapped plate because of my sciatica. They aren't that hard to get.
I found this out at my work just yesterday. As I was walking past the disabled spots towards the entrance, an asian women bringing her daughter to swimming lessons pulled into one of the disabled spaces, simply got out and was walking very quickly towards the entrance in a rush. I had stopped and was looking back and watched her get out of the car.
I stopped as she raced past me and said, "excuse me, you've parked in a handicap space." She replied in a thick accent; "Yes, I know, I have sticker, I have problem with spine." She was fucking walking faster and more free than I do. I was dumbfounded and went back and checked her car, and yep, there's the sticker on the windscreen as she rushed into the venue as it seemed they were late. What the hell?
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So I didn't have to do any work this morning. Some maintenance guy used her cone to block the space he was working in :lol He put his boxes where I left the cone yesterday.
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Or leave a ransom note with the classic letters cut out of magazines.
Be sure to cut a corner off of the base and send it along so she'll know you mean business.
:rollin i like this idea
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That amazes me, actually, what with you wearing an out of town team's apparel.
I think there is something to the "living there", but I think it has something to do with how it gets handled. I don't think I'm anything special, and I'm not a confrontational guy in the sense of fistfights and stuff (literally, the most confrontational I ever get is in P/R type discussions, and in person it goes a lot like it does here). I can remember walking into my local bar with a Giants shirt and some girls started to mouth, and I went right up to them and asked "Is my fly down? Is there a game today? What's going on?" and started a convo, and as soon as you throw in the "C'mon, you don't expect me to bail on my team just because I'm in public. I don't have much balls but I have more than that!" or something like that and it defuses the situation pretty quickly. They'll usually throw in a "we're going to kick your ass" (and unfortunately for the Giants, they're usually right), I throw in a "Bet you a beer!" and next thing you know I've got a couple Jersey girls hanging with the dick with the Giants shirt on. I can't say I've walked through West Philly at night with my Giants shirt on, grant you that, and I also Mum (Avalon String Band), which helps too.
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So. Will this thread be used as evidence against Chino on the way to the funny farm? :corn
No, Chino is sompletely sane.
If she's got a disability, it can't be anything serious. A doctor said she could get me a handicapped plate because of my sciatica. They aren't that hard to get.
I found this out at my work just yesterday. As I was walking past the disabled spots towards the entrance, an asian women bringing her daughter to swimming lessons pulled into one of the disabled spaces, simply got out and was walking very quickly towards the entrance in a rush. I had stopped and was looking back and watched her get out of the car.
I stopped as she raced past me and said, "excuse me, you've parked in a handicap space." She replied in a thick accent; "Yes, I know, I have sticker, I have problem with spine." She was fucking walking faster and more free than I do. I was dumbfounded and went back and checked her car, and yep, there's the sticker on the windscreen as she rushed into the venue as it seemed they were late. What the hell?
Having both a handicapped MIL (who at least looks it) and a handicapped wife (who doesn't really....bad knee, and it can vary on how bad it is day to day, or sometimes weather will affect it) I have a lot of experience with being mis-labeled as a space abuser.
I can remember one of the many times I caught flack was when I was I dropped off my wife and MIL at the doctors office. While we were waiting, I decided to run out and get coffee. When I came back, I (with my handicapped plates) got out of the car by myself and walked perfectly normal into the doctors office. The glares I got were off the chart, but I was perfectly legit. This has happened at other times, like taking my MIL out to lunch and then my wife reminding me we need something from the grocery store across the street. I'll run over (I don't use the HC space at the store), and come back to the restaurant. When I park in the HC space on my return and go running in, people just flip out. I'm picking up a wheelchair person.
People are so quick to judge.
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So I didn't have to do any work this morning. Some maintenance guy used her cone to block the space he was working in :lol He put his boxes where I left the cone yesterday.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/910/7iqJrA.jpg)
This is glorious. I think at this point, the cone is emancipated, no longer under the control of its former master.
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So. Will this thread be used as evidence against Chino on the way to the funny farm? :corn
No, Chino is sompletely sane.
If she's got a disability, it can't be anything serious. A doctor said she could get me a handicapped plate because of my sciatica. They aren't that hard to get.
I found this out at my work just yesterday. As I was walking past the disabled spots towards the entrance, an asian women bringing her daughter to swimming lessons pulled into one of the disabled spaces, simply got out and was walking very quickly towards the entrance in a rush. I had stopped and was looking back and watched her get out of the car.
I stopped as she raced past me and said, "excuse me, you've parked in a handicap space." She replied in a thick accent; "Yes, I know, I have sticker, I have problem with spine." She was fucking walking faster and more free than I do. I was dumbfounded and went back and checked her car, and yep, there's the sticker on the windscreen as she rushed into the venue as it seemed they were late. What the hell?
Having both a handicapped MIL (who at least looks it) and a handicapped wife (who doesn't really....bad knee, and it can vary on how bad it is day to day, or sometimes weather will affect it) I have a lot of experience with being mis-labeled as a space abuser.
I can remember one of the many times I caught flack was when I was I dropped off my wife and MIL at the doctors office. While we were waiting, I decided to run out and get coffee. When I came back, I (with my handicapped plates) got out of the car by myself and walked perfectly normal into the doctors office. The glares I got were off the chart, but I was perfectly legit. This has happened at other times, like taking my MIL out to lunch and then my wife reminding me we need something from the grocery store across the street. I'll run over (I don't use the HC space at the store), and come back to the restaurant. When I park in the HC space on my return and go running in, people just flip out. I'm picking up a wheelchair person.
People are so quick to judge.
A great point, but the fact remains, it is abused. My dad has one as well (arthritis; two metal hips, two metal knees, etc.) and he often has to deal with spots taken by people who aren't incapable and "forgot their pass". One time, I shit you not, he went to the grocery store in town and there was a cop in the spot. Okay, emergency, right? Cop comes strolling out of another store in the complex with a pizza in his hand. Mofo, please.
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So I didn't have to do any work this morning. Some maintenance guy used her cone to block the space he was working in :lol He put his boxes where I left the cone yesterday.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/910/7iqJrA.jpg)
This is glorious. I think at this point, the cone is emancipated, no longer under the control of its former master.
:rollin
Or leave a ransom note with the classic letters cut out of magazines.
Be sure to cut a corner off of the base and send it along so she'll know you mean business.
:rollin i like this idea
pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease....
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This has been one of the most entertaining threads ever. :lol
What you can do is booby trap the cone with a few handfuls of fake spiders, so when she lifts up the cone they all come falling out.
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So. Will this thread be used as evidence against Chino on the way to the funny farm? :corn
No, Chino is sompletely sane.
If she's got a disability, it can't be anything serious. A doctor said she could get me a handicapped plate because of my sciatica. They aren't that hard to get.
I found this out at my work just yesterday. As I was walking past the disabled spots towards the entrance, an asian women bringing her daughter to swimming lessons pulled into one of the disabled spaces, simply got out and was walking very quickly towards the entrance in a rush. I had stopped and was looking back and watched her get out of the car.
I stopped as she raced past me and said, "excuse me, you've parked in a handicap space." She replied in a thick accent; "Yes, I know, I have sticker, I have problem with spine." She was fucking walking faster and more free than I do. I was dumbfounded and went back and checked her car, and yep, there's the sticker on the windscreen as she rushed into the venue as it seemed they were late. What the hell?
Having both a handicapped MIL (who at least looks it) and a handicapped wife (who doesn't really....bad knee, and it can vary on how bad it is day to day, or sometimes weather will affect it) I have a lot of experience with being mis-labeled as a space abuser.
I can remember one of the many times I caught flack was when I was I dropped off my wife and MIL at the doctors office. While we were waiting, I decided to run out and get coffee. When I came back, I (with my handicapped plates) got out of the car by myself and walked perfectly normal into the doctors office. The glares I got were off the chart, but I was perfectly legit. This has happened at other times, like taking my MIL out to lunch and then my wife reminding me we need something from the grocery store across the street. I'll run over (I don't use the HC space at the store), and come back to the restaurant. When I park in the HC space on my return and go running in, people just flip out. I'm picking up a wheelchair person.
People are so quick to judge.
That's all fair and yes myself and people in general are quick to judge, and no offense, but shouldn't you only use the space on a day you really need to?
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@Wolfking
Not really my call. My wife says it ALWAYS hurts. It's just that some days she has an actual limp, and some days she just walks tenderly, but slowly. And telling a wife to "suck it up" like you would to a guy is just never a good idea if you want a peaceful household. LOL
Completely fair question though. No offense taken.
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This has been one of the most entertaining threads ever. :lol
What you can do is booby trap the cone with a few handfuls of fake spiders, so when she lifts up the cone they all come falling out.
Or real spiders :neverusethis:
The cone has been set free! Good news. For now...
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This has been one of the most entertaining threads ever. :lol
What you can do is booby trap the cone with a few handfuls of fake spiders, so when she lifts up the cone they all come falling out.
Or real spiders :neverusethis:
The cone has been set free! Good news. For now...
I like your evil thinking. :xbones :heart
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Somehow, you just know this story is gonna end with Chino and that gal having a romp in the sack. That cone could come in handy... :eek :eek
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Better yet, right there on the hood of her car! They can even use the cone to ward off nosy people going into to work! Haha.
I make me laugh. :)
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@Wolfking
Not really my call. My wife says it ALWAYS hurts. It's just that some days she has an actual limp, and some days she just walks tenderly, but slowly. And telling a wife to "suck it up" like you would to a guy is just never a good idea if you want a peaceful household. LOL
Completely fair question though. No offense taken.
