Okay, so I’ve gotta give Scott credit here. I know I’m not the only driver who’s had the frustrating experience of returning to your parked car to find some mysterious new dent or scratch with the perpetrator long gone and no note in sight. Or perhaps you’ve been on the other side of things, and justified not leaving a note because the idiot had parked too damn close or in an non-legal parking spot or whatnot.
And yet, says our puzzled submitter, “I was pulled fully into a parking space, well within the white lines, with space on both sides. Why does he try to ‘kind of’ make it my fault?”
(I’m guessing it’s because he’s “kind of” passive-aggressive.)
![Sorry! I dinged your car, but you kind of deserved it the way you parked. My # is [redacted]. Call if you have any issues. :) -Scott](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5025/5580208543_17c4907a57_b.jpg "Sorry! I dinged your car, but you kind of deserved it the way you parked. My # is [redacted]. Call if you have any issues. :) -Scott")
Of course, I’d say that’s still preferable to receiving a note from someone who’s “kind of” a total asshole…
![Hi, my name is Jack I accidently [sic] hit your car & someone saw me so I'm pretending to right down my details. SORRY. Jack](https://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/accident-note-hi-my-name-is-jack-i-accidentally-hi1.jpg "Hi, my name is Jack I accidently [sic] hit your car & someone saw me so I'm pretending to right down my details. SORRY. Jack")
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77 responses so far ↓
#1
TippingCows
Maybe Scott’s just really fat so it doesn’t matter HOW someone parks – just the fact that someone parked next to him was enough.
As for Jack, I wonder how many times he’s been in this situation. He seems to have the douchebaggery thing down.
Apr 3, 2011 at 10:15 pm rating: 90
#2
JetJackson
“Hi is that Budget car rentals Perth office? Ahh yes my vehicle was just damaged and a note was left on Budget letterhead without any contact details. There are green paint marks on my car. Oh you just had a green car returned with rear bumper damage…”
Seriously you don’t have to be Horatio on this one.
Apr 3, 2011 at 10:29 pm rating: 90
#3
lagne
heh.. I’ve seen plenty of people “park just fine,” meaning the front end of their car was perfectly within the white lines while their car-ass oozed into another parking spot like a crooked thong booty. Not saying that’s what Submitter #1 did necessarily, but it happens. Kudos to the note writer for owning the ding.
NoteRighter #2 needs to go RIGHT back to second-grade English class before WRITING more notes that make me giggle.
Apr 3, 2011 at 10:52 pm rating: 90
#4
TicfkleMyBambo
Hey,
Listen I apologize for backing into the front end of your car and leaving your bumper completely damaged.. You see I have horrible vision and I kind of failed my drivers test 10 times so I have no license or insurance or any other information that I can give you.. here is my # 571-645-7861 (not really MY #) call if you have issues… not that I should give you any information anyways since you took up a little bit of parking space so you kind of had it coming, learn how to park better next time. I should say I’m sorry for backing into you but I feel you should apologize first since you caused me to back into you…
Hope you have a splended day :)!
Steve..AKA “Jack”
Apr 4, 2011 at 12:23 am rating: 90
#5
Kathy
Jack is a bastard.
Apr 4, 2011 at 3:56 am rating: 90
#6
Mrazda71
why can i hear “BAD PARK YOU” in my head when i read this?
Apr 4, 2011 at 3:58 am rating: 90
#7
Chicken Underwear
I saw a guy like Jack hit a parked car. I did not think his note was real and it was not. He did not know that I photographed his car and his licences plate. I printed the photos and left my know note. I got phone calls from both the hitter and hittie insurance companies. “Jack” go in trouble.
Apr 4, 2011 at 4:52 am rating: 90
#8
Jimmy James
I still remember the one time I scraped someone else’s car while parking. I left my number, but not my name- later on I check my voicemail, and lo and behold, it’s someone I know. I’m just trying to imagine what would have happened if I had gone on my way, and had to feign ignorance while they told their story about some jerk who hit their car and drove off. (Me: “No info or anything? What a cad!”) And that’s why… you always leave a note!
Apr 4, 2011 at 8:13 am rating: 90
#9
Knickerbocker Glory
Does anybody else think that Scott has really, really girly handwriting?
Apr 4, 2011 at 8:27 am rating: 90
#10
The Elf
I used to have an old 70s era Camaro. It had freakin’ huge doors compared to the 90s era cars all around me. Modern parking spots are not made with old cars in mind, especially 2-door old cars!
So, I took great pains to park, if I could, where I could open the door without hitting anyone or having to slither out of the door. My parents taught me to respect other people’s property, so I’d park at the leftmost spot of a row or something. (Or, when my left door lock froze up and I had to use the right door, the rightmost spot.) If I couldn’t find a space that allowed me to open my door enough to get out, I carried a towel in the backseat that I’d wrap around the door edge and ease it into the other car. The towel was also useful for all those fluid leaks and whatnot that the car had, or when the defroster crapped out.
One time, I parked cleanly in my space. A woman pulled in next to me and her kid opened her door with such force that it slammed into my car. She apologized profusely to me and I just had to laugh. See, I paid $800 for that car. And it was exactly what you’d expect from an $800 car. That door ding just added to the character at that point, but her door edge was really warped. We called it even and I left.
But if it happened to me now, with a new car that cost a hell of a lot more than $800 and is totally dingless, I would be filled with seething rage. Seething. Rage.
Apr 4, 2011 at 9:58 am rating: 90
#11
Izzy4Realz
“Scott” reminds me of the man who hit my car when I stopped for a yellow light. Apparently he expected me to go through it, and when we pulled off to the side he tried again and again to make it my fault because I was following the law. :-/ Thankfully he was going slowly so the car wasn’t damaged and we weren’t hurt.
