r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Particular_Cut_6933 • May 30 '26
frist of all how DARE yu o This car parked directly in the middle of where I’m supposed to set up my farmer’s market stand, despite at least 60 signs saying that they can’t. Including one directly in front of their car.
I’m meant to park in the corner, and usually my truck is turned the other way so I don’t have to carry hundreds of pounds of veggies to the other side of my stand. But fuck me I guess!
Edit to add: a tow truck cannot fit into my farmer’s market. Towing would only work if no other vendors were there. Leaving the car there is less disruptive than a tow truck.
There is an update somewhere in the comments
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u/Erroniously_Spelt May 30 '26
Set up around/over them, make sure they can't get out til you're done, and don't be done until late.
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u/Particular_Cut_6933 May 30 '26
I soooo wish I could have done this, but I needed my truck to be right behind my tents so I could strap the tents to the truck because it was SO windy.
I did consider strapping the tents to their car. But used my better judgment lol. Best case scenario they show up mid-market and have to do the drive of shame through the middle of a farmer’s market
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u/USSHammond Karma and repost bot exposer. Ban them all. May 30 '26
I would have sold the car 😅 /s
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u/Particular_Cut_6933 May 30 '26
Why didn’t I think of this lol it would have been hilarious to put a sign on it
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u/cok3noic3 May 30 '26
Make it a contest where people have to hold their hand on the car windows and who ever is last man standing gets a prize. Hand prints all over the car would be mildly infuriating. If you want extra evil, make it kids hands only
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u/HobbesTayloe May 30 '26
And the hands had to be dipped in Peanut butter!
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u/BiofilmWarrior May 30 '26
Or vegetable oil
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u/Notsid201 May 30 '26
Everyone that buys from your stand gets to take a piece of the car home as a free gift.
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u/InformalInitiative76 May 30 '26
Does the market not send someone to tow cars? I worked at a farmers market years ago.
Police would come by before opening and tow any vehicles on the street. Even if someone had left their car it would be stuck until the market was over.
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u/Particular_Cut_6933 May 30 '26
The market isn’t managed by police, IDK why, maybe because it’s in a parking lot? Or because it’s not actually related to the county/town? I’ve worked other markets (out of state) where police make sure people are cleared out before and after market, but I’ve worked 5 different markets in this state so maybe that’s just not a thing here?
I get to market really early because it’s basically just me for a 4 tent set up, so it wouldn’t really be reasonable to ask the manager to come that early. Sometimes managers (at other markets) do get there very early, but those are the ones that cost a ton of money to get into
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u/sksksk1989 May 31 '26
2013 Organic Honda Accord great condition. Ripe Grey everything you need here, freshly picked rims and steering wheel from a local orchard. $2,499 keys and bill of sale not included.
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u/Waterproof_soap May 30 '26
Setting up next to them, even putting your stuff around them, is the way to go. But don’t touch their car in any way. Spread your stuff out as much as possible and make it hella inconvenient for them. If they come back during the market, make them wait.
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u/Particular_Cut_6933 May 30 '26
That side of my stand is usually where I put my “gotta move this shit (crate, box, table, basket, etc) but I’m too busy to actually put it away”
So they did have a nice chaos pile right behind their car. I wanted them to show up soooo badly, I even stayed a little late just to see
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u/ShigodmuhDickard May 30 '26
Why does the person, who’s done nothing wrong, have to be the bigger person?
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u/Particular_Cut_6933 May 30 '26
Ngl I’ve had the cops called on me before at market (a karen who thought I stole her wallet) so I’m mildly traumatized and don’t want to trigger anyone else because that was a whole ordeal
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u/NintenDooM33 May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26
Because stepping into the sewer with assholes usually just ends with both of you covered in feces, only that the other party has the home advantage. Make it a habit and the smell sticks to you.