That's fair enough then mate. I know what you are saying too haha.
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Well, I called it. The woman moved the cone Friday to a nearby space. It was reserved for her this morning. She was in front of me as I got off the highway, and I was bummed because I wouldn't have a chance to do anything, but then Christmas came early.
The pickup truck driver could have easily fit his truck in the space next to the saved space. It would have barely fit, but I've seen him do it before. I'm pretty sure he's taken up arms with me.
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:rollin One of the few times I'll applaud parking like an asshole.
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I see you have a panoramic roof, there.
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I see you have a panoramic roof, there.
I wish it was one giant piece of glass. It's actually two separate windows.
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No picture. :( I feel like I've been robbed. :)
Now the question is, how long until she takes the hint?
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:rollin One of the few times I'll applaud parking like an asshole.
:rollin
and I love how there is now a drawing for this, great stuff.
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No picture. :( I feel like I've been robbed. :)
Now the question is, how long until she takes the hint?
I'm sorry :( I forgot to put my phone on the charger last night had no juice until I got to the office.
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:rollin One of the few times I'll applaud parking like an asshole.
This.
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The details in the graphic are stunning. Easily worth over 500 words.
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This is my nomination for Thread Of The Year.
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I'm so tempted...
It's only $6. Might be worth it.
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I love this thread, makes waking up worthwhile.
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I'm so tempted...
chino
you don't understand
for the good of the thread you must do it, it is your destiny
arrive to work super early, park nearby, videotape her removing her cone and her inevitable fright
it must be done
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I'm so tempted...
chino
you don't understand
for the good of the thread you must do it, it is your destiny
arrive to work super early, park nearby, videotape her removing her cone and her inevitable fright
it must be done
Knowing my luck, she'll remove the cone, flip out, run in fear, and then get hit by a car. That might be a risk I'm willing to take.
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Dammit I wish I was your SS so I could one day rush that mouse to you.
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I would wait for this thread in more anticipation that I do the roulette threads I am in
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Well, I called it. The woman moved the cone Friday to a nearby space. It was reserved for her this morning. She was in front of me as I got off the highway, and I was bummed because I wouldn't have a chance to do anything, but then Christmas came early.
The pickup truck driver could have easily fit his truck in the space next to the saved space. It would have barely fit, but I've seen him do it before. I'm pretty sure he's taken up arms with me.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/908/W22IaF.jpg)
Normally this would piss me off, but in this situation, it worked for you like a treat. But what did she do? Did she drive off or did she stop and pick up the cone?
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:rollin One of the few times I'll applaud parking like an asshole.
This.
The details in the graphic are stunning. Easily worth over 500 words.
:lol
Knowing my luck, she'll remove the cone, flip out, run in fear, and then get hit by a car. That might be a risk I'm willing to take.
:rollin
I actually just saw a short film about something like that. This guy prank rigs up his girlfriend's car (which we later find out is a failed marriage proposal), she ends up sort of jumping backwards out of the car and gets slammed. I actually laughed out loud during that scene, even though it was not meant to be funny.
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Link please.
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I think it's safe to say others have caught on. When I left work yesterday, the pickup truck was gone and the cone was still where it was in the morning. I'm assuming the woman left it there figuring she'd at least still have it saved for the following day (today). The Nissan driver already did my bidding (or someone else did and the Nissan got the spot).
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I also am now just realizing my painting yesterday wasn't completely accurate. I didn't realize there was a doorway next to the column when I sat down and drew it. My apologies for my lack of an eidetic memory.
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This is good. At least the cone, if not truly free, is no longer solely the tool of some self-entitled bitch and gets to enjoy other experiences otherwise only available to other cones.
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I think it's safe to say others have caught on. When I left work yesterday, the pickup truck was gone and the cone was still where it was in the morning. I'm assuming the woman left it there figuring she'd at least still have it saved for the following day (today). The Nissan driver already did my bidding (or someone else did and the Nissan got the spot).
maybe there are anonymous DTF members using the garage as well. :hat
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Well that was a good read. :lol
All I can say is that no words can describe the awesomeness of this thread :clap:
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I think it's safe to say others have caught on. When I left work yesterday, the pickup truck was gone and the cone was still where it was in the morning. I'm assuming the woman left it there figuring she'd at least still have it saved for the following day (today). The Nissan driver already did my bidding (or someone else did and the Nissan got the spot).
maybe there are anonymous DTF members using the garage as well. :hat
hahaha that would be great if someone on here was just messing with you now
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I get out of work to find my car coned in :lol
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I get out of work to find my car coned in :lol
Hmmm, has there been a point, in this great tale, that she suspected it was you that is plotting against her scheme of reserving the spot?
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Yeah, that's actually a bit on the ominous side.
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Maybe the cone lady is a DTF lurker.
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I may be wrong, but I read that as sarcasm. If not, then that is fucking hilarious.
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I read that as "Yeah, imagine if someone on here WAS showing up and messing with me, then I get out of work to find my car coned in."
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You are mere minutes away from taking her on the hood of your car. I know it!!
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Tawny Kitaen style
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Tawny Kitaen style is really the best style for taking a chick on a car hood.
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I may be wrong, but I read that as sarcasm. If not, then that is fucking hilarious.
This.
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Tawny Kitaen style is really the best style for taking a chick on a car hood.
To attempt any other style would be an insult to women and car hoods.
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No sign of the cone or the cone owner's car this morning :(
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No sign of the cone or the cone owner's car this morning :(
She has gone off to infiltrate another parking garage with her shenanigans.
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She took her tomfoolery and hijinks to another floor on the garage.
Of course, come Monday, you need to recon and FIND THAT CONE.
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It is the day before Thanksgiving, she might have the day off.
I think next Tuesday will be the real litmus test.
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No sign of the cone or the cone owner's car this morning :(
This is actually really disappointing.
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Glad to hear others are participating :lol
Link please.
I don't think it's available online, it was some Israeli film student's film during the festival a couple weeks ago. It honestly wasn't great anyway.
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Eh, thanks anyway.
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Totally off-topic, but a couple of years ago I saw this heartbreaking (sort of similar) short during the festival:
This guy goes out in his girlfriend's car and you see him get his picture taken by one of those traffic cameras, I think for speeding, and he seems weirdly happy (or at least unconcerned) about it. Well, he ends up getting killed in an accident in her car right after that. While this is happening, she happens to be cheating on him with some other dude. So fast-forward some time later and she's with this other guy, and she gets the speeding ticket with the picture of her car in the mail. On the back of the car, her boyfriend had written a marriage proposal for the camera :|
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Goddamn is that morbid and creative.
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Right?!?
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Totally off-topic, but a couple of years ago I saw this heartbreaking (sort of similar) short during the festival:
This guy goes out in his girlfriend's car and you see him get his picture taken by one of those traffic cameras, I think for speeding, and he seems weirdly happy (or at least unconcerned) about it. Well, he ends up getting killed in an accident in her car right after that. While this is happening, she happens to be cheating on him with some other dude. So fast-forward some time later and she's with this other guy, and she gets the speeding ticket with the picture of her car in the mail. On the back of the car, her boyfriend had written a marriage proposal for the camera :|
That's ingenious but what a tragic aftermath.
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Damn, that's crazy.
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Phew. I almost got caught red-handed this morning. I got some pics. I'll post them next time I go to the throne. Imageshack is blocked on my PC.
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I can't believe how excited I am to see an update from Chino. :lol
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I got to the garage 10 minutes early this morning and cone Lady was a whopping 20 minutes ahead of schedule (84 was easy this morning).
There were two good spaces up for grabs this morning. I got one, and cone Lady had the other reserved. After parking, I casually walked over to the cone and moved it out of the way.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/911/0l7Ee0.jpg)
As I'm leaving the garage (about 15 seconds after I moved the cone), a Jeep Wrangler pulls in with cone Lady right behind. At first, the Jeep pulled passed the spot I freed. Then boom, reverse lights. Cone Lady had a front row seat to her space being taken while her cone sat off to the side powerless to stop it.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/633/3GdnMv.jpg)
She went around the Jeep and parked elsewhere. Odds are, like in previous instances, she'll leave the cone there all day and claim a new spot on her way out.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/907/xgD6y2.jpg)
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:clap:
This thread keeps getting better and better.
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I wonder how long she'll go before giving up...
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lol
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:tup
I love the covert photos.
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Did you get a good look at her? Business woman? Old? Young? Hot? Not? What's she drive? Is that an Audi?
Just trying to paint a picture...
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Did you get a good look at her? Business woman? Old? Young? Hot? Not? What's she drive? Is that an Audi?
Just trying to paint a picture...
I'd say between 5'8" and 5'11" with blonde hair that extends approximately 4.5" below the shoulder line. She walks up multiple flights of stairs instead of the elevator, which to me indicates that she's fit. She prefers to wear all black with a little white for contrast. I've never seen her in pants, only skirts. I'd place her somewhere between 36 and 41 years old.
She drives a black Ford Fusion (Titanium package) with brown leather seats. It's spotless inside. I'd guess she has no children.
I'm not a creep, I'm just observant. There's a difference!!
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Did you get a good look at her? Business woman? Old? Young? Hot? Not? What's she drive? Is that an Audi?
Just trying to paint a picture...
I'd say between 5'8" and 5'11" with blonde hair that extends approximately 4.5" below the shoulder line. She walks up multiple flights of stairs instead of the elevator, which to me indicates that she's fit. She prefers to wear all black with a little white for contrast. I've never seen her in pants, only skirts. I'd place her somewhere between 36 and 41 years old.
