So I am sitting in the dining room, and a woman approaches me. She said "Are you the ***** with the (my car)." I said that it was my car. She told me I needed to move it "right ****** now." Fun, right?

I said I was in the middle of something, and that I could move it in a couple of minutes and apologized. She kept yelling obscenities at me and told me that her daughter couldn't get in the car. I calmly repeated myself and suggested she go in the other side. She screamed at me that it wouldn't be her fault if she hit my car then. She walked out and I calmly took a photo of her plates. She sees me standing there, bodily hides her plate, then covers it with a cloth from her trunk while still gesturing wildly at me. She then proceeded to slam her door into my car multiple times, kicked it, and hit it with her car as she was pulling out.

5 different groups of people came to tell me she had hit my car as I left. 3 of them had called the police. I probably would not have, because the scratches look like they'll buff out and I certainly don't want to have to see that crazy lady in court. I had to wait an hour for a police man, who agreed that it probably isn't worth filing charges and that he would go ahead and "scare her" and put a note in her file.

Best part? She's the one that parked next to me, I was already there. Crazy woman. And to top it off, both of my receipts were wrong. So who knows if I'll even get paid!

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/14/2013 10:35PM by kissum.

Wow!
I am sorry you had to experience something like that.

Oh wow. I would have made sure she got a hit and run charge. Some idiot backed into me at the toll lane, and drove off. I called cops and he made a case. Sorry this happened to you. There are some insane idiots out there.

Sounds like you may have encountered the Hamburgler or the Grimace. If I were you, I would report the McNutjob to Mayor McCheese. Don't bother with that clown Ronald.

Bad news about not having the proper receipts. You are pretty much McF***ed on that shop.

Oh my gosh, what a day you had, kissum. Crazy, foul-mouthed lady. I'm glad your car was not more seriously damaged, and that her bark was worse than her bite - in that you weren't physically assaulted.

Great job of saving your shop, while deflecting crazy lady I have had incorrect receipts, and no receipts, without negative fallout. The MSC and client realize it happens. Now, if it happens to one shopper too many times, that would be different.

Take it to small claims court.

Think of it as an easy court "shop" that pays really, really well.

You said you got a picture of license? Did you happen to get video? That would go viral!!

As much as the lady was being a Jack-Ass, when she started threatening you, I would have STOPPED the shop, moved my car and contacted the scheduler.

And now, you have a damaged car. This is no worse than if you saw a tornado funnel cloud outside the window and decided you must continue the shop, as the roof was blown off....

If you read the guidelines, this particular MSC says to NEVER put your life at risk. She could have grabbed a knife or done some other psycho crazy thing to you...

STOP the shop, move your car, go to safe area, call the scheduler and get the shop rescheduled, if possible.

SunnyDays2 Wrote:
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> As much as the lady was being a Jack-Ass, when she
> started threatening you, I would have STOPPED the
> shop, moved my car and contacted the scheduler.
>
> And now, you have a damaged car. This is no worse
> than if you saw a tornado funnel cloud outside the
> window and decided you must continue the shop, as
> the roof was blown off....
>
> If you read the guidelines, this particular MSC
> says to NEVER put your life at risk. She could
> have grabbed a knife or done some other psycho
> crazy thing to you...
>
> STOP the shop, move your car, go to safe area,
> call the scheduler and get the shop rescheduled,
> if possible.


I totally agree. There are some GRADE A nutcases running around out there and I think this is only moreso with the economy being so weak and life in general seeming so uncertain. Good call on this post. Get yourself out of harm's way first and then if possible get your property out of harm's way. Don't worry about the shop - if the MSC doesn't understand, would you want to work with them anyway? Just glad things worked out that you are safe and sound and can post here.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/15/2013 07:33AM by squireparty.

She was already walking out when she threatened me. That's why I chose not to go outside. Before that, she was just very rude. She had a small child with her, and she never got close to me. It was safest to let her go do her thing. But, that's also why I didn't press charges. The car just has her paint on the door, I think it'll come off easily. I don't want that crazy lady to see me again or find out any of my personal information.

I was nearly done when this happened, so I went out to check the damage as soon as she had pulled away. I figured that the car was going to be damaged regardless by the time I was threatened, might as well not let it ruin my pay check!

Good deal. I wouldn't want that nutter anywhere near me.

Yikes! Sounds like she needs some McXanax with that! Sorry you were a victim of her crappy behavior. I feel awful for her small child who was with her

She could have assaulted you with a spork!