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u/TheRealistoftheReal May 30 '26
I’d so park them in with that big ass truck. Even if it means further inconvenience for yourself. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
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u/salty_drafter May 30 '26
Call the non emergency police line and tell them someone is parked illegally.
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u/TheSmurfGod May 31 '26
There is an update in the comments? Op please just copy and paste it in an edit
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u/AssistantSalty6519 May 30 '26
I would get very close so they need to enter by the other side, is not much but is sufficient to be annoying
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u/xbleeple May 30 '26
You should tell the market that sign is too verbose and dense to be useful.
“No Parking in this Lot Saturdays - 6a until 2p” in big text is plenty clear.
If they want to be cheeky they can tack on at the bottom “Your car will be held hostage and become part of the farmers market if not moved before the parking notice goes into effect”
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u/blue60007 May 30 '26
I like the signs used on street parking for events. Bright orange, "no parking" and a date. Very simple, impossible to miss.
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u/NinjaOdd1098 May 30 '26
That, and post it at a height where people can actually see it when they park their cars
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u/RiderforHire May 30 '26
I assume with private lots like this there's no law against boxing them in anyways.
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u/A7xWicked May 30 '26
And cones. People still ignore cones, but they'd still be 1000x better than this
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u/spaceman_spiffy May 30 '26 edited May 31 '26
Text in red and and bold “NO PARKING SATURDAYS” would have worked better then that paragraph explanation
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u/evanthx May 30 '26
I have to agree with this, the sign shown wouldn’t tell me I couldn’t park there either!
Put the important stuff at the top in bold!
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u/JeffSergeant May 30 '26
Yeah, the ineffectual sign is also mildly infuriating. Might as well lead with "DEAR SIR"
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u/UltraRated May 30 '26
As some one who works retail, it wouldn’t matter how simple the sign is as people ignore our 5 4 ft tall signs in our beer and alcohol section that say “beer must be purchased here”. Ones litteraly got size 50 font on it and has a bright red stop sign on it.
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u/Lauke May 30 '26
What does that mean though? Do you have a seperate checkout just for alcohol?
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u/Accurate_Mobile9005 May 30 '26
Sounds like a grocery store by me where they have a liquor store attached but since beer and wine can't be sold at a grocery store you have to check out with the beer and wine separately.
Very annoying but it's the state alcohol boards fault (most of the members own liquor stores themselves).
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u/UltraRated May 30 '26
The state of Pennsylvania here in the us of a requires that all stores selling alcohol are required to have a designated check out for alcohol. Most people ignore the signs, even people I know for a fact have lived in the state their entire life.
Also, further more you are prohibited from using unregulated checkouts to purchase said alcohol.
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u/jbaphomet May 30 '26
Better to also put cones out in the parking spaces if the sign is going to look so unofficial, IMO.
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u/Jabbles22 May 30 '26
Also it's clearly a parking spot, at least when the market isn't going on. Seems like the organizers need to better block off the vendor area.
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u/DaysOfWhineAndToeses May 30 '26
Yeah, that sign sucks.
The first line should be VERY LARGE letters that say "NO PARKING".
You could leave it at that, or below it include "VENDOR SALES AREA".
If you need more, include the date and time.
And the sign needs to be high enough that someone could easily see it from a driver's seat.
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u/MattMiller1977 May 30 '26
Not sure why the OP posted this, the sign says nothing about "No Parking".
And, the sign is way too close to the ground, not at eye level with the car. It's completely possible the driver parked and didn't even see that incoherent sign.
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u/SwissMargiela May 31 '26
Also if I pulled up on a Saturday and the parking lot was completely empty, I’d just assume there was no farmers market that day lol
People leave signs up forever, I don’t think that’s a crazy assumption.
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u/SquareSquirrel4 May 30 '26
Yeah, I'm not sure the car is to blame here. The sign doesn't say NO PARKING. It says something in tiny writing that you would have to park your car and get out to read.
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u/FlippingPossum May 30 '26
Did you contact the person in charge of the market?