She drives a black Ford Fusion (Titanium package) with brown leather seats. It's spotless inside. I'd guess she has no children.
I'm not a creep, I'm just observant. There's a difference!!
I never thought "creep" for a second; I'm the same way. You know a lot about people by observing them. By your description, the fact that she is putting so much effort into that cone makes perfect sense.
You are also probably driving her apoplectic by disrupting her "control mechanism".
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She sounds hot, good work
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Brilliant, Chino you are doing a solid service for humanity my friend.
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Who wants to take a road trip out there to see this in action? I'll bring popcorn and booze. :lol
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This is amazing.
But I am a little sad that the cone's freedom was so short-lived. It is now once again a slave to the Cone Lady.
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I guess I'm too far gone as a DT-Geek since the first sign I thought of to leave on the cone was, "I do not fight for you, Dark Master. Signed, The Cone."
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I guess I'm too far gone as a DT-Geek since the first sign I thought of to leave on the cone was, "I do not fight for you, Dark Master. Signed, The Cone."
Of course you're free to park
Go and tell DTF my story
I take up all these spaces
I take them for no extra fee
The cone of Hartford CTTTTTTTT
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Well, just... :clap:
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I got to the garage 10 minutes early this morning and cone Lady was a whopping 20 minutes ahead of schedule (84 was easy this morning).
There were two good spaces up for grabs this morning. I got one, and cone Lady had the other reserved. After parking, I casually walked over to the cone and moved it out of the way.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/911/0l7Ee0.jpg)
As I'm leaving the garage (about 15 seconds after I moved the cone), a Jeep Wrangler pulls in with cone Lady right behind. At first, the Jeep pulled passed the spot I freed. Then boom, reverse lights. Cone Lady had a front row seat to her space being taken while her cone sat off to the side powerless to stop it.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/633/3GdnMv.jpg)
She went around the Jeep and parked elsewhere. Odds are, like in previous instances, she'll leave the cone there all day and claim a new spot on her way out.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/907/xgD6y2.jpg)
That is awesome!
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I'd say between 5'8" and 5'11" with blonde hair that extends approximately 4.5" below the shoulder line. She walks up multiple flights of stairs instead of the elevator, which to me indicates that she's fit. She prefers to wear all black with a little white for contrast. I've never seen her in pants, only skirts. I'd place her somewhere between 36 and 41 years old.
She drives a black Ford Fusion (Titanium package) with brown leather seats. It's spotless inside. I'd guess she has no children.
I'm not a creep, I'm just observant. There's a difference!!
She sounds incredible.
Awesome update too Chino, keep up the good work. :tup
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:lol, so awesome.
You are also probably driving her apoplectic by disrupting her "control mechanism".
This! Maybe her handicap is OCD, but I'm not sure that qualifies you for special parking.
And she does sound hot! Pics plz.
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Yes, pics please. That's the next part of your assignment Chino.
I want pics of her semi nude dancing around and doing seductive gestures with the cone.
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Get 'er to make the cone smell like cod.
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I find that subtlety is a lost art.
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No dice today folks. I was about 15 minutes late and she already got her spot :( Tomorrow is another day.
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I find that subtlety is a lost art.
That got a laugh out loud. :)
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*bows with a flourish*
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:lol :lol
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Get 'er to make the cone smell like cod.
Yes please.
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I can't believe I stopped following this thread 1/2 thru page 1. Just got caught up. Definitely thread of the year material.
I'm speech-less.
I love you DTF.
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It's incredible isn't it?
I want more cone car parking mania!!
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Chino should be pulling into the parking lot at any moment now. :)
:corn
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So I nearly got caught on Monday, and cone Lady beat me to the punch yesterday and today. I'm thinking she has started coming in earlier due to my heroism. Funny thing is, now that she's coming earlier, she likely to not even need the cone :lol The space I'm in was open. She passed it to get to her cone.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/910/u9Qq57.jpg)
As you can see, she's changing up he wardrobe. The winter gear she's wearing breaks her black theme.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/910/7sNmop.jpg)
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Why don't you just take the cone?
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Because of this thread.
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Too blurry to determine hottness.
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Too blurry to determine hottness.
6.5-6.8/10
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This is legend.
So now, strategy. Do you set the alarm for 15 minutes earlier, to beat her in? Or let her little early spell lull her into a false sense of complacency? And go back to the torment once she falls back into pattern (which she will if the early recon was accurate)?
This is better than The Blacklist.
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Yeah, I say go in earlier than her, move the cone behind someone else's car, then she'll think it's THAT person that's fucking with her.
I'm sure there'll be some fireworks at that point.
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(https://media.giphy.com/media/GjYjLvGErsggg/giphy.gif)
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Unless she's an utter moron you're probably close to the point where Johnny shows up at your house with a restraining order. I'd have pegged you as a stalker by now. That bright red Cooper you drive is a detriment to your anonymity.
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Yeah, I say go in earlier than her, move the cone behind someone else's car, then she'll think it's THAT person that's fucking with her.
I like this. Throw Johnny off the scent.
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Thanks to the Microsoft Paint thread, I came to check out this thread to see what the hell the cone was about. I anticipated reading a few posts to "get" the joke and be on my merry way but I ended up reading every single word of every page of this thread.
Chino, you're my hero. This is the greatest thread in the history of the internet.
Have you considered putting the cone on top of her car? I know that may be pushing the boundaries but the worst that can happen is a few unnoticeable scratches. At best, she is relatively unnerved and confused that someone would take the time to do that but you have done nothing that could result in any legal action.
If you do, please buy a gopro camera and set it up to catch her reaction. I'm sure lots of us would chip in some cash.
If you don't want to go that route, maybe you could get several smaller cones and surround her car with them. Again, a gopro would be necessary. https://smile.amazon.com/Dazzling-Orange-Plastic-Traffic-Cones/dp/B00K293CIG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1449169993&sr=8-3&keywords=orange+traffic+cones
No matter what you decide, please continue to keep us updated.
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Easier than showing up earlier, just make sure you stay later than her.
EDIT: Better yet Slime it up with petrolium jelly the night before (nothing smelly, you want her to gung her hands up), and make sure you are early to record the fun the next morning. Granted, you may get caught when you are cackling like a hyena...but sometimes you have to pay a small price for a great reward.
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Too blurry to determine hottness.
Doesn't look hot at all, disappointing. She looks like a bitch actually, keep going Chino.Yeah, I say go in earlier than her, move the cone behind someone else's car, then she'll think it's THAT person that's fucking with her.
I'm sure there'll be some fireworks at that point.
Not a bad idea.
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Too blurry to determine hottness.
Doesn't look hot at all, disappointing. She looks like a bitch actually, keep going Chino.
Could be that she hasn't had a good lay in a while. She might be a beast between the sheets.
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Too blurry to determine hottness.
Doesn't look hot at all, disappointing. She looks like a bitch actually, keep going Chino.
Could be that she hasn't had a good lay in a while. She might be a beast between the sheets.
This is normally the case.
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Definitely thread of the year material.
I'm speech-less.
I love you DTF.
Yes yes & yes!
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(https://d2ws0xxnnorfdo.cloudfront.net/meme/502578)
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:lol
The replies just keep getting better.
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Too blurry to determine hottness.
Doesn't look hot at all, disappointing. She looks like a bitch actually, keep going Chino.
Could be that she hasn't had a good lay in a while. She might be a beast between the sheets.
:lol I was trying to give her the benefit of doubt with regards to the blurriness
What about if Chino just asks her to leave a cone out for him as well. Tell her you know her secret and if she doesnt want to get busted she needs to double up and get you a spot as well.
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(https://d2ws0xxnnorfdo.cloudfront.net/meme/502578)
(https://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y393/Prog_Snob/64571459_zpst0oiwvmg.jpg)
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:clap:
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I'm thinking she has started coming in earlier due to my heroism.
Because, he's not the hero she wants...but the hero she needs.
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I am disappoint from the lack of update.
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I am disappoint from the lack of update.
Ehhh, it's Friday. Maybe they, typically, come in at a later time or something.
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Sorry ya'll. Took a half day on Thursday and went down to Newark. Got back last night.
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Just read the whole thread......Brian, this is great!!! You should really confuse here and buy a bright yellow cone and replace the orange one with it.
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Sorry ya'll. Took a half day on Thursday and went down to Newark. Got back last night.
Why on Earth would you do a thing like that?? :P
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Just read the whole thread......Brian, this is great!!! You should really confuse here and buy a bright yellow cone and replace the orange one with it.
Simple yet brilliant. Even save some cash and just spray paint it with "DTF WUZ HERE!!!!"
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Sorry ya'll. Took a half day on Thursday and went down to Newark. Got back last night.
Newark, NJ? Thirty minutes from me and you couldn't stop by and say hello. ;)
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This is brilliant! Needs to be turned into a double-disc rock opera. :P
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Too blurry to determine hottness.
Doesn't look hot at all, disappointing. She looks like a bitch actually, keep going Chino.
Could be that she hasn't had a good lay in a while. She might be a beast between the sheets.
Maybe she uses the cone
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Give it a whiff
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Sorry ya'll. Took a half day on Thursday and went down to Newark. Got back last night.
Why on Earth would you do a thing like that?? :P
Really. Dude, if you're not going to put in the effort...
:)
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(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/910/76DDQX.jpg)
She won today. She followed me into the parking garage. I was trying to get a pic of her actually moving the cone but didn't have enough time.
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Rats.