I opened my door at a rest stop and hit the car next to me, left a small scratch in her door. Woman got out and started screaming at me for SLAMMING the door into hers and demanded payment on the spot. I apologized and offered her my insurance info, took photos of her grievance and she drove off into the sunrise. I don't buckle to extortion unless they have a gravelly voice, pinky ring, $3000 suit and is connected with the ILA, International Longshoreman's Union.

I feel for the little kid. If this is how Mom acts in public, just think of what her child(ren) see at home. When the officer makes a house call there might be a DFS call.

So, you already had your food? Sampled it? I would have gone out and moved my car, then returned to my food and spent an additional 15 minutes inside (if your requirement is the same as my MSC).

But my arches directions say not to leave the counter once you've placed the order, to wait right there for your food. But after you've received your food and sampled it, I don't see any conflict -- as long as I complete the required 15 minutes.

Or am I wrong? If I'm missing something really important, I'm willing to learn!

As for what happened -- OMG! That must have been scary! I might NOT have gone to move my car, just from absolute, flat-out fear! But if someone came and nicely asked me to move my car, and I had my food already, I probably would have moved my car, then gone back in and completed the observations.

cease

optikdave Wrote:
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> She could have assaulted you with a spork!
>
> I opened my door at a rest stop and hit the car
> next to me, left a small scratch in her door.
> Woman got out and started screaming at me for
> SLAMMING the door into hers and demanded payment
> on the spot. I apologized and offered her my
> insurance info, took photos of her grievance and
> she drove off into the sunrise. I don't buckle to
> extortion unless they have a gravelly voice, pinky
> ring, $3000 suit and is connected with the ILA,
> International Longshoreman's Union.

You can BET she already had a tiny scratch there and was going to milk you for a cool $1,000 bucks..._

That's when you bust out with the video app on the smartphone!!!! Catch the looney in action, report her to CPS.....

If I had been in *my* parking space first, and I was *sure* that I was adequately inside the lines, I would've told the @#$%& to suck my ... well, whatever. I would NOT be leaving the restaurant ~ ESPECIALLY on a shop where I'm *NOT SUPPOSED* to leave the restaurant ~ to satisfy some crazy-ass @#$%&. I wouldn't even if I was there for my own pleasure ~ but why would I be eating at the Arches for my own pleasure? So, some crazy-ass @#$%& who came and parked too close to MY car. And now wants it to be MY problem. Tough you know what.

I can't stand people like that, and it's all I can do to not punch 'em right in the face. Or knock 'em out with my very heavy purse.

I had some bully neighbor threaten me once, a long time ago. Word is, I wasn't the first neighbor this @#$%& threatened, either.

My puppies were woofing in the yard, I was on my way to get them away from the fence and whatever it is they were woofing at, after calling and whistling for them a couple of times didn't work. They'd been woofing for two or three minutes by this time. We have a very large yard, and I don't walk too quickly because of my back/hip disability, but I was on my way.

This neighbor screams, and I mean *SCREAMS*, to "Shut those dogs up!!!!!"
Well, the only reason my puppies were woofing, was because of the neighbor-in-common's dog.
I screamed back, "Why don't you scream at the other neighbors?! At least you can see I'm on my way to take care of it!"
She screamed back, "Don't make me come over there and hurt you!"

Well. That did it. I was already highly aggravated, and now I was nearly homicidal.
I already had a square-nose shovel with me, because I'd been using it to muck out the puppy run, which is why the puppies had gotten where they were in the first place. I held the shovel over my head, and said, in a very deep evil-sounding voice, "I'd like to see you try, you f'ing @#$%&." (Except I didn't really say "f'ing". Heh.)
Not another word out of her. Not then. Not ever again. At least to me. Stupid bully that's really just a big fat coward.

And *THAT* is how I handle people like that @#$%& at the Arches. I was only ever bullied once by any individual kid in school, either; and then never again. My Grandpa and Mom taught me that you NEVER start a fight, but you ALWAYS finish it.

I really can't believe so many people would just automatically acquiesce to the @#$%&. Given that, though, it's absolutely no wonder at all that we have so many people in the world like her ~ it's because too many of the rest of us just cow-tow to their every whim and tantrum.

And, I'm lucky I have a car that's already a pile of crap. Ding & kick away, @#$%&!

It's too bad about your receipts. And good thing you got her plates.


PS: I much prefer my furry @#$%&. Hee!

You're my kind of people, StormCloud. I take no @#$%&, either. *hugs*

I want StormCloud on my team.

I didn't read any of the responses, but my first question to you would be....where the heck did you park?

And, all I can say is that once you resort to cursing, you have lost the entire battle....

But apparently not if you're the one with the shovel.