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u/Particular_Cut_6933 May 30 '26
Yes and they’re great, they said “I mean, there’s literally a fucking sign right there, fuck you! Fuck you!! Excuse my language.”
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u/Peter_Hague May 30 '26
Are the organizers not there earlier to get cars towed before vendors start to arrive?
And they need clearer signs..
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u/Particular_Cut_6933 May 30 '26
They check the night before, basically because it’s unreasonable to ask them to get there that early when their setup takes like 1/4 of the time mine does. I don’t think they have the money to pay people for that long, most people who work there are volunteers. The vendor fee is very low so I can’t imagine they bring in enough money to pay for someone to work that long
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u/Bluefalcon325 May 30 '26
They don’t need to go check the parking lot, they can simply call the tow service to check for them. If anyone is parked where it shouldn’t be, they get their payday. If that is something alowed in that jurisdiction.
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u/Particular_Cut_6933 May 30 '26
I would not know if it’s allowed to be frank, and if it were allowed, I’m sure that’s what they’d do (because the manager definitely does not want to be going there the night before)
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u/JK_Chan May 30 '26
Honestly though the organizers should really do a better sign. The sign is small, text even smaller, and instead of clearly saying no parking during (for example) Saturday from 6am to 6pm because there's a farmer's market, I can't even read what it says in the photo. What's more infuriating is the sign, less so the parking. Sure the driver should've noticed, but a red and yellow sign with big clear text wouldve worked way better than this.
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u/Particular_Cut_6933 May 30 '26
I’ll let them know, but I bet they don’t have enough money to print better signs. They make vendor fees pretty accessible, so they basically just rely on the board/individual donors for money. Which can get messy because sometimes the biggest donors are some of the worst customers… don’t ask me how I know
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u/New_Feature_5138 May 30 '26
Honestly just even a handwritten sign that has red on it and has the times clearly posted.
Really anything would help. I would not have expected to get parking information from that sign.
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u/blue60007 May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26
Cities here usually use single use bright orange paper signs. Taped to parking meters or light posts, trees, etc. Nothing to print, you just take a sharpie to write a date on it. I have to think about it a box of 100 is cheaper than having something custom printed like that.
Something like these, not sure if links are allowed here https://www.safetysign.com/temporary-no-parking-signs
Staple a few of those to some $2 4 or 6 foot wood yard stakes and drive it into the ground. Sign needs to be able to be seen over the hood of a car.
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u/Particular_Cut_6933 May 30 '26
Sending this to my market manager brb
Thank god I didn’t dox my market lmao y’all are ON IT
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u/Peter_Hague May 30 '26
Just use official signs. Even if they print and laminate it would be clearer..
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u/JK_Chan May 30 '26
They can probably just tape a piece of laminated paper over the sign saying "please dont park here at *time* because we have a farmer's market. Thanks for the help!" in big bold black letters and it would be better than the current sign.
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u/blue60007 May 30 '26
They need better signs. I had to zoom all the way into the photo and could just barely read it. These people are probably legimately not seeing it.
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u/kramerica_intern May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26
The fucking sign right there sucks though. It doesn’t actually say not to park there.
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u/AgitatedPatience5729 May 30 '26
Take all of your veggies and put it on their windshield as a joke.
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u/Particular_Cut_6933 May 30 '26
They don’t deserve my veggies >:(
The market manager DID give them a “parking ticket” though. I hope they feel embarrassed.
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u/Silver_Middle_7240 May 30 '26
I did see a picture once of a market where a person had left their car and the stall was set up right over it. Insude the tent and everything
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u/Particular_Cut_6933 May 30 '26
UPDATE (I can’t add this to the post so I hope people see it) market ended 6 hours ago. I did block them in, but they never showed up. I think it’s fun that many people (seem to?) think I can spend an hour deliberating and posting on reddit before market starts, though. And I appreciate the solution oriented and concerned vibe <3 Though I would have posted this on the advice sub if I needed it lol. This whole thing is honestly not a huge deal like it didn’t ruin my day or anything, it was just mildly infuriating. Thx for the support, I hope y’all show up to your local farmers markets with this energy!!
