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Was very rude to dh earlier...

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Witzend Thu 22-Sept-16 17:51:29

We went out for lunch, took my car since his was in the garage, had to pay to park.
I had a purse full of coins to pay with, which I offered.
No, he insisted on paying with his phone because 'I've got the app - I'm already registered.'

So I stood about while he spent 3 times longer faffing with his phone than it would have taken to stick a few coins in.
Came back 2 1/2 hours later, within paid-for time - or so we thought - to find a traffic warden writing out a ticket.
'But I paid!' said dh, and showed the bloke proof on his screen.
Er...

Well, he WAS registered, only unfortunately he had registered the number plate of HIS car, which was in the garage being fixed, not the number plate of mine.
So we got a ticket. £40 or more, I really don't want to know.

He thinks he will get out of it by an explanatory letter, with proof that his own car was in the garage at the time.
We shall see.
I won't repeat what I said on the way home, though TBH it could have been a lot ruder - all because he insisted on ** apping when coins would not only have been quicker, but saved all this faff.
I expect I'll laugh about it later...

justwokeup Fri 23-Sept-16 23:53:49

Conversation exiting a car park.
OH: This is a tight corner.
Me: You're too close to the bollard. Back up and take it wider.
OH: I'm fine.
Me: You're going to hit the bollard.
OH: Don't be stupid, there's plenty of room.
Me: Stop the car and have a look. You'll hit the bollard.
Large crunch and hundreds of pounds of damage.
Somehow it was my fault because I ought to know by now men can't ever reverse or admit they might be wrong I was putting him off. A full day before he admitted it was his fault and that he has no spatial awareness. He nearly admitted the other day that I'm a better driver. He may not have said those exact words but I treasure the moment!

grannylyn65 Sun 25-Sept-16 12:22:33

acanthus. Yr post made me ???

Reebs456 Sun 25-Sept-16 16:43:52

Have your parking ticket paid by an app: Park My Fine. You have to watch some adverts & enter a prize draw.it Can take a couple of days but I've always got picked to have my ticket paid. So has my friend, sister & cousin.

granjura Sun 25-Sept-16 19:11:53

Magsymoo :A good maxim to follow - if you think you'll laugh about it one day, you might as well laugh about it now.

I love that and will keep it in my mind for the next time - you are soooo right. And it might infuriate him even more than me ranting, lol oh lol ahahaha.

hulahoop Sun 25-Sept-16 19:31:53

Mine won't ask directions it seems a lot of men are the same last p ticket we got was a Sunday morning we thought we were just before single wellof line and as we got out we were talking to two traffic wardens we said goodbye went to shop when we got back they had given us a ticket seconds after we left them !!??