I should buy you one of these for the Holidays. https://shop.gopro.com/mounts/head-strap-plus-quickclip/ACHOM-001.html
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You should decorate the cone for Christmas!
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Rats.
I should buy you one of these for the Holidays. https://shop.gopro.com/mounts/head-strap-plus-quickclip/ACHOM-001.html
Obvious stalker is obvious.
You should decorate the cone for Christmas!
Yeah, build a little nativity scene around it. :lol
Actually... this would be brilliant. Put an "Elf on the Shelf" on top of it if you beat her in some morning.
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Yeah, build a little nativity scene around it. :lol
Yes, but instead of the baby Jesus, put a little cone in the manger.
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I should leave this on top.
(https://factorydirectcraft.com/pimages/20140815122705-736782/christmas_tree_construction_cone_ornament.jpg)
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Stick a santa hat over the top.
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And one of those Velcro beards.
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She won today. She followed me into the parking garage.
Next time, just stop and move the cone, then pull into the parking space, exactly as she does. What can she possibly say?
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Maybe you could get there extra early one morning and take the cone; then wait for her to get there and park. While she's still in her car, walk the cone over to her car and set it right in front of the front bumper... look at her and smile really big (thing Grinch), waive, and say "Merry Christmas"! Then plop the ole' Santa hat on the cone and walk away saying "Ho, ho, ho".
Of course, you would need to be wearing this:
(https://i358.photobucket.com/albums/oo26/joshuarowland/The%20cone_zpsh2g1phik.jpg)
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:lol
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:rollin
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The cone needs to become the Festivus pole of the 21st century.
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She won today. She followed me into the parking garage.
Next time, just stop and move the cone, then pull into the parking space, exactly as she does. What can she possibly say?
This.
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I'm all for decorating the cone for Xmas :hatmas:
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It used to be I would pour a hot cup of coffee, and sidle up to the computer to see what happened in the world last night.
Now, apparently, I pour a hot cup of coffee, and sidle up to the computer to see what happened in a shitty parking garage in downtown Hartford this morning. :)
I don't know, I don't mean to be a party pooper, but I think escalating with any meaningful tampering of the cone is probably going a little beyond. No fluids, bodily or otherwise. I would stick to the occasional move, and be done with it. Maybe, MAYBE a small Christmas bow on top, but that's it. You always have to figure she might find out who it is. There is no crime in moving her cone; as it is not, technically, her space to mark. But beyond that, you don't want this to be a problem blown out of proportion. Personally, I would stick to things that you two might be able to laugh at if she caught you with her cone in your hand. Figuratively, of course. :)
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:lol, good point
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I think, at this point, the only reasonable thing left to do is to draw a picture of dickbutt on the side of the cone.
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I think, at this point, the only reasonable thing left to do is to draw a picture of dickbutt on the side of the cone.
(https://image.spreadshirt.com/image-server/v1/compositions/103153537/views/1,width=280,height=280,appearanceId=2.png/a-winner-is-you-8-bit-retro-gamer-t-shirt_design.png)
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I agree this has been entertaining but to echo Stadler, it could easily turn into an unfavorable situation with unforeseen consequences.
At this point it might be good to just walk away knowing you had a little fun.
Yes I'm an old man :laugh:
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The cone needs to become the Festivus pole of the 21st century.
DTF: Welcome, new comers. The tradition of Festivus begins with the airing of grievances. I got a lot of problems with you people! And now you're gonna hear about it! You, Cone Lady. Chino tells me your parking skills stink!
Chino: Oh, God.
DTF: Quiet Chino, you'll get your GMO-free soy-burger in a minute. Cone Lady, you couldn't find your own parking spot if you had a garage full of.. I lost my train of thought.
Cone Lady's Boss: Cone woman!
Cone Lady: Boss! How'd you know I park here?
Cone Lady's Boss: Stadler told me.
Stadler: It's a Festivus miracle! Someone took my very reasonable advice!
DTF: So, I guess this is the ugly girl I've been hearing about.
Cone Lady: Hey, those photos were too blurry to determine my hotness. Give me a break.
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Festivus isn't over until Chino pins Cone Lady.
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Don't walk away.
Keep it going.
If you stop, you're going to regret it.
You'll come back.
And then find out someone has stepped in and started fucking with her.
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Don't walk away.
Keep it going.
If you stop, you're going to regret it.
You'll come back.
And then find out someone has stepped in and started fucking with her.
Or that. I'm telling you, she's gonna be a beast of a shag.
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If I didn't have a girlfriend, I would honestly 100% try for the sake of this forum (and my dick).
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The big reveal would be you looking like the Red Hot Chill Peppers except replace the sock with a orange cone.
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If I didn't have a girlfriend, I would honestly 100% try for the sake of this forum (and my dick).
Maybe she's into it.
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The big reveal would be you looking like the Red Hot Chill Peppers except replace the sock with a orange cone.
:rollin
I think they make mini cones, too!
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If I didn't have a girlfriend, I would honestly 100% try for the sake of this forum (and my dick).
Maybe she's into it.
I'd ask the question.
The big reveal would be you looking like the Red Hot Chill Peppers except replace the sock with a orange cone.
:rollin
I think they make mini cones, too!
Are you saying Chino needs a mini cone?
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Based on this thread, Chino definitely does NOT need a mini cone!
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Actually (courtesy of The Random Caption Thread) you need to get her one of these for Christmas and leave it on the cone.
(https://coleccionesmexicanas.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/funny-christmas-sweaters-rtj5tkx3.jpg)
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If I didn't have a girlfriend, I would honestly 100% try for the sake of this forum (and my dick).
Maybe she's into it.
The menage?
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Cone Lady beat me again today. I got some video footage. Will have to wait until I'm home tonight to upload it.
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Come on, Chino. Get up a little earlier so we can see what happens when you get there before her. :lol
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Cone Lady beat me again today. I got some video footage. Will have to wait until I'm home tonight to upload it.
Wow... she's aggressive. Just goes to show she'll be a great lay. Perhaps a recruit for Zydar?
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If I didn't have a girlfriend, I would honestly 100% try for the sake of this forum (and my dick).
Maybe she's into it.
The menage?
Chino would have to get new friends... he'd have to get orgy friends. He'd have to get shag carpet and weird-o lighting... and all sorts of creams and lotions. Maybe he's ready for that though.
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If I didn't have a girlfriend, I would honestly 100% try for the sake of this forum (and my dick).
Maybe she's into it.
The menage?
Chino would have to get new friends... he'd have to get orgy friends. He'd have to get shag carpet and weird-o lighting... and all sorts of creams and lotions. Maybe he's ready for that though.
You don't know me well enough :hat
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you need to step up, these last two days have been highly disappointing.
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If I didn't have a girlfriend, I would honestly 100% try for the sake of this forum (and my dick).
Maybe she's into it.
The menage?
Chino would have to get new friends... he'd have to get orgy friends. He'd have to get shag carpet and weird-o lighting... and all sorts of creams and lotions. Maybe he's ready for that though.
You don't know me well enough :hat
:lol Well played sir
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If I didn't have a girlfriend, I would honestly 100% try for the sake of this forum (and my dick).
Maybe she's into it.
The menage?
Chino would have to get new friends... he'd have to get orgy friends. He'd have to get shag carpet and weird-o lighting... and all sorts of creams and lotions. Maybe he's ready for that though.
You don't know me well enough :hat
:lol Well played sir
Don't you ever get down on your knees and thank god you have access to my dementia?
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He only gets down on his hands and knees for people that 'know him well enough'.
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He's such a prude.
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If I didn't have a girlfriend, I would honestly 100% try for the sake of this forum (and my dick).
Maybe she's into it.
The menage?
Chino would have to get new friends... he'd have to get orgy friends. He'd have to get shag carpet and weird-o lighting... and all sorts of creams and lotions. Maybe he's ready for that though.
You don't know me well enough :hat
:lol Well played sir
Don't you ever get down on your knees and thank god you have access to my dementia?
I guess I'm not the only one currently plodding his way through season 6. Seen both of these this week.
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If I didn't have a girlfriend, I would honestly 100% try for the sake of this forum (and my dick).
Maybe she's into it.
The menage?
Chino would have to get new friends... he'd have to get orgy friends. He'd have to get shag carpet and weird-o lighting... and all sorts of creams and lotions. Maybe he's ready for that though.
You don't know me well enough :hat
:lol Well played sir
Don't you ever get down on your knees and thank god you have access to my dementia?
I guess I'm not the only one currently plodding his way through season 6. Seen both of these this week.
I haven't seen that episode in a while but it's not a line you forget.
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No update today :( Had to take the bus in.
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Uh-oh. Car troubles?
That's no excuse though
[edit] I just read the pissed-off thread. Never mind. [/edit]
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No update today :( Had to take the bus in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhI0OVs_zj0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhI0OVs_zj0)
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Damn that I waited until this thread was 9 pages long to come in here. Just spent the last 45 minutes catching up.
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Came back from lunch to find someone had blocked me from my keyboard.........
(https://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/gmillerdrake/E3692303-62F7-4768-84B2-AEA9ADFCC50E_2.jpg) (https://s791.photobucket.com/user/gmillerdrake/media/E3692303-62F7-4768-84B2-AEA9ADFCC50E_2.jpg.html)
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Car problems eh?
Mayhaps Cone lady has begun a retribution campaign of her own.
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Came back from lunch to find someone had blocked me from my keyboard.........
*snip*
Is that your lipstick on the left?
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Came back from lunch to find someone had blocked me from my keyboard.........
*snip*
Is that your lipstick on the left?
:lol nope....just the end of a red pen....