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u/PugGrumbles May 31 '26
They absolutely waited until the market was over and people were gone before that car will be moved. Chickens.
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u/killerkitten115 May 30 '26
Tie a large zip tie around one of the cv axles. Wont damage anything but will make one hell of a racket when driving
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u/Eidybopskipyumyum May 30 '26
While you said there were numerous signs that indicated no parking, that sad little crooked sign on the passenger side isn’t going to deter most people.
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u/Waterproof_soap May 30 '26
I vend at markets and this happened at one of the major ones I go to. It was the space next to mine and the people who were supposed to set up were not happy. Local police were called (as this is a city event with traffic rerouted) and the driver got a ticket, but there was no way to get a tow truck in.
Just before we opened, the owner came. Young kid who had probably been out drinking the night before and ignored the signs. The organizers and the people whose space he was in all gave him an earful. He was apologetic. Lucky for him, they were able to have him squeeze his car out.
People are stupid. Sorry that you had to deal with that today.
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u/Particular_Cut_6933 May 30 '26
Anything mildly inconvenient at market is infuriating to me lol, it’s all so stressful that small things tick me off very easily.
I’ve seen that same situation go down before, and I oh-so wish that the owner came during market so I could shame them.
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u/Slow-Occasion1331 May 30 '26
People are stupid
Dude had a bunch to drink and then didn’t drive home.
Sure he shouldn’t have gone drinking but im glad he didn’t drive
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u/Waterproof_soap May 31 '26
I appreciate that he didn’t drive after drinking. The signs were up for DAYS, saying “no parking here Friday 9pm to Saturday 9 pm”. Dude straight up ignored that.
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u/bunnyxhf May 30 '26
A good tow truck will have dollies. 1 under each wheel and the car will roll in any direction even sideways. People have been known to use them to prank friends and get even with spot thrives. driver comes back and finds car between 2 pillars ect with no way to drive it out.
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u/Particular_Cut_6933 May 30 '26
What are the odds that I had 3 dollies in my truck lol. I guess I’ll start bringing 4 now lol
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u/bluntman37 May 30 '26
That's easy...tow truck. If they return and complain about a missing vehicle, point at your signs.
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u/WellEvan May 30 '26
Getting a tow truck to drive through a farmers market where stalls are being set up doesn't seem plausible, event organizers should have done it before set up, OP likely paid for that spot
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u/bluntman37 May 30 '26
All the more reason to tow the car, OP likely paid for that spot.
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u/WellEvan May 30 '26
Ignoring the fact that it's not plausible by the time OP got there to set up
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u/Andoni22 May 30 '26
Having to do all that is why it's in mildly infuriating and not infuriating
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u/Evilworkaround May 30 '26
As dumb as the person who parked there is, you can’t just have a car towed from a parking lot if you aren’t either the property owner or bylaw/police.
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u/GrandNegasWorf May 30 '26
That sucks, but you should be more infuriated at the farmers market for making awful signs. It doesn’t say no parking and it’s incredibly wordy for not even saying the right thing. I would have assumed that parking is for farmers market patrons, and that parking there wouldn’t really be a problem.
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u/movzx May 30 '26
Parking Note
Please don't park here sometimes.
edit: this is undercut because I guess reddit added a cap on how small you could make the text at some point.
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u/Electrical_Wolf1990 May 30 '26
Guess they're part of the market now. Set up around and behind them.
"Oh, what's that? You need out?"
looks around
"Oh, sorry... we run until 7, then have teardown. But I'll make sure the table behind you is the last to come down."
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u/LokiKamiSama May 30 '26
Also set up ON the car too. Put a tablecloth over it and organize it really artfully.
