Ever wanted to get back at someone who parks like a jerk?
SEATTLE -- From drivers taking up two spaces to parking way too close, we've all seen it -- and some of us have even done it.
But have you ever wanted to get back at someone who parks like a jerk? Now you can.
It's a website called "You park like an a******" and it's taking off.
"And I got 80,000 hits in one hour and I actually destructed the site and it took the serve down and all that," said the website's creator Andy, who doesn't want his last name used.
Andy created the website as a place for his friends to go and joke about bad park jobs. But, he never thought it would take off.
"And I was like 'uh-oh, this is becoming a bigger animal than I ever thought it would be,' " he said.
You can post hate mail, a photo, or print out a notice to leave declaring in big, bold letters the driver parks like a, well, you know. It even has check marks to note the offense, such as "two spots for one car" to "over the painted lines."
We decided to put it to the test in Seattle, and within minutes, we found 10 cars, trucks, and minivans that qualified in some way to receive a notice -- three within 20 feet of each other.
One minivan was definitely taking up two spots. So I just checked the box, and left the note right on the windshield.
We wrote each car up, left the notice on the windshield, and waited.
Then I remembered the kind of feedback Andy told me he got after he left his notices.
"One guy was sending me the stats of how big he was and that he was going to come beat me up," Andy said. "I'm like 'I had nothing to do with this... it's society doing it, not me."
Now I understand why he asked me to hide his identity, which got me thinking, maybe it was kind of mean to leave something like this right on someone's windshield.
Uh oh, too late.
Shaun Williams was the first to notice the reprimand.
"Oh, did I park wrong?" he wondered, taking it in stride. "I could have done a better job," he laughed. "It just makes you reevaluate how you park."
Brian Ingle, a plumber on the clock, told me he needed to double park.
"You know, I need the room to work," he said, adding nobody's ever complained before.
Another man, who parked well into the space next to him didn't want to play along, and then gave us an obscene gesture as he drove away.
And then there was Benji who first picked our notice off his windshield and laughed, but then we asked him how reading it it made him feel.
"I think it's a tad bit disrespectful," he said, adding he found the language offensive. "It's one thing to say we appreciate, but to have this in bold letters like that and using curse language -- I don't think that's very appropriate."
Most of the others felt the same way that it could offend some people, being too direct unless...
"If you're a New Yorker, it would be normal," one said.
Then again, when you see somebody blatantly park a Porsche like this, you know, it feels pretty good to leave them a note.
Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to run...
But have you ever wanted to get back at someone who parks like a jerk? Now you can.
It's a website called "You park like an a******" and it's taking off.
"And I got 80,000 hits in one hour and I actually destructed the site and it took the serve down and all that," said the website's creator Andy, who doesn't want his last name used.
Andy created the website as a place for his friends to go and joke about bad park jobs. But, he never thought it would take off.
"And I was like 'uh-oh, this is becoming a bigger animal than I ever thought it would be,' " he said.
You can post hate mail, a photo, or print out a notice to leave declaring in big, bold letters the driver parks like a, well, you know. It even has check marks to note the offense, such as "two spots for one car" to "over the painted lines."
We decided to put it to the test in Seattle, and within minutes, we found 10 cars, trucks, and minivans that qualified in some way to receive a notice -- three within 20 feet of each other.
One minivan was definitely taking up two spots. So I just checked the box, and left the note right on the windshield.
We wrote each car up, left the notice on the windshield, and waited.
Then I remembered the kind of feedback Andy told me he got after he left his notices.
"One guy was sending me the stats of how big he was and that he was going to come beat me up," Andy said. "I'm like 'I had nothing to do with this... it's society doing it, not me."
Now I understand why he asked me to hide his identity, which got me thinking, maybe it was kind of mean to leave something like this right on someone's windshield.
Uh oh, too late.
Shaun Williams was the first to notice the reprimand.
"Oh, did I park wrong?" he wondered, taking it in stride. "I could have done a better job," he laughed. "It just makes you reevaluate how you park."
Brian Ingle, a plumber on the clock, told me he needed to double park.
"You know, I need the room to work," he said, adding nobody's ever complained before.
Another man, who parked well into the space next to him didn't want to play along, and then gave us an obscene gesture as he drove away.
And then there was Benji who first picked our notice off his windshield and laughed, but then we asked him how reading it it made him feel.
"I think it's a tad bit disrespectful," he said, adding he found the language offensive. "It's one thing to say we appreciate, but to have this in bold letters like that and using curse language -- I don't think that's very appropriate."
Most of the others felt the same way that it could offend some people, being too direct unless..."If you're a New Yorker, it would be normal," one said.
Then again, when you see somebody blatantly park a Porsche like this, you know, it feels pretty good to leave them a note.
Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to run...
