# Do you leave notes on the windows of poorly parked cars **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 4, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-leave-notes-on-the-windows-of-poorly-parked-cars/541946 "2010-06-04T16:39:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 36
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-leave-notes-on-the-windows-of-poorly-parked-cars/541946/36 "2010-06-05T04:54:46Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > … the solution was painless and took, what 20 seconds longer? I read some of these threads about driving and parking and am tempted to write a long report about driving in rural Thailand. A bad parking job there is one which completely prevents another from moving his car; these are not uncommon. I once parked about noon at my car dealer’s and, since the errand didn’t involve my car, parked in the dirt next to the street as a courtesy rather than using up their limited customer parking. Shortly later I wanted to leave but it was _impossible_: someone had pulled in behind; there’d have been no room to manouevre even if the other neighboring cars had been entreated to move. Parking was scarce on the street, but there were problem-free places had the driver been willing to walk a few extra yards. This happens all the time in rural Thailand, and is little problem: One tracks down the driver, asks them politely to move; they’re happy to move their car (with a smile); one could argue it’s a happy easy-going life and this gives opportunity to meet strangers. In the one case I’m posting about, however, the driver had gone with someone else to a different city, taking his car-key with him! The car-dealer manager called him, and the driver came back (I don’t know if they had to curtail their errand for me). In their defense, they must have thought I was an employee based on where I parked, but even an employee might have had a sudden emergency requiring his car. My total delay was much more than 20 minutes, let alone 20 seconds. This story was about a _parked_ car. If I tell stories about _moving_ cars in rural Thailand, I’ll definitely have to post in **BBQ Pit**. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-leave-notes-on-the-windows-of-poorly-parked-cars/541946)._