# What can I do about the lady who takes up two parking spaces? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 29, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-about-the-lady-who-takes-up-two-parking-spaces/96039 "2001-11-29T23:51:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-about-the-lady-who-takes-up-two-parking-spaces/96039/21 "2001-11-30T02:41:35Z")
We could combine SEVERAL of the scenarios already presented here thus: 1. Remove two of her valvestems, letting all the air out. 2. Call the towtruck and let them know the problem with “your” car. 3. While waiting for the tow, follow **Slacker** ’s advice with the saltines… ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-about-the-lady-who-takes-up-two-parking-spaces/96039/22 "2001-11-30T03:22:07Z")
What I’ve always wanted to do: Go to a printer’s, preferably one out of town, and have some one-foot-square stickers printed up that say, “WAY TO PARK, ACE”. Make sure to get the kind with the nice, gummy glue on the back, the kind that are scored a few times so they shred instead of peeling off clean. Slap one on the windshield, on the driver’s side. ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-about-the-lady-who-takes-up-two-parking-spaces/96039/23 "2001-11-30T04:06:34Z")
> [@](#): > > If you don’t want to do that, carry some toothpicks in your glove compartment and when she does it, stick one in every lock and break it off so it is flush with the lock. Her keys won’t get in, and she’ll hafta call a locksmith. If the car is at all new she might not know for months. My wife’s car has a key chain with a radio remote to unlock the doors. We never every put a key in the lock. This feature is on almost all new cars that are above your basic low price cars. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-about-the-lady-who-takes-up-two-parking-spaces/96039/24 "2001-11-30T06:27:48Z")
[Take Up Two Parking Spaces, Win A Free Lunger](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=38819) ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-about-the-lady-who-takes-up-two-parking-spaces/96039/25 "2001-11-30T06:59:24Z")
ModernRonin2: “get a valve core tool and remove the valve core frim the air stem afterwards.” Dale The Bold: “If it happens again, yank the valve core (preferably two of 'em).” Balthisar: “1) Remove two of her valvestems, letting all the air out.” You are aware that this is vandalism is illegal. Inciting someone to illegal acts is forbidden here. Don’t do it again. I think I had better close this thread before anyone else has any bright ideas. bibliophage moderator GQ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-about-the-lady-who-takes-up-two-parking-spaces/96039.md?page=1)