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Came back from lunch to find someone had blocked me from my keyboard.........
*snip*
Is that your lipstick on the left?
:lol nope....just the end of a red pen....
Denial isn't just a state of mind, it's also a river in Africa. So...get yourself to Africa with your red lipstick and tell it to them. :lol
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What shade of..."red pen" do you typically choose with your evening gown?
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What shade of..."red pen" do you typically choose with your evening gown?
I think they call it 'puppy pink'......
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Shot through the heart and you're to blame. Gary, you give love a bad name.
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Oy vey
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Personally I think you would look better in Ravishing Red. It goes well with the beard.
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Personally I think you would look better in Ravishing Red. It goes well with the beard.
Where's the black or blue shades?
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Personally I think you would look better in Ravishing Red. It goes well with the beard.
Where's the black or blue shades?
Only before Labor Day.
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Scored a victory today. I still had to park down stairs, but I pushed her cone about 200 feet with my car all the way to the end of the parking garage. As I came up the stairs I saw someone in a Subaru stealing her space.
(https://cdn.meme.am/images/300x/5430348.jpg)
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Fantastic!
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:metal
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Retribution!!!
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:lol, awesome
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lol
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Scored a victory today. I still had to park down stairs, but I pushed her cone about 200 feet with my car all the way to the end of the parking garage. As I came up the stairs I saw someone in a Subaru stealing her space.
Excellent, but where is yesterday's video?
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Scored a victory today. I still had to park down stairs, but I pushed her cone about 200 feet with my car all the way to the end of the parking garage. As I came up the stairs I saw someone in a Subaru stealing her space.
Excellent, but where is yesterday's video?
I didn't have much time last night and chose to do/upload my SS vid instead. I'll throw this one up tonight.
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So, I was told to visit this thread, and I feel I'm a happier person for having followed through.
Keep up the fine work. :lol
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Fine work Chino, fine work indeed!
The more I think about it, the more I agree with my wife's assessment of what maybe should be done... since she likes to mark her parking spot and she's obviously not taking the hint with the cone being moved, super-glue that sum-bitch to the parking deck right in front of her chosen space. At least she'll be happy that it can no longer be moved right?
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Fine work Chino, fine work indeed!
The more I think about it, the more I agree with my wife's assessment of what maybe should be done... since she likes to mark her parking spot and she's obviously not taking the hint with the cone being moved, super-glue that sum-bitch to the parking deck right in front of her chosen space. At least she'll be happy that it can no longer be moved right?
I wouldn't do that; sure, you may piss her off, but the other people using the parking deck would be more inconvenienced than her. My favorite idea in this thread so far is to replace the cone with one of a different color. It will subtly mess with her, and does not affect anyone else.
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I also don't think super glue is really strong enough to permanently bond a cone to a concrete floor.
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I'd like to fill another cone with concrete and replace her with it.
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I'd like to fill another cone with concrete and replace her with it.
Replace it with Mjölnir. See if she's worthy.
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I'm just afraid that she will give up on her cone-plans before Chino has the chance to try one of the really fun ideas in this thread.
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I'd like to fill another cone with concrete and replace her with it.
If you replace her cone with in instead of replacing her, that goes from a truly bizarre idea to a really funny one.
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I was being somewhat facetious with the super glue idea; the irony of the cone not being able to be moved at all and her space forever saved for her.
I also don't think super glue is really strong enough to permanently bond a cone to a concrete floor.
I don't know if super glue can do this:
(https://i358.photobucket.com/albums/oo26/joshuarowland/superglue-elephant-small-83891_zpsumtpwxsm.jpg)
maybe it can handle a cone.
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I think you should leave a giant turd under the cone.
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and she's obviously not taking the hint with the cone being moved
This is what I find so funny and impressive. She's clearly very determined and is ignoring the fact that people have been moving her cone and parking in her spot.
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and she's obviously not taking the hint with the cone being moved
This is what I find so funny and impressive. She's clearly very determined and is ignoring the fact that people have been moving her cone and parking in her spot.
This is probably not the first time someone has fucked with her. :lol
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If you're tired of the subtle messing with her (which, and I know I don't speak for anyone else, I wouldn't be) another option is to just part in her saved spot, running right over the cone, leaving it crumpled in a heap under the transaxle. Just give a huge flaming F*** You to the cone, the idea of the cone, the space saved by the cone, and the person with the gall and gumption to bring a cone into this environment.
I have to say, though, I don't imagine that someone with the temerity to bring a cone into a parking garage in order to secure a spot is going to go gently into that good night.
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I have to say, though, I don't imagine that someone with the temerity to bring a cone into a parking garage in order to secure a spot is going to go gently into that good night.
I just have to say that I love everything about the way this sentence is written. That is some of the best prose I have seen on this site.
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I have to say, though, I don't imagine that someone with the temerity to bring a cone into a parking garage in order to secure a spot is going to go gently into that good night.
I just have to say that I love everything about the way this sentence is written. That is some of the best prose I have seen on this site.
Yay! Let's have a sentence diagram!! :metal
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I have to say, though, I don't imagine that someone with the temerity to bring a cone into a parking garage in order to secure a spot is going to go gently into that good night.
I just have to say that I love everything about the way this sentence is written. That is some of the best prose I have seen on this site.
Yep, post of the year material right there.
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Scored a victory today. I still had to park down stairs, but I pushed her cone about 200 feet with my car all the way to the end of the parking garage.
:rollin :rollin :rollin
If you're tired of the subtle messing with her (which, and I know I don't speak for anyone else, I wouldn't be) another option is to just part in her saved spot, running right over the cone, leaving it crumpled in a heap under the transaxle. Just give a huge flaming F*** You to the cone, the idea of the cone, the space saved by the cone, and the person with the gall and gumption to bring a cone into this environment.
I have to say, though, I don't imagine that someone with the temerity to bring a cone into a parking garage in order to secure a spot is going to go gently into that good night.
This suggestion is fabulous.
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I have to say, though, I don't imagine that someone with the temerity to bring a cone into a parking garage in order to secure a spot is going to go gently into that good night.
I just have to say that I love everything about the way this sentence is written. That is some of the best prose I have seen on this site.
He gave me a writing boner, especially with the awesome alliteration.
Stadler, I think anyone who lives remotely close to Chino should take Monday off, drive to the garage, watch while he destroys the cone with his vehicle, and wait to see the mortified look on cone lady's face when she sees a Mini Cooper in her beloved spot.
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I love this thread more and more with each passing day.
*sigh*
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:lol We wait 11 months, then suddenly out of nowhere we have two genuine contenders for Thread of the Year, this one and the Astonishing MS Paint thread. This forum got good again.
(Off-topic, I know, but will there be a DTF awards this year?)
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:lol We wait 11 months, then suddenly out of nowhere we have two genuine contenders for Thread of the Year, this one and the Astonishing MS Paint thread. This forum got good again.
(Off-topic, I know, but will there be a DTF awards this year?)
Right? The MS Paint one is a rehash from the last two album cycles though, whereas this one is that idiotic spontenaety that made me fall in love with DTF to begin with.
I love this thread more and more with each passing day.
*sigh*
Yup.
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:lol We wait 11 months, then suddenly out of nowhere we have two genuine contenders for Thread of the Year, this one and the Astonishing MS Paint thread. This forum got good again.
(Off-topic, I know, but will there be a DTF awards this year?)
Right? The MS Paint one is a rehash from the last two album cycles though, whereas this one is that idiotic spontenaety that made me fall in love with DTF to begin with.
You're no longer just a poor boy.
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Egads, I just read through this thread this evening. I havent been on DTF as much. AMAZING thead
Chino, is there any chance of putting a remote contol vehicle under that cone?? Attach the vehicle under the cone, and when cone lady arrives, and tries to move it, you start driving that cone all batshit around the entire garage level, doing figure 8's, going over previously set up some jumps etc..., all the while, hidden in your car......
My two cents. LOVE this thread!
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Chino, is there any chance of putting a remote contol vehicle under that cone??
Which one should I use?
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/1929390_28094330110_2999_n.jpg?oh=fd90fedc433c6b0660a5926178cde74a&oe=571DABEE)
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10569050_10154404393195111_325617966770153225_n.jpg?oh=a150ec7e33ef3e22673f2383c6d4dd1b&oe=56E1FC5C)
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/10155639_10154007067200111_6833389920886329247_n.jpg?oh=33224cde7bfab03db1a69ce3e6197662&oe=56E75DEE)https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/Themes/dtf-adtoe/images/bbc/bold.gif
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlp1/v/t1.0-9/11062860_10155508619700111_83214710647979953_n.jpg?oh=09d1e10e719ec75f38c834f73e15ae9f&oe=56DA91ED)
:P
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We expect some video Monday evening. :biggrin:
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(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQiZaMgJnzuUbv-SRG6pSl1LRjKDsNjOkFvjG-QBU9-nxD4PJMyew)
Chino, I can't tell you what to wear, and this really isn't office appropriate, but it would be awesome!
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I think you should leave a giant turd under the cone.
This
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Chino, is there any chance of putting a remote contol vehicle under that cone??
Which one should I use?
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/1929390_28094330110_2999_n.jpg?oh=fd90fedc433c6b0660a5926178cde74a&oe=571DABEE)
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10569050_10154404393195111_325617966770153225_n.jpg?oh=a150ec7e33ef3e22673f2383c6d4dd1b&oe=56E1FC5C)
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/10155639_10154007067200111_6833389920886329247_n.jpg?oh=33224cde7bfab03db1a69ce3e6197662&oe=56E75DEE)https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/Themes/dtf-adtoe/images/bbc/bold.gif
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlp1/v/t1.0-9/11062860_10155508619700111_83214710647979953_n.jpg?oh=09d1e10e719ec75f38c834f73e15ae9f&oe=56DA91ED)
:P
Haha Sweet! :metal
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I'd use them all. When she drives into the lot, there could be like 8 cones all taunting her.
