An Open Letter to the Jackass That Took Two Parking Spaces

Terry L. Cooper
2 min readJun 9, 2021
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Dear I Can’t Get a Scratch on My Car,

Beltway Plaza Mall, the 1980s, Greenbelt, Maryland. You probably don’t even remember me. But ah, I remember you…

It’s a blockbuster movie being launched on the weekend. The mall parking lot is literally full. Literally, I know. I showed up early and did laps around the entire complex like I was warming up for NASCAR.

There are no spaces.

Well, there was one. The one that half of your car was in. How big of a dick do you have to be to pull some crap like that on a normal day? But on a Saturday with the release of (enter Big Name Debut here)?

Did I mention I had my stepdaughter with me? Yeah. The youngest one. The one who was dying to see this movie.

I finally got a spot too near Bob’s Big Boy at the front of the mall. I hope whoever would have had that spot didn’t mind missing out on eating at the buffet since I missed a parking spot closer to the theater.

See the ripple effect of your selfishness here, mister?

And yeah, you are a “mister.” No self-respecting female would ever own anything that was such a hideous shade of yellow. And that sports car? Ugh. It screamed of desperation. You were way overcompensating. For what I don’t…

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Terry L. Cooper

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