'Bad karma, buddy': Dude flips off neighbor after trying to park in someone else's assigned parking spot

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Jun 23, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

Contentious doesn't even begin to describe how people act about parking lots and getting the perfect spot. For many drivers, it's imperative to get a good spot, even if it takes some time of circling the lot, searching for a spot where no one else is parked too close. 

This lucky person, u/bizzzfire, wrote to r/AmItheA**hole with a question about a parking dispute. The OP writes that they were pretty sure they were doing the right thing by protecting their assigned spot, but after their interaction with this guy, they weren't sure if they were "partially in the wrong." 

The OP explained that they have a cushy first-floor spot inside a six story parking garage, which they're understandably happy to have. It's an assigned spot system, so every person in the building is able to have their own space… at least until a random person stole the OP's prized parking spot. Not only that, but without their parking spot, the OP was going to have to park on the sixth floor. It would be an extra effort for the OP, and they didn't actually know if they were allowed to park there, since the space was reserved for contractors, not residents. 

In the comments, the OP got the support they were looking for, with commenters mainly telling them that they did the right thing by protecting their spot. But the OP was also warned that they should keep a close eye out for their car, since their new neighbor had a rather threatening tone. 

Next up, these two started a vacation as friends, and ended it with a massive fight that might end their friendship. 

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  • 01
    Font - AITA for moving somebody from my parking spot? Not the A-hole At the time I was convinced this guy was 1000% a d the more I think about it, I'm wondering if I'm partially in the wrong bag, but
    via u/bizzzfire
  • 02
    Font - Our apartment building has 6 stories for parking, I have an assigned spot on the 1st floor which makes it very easy to get in/out of the garage. I come back one night around midnight and see somebody parked in my spot. I don't want to park in somebody elses spot and move my car the next day, because then I could end up being towed for being in the wrong spot.
    via u/bizzzfire
  • 03
    Font - I go to the front desk who calls the person up -- apparently it was their first day or two moving in and they weren't aware there was assigned parking spots. As far as I'm aware, all spots are assigned, so that seemed bizarre. However, I do not believe anybody is assigned to the 6th floor as there's only contractor vehicles occasionally up there.
    via u/bizzzfire
  • 04
    Font - Front desk hands me the phone, guy asks if he can just move it tomorrow. It takes ~5min or so to drive up the parking garage and another 5 to drive down, plus it's just kinda annoying... additionally, I wasn't sure if I was even technically allowed to park on the 6th floor. So I declined and asked him to come move his car. He said he had work tomorrow and this was a pain in the aand again asked me to let it be for the night. I stood my ground.
    via u/bizzzfire
  • 05
    Font - When he came to move his car I was waiting there, he flipped me off and said something along the lines of "bad karma buddy" Should I have just parked upstairs and let him fix it the next morning?
    via u/bizzzfire
  • 06
    Font - BeepBlipBlapBloop. C tain [154] NTA - He was the one inconveniencing people, not you. Why should you have to go all the way up to the 6th floor because of his mistake?
    via u/BeepBlipBlapBloop
  • 07
    Font - mangeedge Exactly, if the roles were reversed you can guarantee the dude would have had OP's car towed. Instead of being a decent human
    via u/mangeedge
  • 08
    Font - SporadicCounsel. A Enthusiast [7] NTA, but if I were you I'd hope the garage has good cameras. Otherwise I predict keys or slashed tires in your future. Also your place sucks if the receptionist made you talk to the guy instead of handling it.
    via u/SporadicCounsel
  • 09
    Font - A Aficionado [14] THIS. FD should have told the interloper to move directly. Making OP deal with it is unsafe. Now interloper knows what OP looks like and where to find them/their car.
    via r/AmItheA**hole
  • 10
    Font - StubbornKindOfFellow. Parta pant [2] He's the a It was your spot. If he just moved in, they probably JUST told him the parking rules. Just because he had work in the morning, whatever, bad choices on his part don't fall on you.
    via u/StubbornKindOfFellow
  • 11
    Font - If I was new to an apartment, and I accidently parked in a spot that wasn't mine, even if it was the middle of the night, I would be apologizing saying something like "Sorry, I just moved in, didn't realize I was parked in the wrong spot" because these are my neighbors I have to live with for the foreseeable future. I wouldn't be flipping them off blaming them for my mistake.
    via u/StubbornKindOfFellow
  • 12
    Font - JeepersCreepers74. Prime Ministurd [545] NTA. Also, I don't think he understands how karma works.
    via u/JeepersCreepers74
  • 13
    Font - its Mousy Colo-rectal Surgeon [30] NTA. It probably was just a mistake but that doesn't mean he can just inconvenience other people because of it.
    via u/itsMousy
  • 14
    Font - StAlvis ΝΤΑ he flipped me off and said something along the lines of "bad karma buddy" FOR HIM, maybe.
    via u/StAlvis
  • 15
    Font - QueasyReveal4674 A Enthusiast [5] NTA If he didn't want to be inconvenienced he shouldn't have parked in a spot not assigned to him.
    via u/QueasyReveal4674
  • 16
    Font - folklore_5847 Colo-rectal Surgeon [32] NTA. You don't want to risk being towed because someone wasn't paying attention enough during their move in to know the rules.
    via u/folklore_5847
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    Font - The Ghost Reborn Certified Proctologist [21] ΝΤΑ It's your spot and you're entitled to it, you shouldn't have to give up your car spot because someone can't be bothered moving. If he wants to double down on being wrong there's not much you can do about it, other than make him move and then forget about him.
    via u/The_Ghost_Reborn
  • 18
    Font - Skye_Reading NTA but I took the "bad karma" comment as a threat against your vehicle. Hopefully your garage has good cameras, if not get a dashcam.
    via u/Skye_Reading
  • 19
    Font - Acethetic_AF Soft NTA. He probably wasn't aware of the policy. Doesn't make him for parking an a there. His behavior when moving the car does make him a bit of an as though.
    via u/Acethetic_AF
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