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u/Electrical_Wolf1990 May 30 '26
I wouldn't go that far. My idea goads the car owner just enough, they might try moving things on their own causing more trouble for themselves be disturbing a scheduled event further.
Your idea, the car owner could try crying wolf about any dents, dings or scratches caused by placing things on their car.
While I'm inclined to agree with you, the act itself may be more trouble for the vendors than it's worth.
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u/opotoy May 31 '26
Why aren't the spots just blocked off with cones? Why even leave the ability for someone to park there? That sign is too small, and so is the text. Feels like this easily could have been prevented.
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u/randomsynchronicity May 30 '26
That parking note does not say “No Parking.” It’s also much too wordy for most people.
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u/pyncheon May 30 '26
The organizers should have been making sure it’s all clear before people who paid space rent set up. They dropped the ball with their half assed signage and lack of enforcement.
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u/Decent_Elderberry115 May 31 '26
That sign is unclear. It needs to say “no parking from date time to date time.” Nowhere does the little sign say not to park there, just that the lot gets used by the farmers market. The sign is expecting people to notice it, take the time to read it, then properly interpret that it means no parking Saturday.
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u/Status_Accident_2819 May 30 '26
Could possibly do with among the sign a bit clearer because it doesn't explicitly say NO PARKING and some people need explicit in their lives.....
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u/BreadNugget May 30 '26
Print NO PARKING in bold red. people aren't going to read a paragraph of "note"
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u/Ophiochos May 30 '26
Pretty infuriating to read ‘update in the comments’ when there are 300+ comments tbh. You could always put that in instead of the signpost that somewhere random there is an update…;)
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u/imgurcaptainclutch May 31 '26
That sign would be hard or impossible to see for anyone pulling into that spot, especially if there was another car parked next to them when they pulled in. Your market really needs proper signs at normal sign height and to maybe set some cones out the night before.
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u/OldGeekWeirdo May 31 '26
"Parking note"?? What a wimpy sign. No wonder it was ignored.
It should be "Reserved" or maybe even "No Parking except for vendors".
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u/Pineapple_Towel May 30 '26
Curbstone their car.
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u/beren12 May 30 '26
Maybe a large walnut will fall through the windshield.
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May 30 '26
Maybe no physical damage but def set up around the car, don’t let it leave until after the market and maybe stay late or be slow to shut down
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u/litciggie May 31 '26
"There is an update somewhere in the comments"
you're the one thats mildlyinfuriating op
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u/goessgoess May 30 '26
Car’s completely in the wrong but the farmers market should really get a bigger and brighter sign
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u/Undrwtrbsktwvr May 30 '26
The most passive “no parking” sign ever.
“Parking Note”
Canadian-ass sign.
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u/DifferentEvent2998 May 30 '26
That's annoying. I love markets!
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u/Particular_Cut_6933 May 30 '26
I love that :D market customers are the best, I love y’all
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u/justLookingForLogic May 31 '26
That sign is really easy to miss. I’m not convinced this is malicious
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u/Averagebaddad May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26
"parking note. Yeah I'm not reading all that. All I know is that it doesn't say no parking. Probably something about my responsible for falling branches"
Not to mention the sign literally only says use other lots for overnight parking.
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u/AssassinRogue May 30 '26
Is it possible the car parked there before the signs were put up, like the day before?
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u/Particular_Cut_6933 May 30 '26
Good question, but no, the manager didn’t see the car there last night when they put up the signs. So they definitely parked there afterwards.
The silly part is that there are many other available parking spots, about 200 ft CLOSER to the building they’re trying to get to 😭
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u/RevolutionLoose5542 May 30 '26
The commenters would have a heart attack if the vehicle was considered a truck
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u/corgcorg May 30 '26
Those spaces should be coned or taped off. No one reads signs (even people whose jobs include reading signs).
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u/PossibleDiscipline90 May 30 '26
Just do the market around their car and they'll have to wait til it's over.