Apr 4, 2011 at 11:09 am rating: 90
#12
otoh
On the other hand.. I dinged a couple cars when i was just learning to drive/park. I left a note in each case and paid several hundo in the course of it. the last car was a big one, done with my bumber – anyway the guy submitted an insurance claim 2 months later that said I had done all sorts of damage, in an effort to cover up another accident he had been in.
That, coupled with the fact that i’ve collected dings a-plenty without ever getting a note makes me disinclined to leave notes in the future.
I mean, I’ll play nice, but not if i’m the only one.
Apr 4, 2011 at 12:09 pm rating: 90
#13
Caitlin S
Well, I know it sucks when people do stuff like that, but you didn’t actually PAY for that, did you? I’ve heard of multiple instances where someone tried that and the insurance company dismissed the claim entirely. If they wait that long, that’s really fishy, and I doubt anyone would expect them to be honest. You should’ve pressed the issue with the insurance company.
And if you park like crap, you need to prepare for the consequences. You act like it’s a matter-of-fact thing that you have dinged cars, but I have never hit another car, in the parking lot or on the road. It’s not a necessary quality of learning to drive- I’m 19 and have only been at it for less than 3 years, and I’ve driven tens of thousands of miles in that time. People don’t deserve to be damaged by people like you just because you aren’t careful. You are NOT the victim here, so own up to your mistakes!
(This was a response to 12. Whoops.)
Apr 4, 2011 at 1:01 pm rating: 90
#14
Karate Santa Monica
At least Scott had the decency to write down his number. Jack, on the other hand, would ruin my day. Couldn’t he have left the last part out?
Apr 4, 2011 at 2:22 pm rating: 90
#15
chesire cat
Sometimes if people park super over the line or super stupid, then it probably is their fault they get dinged. Just saying. I have had people with GIANT SUVs have no idea how to park them and park super close to me. I have no qualms about opening my door into their car in order to get my kids in or myself in comfortably. I am not squeezing in ackwardly just to avoid dinging your car with my door. Don’t have such a huge car you can’t park or don’t park over the line next time.
Apr 4, 2011 at 3:25 pm rating: 90
#16
stuffyoushouldsee
haha this once happened to me. I had a note that just said sorry about your car, peace out.
Apr 4, 2011 at 4:14 pm rating: 90
#17
TickleMyBambo
I used to drive my ex boyfriends Subaru Legacy that was in really rough shape. When you have to duck tape both your bumpers up as well are your side view mirrors, and the car is covered in dents and scratches.. You seriously stop giving a shit whether or not you slam the door into someone else s car because they were too stupid and inconsiderate to stay in their spot in side the lines. Plus my ex was a huge jerk so I guess it works both ways : )
Apr 4, 2011 at 5:44 pm rating: 90
#18
Kendra
If someone is parked horrible in a spot, you don’t know if it was that person’s fault or if they had to park over more because of another person’s crappy parking. How do you know who the actual bad parker is? And so what?
If you were at a grocery store and had to run in for an emergency, would you want someone to give you a little slack? I’ve been hit in parking lots twice now and yet, if I hit someone I would sure as hell leave a note. That being said, Jack’s note made me crack up since it was pretty awesome that he took the time to say why he was writing the note.
Apr 4, 2011 at 6:33 pm rating: 90
#19
bad mood
So, living in NH can make for some rough commutes during snow season, but what really sucks are the smaller lanes on streets caused by snowbanks that grow with each storm. One of the busy streets in my city has parking spots that are horizontal to the street (can you picture?) So, I’m carefully driving in my lane when I see this huge-ass truck sticking out of its parking space, most of its rear in my lane. With seconds to spare, it was either bump the car in the oncoming lane or scrape against the truck. Neither of those options were good, but I scraped the side of my ride, barely hurting the truck which was parked half-way in the street. I wish I had left a note scolding them for parking that huge-ass quad cab half way–well, I’ve crankily rambled enough. Why doesn’t anyone do song parodies any more?
Take it away, Cee Lo
I see you drivin’ round town in that monster truck and I’m like
Fuck you
I guess that driving on 4 tires just wasn’t enough so I’m like
Fuck you
I didn’t think that through, and I am not committed to the bit enough to come up with more lyrics to express my annoyance with that driver. Anyone?
Apr 4, 2011 at 6:41 pm rating: 90
#20
Sarah
Makes me feel lucky. The last car I owned, someone dinged it, turned out to be a barrister, who was very honest, which was just as well as I was a solicitor and it was a small town.
Now I live in a big town with public transport and no need for a car. I left a month after the ding. Unfortunately my insurance company didn’t just write it off, even though the damage was more than the car was worth!
Apr 4, 2011 at 7:45 pm rating: 90
#21
AuntyBron
I didn’t say it was your fault; I said I was blaming you.
Apr 4, 2011 at 10:08 pm rating: 90
#22
Lindsey
This is why I just carry these around and pass them out when needed: http://www.youparklikeanasshole.com/
Apr 5, 2011 at 7:15 am rating: 90
#23
christina
If someone is parked horrible in a spot, you don’t know if it was that person’s fault or if they had to park over more because of another person’s crappy parking.
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Apr 9, 2011 at 12:30 am rating: 90
#24
webdesign
I didn’t say it was your fault; I said I was blaming you.
Apr 9, 2011 at 12:38 am rating: 90
#25
Haley
Jack is worthless. and he can’t spell.
Apr 10, 2011 at 2:10 am rating: 90
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