Sounds like exaggeration to me...
Post pictures of some. I've clocked well over 1M miles in 49 states and never seen adequate commercial vehicle street parking ONCE. It's very rare to see adequate commercial vehicle parking in industrial areas. Your buttessment of truck parking on SD streets is, quite obviously, bullpoo... beyond exaggeration.
But perhaps... since he possibly couldn't use that spot, he left it open for you... or it was vacated during your walk and his absence. Also note the tree (that should be trimmed for 13' 6" clearance) overhanging the rear of the empty spot.
You don't know *anything* about the delivery; what needs to come out of the box, how heavy or what size it is. And safety... never enters your mind.
The driver *may* be inside rounding up 5 other guys to help him unload a 1000# 6x6x8 foot piece that's top-heavy. It's often more safe to block traffic somewhat in a situation like that to slow approaching vehicles that might otherwise go zooming by at the 85th percentile, f*** any pedestrians. I'd expect someone with your truck driving experience to have learned that.
I don't make 'em up, I steal 'em. I don't post a rant with a single picture that doesn't back up my interpretation of the situation by any stretch of the imagination and expect everyone to agree with me. You deserve to be insulted but, f***, I sincerely hope you don't take it personally. Isn't insults what usenet is for...?
Baseless? I think you're lying about your truck driving experience since you've demonstrated you know nothing of the challenges of operating an oversized vehicle in a city, much less making deliveries. I know you're lying about the ample, available commercial vehicle street parking in the area since it exists nowhere else in the lower 48 states. I suspect you're lying about the truck blocking traffic as there isn't any to be seen in the picture.
An excellent example of a baseless insult would be your description of a person you've never met and who didn't inconvenience you one whit as... "lazy motherf***er", "bastard was too f***ing cheap-lazy" and "lazy butthole".
Surely you've spoken with his company by now. I'm anxious to hear their response to your allegations. -----
- gpsman