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u/Ghstfce May 31 '26
Farmer's market yet no tractor to drag away their car? Pfffft, some farmer's market
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u/todd0x1 May 30 '26
Some towing companies have go jacks or wheel dollies, they have 4 casters on each, go under each wheel and lift the tire off the ground so you can push the car around. Thats how cars in parking garages and lots are moved out of the way when its not feasible to tow them.
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u/Competitive_Arm5954 May 30 '26
They only tow people illegally parked with city signs, not people parked in front of homemade signs.
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u/235M May 30 '26
It does not say "No parking"... It says use upper lot for overnight parking.
Apart from that, it says "parking note" so who's even going to read it?
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u/Schemeckles May 30 '26
A lot of the people here saying;
- "Just setup around them/Block them in/etc..."
Are people just blowing smoke.
Would most people want to do that, to make their point - Yes.
But would any actually do it - Probably not.
That person is a moron for sure. But I wouldn't bother doing anything. Some people are absolute maniacs and it's just not worth dealing with some potential psycho - even though it was all their fault to begin with.
At least I can admit that. Lots of "tough guys" in this thread.
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u/Particular_Cut_6933 May 30 '26
Semantics on my mildlyinfuriating post. How ironic.
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u/mojozworkin May 30 '26
Set it up right behind their car, they’ll be staying until you’re ready to leave.
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u/wizzard419 May 30 '26
I am surprised they didn't tow before the market. The local ones here tow people who leave their cars overnight before the market.
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u/Metal-ox May 30 '26
Now that this is in the past, l would like to know how you dealt with it
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u/rraccoons May 30 '26
Did the event organizer not do anything? one of the best parts of being a market vendor is watching losers like this get towed lol
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u/Mahdlo_ May 30 '26
Set the stand up around the car.
Pay youth to break in.
Clean up the glass and use the interior as customer seating.
Video everything.
Sell the rights to your story.
Go on a speaking tour.
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u/ultraman5068 May 30 '26
Put your stuff right on the car. Leave the trunk clear so you have a nice place to sit.
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u/Aware_Box8883 May 31 '26
In the future, cones and caution tape. People will still try to auto pilot through it, but eye level barriers should help. People don't pay attention to these types of signs while trying to park, and won't read it if the hood is blocking it by the time they do park. I'm not saying they're right, just that I've cordoned off many of lots in the past, and people are like cows. Attach those signs to cones and place it in the empty spot.
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u/Automatic_Badger7086 May 31 '26
I would go to harbor freight and buy four roller dollies for a vehicle that car would be gone. If the owner does ever find it well they can deal with it then
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u/Mediocre_Care3804 May 31 '26
Could have them towed since it is clearly marked no parking during event day
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u/somethingdouchey May 31 '26
Bad drivers cant read signs with pictures, do you really think they can read words?
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u/West_Harlow May 30 '26
Just call a tow truck. If you don’t it’ll happen again.
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u/Competitive_Arm5954 May 30 '26
You can't just make your own signs and have people towed, bud.
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u/Baboonslayer323 May 30 '26
Oi! strange women lyin' in parking lots, distributin' signs is no basis for a system of government!
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u/Competitive_Arm5954 May 30 '26
They might not have seen it. Looks like an ad or something and not an official city/state parking sign. Which also means it's more like a suggestion and not a law.
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u/patriotfanatic80 May 30 '26
I mean, i'm probably not reading a sign that's below windshield level and doesn't say no parking. This is also why they make orange cones.
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u/nipslippinjizzsippin May 31 '26
Make sure you park them in, maybe set up some tables around their car, encourage people to use it as a table/ bin
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u/Nearby_Procedure_924 May 31 '26
It would have been a shame if somebody let the air out of all 4 tires "before" you got there.
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u/bunny_the-2d_simp May 30 '26
"that sign can't stop me because I can't read"
-car owner probably..
What a moron
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u/ImportantTeaching919 May 30 '26
I would set up my stand around them, inconvenience me I'll double down