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:lol, yesss
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Setup a wireless cam and give us the info to access it remotely.
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Lady got her spot today. I was running late as shit this morning and showed up thirty minutes later than usual.
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I think you should dress the cone up like a Dalek and see if she fucks with it then.
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I think you should dress the cone up like a Dalek and see if she fucks with it then.
:metal
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I have to say, though, I don't imagine that someone with the temerity to bring a cone into a parking garage in order to secure a spot is going to go gently into that good night.
I just have to say that I love everything about the way this sentence is written. That is some of the best prose I have seen on this site.
He gave me a writing boner, especially with the awesome alliteration.
Stadler, I think anyone who lives remotely close to Chino should take Monday off, drive to the garage, watch while he destroys the cone with his vehicle, and wait to see the mortified look on cone lady's face when she sees a Mini Cooper in her beloved spot.
I thank you all for the kind words. It means a lot (actually, I'm being serious; it does mean a lot.).
So, I live about 20 minutes from the parking garage in question, and while I don't know for a fact which one it is, it can be one of only a handful, and I believe I can guess which one it is. Funny thing, I was in Hartford this weekend, Sunday, to see "A Christmas Carol" at the Hartford Stage, and was walking to the theater when I passed a parking spot on the road with, you guessed it!, an orange cone marking the spot. I got light-headed at the thought that I might be able to have some personal involvement in this thread of all threads, but alas, when I came back out it was not her vehicle, but a Toyota Land Cruiser in the spot.
(https://C:\Users\208001462\Desktop\cone.jpg)
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There was supposed to be a picture in that post; but apparently I am not as literate with code as I am with old-fashioned words.
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I have to say, though, I don't imagine that someone with the temerity to bring a cone into a parking garage in order to secure a spot is going to go gently into that good night.
I just have to say that I love everything about the way this sentence is written. That is some of the best prose I have seen on this site.
He gave me a writing boner, especially with the awesome alliteration.
Stadler, I think anyone who lives remotely close to Chino should take Monday off, drive to the garage, watch while he destroys the cone with his vehicle, and wait to see the mortified look on cone lady's face when she sees a Mini Cooper in her beloved spot.
I thank you all for the kind words. It means a lot (actually, I'm being serious; it does mean a lot.).
So, I live about 20 minutes from the parking garage in question, and while I don't know for a fact which one it is, it can be one of only a handful, and I believe I can guess which one it is. Funny thing, I was in Hartford this weekend, Sunday, to see "A Christmas Carol" at the Hartford Stage, and was walking to the theater when I passed a parking spot on the road with, you guessed it!, an orange cone marking the spot. I got light-headed at the thought that I might be able to have some personal involvement in this thread of all threads, but alas, when I came back out it was not her vehicle, but a Toyota Land Cruiser in the spot.
(https://C:\Users\208001462\Desktop\cone.jpg)
If you go on Google Earth, find where Kinsley Street meets Market Street. The entrance to the garage is directly across. I work in State House Square.
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Ah! I was off: I guessed it was the one over on Columbus. But good area. I think I'm one of the few that likes Hartford, even if I almost never go there.
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Maybe that's why you like it?
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Maybe that's why you like it?
Actually, you could be on to something. I kind of like the IDEA of Hartford - small city, etc. etc. - but I wish I knew people that LIVED there. It would make it a better place to visit. To this day, I still don't know ONE PERSON that has lived in downtown Hartford. Not one.
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:tup
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The fact I was down down the count with pneumonia was over a week and this cone thread is still at the top of the page says archive to me.
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The fact I was down down the count with pneumonia was over a week and this cone thread is still at the top of the page says archive to me.
The cone's master will make that call.
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But who is the cone's master? Master? Who's pulling those strings?
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The cone master.
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Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? HELL NO!
It's not over til the blonde lady sings.
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So, did you ever post that video?
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No, I'm sorry. It's really not that good and I keep putting it off hoping I'll score a better one. Once I'm home I don't even think about it and forget.
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You forget?! We live our lives based around this thread and you forget? :lol Kidding, of course.
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You forget?! We live our lives based around this thread and you forget? :lol Kidding, of course.
I'm not. Are we not Dream Theater fans? Do we not scrap and scrape for every last nugget of footage of those shiny objects that get our attention?
I kid.
I'm not going to lie, though; I'm looking forward to seeing her walk. I'm curious; she strikes me as someone who just might have a sexy walk. I know... I know... :loser:
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I know we each have different thresholds. But for ME personally, the thread has just now crossed over into creepy territory.
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We should all become members:
https://www.trafficcone.com/ (https://www.trafficcone.com/)
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I know we each have different thresholds. But for ME personally, the thread has just now crossed over into creepy territory.
But we haven't even seen the video yet.
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I know we each have different thresholds. But for ME personally, the thread has just now crossed over into creepy territory.
But we haven't even seen the video yet.
And I certainly didn't mean what I wrote in a creepy way. Anyone who would take the trouble to reserve a spot with a cone, and endure the clear interaction that has entailed, is clearly fastidious. Chino said her car is immaculate. She works in a city, presumably in an office building. It's not completely implausible that she would come to work in a neat dress in high heels. Not the craziest or creepiest thing in the world to want to observe a woman walking proudly in a pair of high heels.
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I think a note written on the cone with a Sharpie is in order.
"I know your secret"
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I think a note written on the cone with a Sharpie is in order.
"I know your secret what you did last summer."
ftfy
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I thought of that one originally, but I thought mine was more ominous.
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We should all become members:
https://www.trafficcone.com/ (https://www.trafficcone.com/)
I got some interesting looks from my co-workers when I announced "I am a member of the Traffic Cone Preservation Society."
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I might have to print one of these out and leave it on the cone..
(https://animation.filmtv.ucla.edu/students/awinfrey/Conewebsite/conemembership/colmem.jpg)
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We should all become members:
https://www.trafficcone.com/ (https://www.trafficcone.com/)
I got some interesting looks from my co-workers when I announced "I am a member of the Traffic Cone Preservation Society."
I said it, but there's nobody here to hear it. So did I really say it?
I noticed that the "Trashcan Man" is a Charter Member as well...
Give her a Christmas Card that says "A donation has been made in your name to The Traffic Cone Preservation Society".
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:chino:
I'm sorry, this emoticon needs to change to a cone
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:chino:
I'm sorry, this emoticon needs to change to a cone
If no one does it by the time I get home, I'll make one.
:implode:
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Do not get rid of my Avatar emoticon!
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:rollin
I might have to print one of these out and leave it on the cone..
(https://animation.filmtv.ucla.edu/students/awinfrey/Conewebsite/conemembership/colmem.jpg)
YES
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I know we each have different thresholds. But for ME personally, the thread has just now crossed over into creepy territory.
But we haven't even seen the video yet.
And I certainly didn't mean what I wrote in a creepy way. Anyone who would take the trouble to reserve a spot with a cone, and endure the clear interaction that has entailed, is clearly fastidious. Chino said her car is immaculate. She works in a city, presumably in an office building. It's not completely implausible that she would come to work in a neat dress in high heels. Not the craziest or creepiest thing in the world to want to observe a woman walking proudly in a pair of high heels.
I happen to find it sexy when women wear heels and business attire, though I hope it isn't pants suits. Those I despise. If she wears glasses, too. Look out. Snob is taking a road trip. Yes, I have a librarian fetish.
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Mmmmmm
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I got some interesting looks from my co-workers when I announced "I am a member of the Traffic Cone Preservation Society."
:rollin
I might have to print one of these out and leave it on the cone..
(https://animation.filmtv.ucla.edu/students/awinfrey/Conewebsite/conemembership/colmem.jpg)
:rollin
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:chino2:
I'm sure that the mods can rectify this.
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:chino1:
:cone:
:chino3:
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:conelady:
:chinobedsconelady:
:coneladysquirts:
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(https://www.thesmilies.com/smilies/transport/trafficcone.gif)
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:chino2:
I'm sure that the mods can rectify this.
:clap:
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:metal :metal
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nice tag-team effort, RJ.
:hifive:
for those that weren't here earlier... : chino2 : did not = :chino2: until RJ posted an actual avatar of a cone.
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:metal :metal :metal
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dammit I need updates to sustain my will to live.
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I think Chino has been held up in a dingy motel with conelady somewhere along 84.
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Sorry everyone. I've been getting to work late these last few days. The office is in Christmas mode.
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Sorry everyone. I've been getting to work late these last few days. The office is in Christmas mode.
:chino2:
And the woman is in cone mode.
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Sorry everyone. I've been getting to work late these last few days. The office is in Christmas mode.
That's all good, get her back into a false sense of security then back to the shenanigans. :tup
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Sorry everyone. I've been getting to work late these last few days. The office is in Christmas mode.
That's all good, get her back into a false sense of security then back to the shenanigans. :tup
That's exactly right! The eye of the hurricane!!!
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You should buy a bunch of cones and fill her entire parking spot with them so she has to move every single one of them. As an added suggestion, cover them in Vaseline so they're slippery and slimy.
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WTF no update?
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WTF no update?
Nope. Garage was practically empty this morning. Lots of people in Hartford taking the next two weeks off (I'm gone come Wednesday). I got a spot about twelve closer than hers, and there were several open spaces in between.
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:tup
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WTF no update?
Nope. Garage was practically empty this morning. Lots of people in Hartford taking the next two weeks off (I'm gone come Wednesday). I got a spot about twelve closer than hers, and there were several open spaces in between.
Empty garage is perfect for some foul play with that cone
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MAN ARRESTED FOR MOLESTING INNOCENT CONE
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WTF no update?
Nope. Garage was practically empty this morning. Lots of people in Hartford taking the next two weeks off (I'm gone come Wednesday). I got a spot about twelve closer than hers, and there were several open spaces in between.
As a Christmas gift, maybe she comes in to find like 15 cones in her spot, instead of just the one? Y'know, so she'll have some spares?
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If we're talking Christmas gifts, I think a better one would be a Madonna bra with a card that says, "I hear you like cones. Merry Christmas. Signed, the Cone Man."
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WTF no update?
Nope. Garage was practically empty this morning. Lots of people in Hartford taking the next two weeks off (I'm gone come Wednesday). I got a spot about twelve closer than hers, and there were several open spaces in between.
Did she still use the cone
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And if so, what did she use it for (other than reserving a parking space, that is)?
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If we're talking Christmas gifts, I think a better one would be a Madonna bra with a card that says, "I hear you like cones. Merry Christmas. Signed, the Cone Man."
That.... is the best idea I've seen yet! Teen-age vtgrad appreciates your vision of the future!
Somebody needs to re-work the Spoonman lyrics to Coneman lyrics... "feel the rhythm in your hands" indeed.
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Let's start 2016 off right. Finally got her in the act! I was going to plow over her cone, but there was a spot close to the exit I didn't want to pass up. I like her technique of stopping right in the middle of traffic.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/911/7IMyq7.jpg)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/905/w2ASG4.jpg)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/907/FZvRVw.jpg)
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I was going to dig this thread up this morning, but you already posted here.
Maybe it's the blurriness of the photo but it looks like she's built like a linebacker in that last photo.
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I was going to dig this thread up this morning, but you already posted here.
Maybe it's the blurriness of the photo but it looks like she's built like a linebacker in that last photo.
It's winter in CT. People bundle up.
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It's so that if she ever catches Chino, she can tackle him like a linebacker.
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I don't really understand the setup of the newest set of pictures. Isn't the cone supposed to be in front of a parking spot? Why was it in the middle of the actual parking garage travel way?
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It's winter in CT. People bundle up.
Naturally. The cool air hasn't skipped over NYC, unfortunately.
It's so that if she ever catches Chino, she can tackle him like a linebacker.
Now that would be a sight.
I don't really understand the setup of the newest set of pictures. Isn't the cone supposed to be in front of a parking spot? Why was it in the middle of the actual parking garage travel way?
Are you questioning the logic of a woman who feels delusions of grandeur in regards to parking spaces? ;)
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I don't really understand the setup of the newest set of pictures. Isn't the cone supposed to be in front of a parking spot? Why was it in the middle of the actual parking garage travel way?
It is in front of a spot. The angle makes it tricky. For some reason she's been leaving it out further than usual. It's been like that every day this week so far. Maybe someone else is pulling it away from the spot hoping a garage employee will notice it or something. But you can see that she moves it out of the way of the spot and butts it up against the support column.
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Maybe she leaves it farther out in front because she's enticing whoever has been plowing it over. You see, she's filled it with cement to get revenge on her secret rival! Since she's built like a linebacker, she can easily move it while disguising its new weight.
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the thread lives.
all is right in the world.
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the thread lives.
all is right in the world.
Word.
What a weirdo. Obviously there are other and sometimes better spots available when she comes. What is the point?
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the thread lives.
all is right in the world.
Word.
What a weirdo. Obviously there are other and sometimes better spots available when she comes. What is the point?
In her defense, timing is everything. Get there at 7:25 and there are plenty of spaces. Get there at 7:35 and you're going down at least one level.
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the thread lives.
all is right in the world.
Word.
What a weirdo. Obviously there are other and sometimes better spots available when she comes. What is the point?
In her defense, timing is everything. Get there at 7:25 and there are plenty of spaces. Get there at 7:35 and you're going down at least one level.
Perhaps her logic is to keep the same spot every day because it's not so close that she thinks most people will notice or care about the cone (who wants to park beside the column anyway... unless it's the only spot), and it's not so far away as to make her uncomfortable with the walk and she's staying on that level.
As an aside, I wonder what she thinks of the driver that is passing her while she's moving the cone? She honestly seems to not care what the other parker's think as long as she gets the spot she's ENTITLED to. The cone is her Muse... she cares not what anyone else thinks but the cone. Powerful the cone has become...
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As much as I love this thread, I would have stolen than cone a long time ago.
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As much as I love this thread, I would have stolen than cone a long time ago.
Thirteen pages in, are you the first to suggest this? I don't even remember.
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I say you paint it like an ice cream cone, seal the hole in the top, turn it upside down, fill it with ice cream, and sit there eating from it the next day as she arrives to her parking spot.
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As much as I love this thread, I would have stolen than cone a long time ago.
Thirteen pages in, are you the first to suggest this? I don't even remember.
I actually prefer the reverse approach, from a pure humor standpoint: Obtain 3-4 cones of your own, and add them to her spot, so she comes in one morning to find four or five cones awaiting her.
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As much as I love this thread, I would have stolen than cone a long time ago.
Thirteen pages in, are you the first to suggest this? I don't even remember.
I actually prefer the reverse approach, from a pure humor standpoint: Obtain 3-4 cones of your own, and add them to her spot, so she comes in one morning to find four or five cones awaiting her.
That would be even more funny.
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Lay her cone [Freudian slip] down, have your cones surrounding it, and throw some plain yogurt on her cone to create a cone bukkake scene.
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Or find one of these....
(https://www.ohlssons.be/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/IMG_5585.JPG)
Lay her come down, have your cones surrounding it, and throw some plain yogurt on her to create a cone bukkake scene.
:lol
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Lay her cone [Freudian slip] down, have your cones surrounding it, and throw some plain yogurt on her cone to create a cone bukkake scene.
:clap:
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As much as I love this thread, I would have stolen than cone a long time ago.
Thirteen pages in, are you the first to suggest this? I don't even remember.
Nah, a few of us did in the beginning :lol
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As much as I love this thread, I would have stolen than cone a long time ago.
Thirteen pages in, are you the first to suggest this? I don't even remember.
Nah, a few of us did in the beginning :lol
It has been a blur of coney goodness. You're probably right.
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I'm certain, because I think one of the first things I said was that I probably would have stolen it by now :lol
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I'm certain, because I think one of the first things I said was that I probably would have stolen it by now :lol
First page, yes. I gave in and checked. :lol
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Am I shallow? Am I the only one wondering if a) she's cute (I think the "hot" ship has sailed) and b) whether this is part of some elaborate mating ritual? :)
:loser: :facepalm:
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IKR?? This would be SO EASY to turn into a rom-com. :rollin
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:lol
There have already been pics snuck of her, but obviously not great ones. She looked attractive but very... type A.
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Am I shallow? Am I the only one wondering if a) she's cute (I think the "hot" ship has sailed) and b) whether this is part of some elaborate mating ritual? :)
:loser: :facepalm:
That'd make for an amazing "Tell us, how did you guys meet?" story.
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Right up until Chino's girlfriend strolled up and punted his balls.
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Chino's girlfriend
This is why nobody took this:
In her defense, timing is everything. Get there at 7:25 and there are plenty of spaces. Get there at 7:35 and you're going down at least one level.
And suggested that if the lady were to start "going down one level", Chino would keep her spot saving cone ruse a secret from the parking management.
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Someone needs to write on the cone: "The winning Powerball numbers are: 05 06 19 27 14 & 57" That sucker would disappear for sure.
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Someone needs to write on the cone: "The winning Powerball numbers are: 05 06 19 27 14 & 57" That sucker would disappear for sure.
So close! :lol
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???
Not even close.
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It's fixed now
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I was going to dig this thread up this morning, but you already posted here.
Maybe it's the blurriness of the photo but it looks like she's built like a linebacker in that last photo.
Oh damn, it's Clay Matthews.
Go ahead and accept the loss, Chino.
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Chino, why you post no updates?
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Chino, why you post no updates?
It's more or less the same every day now. I've been getting to work earlier, so I get a better space than the one the woman has reserved. I did see someone else parked in her space today with her cone off to the side. Maybe someone else is fed up.
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Chino, why you post no updates?
It's more or less the same every day now. I've been getting to work earlier, so I get a better space than the one the woman has reserved. I did see someone else parked in her space today with her cone off to the side. Maybe someone else is fed up.
Or maybe its someone from DTF
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Stadler.
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The cone is losing its stranglehold, people are saying "Fuck the cone." Conelady's power is diminishing.
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I wish. You have no idea how badly I wanted to go down there and see this for mine own eyes.
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All good things must come to an end.
The saga of the cone was a good one, and surely will be posted in the next "Great things to happen in DTF" years down the line when the inevitable DTF.gov is created in the year 2066 and Bosk runs for President of The Great Northern Empire.
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But there's too many questions left unanswered!!! We need this to go out in a bang, not a fizzle!!
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There's a guy outside my building that sells roses out of a van. I was thinking about leaving one at the cone's base with a note that says "the internet thanks you"
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:rollin
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Brilliant. Just don't put it's from us because seeing DTF might not have the intended consequences.
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There's a guy outside my building that sells roses out of a van. I was thinking about leaving one at the cone's base with a note that says "the internet thanks you"
:clap:
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Yes. It must be documented.
I get a woody harrelson just thinking about her googling 'cone'/'cone lady'/'stealing cones'/'parking spot cone'.
...wait...
Did me just writing that put that in the Google subspace sanctuary server of words? Oh god.
DISPERSE. DISPERSE. EVASIVE MANEUVERS.
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There's a guy outside my building that sells roses out of a van. I was thinking about leaving one at the cone's base with a note that says "the internet thanks you"
I'm buyin'. :)
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First time I've looked into this thread.
If you insist on leaving the cone there, at least smear anal lube all over the goddamn thing, and leave the empty tube/bottle/whatever next to the cone with a note saying, "I loved the cone, but I was thinking of you ;) "
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Saw this at a touristy shop in Sauselito, thought it'd be perfect for this thread....
It's about two inches high btw...
(https://scontent.fsnc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t34.0-12/12735909_1059737140754989_225140280_n.jpg?oh=e5e2a47bfe9110c9ab0d6a7b7ff4d0b3&oe=56C7930C)
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It's all about you, not me
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They didn't have that one :p
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It's all about you, not me
:slowclap:
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That's exactly what I thought of too :(
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Well, when you've only got 2 inches, this *is* the appropriate message.
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Saw this at a touristy shop in Sauselito, thought it'd be perfect for this thread....
It's about two inches high btw...
(https://scontent.fsnc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t34.0-12/12735909_1059737140754989_225140280_n.jpg?oh=e5e2a47bfe9110c9ab0d6a7b7ff4d0b3&oe=56C7930C)
You could do a lot with that
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Well, when you've only got 2 inches, this *is* the appropriate message.
Didn't get this yesterday, today I did. And I lol'd.
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$9.99
EACH
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We need to make a cone.
Out of those cones.
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We need to make a cone.
Out of those cones.
(https://replygif.net/i/939.gif)
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So what's going on with this?
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The cone has been shelved.
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So what's going on with this?
I've started parking in a different garage that's $105 a month cheaper :/
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So what's going on with this?
I've started parking in a different garage that's $105 a month cheaper :/
Nice, even though the adventures of the cark park cone has ended, you can't argue with that saving. :tup
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So what's going on with this?
I've started parking in a different garage that's $105 a month cheaper :/
You should have told us.... we could have chipped in :)
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BUT WHO WAS CONE?
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:rollin
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Chino I've been doing a lot of work in CT lately (Waterbury, New Britain, Hartford area). Maybe I could pay the cone a visit to let her know you still mean business.
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Chino I've been doing a lot of work in CT lately (Waterbury, New Britain, Hartford area). Maybe I could pay the cone a visit to let her know you still mean business.
Lol. If you're going to be in Hartford, let me know. I'll give you the address. What are you doing in Waterbury?
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Just doing work on cell sites. Got Danbury, Bridgeport, Hartford and New London next week.
Also the Waterbury highway project is driving me up a wall. I dunno how you deal with that all the time.
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Just doing work on cell sites. Got Danbury, Bridgeport, Hartford and New London next week.
Also the Waterbury highway project is driving me up a wall. I dunno how you deal with that all the time.
Yeah, that project is a bitch. I'm out the door early enough where I miss a lot of the traffic build up. Same thing on the way home. To their credit though, it's nowhere near the nightmare I thought it was going to be. Then again, they haven't started decommissioning the old bridges or the construction of all the new ones yet. As soon as they finish the Waterbury project, Hartford is up next. They are redoing exits 46-52 (before and after the tunnel). That's going to be hell on Earth. I might look for a new job before that happens just so I don't have to deal with that for 2-3 years.
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BUT WHO WAS CONE?
:omg:
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Just doing work on cell sites.
Quit lying, we all know you are there for the golf tournament so you can get on the PGA tour so you can buy your grandma's house from the IRS.
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Just doing work on cell sites.
Quit lying, we all know you are there for the golf tournament so you can get on the PGA tour so you can buy your grandma's house from the IRS.
:lol
I already thought Shooter McGavin got the house in auction?
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BUT WHO WAS CONE?
:rollin
I was just thinking about this the other day. Sad that you moved garages but sounds like a deal you couldn't pass up.
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Maybe we could start a gofundme page so he can carry on with the shenanigans. I think we could find 105 DTFers to donate a buck a month. If we're subsidizing this though, your game would have to go WAY up though....
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(https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--MqS9OBUW--/z8gdpn0zajx2mwociyia.jpg)
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I work in a city where parking is hard to come by. You either park miles away and bus in, or you pay ridiculous prices for parking garages. The garage I park in costs $200 a month and parking is on a first come first serve basis. There is a separate area for "reserved parking" that costs an extra $100 a month, and that guarantees you a spot right by the entrance/exit.
About two weeks ago I noticed a cone blocking a good parking space. I thought nothing of it as the garage will often times blocks spaces to service lights or vents. That afternoon I saw a car in that space and the cone off to the side by its rear bumper. The next day, the cone was back. A few days later, I had to go in later than usual. I saw a woman, who was driving the car that always now has that space, getting out of her car and moving the cone so she could back her car in. This woman is reserving her own spot in the garage outside of the more expensive reserved section.
It probably shouldn't as much as it does, but it really pisses me off. Today I ran her cone over and left it laying on its side. I want to, neigh, I need to take action. I'm contemplating steeling the cone. I almost did today, but there were two other people near by. Instead, I left them with the thought "why'd that asshole intentionally run over that cone?". I'm also debating printing out a sign that says "Asshole parking only" and taping it to the cone tomorrow morning.
DTF. I look to you for advice. How should I handle this cone?
Post one and I"m already remembering why I love this place so much. I really hope by the end of this thread the cone has been inserted in someone's rectum.
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Chino, you're my hero. This is the greatest thread in the history of the internet.
Nope. PPPPPPP-Powerbook! wins it. google it and set aside about 16 hours.
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Yeah, build a little nativity scene around it. :lol
Yes, but instead of the baby Jesus, put a little cone in the manger.
Trying to read 14 pages without multiple replies but this is fucking hilarious.
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Seriously, this is how it ends? Damn. Such a let down. I didn't even get to put in my own suggestion. No point now.
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Now you know how the rest of us feel.
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Now you know how the rest of us feel.
I guess my idea wasn't really so great anyhow. It's just a true narrative of how I would have handled it.
Which is,
I would've walked up to her one day and said "fuck you and your fucking cone. bitch."
also a let down.
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But at least that would have had closure.
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DO IT
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Oh man, just read this whole thread for the first time this morning. Glorious.
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Now is the time to really do something since Chino moved out of the garage
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My vote would be to steal the cone and replace it with an envelope addressed to "Parking Cone Lady", and inside is a picture of Jigsaw from the Saw movies captioned "Hello, I want to play a game"
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If you wanted to get really creepy, you couldaascertain her address via her license plate, then take a picture of her house and tape that to the come.
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If you wanted to get really creepy, you couldaascertain her address via her license plate, then take a picture of her house and tape that to the come.
Before it dries ?
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:rollin
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I don't want to get anyone's hopes up, but I noticed this as I got out of my car today.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/922/OBYuQy.jpg)
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Uh oh. :lol
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IT LIVES
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(https://replygif.net/i/386.gif)
You back at your old garage, or did she follow you to the new one?
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I have no idea. I'm in my new garage and her car wasn't anywhere to be found. This may be a one off thing, but I couldn't resist. Will keep tabs tomorrow morning.
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:lol hopes are officially up.
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Was looking through the old caption game thread in the archives and the second pic posted by rumborak was:
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/rumborak/caption3.jpg
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I don't want to get anyone's hopes up, but I noticed this as I got out of my car today.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/922/OBYuQy.jpg)
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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I just looked more closely and realized there are two cones there.
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I just looked more closely and realized there are two cones there.
Dear God, they're multiplying!
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So there's this cone, the sequel
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It Came From Another Cone
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Orange Cone 2: Parking Lot Boogaloo
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Cone II. Attack of Madonna's Brassiere.
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Orange Cone 2: Parking Lot Boogaloo
:lol :lol
Obvious contribution:
Attack of the Cones
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Killer Kones from Outer Space :dangerwillrobinson:
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Bad to the Cone.
Bu-bu-bu-bu-bu BAD!
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Cone Loc - Funky Cone Medina :angel:
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I just did some research and discovered that the lady's name is Cone-Anne the Barbarian
:neverusethis:
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Where is this? Coney Island of course. :biggrin:
(https://secure.parksandresorts.wdpromedia.com/resize/mwImage/1/630/354/90/wdpromedia.disney.go.com/media/wdpro-assets/dlr/things-to-do/dining/disney-california-adventure/cozy-cone-motel/cozy-cone-motel-00.jpg?07052013073618)
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Conenado - the Second Coning.
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:chino2:
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I have two emoticons.... my life is more or less complete at this point
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This parking garage is in Conenecticut right?
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I have two emoticons.... my life is more or less complete at this point
one of which is an emoticone
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This parking garage is in Conenecticut right?
Correct
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Perhaps Neil should have two stacked cones on his head instead of a Santa hat?
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Was the woman driving a Honda Tuscone?
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No she was driving a Honda Conetour
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That sounded kind of conedescending.
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He can be coneniving sometimes.
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(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/87/d7/6a/87d76a91c6330d9951e363a94f9a36df.jpg)
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The Board of Directors at Chino's job.
(https://files2.coloribus.com/files/adsarchive/part_971/9717705/renault-clio-200hp-sexy-cone-600-41606.jpg)